Deadline: 15 July 2020
The Captain Planet Foundation is seeking applications for “ecoTech™ Grants” to engage children in inquiry-based, STEM-related projects that leverage technology and/or use nature-based design to address environmental problems in local communities.
ecoTech™ Grants were created to combat the notion that students needed to choose between “the screen” or “the green” and to encourage educators and students to explore the role technology can play in designing and implementing solutions to some most pressing environmental challenges.
Funding Information
- ecoTech Grants support projects that leverage technology to achieve greater or innovative environmental outcomes (this does not include simply adding iPads, tablets, or other smart devices to a project). Available as cash grants of $2,500, these grants support purchase of materials and other expenses required to implement the project. ecoSolution Grants are CPF’s broadest category of monetary support for youth-led environmental projects.
- Available as cash grants for $500 – $2,500, these grants support purchase of materials and other expenses required to implement the project.
Eligibility Criteria
Projects must:
- Be based in the U.S.
- Integrate the use of technology to address environmental problem (not just devices)
- Be project-based
- Be youth-led
- Result in demonstrable environmental outcomes
For more information, visit https://captainplanetfoundation.org/grants/ecotech/