Microsoft Elevate Education Initiative

Microsoft Elevate Education Initiative is sponsored by Microsoft Philanthropies. This grant funds school districts, education nonprofits, and universities partnering with K-12 institutions to integrate artificial intelligence skills and tools into education.

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AI is reshaping our world—and communities everywhere are rising to meet the moment. We're working to ensure that AI helps expand opportunity, strengthen institutions, and solve real-world problems. By connecting educators, nonprofit leaders, and learners with the support they need, we can help elevate whole communities.

Putting people first , we are committed to ensuring AI serves everyone. Bold tools for big missions Put AI to work at your organization to increase the productivity of staff and volunteers, from drafting documents and messages to generating insights from data. Get access to secure, affordable, AI-powered technology to transform nonprofit operations.

Automate processes and build agents to accelerate mission outcomes. Empowered educators, future-ready students Empower educators and school leaders Connect educators and school leaders with global communities, professional development, and resources to confidently transform teaching and learning with AI.

Explore Microsoft Elevate for Educators Build future-ready skills Equip students with future-ready skills through AI-powered learning tools, adaptable resources, and accessible technology. Explore free, flexible AI learning paths and certifications designed for students, jobseekers, career changers—anyone ready to grow. Explore our AI Skills Navigator Earn credentials that open doors and build confidence in a rapidly evolving workforce.

Progress through partnerships Collaborate with agencies and organizations that are retraining workers and expanding access to opportunity. Learn about some of our partnerships Turn insights into action Explore the Microsoft AI Economy Institute—a corporate think tank advancing research on how AI is transforming work, education, and productivity, and turning insights into real-world solutions.

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Professor Patricia McManus, in collaboration with Dean Samir Saber, the National Applied AI Consortium, and Microsoft, is equipping students with in-demand AI skills. Through Microsoft Learn for Educators AI Bootcamps, learners are gaining career-ready knowledge and unlocking new opportunities in the digital economy.

To improve the quality of education in Lima, Peru, the World Bank is working with the Lima Regional Directorate to empower 482 teachers with AI to create personalized activities for each student.

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Supporting communities worldwide AI can elevate everyone. From classrooms to nonprofits, public agencies to training programs, people across the globe are putting AI to work for real-world progress. With the right tools, skills, and support, they’re not just preparing for the future, they’re shaping it.

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