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Find similar grantsApplications open June (1st week) and close August (2nd week) for the 2027 competition season; no single fixed date.
Intuitive Foundation FIRST Robotics is sponsored by Intuitive Foundation. The Intuitive Foundation is a proud sponsor of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) high school robotics teams, supporting their mission to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators.
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FIRST Robotics - Intuitive Foundation Schedule – 2027 competition season May (3rd week): Grant recipient final reports due. Final reports must be submitted for a grantee to reapply, incomplete reports will result in disqualification. June (1st Week): Grant application portal opens.
August (2nd week): Grant portal closes. October (3rd week): Grant notification to FIRST, recipient teams will be notified by FIRST. November 2025: Anticipated invoice and payment to FIRST for grant payment.
May (2nd week): Grant recipient final reports due. Final reports must be submitted for a grantee to reapply, incomplete reports will result in disqualification. June (1st Week): Grant application portal opens.
August (2nd week): Grant portal closes. Oct (3rd week): Grant notification to FIRST, recipient teams will be notified by FIRST. Nov: Anticipated invoice and payment to FIRST for grant payment.
Please email FIRST@intuitive-foundation. org with questions regarding Intuitive Foundation’s FIRST Robotics program and grant process. **As part of our sustainability program, we request that teams send digital items via email (photos, letters, etc.) and refrain from sending physical items to reduce our carbon footprint.
** Eligibility Criteria and Application Guidelines To qualify for funding for the current season, any non-rookie team registered with FIRST may submit an application. All team grants will be disbursed through FIRST Finance. We do not grant funds to individual teams nor provide grants outside of FIRST finance.
For U.S. based teams, leave the “non-profit” section blank on the application. For teams located outside of the U.S., the funding request should come from a registered charity. The Foundation will review and evaluate submissions based on the following criteria: Applying for a grant does not guarantee funding.
Independent reviewers provide a score and a recommendation for funding. Top scoring teams are funded at intervals based on their ranking. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
The team must complete the previous year’s final report if they were a recipient of a grant. Late/incomplete final report submissions will disqualify a team from receiving a grant the following year. No exceptions will be provided.
The team must be registered with FIRST for the current year’s competition season. The team must have competed in at least one official FIRST competition. The team exposes students to STEM programs and inspires them to pursue STEM who otherwise might not have had the opportunity.
The team multiplies the impact of our investment by promoting interest in STEM outside of their organization. The team fosters growth and development of future scientists and engineers through well-developed and successful teams. The team must be able to receive payments through the FIRST organization.
The Foundation provides grants once a season and does not make additional grants. The Intuitive Foundation is a proud sponsor of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) high school robotics teams.
Since 2006, Intuitive Surgical has partnered with FIRST, awarding grants to high school robotic teams both in the Bay Area and other parts of the U.S. In 2019, FIRST sponsorship was transferred to the Intuitive Foundation. Over the years, Intuitive has inspired hundreds of students to engage in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities.
In addition, Intuitive Surgical employees have volunteered as mentors and coaches for teams that compete in FIRST Robotics Competition, which combines the excitement of sports with the rigors of science and technology. In 2019, the Intuitive Foundation expanded its reach to sponsoring teams around the world.
Beyond sponsorship and mentoring, Intuitive Surgical employees hosts a popular summer event for local teams called RoboNanza in Sunnyvale, California, and hosts FIRST teams to a Fall Open House where students enjoy system demos and learn about STEM careers.
Particularly during these uncertain and challenging times, the Intuitive Foundation is committed to supporting FIRST’s mission to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators. The Intuitive Foundation awarded grants to 168 robotic teams in the 2022-23 school year. This year’s roster included teams from Mexico, Canada Israel, and Turkey.
Local FRC grantee teams are invited to Intuitive Surgical for a hands on robotic system demo and a panel discussion with various engineering disciplines. Our goal is to engage students who are preparing for their next steps after high school with the panel discussion where students are able to ask questions on transitioning to university, choosing majors, choosing schools, and eventually transitioning to professional practice.
Local FRC grantee teams are invited to showcase their student-built robots at Intuitive Surgical’s Sunnyvale headquarters at an event called RoboNanza. Teams compete in a friendly scrimmage during the lunch hour to showcase their robot for Intuitive Surgical employees and their families. The fall open house for sponsored FIRST teams is a crowd favorite that includes da Vinci test drives, a design challenge, and STEM workshops.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Any non-rookie team registered with FIRST. All team grants will be disbursed through FIRST Finance. For U. S. based teams, leave the “non-profit” section blank on the application. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.