The Lemelson-MIT Program: Invention Grants

The Lemelson-MIT Program: Invention Grants is sponsored by The Lemelson Foundation/MIT. Supports teams developing invention prototypes with a strong design and engineering component, especially for high-school and college students.

Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams!

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Now in its 22nd year, the InvenTeams® Grant initiative has been changing the way educators teach, and providing young people – especially those in under-resourced communities - with creative problem solving and 21st century skills to flourish in college and career.

High school students experience invention and cultivate creativity through an InvenTeam grant of $7,500, along with the year-long support of Lemelson-MIT, Teaching Fellows, and many other resources. The InvenTeam initiative has worked with over 4,000 students across the U.S. to invent technological solutions to real-world problems.

Read the Official Press Release How to Build Invention Pathways Invention Education Fellows Engaging Students Through Invention Ed Inside InvenTeams Newsletter Archives Recap: Professional Development Summer Workshops Fall 2024 Invention Education Webinar Series Experience Invention Education Maker Workshops with The Edgerton Center PiE: Partners In Invention Education PiE: Partners in Invention Education Invention Education Resources "What is Invention Education?"

webinar recording Invention and Patent Resource Hub Rail Innovation in Action: Free Online Program P2I: Virtual Learning Programs $500K Prize Retrospective Meet the 2025-2026 InvenTeams® Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School InvenTeam Read more about Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School InvenTeam Berlin High School InvenTeam Read more about Berlin High School InvenTeam Brooklyn Technical High School InvenTeam Read more about Brooklyn Technical High School InvenTeam Cordova High School InvenTeam Read more about Cordova High School InvenTeam Harvest Prep Academy InvenTeam Read more about Harvest Prep Academy InvenTeam Pembroke Pines Charter InvenTeam Read more about Pembroke Pines Charter InvenTeam Venture Academy InvenTeam Read more about Venture Academy InvenTeam Westminster High School InvenTeam Read more about Westminster High School InvenTeam Currently, 18 InvenTeams have been awarded patents for their invention projects.

This is not a requirement for the grant, but an example of how the InvenTeam experience leaves a lasting impression on the students, teachers and community. Cincinnati Country Day talks about their InvenTeam Award InvenTeams: Integrating STEM Through Invention InvenTeam students rely on inquiry and hands-on problem solving as they integrate lessons from science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to develop invention prototypes.

Interactive, self-directed learning coupled with STEM curricula are essential for experiencing invention. Students learn to work in teams, while collaborating with intended users of their inventions. They partner with organizations in their communities to enrich their experiences.

Most of all, students learn to move forward through challenges and celebrate "Eureka!" moments. After the InvenTeam experience, inventive cultures often continue to prosper at schools through further development of InvenTeam prototypes or the pursuit of new invention projects.

To date, 18 InvenTeams have patents for their InvenTeam projects, although, patents are not a requirement. Lemelson-MIT's Executive Director Stephanie Couch Dr. Couch talks about how Invention Education is a powerful way to teach young people ways inventors find and solve problems. The power of the InvenTeam grant “It’s no longer just crazy Mr. Schwartz in the shop trying to invent something.

The grant we received provided acknowledgment to the school, district, and even county that what we were doing was worthwhile. ” Jonathan Schwartz, Colfax High School (CA) InvenTeam teacher in 2012 and 2020 Read more about the Colfax High School InvenTeam's Journey Oprah Winfrey Recognizes the 2020-2021 Archer School for Girls InvenTeam 2025-2026 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams® Announced!

The Lemelson-MIT Program announces the 2025-2026 InvenTeams today. The eight teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors from across the country will each receive $7... Read more about 2025-2026 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams® Announced!

Join us for EurekaFest on June 11, 2025! EurekaFest: Where Student Inventors Display World-Class Inventions! Read more about Join us for EurekaFest on June 11, 2025!

2024-2025 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams® Announced! The Lemelson-MIT Program announces the 2024-2025 InvenTeams today. The eight teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors from across the country will each receive $7...

Read more about 2024-2025 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams® Announced! Your support goes a long way: Sponsor an InvenTeam, Send a group to EurekaFest on the MIT campus, Provide professional development to educators, Support a local invention convention for K-12 learners, Introduce Invention Education to a community college. We have so many Pathways to Invention Education for you to choose!

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