Upcoming Grants Related to STEM/Technology

W. M. Keck Foundation

Deadline: May 1, 2019

The W.M. Keck Foundation was founded with the goal of generating far-reaching benefits for humanity. The Foundation supports outstanding science, engineering, and medical research; undergraduate education; and, in Southern California, arts and culture, education, health, and community service projects that have a significant impact in addressing complex issues and problems. Applicable programs to New Mexico...

America’s Farmers: Grow America

Deadline: Apr 1, 2019

Jobs in STEM are only becoming more valued, and that gives educators a clear game plan: Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, and math. These skills can lead to a successful career in agriculture and other industries. The Grow Rural Education program allows eligible farmers to nominate their local public school district for grants...

Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University: The Drucker Prize

Deadline: Apr 30, 2019

The Drucker Prize recognizes an organization that best exemplifies Peter Drucker’s definition of innovation: “change that creates a new dimension of performance.” The Drucker Prize unfolds in two rounds. The first round is open to any nonprofit organization, while the second round is open to 50 selected semifinalists. Leaders of these semifinalists will then have...

The Beacon and Verizon: Teacher Technology Grant

Deadline: May 21, 2019

Technology Teacher Grants will fund projects that help students engage with educational content through the interactive learning experiences of Virtual Reality (VR) headsets. Studies suggest that education through VR can improve knowledge retention, concentration, and understanding. Grants will be awarded based on the following criteria: Creativity: Is the educational plan original, creative, and fun for...

New Mexico Children’s Foundation

Deadline: Mar 8, 2019

The New Mexico Children’s Foundation is a grassroots organization that funds small nonprofit children’s organizations throughout New Mexico. A group can be a start-up with a strong mission or a growing organization with a special needs program. Organizations served through the Foundation’s funding come in all shapes, sizes, and ethnicities. The Foundation’s core belief is...

Captain Planet Foundation: ecoTech Grants

Deadline: Jul 15, 2019

The mission of the Captain Planet Foundation is to give the next generation of environmental stewards an active understanding and love for the natural world in which they live. The Foundation funds and supports hands-on environmental projects that inspire and empower children and youth around the world as they work individually and collectively creating environmental...

Captain Planet Foundation: ecoSTEM Grants

Deadline: Jul 15, 2019

Captain Planet Foundation: ecoSolution Grants

Deadline: Jul 15, 2019

AT&T: Aspire Accelerator – Skills Building Challenge

Deadline: Feb 1, 2019

AT&T is committed to fostering solutions that lead to high school success and workforce readiness, especially for students at-risk of not graduating high school. The goal of the Accelerator is to foster the Education Technology ecosystem and support innovative new products and services in education. The Accelerator program is built around supporting this mission. In...

Bigglesworth Family Foundation: CYSTEM

Deadline: Feb 14, 2019

The Bigglesworth Family Foundation believes that meaningful change does not happen in silos. As a result, it values sector-wide collaboration and opportunities that bring together leaders from a variety of organizations and disciplines to work together to craft new approaches and explore alternative strategies. The mission of the Foundation’s CYSTEM (C – Continuum from high...

BBVA Foundation: Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

Deadline: Jun 30, 2019

The BBVA Foundation (the arm that is based out of Spain) Frontiers of Knowledge Awards recognize fundamental contributions in a broad array of areas of scientific knowledge, technology, humanities, and artistic creation. The disciplines and domains of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards are: Basic sciences (physics, chemistry, mathematics) Biology and biomedicine Information and...

Autism Speaks: Grants for Service Providers

Deadline: Mar 1, 2019

Autism Speaks funds programs that provide people with autism with social and educational experiences. Grants are provided through the following programs: Local Impact Grant Program: Grants support organizations that serve people with autism, their caregivers, and families, teachers, therapists and neurotypical peers. The objective of Local Impact Grants is three-fold: 1) Promote local services that...

Sandia National Laboratories: Educational Success

Deadline: Jan 31, 2019

Sandia National Laboratories is committed to improving the lives of people in its local communities by increasing family stability, improving educational success, and supporting community leadership. Sandia’s Educational Success grants will support organizations who are working to improve the educational success of preK-12 students by improving academic performance and engagement. Programs should demonstrate sustainable improvement...

U.S. Department of Energy: Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program

Deadline: Feb 15, 2019

The Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP) funds academic programs to develop the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA’s) next-generation technical workforce. NNSA funds scientific academic programs to develop the next generation of highly trained technical workers able to support its core mission and to ensure there is a strong community of technical peers, external to...

American Honda Foundation

Deadline: Feb 1, 2019

The America Honda Foundation’s mission is to help meet the needs of American society in the areas of youth and scientific education by awarding grants to nonprofits, while strategically assisting communities in deriving long-term benefits. The Foundation’s funding priority is youth education, specifically in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, the environment, job training,...