Innovation Grant Program
About the Program
Since 2021, UDEF has awarded more than $150,000 in educator grants and $25,000 in student grants, enhancing the educational experience for our students.
Each year, the Upper Dublin Education Foundation awards educator grants to give all students, grades K-12, access to extraordinary learning opportunities. The Innovation Grant Program inspires and empowers our teachers, engages our students and enhances District curriculum. In addition, we have also supported students' big ideas through a student grant program.
We are grateful for the generous support from individuals, corporations and private foundations that make our Innovation Grant program possible. Any new project, idea, or innovation for which funding is sought must be aligned with the Foundation's overall mission of enhancing the educational experiences and lifetime opportunities of students in our District.
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Grant applications are reviewed in the fall, winter and spring. Our next deadline is October 1, 2026.
Grants: Fall 2023
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Student Grants
In May 2023, UDEF awarded Ms. Loch's Environmental Science Project Based Learning (PBL) class a grant for "The Think Garden,"an outdoor classroom and learning space in the currently unused UDHS history courtyard. Working with the history department as their client, the group will be creating a more harmonious experience that fosters educational productivity, community, well being and a connection to nature.
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In 2022, UDEF piloted a Student Innovation Grant program and awarded our first grant to Ms. Loch's PBL class for "The Hive," an outdoor learning area at UDHS designed to restore, regenerate and connect.
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Interested in applying for a student grant? Please contact Michelle Boas at mboas@udsd.org.