Schedule of Funding Opportunities for Students and Teams
This page will list funding opportunities we have heard of that are related to STEM.
STUDENTS: Scholarship and Internship Program Deadlines
note there are scholarships listed at FIRST:
https://www.firstinspires.org/scholarships
and internships are listed there as well:
(some that are listed for "high school/college" tend to be "college")
https://www.firstinspires.org/alumni
updated 2018-03-03
note there are scholarships listed at FIRST:
https://www.firstinspires.org/scholarships
and internships are listed there as well:
(some that are listed for "high school/college" tend to be "college")
https://www.firstinspires.org/alumni
updated 2018-03-03
Deadline |
Amount, for Whom |
Application |
Sponsors |
2018-03-15 |
$5500 scholarship for rising college freshman thru senior |
pursuing college degrees in the field of mechanical engineering |
2018-03-15 |
$5000 scholarships for rising college freshman thru senior |
pursuing an engineering degree at an ABET-accredited college or university |
2018-03-15 |
$5000 scholarship for rising college freshman thru senior |
Pursue an engineering or related science degree through an ABET accredited program |
2018-03-20 |
varying $ for female HS Sr from San Diego (diff deadlines for college students) |
young women enrolling in engineering schools leading to a first degree in engineering |
2018-03-30 |
$12,500 for rising college Jr/Sr |
Academic excellence in STEM area of study; Interest and potential future contribution to national defense. |
2017-03-31 |
$5000 for HS Sr (diff deadlines for college students) |
To recognize students whose FIRST experience has inspired an interest in pursuing an engineering career, must be nominated by an ASME member, Auxiliary member, or student member who are also active with FIRST. |
2018-04-01 |
$2000-4000 for HS Sr |
STEM major and interest in aviation or aerospace |
2018-04-30 |
$500 for HS Sr |
involved in either FIRST® Organization or the Radio Control hobby |
2018-05-01 |
$1000-15,000 for female 1st year college students |
women in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science |
rolling applications |
$100,000 grant for 2 years; 20-30 fellowships available |
individuals who want to build new things instead of sit in a classroom; you must drop out of school to accept |
Listing of Past Scholarship Opportunities
Deadline |
Amount, for Whom |
Application |
Sponsors |
$1000-5000 for HS Sr |
have participated in FTC at SD County Fair |
$1000 for female HS Sr or undergrad |
planning a career in the field of computer science and/or computer programming |
2017-07-30 |
$4000, 6000, 10000 after completing at least one full semester of college |
student pursuing a STEM degree. We are looking for students who have an interest in energy and the environment. |
2017-08-15 |
$5000 prize for one college student |
Students must submit a 500-word essay |
Masergy STEM Scholarship |
$1000, 3000, 25,000, 50,000, 100,000 for high school seniors |
Research Reports may be submitted on projects in the fields of mathematics, engineering, biological and physical sciences. Social and behavioral science research projects are NOT eligible. |
This 8 wk apprentice program is designed by the Navy to encourage students to pursue science and engineering careers |
$2000 for outstanding females 16 yrs or older |
planning a career in the field of computer science and/or computer programming |
$2000 for 300 HS seniors; trip to Wash DC for 40 finalists; $250,000 top award |
high school seniors who have done independent research |
2017-12-01 |
full tuition, stipend, summer internship, health insurance for undergrad/graduate students |
obligation for one year of civilian employment in a Dept. of Defense site for each year of Scholarship support |
Paid internships and executive mentorship for exceptional undergraduate women in aerospace. |
SpaceX, Planetary Resources, Blue Origin, Scaled Composites, Virgin Galactic, Airbus, Altius, jetBlue technology ventures, Orbital ATK, Stratolaunch, XPrize, Space Angels, etc. |
2017-12-31 |
$2500 for two current or college-bound women |
help young women enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and math |
some US teams get trip to International Linguistics Olympiad |
fun contest requiring no previous knowledge of linguistics, languages, or computing; compete at SDSU Jan 25, 2018 |
2018-02-01 |
$10,000+, HS Sr |
pursue premed or biomedical engineering |
2018-02-05 |
$8000 for 2 HS Sr in San Diego County |
intend to pursue a career in an approved engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics program |
2018-02-12 |
trip to NYC Teen Design Fair during National Design Week (Oct 13-21, 2018) for HS students |
Identify a place, process, or object that you use often; identify a problem that makes it less accessible for people with disabilities; and design a solution for this problem. |
2018-02-14 |
$10,000, 25,000, or 50,000 for extraordinary young people age 18 and under |
must have completed a significant piece of work. Categories are Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Literature, Music, Philosophy and Outside the Box. |
2018-02-15 |
$1000-15,000 for female sophomore to grad students (see below for 1st year women) |
women in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science |
High School Senior boy and girl |
download from Feb 4 blog post |
San Diego FTC |
2018-02-27 |
$1000, undergrad/grad women |
community college, undergraduate, and graduate student women in San Diego County who are pursuing degrees in STEM fields where women are underrepresented |
2018-02-28 |
varying |
annual merit-based scholarships to qualified students who are pursuing degrees in STEM technical fields supportive of our national security |
2018-03-01 |
8 wk summer internship (Fall and Spring internships also available - different deadlines) |
NASA Internships are educational hands-on opportunities that provide unique NASA-related research and operational experiences for HS students. |
TEAMS: Grant Programs, Cash Prize Competitions Deadlines
new info added 2018-02-04
Deadline |
Amount, for Whom |
Application |
Sponsors |
2018-03-30 |
discounted kit of parts, need-based grants available |
start FTC team by March 30 |
2018-04-01 |
10% of $2000-40,000 prize to team members |
showcase their robot’s abilities and create artwork that can sell to the public |
Record of past TEAM opportunities
$500-1000, teachers grade 5-12 |
pay for robotics materials for science and math teachers |
$1000-$7500 for your team |
create a video to describe the way you see robots and technology shaping the future |
$250, 500, 1000 for winners in 3 age categories |
illustrate any part of the human future on the Red Planet, including the first landing, human field exploration, operations at an early Mars base, the building of the first Martian cities, terraforming the Red Planet and other related human settlement concepts |