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Education Grants

Applications are now closed. Awards will be announced by May 5, 2025.

East Tennessee Educators, how can ORAU help meet the needs of your classroom? Through ORAU Education Grants, that’s how.

Educators in five East Tennessee counties—Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Roane and Scott—are invited annually to submit proposals to fund STEM programs. The annual opportunity to apply comes when ORAU will offer a total of $30,000 in grants to support the program for projects to be carried out during the designated school year. 

Projects are funded based on quality, educational enrichment, creativity, and available funds. Funding decisions are made by a committee that includes former classroom educators. Awards will be announced before the end of the school year and recipients will be notified by email. Questions should be directed to Amber Davis, who can be reached at (865) 340-2239 or amber.davis@orau.org.

ORAU provides Education Grants because we are committed to strengthening K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. We also sponsor the annual Extreme Classroom Makeover competition, K-12 summer programs for students, and STEM educator professional development programs.

Impact Areas

ORAU awards more than $33,000 in education grants to nine East Tennessee teachers

Nine teachers from schools in Anderson, Roane and Scott Counties received more than $33,000 in teaching materials and supplies for the new school year through ORAU’s 2024 Education Grants. Education Grant recipients were chosen from competitive proposals submitted by individual teachers in Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Roane and Scott counties.

Read the news release

Librarian Judy Carson shows off what Huntsville Elementary students now have to explore story time through a STEM education lens.

East Tennessee teachers, how can we help?

Since 2002, ORAU has funded more than $550,000 in grants to area schools for projects that support ORAU’s mission of enriching STEM education programs.

Previous grant recipients have purchased iPads, laptops, 3D printers, robotics kits, virtual reality headsets, and other technology to complement classroom instruction.

Projects are funded based on quality, educational enrichment, creativity, and available funds.

East Tennessee teachers, how can we help?

Contact us

Want to learn more about the Education Grants Program? Email us at communications@orau.org.