- School (public or private), 501(c)(3) non-profit or public library

- Supporting students ages 4-18 (grades PK-12) with STEM education in the QCESC region in one of the following locations:

Illinois Counties:

• Carroll

• Henry

• Knox

• Lee

• Mercer

• Rock Island

• Whiteside

Iowa Counties:

• Clinton

• Louisa

• Muscatine

• Scott

- Grant Request should be less than $2,500

- Recipients of a grant will present their experience and results at a future QCESC meeting

- Grant applications and funding is expected to be available twice per year.

- The schedule for grant applications and awards is:

- Fall with October 31 deadline to apply with grants awarded by November 28

- Spring with March 31 deadline to apply with grants awarded by April 30

- STEM materials & kits

- Training

- Busing and transportation for participants

- Food for participants

- Costs for overhead, salaries or administration

- T-shirts or anything that is not supporting directly STEM Education

- Support for underserved (low income) students

- Support for students and students underrepresented in STEM . This includes African Americans, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Hispanics, and females

- Financial need

- Support increasing student interest and achievement in STEM

If you have further questions on the QCESC STEM Grants, email STEM@QCESC.org