Applications Invited for Pratt & Whitney Global E-STEM Innovation Grants 2022

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About the Organization

NAAEE has promoted excellence in environmental education throughout North America and the world. We are dedicated to strengthening the field of environmental education and increasing the visibility and efficacy of the profession.

NAAEE’s influence stretches across North America and around the world, with members in more than 30 countries. NAAEE and its 56 state, provincial, and regional Affiliate organizations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico have more than 20,000 members. These members are professionals with environmental education responsibilities and interests across business, government, higher education, formal (K–12) education, nonformal education, early childhood education, science education and STEM, and other sectors of society.

About the Grant

The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) and Pratt & Whitney believe that E-STEM is a great way for young people to build the problem-solving skills needed to address today’s environmental challenges. The Pratt & Whitney Global E-STEM Innovation Grants program will provide funding of up to $15,000 USD to nonprofit organizations and their partners for E-STEM programs that engage students ages 11–18.

Specifically, this opportunity seeks proposals for programs that engage students, particularly those considered underrepresented in STEM (see box), in meaningful learning experiences that increase STEM skills (science, technology, engineering, and math) through environmental problem solving. The overall goal of this program is to increase students’ environmental literacy (see box), build STEM skills, and create pathways to environmental careers.

The Pratt & Whitney E-STEM Innovation Grants program supports promising programs that build and use STEM knowledge and skills in environmental learning and problem solving. Preference will be given to nonprofit organizations proposing to work with underrepresented audiences in STEM (see box), and to organizations using partnerships to boost their impact. Applicants will be asked to define “underrepresented” based on their country and/or region’s situation (in the United States, these groups include women, people with disabilities, and Black, Hispanic, and American Indian or Alaska Native people). Partnerships with additional organizations such as schools, governmental agencies, or other groups are encouraged to help strengthen the program offered.

Two to three grants of up to $15,000 USD each will be awarded in the following geographic regions:

• The Americas (funding pool available: $30,000 USD)
• Europe, Middle East, and Africa (funding pool available: $35,000 USD)
• Asia Pacific (funding pool available: $35,000 USD)

Since environmental issues are cross-disciplinary by nature, programs considered for the E-STEM Innovation Grants (from E-STEM Excellence Prize) must be working to engage students in at least one of the four STEM topics (science, technology, engineering, and/or math), and have taken action (see box) on one or more of the following solutions to environmental issues:

• Climate change solutions
• Sustainable energy
• Sustainable aviation

Eligibility

Applicant organizations must:

• Be a nonprofit organization under your country’s laws, or a nongovernment organization who follows other foreign government laws for charitable purposes. For example, a US organization would be qualified under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
• Not be subject to US or other applicable governmental sanctions and other restrictions.
• Have a working bank account that can receive electronic funds in USD.  The bank must not be subject to US or other applicable governmental sanctions and other restrictions.
• Submit a program that works with students ages 11–18.

Deadline

July 11, 2022 11:59 PM US Eastern Time

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