Deadline: July 2, 2025
Applications are open for the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) Global E-STEM Awards 2025. The Global E-STEM Awards recognize excellence and innovation in E-STEM with awards up to $50,000 USD. This program supports organizations that engage students aged 11 to 22 in STEM topics to equip them with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to take action to advance conservation stewardship and solutions, energy efficiency, and next-generation transportation.
E-STEM engages students in meaningful, real-world environmental problem-solving that integrates science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). E-STEM is not only a philosophy of teaching that promotes interdisciplinary learning but also inspires students to apply what they learn to help solve complex environmental issues.
Benefits
Awardees will receive:
- Funding to support their E-STEM programs.
- Global recognition of their organization’s work through NAAEE and Pratt & Whitney’s platforms.
- Professional development and peer learning opportunities with E-STEM awardees.
- Access to the NAAEE network and Pratt & Whitney nonprofit community.
Awardees are expected to:
- Attend a virtual 1-hour awardee orientation in late 2025 or early 2026.
- Evaluate and report on project activities and outcomes related to STEM interest, STEM skills, environmental literacy, and any other project-specific outcomes through a midterm and final report.
- Provide periodic updates on the project’s progress throughout the award year.
- Participate in quarterly opportunities to share project activities, outcomes, and lessons learned with NAAEE and Pratt & Whitney staff, fellow E-STEM Awardees, and the public (e.g., through blogs, social media, and/or other platforms).
Eligibility
Applicant organizations must:
- Be a school, academic institution, or university, or an organization tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code and not classified as a private foundation, or a nonprofit or non-governmental organization with recognized legal status in their respective foreign country that is equal to section 501(c)(3) status. You will be requested to upload documentation to prove your nonprofit status in your application.
- Not be subject to U.S. or other applicable governmental sanctions and other restrictions.
- Have a working bank account that can receive electronic funds in USD. The bank must not be subject to U.S. or other applicable governmental sanctions and other restrictions.
- Be able to demonstrate fiscal and administrative stability.
- Submit a program that worked with students aged 11-22.
- Be able to administer programs between December 2025–October 2026.
Application
Submit applications online through Submittable by 11:59 PM U.S. Eastern Time on July 2, 2025 (time converter). Only submissions in English will be considered.
For more information, visit NAAEE Global E-STEM Awards.
