The Toshiba America Foundation supports classroom teachers who make STEM learning fun. Their grantmaking is based on their corporate values:
- Do the Right Thing
- Look for a Better Way
- Always Consider the Impact
- Create Together
Applications for Grants for Grades 6-12 are accepted at multiple points throughout the year. Requests for up to $5,000 are due by March 1st, June 1st, September 1st, and December 1st. Requests for more than $5,000 are due by May 1st and November 1st.
Eligibility
This grant is open to public and nonprofit private schools in the United States and its territories.
Allowable Expenses
Grant funding must be spent on materials for project-based learning activities.
Ineligible expenses include:
- Computers, laptops or tablets
- Textbooks
- Video production
- Audio-visual equipment
- Summer projects, clubs, or after school programs
- Education research
- Salaries
- Facilities maintenance
- General operating expenses
- Capital projects
Project Categories
Applicants may choose to apply for funding for the following types of project-based learning.
- 3D Printing
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Astronomy/Space/NASA
- Botany/Hydroponics/Agriculture
- Coding (other than robotics)/Computer Science
- Data
- Energy
- Engineering/Design (other than 3D printing)
- Environment
- Genetics/DNA
- Geology
- Health/Medicine/Biology
- Mathematics
- Meteorology
- Oceanography
- Robotics
- Other
Application Requirements
All applications must include:
- Proof of organization’s eligibility
- Signed Principal Signature Form
