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Upcoming K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
Award: $2,000 to $5,000
Number of Awards: Maximum of 1,500
Application Deadline: Sept. 29
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Sponsor: Project Learning Tree
Award: Two categories: Up to $1,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Sept. 30
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Sponsor: Constellation Energy
Award: Two categories: $25,000 for grades 6–12, $50,000 for college and university
Number of Awards: Not specified (historically 12 to 17 per year)
Application Deadline: Oct. 1
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Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
Award: Two categories: $1,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Oct. 1
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Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and more than $5,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Up to $5,000 awarded on a rolling basis; Nov. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
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Sponsor: SparkFun
Award: STEM/STEAM-releated prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: Ongoin: third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Deadline: Ongoing
Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.
Number of Awards: Varies
Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."
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Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
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Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)
Call for Papers & Proposals
Upcoming Events
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Sept. 21â22
Austin, TX
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Sept. 25â26
Boston, MA
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Oct. 4–7
Orlando, FL
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Oct. 8–12
Las Vegas, NV
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Nov. 1–3
Las Vegas
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Nov. 12–17
Orlando, FL
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Nov. 15–17
Orlando, FL
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Dec. 5–6
Washington, DC
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