Apply for Corporate & Organizational Grants

Companies and educator organizations are dedicating significant funds each year to support STEM education in K-12 schools through scholarships and grants.
Award amounts range from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of dollars and vary in focus and restrictions. Here are a few examples of such funding opportunities.

Corporate Grants

Toshiba America Foundation

Toshiba’s foundation is designed specifically to help teachers fund project-based learning in math and science.
Its grants are available to both public and private schools, and it welcomes applications from teachers in all grades K-12.

Deadline:
October 1st (K–5).
June 1st, September 1st, December 1st, March 1st (6–12 less than $5,000).
November 1st, May 1st (6–12 more than $5,000).

Region: Nationwide.

Grade Level: K–5, 6–12.

Amount: From $5,000 and up.

Westinghouse Charitable Giving Program

Education with a focus on STEM is one of Westinghouse’s three strategic grant-giving areas (the others are environmental sustainability and community safety and vitality). Westinghouse’s education grants aim to improve STEM literacy among students and teachers from K-12 and through college, and the general public. Applicants must be within 50 miles of a Westinghouse site or customer site.

Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers

This is one of several grants awarded by the National Science Foundation, a Federal agency, and it is designed to expose students to STEM careers and provide them with technology-rich experiences.

Deadline: Second Wednesday in August, annually.

American Honda Foundation STEM Grants

The Foundation's aim is to seek out those programs and organizations with a well-defined sense of purpose, demonstrated commitment to making the best use of available resources and a reputation for accomplishing their objectives.

Deadline: February every year.

Region: Nationwide.

Grade Level: K–12.

Amount: From $20,000 to $75,000 over a one-year period.

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest

Each year Samsung hosts a $2 million national competition for public schools grades 6–12 in which students are asked to consider how science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) can be used to create change in their communities. With the help of their teachers, students can apply to the contest and compete to win up to $100,000 in prizes for their school, plus the opportunity to work with Samsung employees to develop their prototypes.

Deadline: October.

Region: Nationwide.

Grade Level: Varies

Amount: Prizes distributed in amounts of $15,000, $50,000 and $100,000.

Organizational Grants

TVA STEM

The TVA STEM Classroom Grant Program, sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Authority in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated (BVI, a TVA retiree organization), is designed to fund STEM learning projects in classrooms and schools in the TVA service area. Eligible parties may apply for funding up to $5,000 for STEM Projects with preference given to applications that explore TVA’s primary areas of focus: environment, energy, economic and career development, and community problem-solving. This year’s application timeline allows for teachers to apply before students return and enable funding to be distributed before January 2025. This year, we will award $1.5 million to schools across the Tennessee Valley region to fund STEM learning projects.

Deadline: August 1st to September 15th Annually

Region: Eligible applicants are teachers or school administrators in public or private schools, grades K-12.
Schools must be in the TVA service area and receive electricity from a local power distributor served by TVA. (TN, KY, GA, VA, AL, MS)

Grade Level: K-12

Amount: Up to $5,000

Rural Technology Education Grants

The mission of the Rural Technology Fund (RTF) is to help rural students recognize opportunities in technology careers, facilitate pathways to work in the computer industry, and provide equitable access to technology for students with disabilities. Classroom technology grants are awarded to projects designed to help spark student interest in technology-based careers like computer science, computer engineering, information technology, programming, cybersecurity, robotics, or similar areas. Projects should reach multiple students within a school equitably and establish long-term technology use. A complete list of guidelines can be found on the grant application page.

RTF has partnered with Sphero to provide professional development for grant recipients that use Sphero's STEM tools. To learn more click here.

Deadline: Rolling (applications reviewed and awarded every 30–60 days).

Region: Nationwide.

Grade Level: K–12.

Amount: $500–$2,500 (average), larger amounts for impactful projects.

The NEA Foundation

Through its membership dues and the contributions of corporate sponsors and other foundations, the NEA (National Education Association) Foundation has provided more than $7.1 million to fund 4,500 grants to public school educators. The foundation also supports innovation projects in schools that are designed to prepare students for college, careers, and adult life. To support STEM learning, the NEA works to bring high-quality, project-based, STEM instruction to high-need districts.

Deadline: February 1, September 15.

Foundation for Technology and Engineering Educators (FTEE)

This foundation of the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) seeks to support programs that will "make our children technologically literate; transfer industrial and corporate research into our schools; produce models of excellence in technology and engineering teaching; create public awareness regarding the nature of technology and engineering education; and help technology and engineering teachers maintain a competitive edge in technology."

Deadline: December 1.

Community Action Grant

Community Action Grants provide funding to individuals, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations as well as community-based nonprofits for innovative programs that promote education and equity for women and girls. Since 1972, AAUW has provided support to hundreds of communities across the United States.

Deadline: Rolling.

Region: Nationwide.

Grade Level: K–14 (including two-year colleges).

Amount: $2,000–$7,000 over one year or $5,000–$10,000 over two years.

McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation Academic Enrichment Grant

The McCarthey Dressman Education Foundation offers Academic Enrichment Grants designed to develop in-class and extra-curricular programs that improve student learning. The Foundation considers proposals that foster understanding, deepen students’ knowledge, and provide opportunities to expand awareness of the world around them.

Deadline: April every year.

Region: Nationwide.

Grade Level: Pre-k to 12.

Amount: Up to $10,000 per year for a maximum of $30,000 over three years.