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Grants for CAP Educator Members

CAP is not conducting an educator member grant program at this time, but we would like to share our top two organizational grant programs:                                                                                                          

The Air Force Association (AFA), CAP's partner in aerospace/STEM education, works to try to assist K-12th grade educators initiate and perpetuate aerospace/STEM projects/programs with an annual $500 competitive grant program.  The application dates are from September 1st - December 15th each year. Grant recipients are announced in February.  Find info HERE. 

 

Find an AFA chapter to assist in the classroom and help with a nomination for the AFA Teacher of the Year program (at the chapter level, which comes with a $250 award; at the state level, which comes with a $500 award; and at the national level, which comes with a $3,000, $2,000, or $1,000 award).

The AFA also has two exemplary STEM programs, CyberPatriot and StellarXplorers.  Check them out!

 

2- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) also has an AIAA Foundation Classroom Grant Program for K-12 educators who are free AIAA educator members. The application dates are from to October 15th - January 11th each year.  Grant recipients are announced each February. Find info HERE.

The AIAA also has educator awards, so check these out HERE.

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Although CAP does not endorse any other sites, the following may help locate other educator grants, although you should use your own discernment before opening any site:

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