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UCOR STEM Education Mini-Grants

United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) · Funder

K-12 teachers in nine East Tennessee counties can apply for grants up to $1,500 to support STEM projects or related arts projects with a STEM aspect in their classrooms or schools.

About this grant

UCOR awards mini-grants to K-12 educators in nine East Tennessee counties (Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott, and Union) for STEM projects or related arts projects with STEM aspects. Grants are available at three levels: $750 for a single classroom, $1,000 for multiple classrooms, and $1,500 for an entire school. Schools can submit multiple applications. Applications should focus on STEM relevance; related arts teachers may apply for projects exploring the lives of scientists or materials for problem-solving. The online application is submitted through the UCOR website, and winners are notified by April 30.

Who can apply

Must have

The funder turns down applications that miss any of these.

  • Organisation typeTeam must be a school team or attached to a school

Good to know

Not required. It helps to know before you start.

  • Also noteAges served: K-12

Application windows

Past rounds stay listed. Most grants reopen around the same time each year.

  • 2026Closed

    "The deadline for submission is midnight on Friday, August 7, 2026."

    Dates confirmed by a person on 9 Sept 2026Where these came from