Society for Science STEM Research Grants provide support to middle school and high school teachers engaging their students in authentic scientific research. Priority is given to schools that lack access to funding for research equipment.
Funding & Recognition
Funding opportunities, grants, and recognition awards.
AASA, The School Superintendents Association pays tribute to the talent, creativity, and vision of outstanding women educational administrators in the nation’s public schools. AASA Women in School Leadership Awards recognize the exceptional leadership of active, frontline female leaders who are making a difference in the lives of students every day.
Engineering and innovation help us solve challenges we see every day. ORISE (Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education) invites all K–12 students to develop an engineering solution to a realworld problem and pitch their idea using clear STEM reasoning.
YoungArts is the only national organization that supports artists across 10 disciplines at all stages of development, beginning with the critical moment when they decide to pursue a life in the arts, and continuing throughout their careers. For many young people, applying to YoungArts may be the first step in affirming “I am an artist.”
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the National Humanities Alliance, with support from The Teagle Foundation, invite students to participate in “The Next Draft,” a writing contest celebrating language and literature’s role in shaping our understanding of the past and future of the United States.
Bow Seat’s 2026 Ocean Awareness Contest—Your Story, Our Ocean: How Our Ocean Sustains, Protects, and Inspires Us—invites youth between the ages of 11 and 18 to think about their personal connection to the ocean—whether they are coastal or landlocked. How does the ocean sustain, protect, and inspire them? What value does the ocean bring to all our lives?
It’s commonly said that pictures are worth a thousand words. As our nation’s Semiquincentennial approaches, young people around the country are doing the talking through multimedia portraits of their local communities.
Free expression means the right to reveal important truths. A documentary is an invaluable tool that can empower anyone with as little as a cellphone to do just that. The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) and the New York Film Academy (NYFA) have announced the 22nd annual Youth Free Expression Film Contest.
Over the course of history, millions of Americans and other freedom-loving people around the world fought to stop evil. The American Battle Monuments Foundation (ABMF) invites students to learn how and why—and compete for prize money up to $10,000 with a winning essay.
At a time when civic literacy and ethical leadership are more important than ever, the Museum of Political Corruption has launched its 1st Annual “Making Corruption History” High School Essay Contest, inviting students across the United States to explore the importance of integrity, accountability, and civic responsibility.