NATIONAL
Sensata Foundation
The Sensata Foundation provides grants to fund specific programs/projects
An area of focus is STEM Education
In an effort to support the nextgeneration of engineers, the Sensata Foundation is focused on fundingnon-profits that provide STEM education opportunities and ensuring equitableaccess for youth in grades K-12.
Key focus areas include:
• Creating Equitable Access to Underserved Communities: Programsand initiatives that ensure all individuals, regardless of gender orsocioeconomic status, have access to STEM-specific resources, services andprograms. This includes providing greater accessibility to racial and ethnicminority groups, students with disabilities and girls in K-12, among otherunderrepresented groups.
• Empowering Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills: Programsthat equip students with tools and resources to think creatively andindependently to effectively address challenges or problems.
• Furthering Education & Career Opportunities to Inspire FutureLeaders: Programs that provide additional learning avenues (i.e.,mentorships) that prepare students to further their educational growth inSTEM-related fields.
Learn more: https://www.sensata.com/about/sensata-foundation
Application deadline: June 30, 2024.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNESCO
Educational agencies, universities,research agencies, independent experts, NGOs, schools from European countries(with a priority focus on South-East Europe and the Mediterranean) are alleligible applicants.
Interested applicants are requested tosubmit all documents to Regional.Bureau-SC@unesco.org by 22April 2024 by 23:59 (CET). Applicants may direct questionsrelated to the preparation of the application to the same email address.
Applications are dueApril 22
More information can be found here.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Humana Foundation
The Humana Foundation worksto ensure seniors, veterans and school-aged children live connected, healthylives by removing unnecessary barriers to health and healthcare. The HumanaFoundation offers funding through various grant cycles each year and encouragesorganizations aligned with the Humana Foundation’s commitments to apply forgrants through the online granting portal.
Regular Cycle –The Humana Foundation will open a grant cycle Apr. 1, 2024.This regular cycle provides more time for applicants who may need additionalsupport in aligning around our mission and opportunities, while completing allneccessary steps. This grant cycle will remain open through May 10,2024, at 3 p.m. EST.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BYSTATE
FLORIDA
FPL RoboticsScholarship
Open to High SchoolSeniors in Florida
The NextEra Energy Foundation is proudto provide a scholarship opportunity to reward FIRST® studentswhose experience has inspired their interest in an engineering or informationmanagement career. One $5,000, renewable scholarship will be awarded to a highschool senior who has two or more years in an FTC or FRC program in FPL’sservice area. A weighted cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required to apply andstudents must maintain a 3.0 GPA to renew each year, up to $20,000.
Before the award is paid out, thewinning student must be accepted to an accredited four-year college oruniversity majoring in information science (or related field) or engineering.
Applications are now open and willclose May 15, 2024. Click here toapply!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MASSACHUSETTS (BOSTON)
NBC Universal
NBC10 Boston (WBTS), NECN, TelemundoBoston (WNEU) and Comcast NBCUniversal today announced that itscompetitive grant challenge, the NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants, is returningin 2024 for its seventh year and will award $227,272 in unrestricted funds toeligible Boston-area nonprofits.
Eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits canaccess more information and apply for NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants at localimpactgrants.com andthe Spanish-language becasdeimpactolocal.com today through April19.
NBCUniversal LocalImpact Grant categories include:
- Youth Education and Empowerment – In-school and out-of-school programs that equip youth with the tools they need to succeed, including STEM/ STEAM education and youth entrepreneurship.
- Next Generation Storytellers – Programs that promote access and develop pathways for emerging talent and youth voices from underrepresented communities to explore careers in arts, news, sports and entertainment.
- Community Engagement – Programs that enable individuals to engage and volunteer in their communities.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MARCHROUNDUP
NATIONAL
STEM Action Grants,Society for Science, Washington, DCThe STEM Action Grant program aims tobolster and support community-driven nonprofit organizations that are workingto enhance the public’s understanding of science and to increase participationof underrepresented populations in STEM fields. Since 2016 the STEM ActionGrant program has awarded over $828,000 to a total of 113 organizations wantingto improve access to STEM education.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SAXENA Foundation,Austin, TX
http://saxenafoundation.com/guidelines/
The Saxena Family Foundation is aprivately funded, 501(c) (3) registered non-profit charitable foundationheadquartered in Austin, Texas. The Foundation awards grants and supportsprograms that have a particular focus on S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering,Math) education and around empowering women in the United States and in India.
The Foundation anticipates most grants will be in the $5,000-$50,000 range.
Grant applications canbe submitted throughout the year, and are reviewedby the Selection Committee as they are received.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Humana Foundation
The Humana Foundation worksto ensure seniors, veterans and school-aged children live connected, healthylives by removing unnecessary barriers to health and healthcare. The HumanaFoundation offers funding through various grant cycles each year and encouragesorganizations aligned with the Humana Foundation’s commitments to apply forgrants through the online granting portal.
Regular Cycle –The Humana Foundation will open a grant cycle Apr. 1, 2024.This regular cycle provides more time for applicants who may need additionalsupport in aligning around our mission and opportunities, while completing allneccessary steps. This grant cycle will remain open through May 10,2024, at 3 p.m. EST.
VARIOUSCITIES
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deluxe CorporateFoundation
Greater Twin Cities, Greater Atlanta or Greater Kansas City area
The Foundation accepts grant proposals from qualifying nonprofit organizationsthat serve the Greater Twin Cities, Greater Atlanta or Greater Kansas City areain which Deluxe facilities are located. National-level non-profit organizationsare also encouraged to apply. One of the Grant Focus Areas is Education,Entrepreneurship & Empowerment with an emphasis on the Focus Areasof STEM/STEAM, Women’s/Entrepreneurs Organizations, and the AchievementGap
The application will be openfrom May 1 – August 31, 2024. Find more information here.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BYSTATE
OKLAHOMA
Summer Academies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Colleges and Universities around OklahomaAttention rising 8th-12th gradersin Oklahoma:
Apply to a FREE SummerSTEM Academy in Oklahoma. This summer, spend time at anOklahoma college or university and discover the fascinating worlds of robotics,drones, renewable energy, engineering, environmental conservation and muchmore!
Students will experience college lifewhile learning on college campuses through the residential and commuteracademies.
There are 17 academies at 14 differentcolleges or universities across the state of Oklahoma. ALL FREE.
See the full list of2024 academies to apply.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UTAH
Park City Education Foundation
Express Grants (Ongoing $1,000limit, Immediate Need)
Classroom Grants (due April 1 for next school year, upto $25,000)
- Mission: fund and support educator-powered initiatives that inspire all Park City students to reach their academic and lifelong potential.
- Vision: help launch well-prepared, curiosity-driven, creative problem solvers who are ready to meet tomorrow’s challenges.
Teachers who have bright ideas for howto encourage learning can now apply for a grant from the Park City Education.
More information about Express Grants
More information about Classroom Grants
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FEBRUARYROUNDUP
BYSTATE
TEXAS
Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International(AFCEA), Alamo Chapter
The Alamo AFCEA Scholarships and Grants program oversees the Alamo AFCEAEducation Foundation (AAEF), a certified 501(c)3 Chapter-affiliatedorganization. AAEF is dedicated to promoting Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines at all academic levels.
The Teaching Tool Grantsprovide additional funding for educators to purchaseclassroom STEM tools. AAEF requests the tools are durable andreusable.
K-5 = $750
6-9 = $1000
Apply here on arolling basis
