Pittcon Science Week

Sponsored by Pittcon, Science Week offers outreach and support programs for science education in the city that hosts its annual Conference and Exposition.

Science Week in particular offers financial support to assist low income public and private K-12 schools in developing and improving their science programs.

Science Week | Boston

The 2025 Science Week Grant was created with the intent to assist the Greater Boston area low income public and private K-12 schools in developing and improving their science programs. The funding can be used to purchase equipment and/or materials to support a multitude of programs, projects, or initiatives.

Up to four grants each with a maximum funding of $5,000 will be awarded.

The equipment/materials requested by grant recipients will be ordered by Pittcon and delivered to their school in time for the start of the 2025-2026 school year.

Eligibility Requirements

Participating schools must reside within the Greater Boston area.

General Information

Strong proposals should have the following characteristics (in no particular order)

* Initiative or program with a continuation plan

* Initiative or program that will impact the most students

* Itemized budget with specific examples of how the requested items would be integrated into the initiative or program

Before applying, please have your itemized budget from the following vendors ready:

* Vernier Science Education Product (list by grade level)
* Carolina Biological Products (list by category)
* Flinn Scientific

Grant Funding Requirements

* Recognition of Pittcon funding contribution (eg named on donor list, display of Pittcon logo)

* Commitment to complete a report with pictures that can be used by Pittcon for marketing purposes (Please ensure that photographs have applicable signed photo releases)

* Agree to have their grant award be featured in various media formats

* Accept the grant at a presentation at the Boston Convention Center in March (Date and time TBD)

Examples of Funded Items

* Computers to operate a scientific instrument are acceptable

* Purchase of science related materials (Foldscopes, science kits, microscopes, chemical reagents, balances, scientific instruments, etc.)

* Any items that have a direct impact on the science education

What Cannot Be Funded

* Technology-only proposal (ex. computers for a classroom)

* Pass-through donations to other individuals or organizations

* Honoraria or cash awards for creating an endowment

* Salaries or benefits

Grant Application

The application deadline is November 8, 2024

School name(Required)

Grade span of school

School website(Required)

EIN #(Required)

School address(Required)

Name of person submitting(Required)

Yout title(Required)

Your email(Required)

Phone number(Required)

Please explain how the equipment/supplies purchased with the Grant for your science program or initiative would be used. Include how success will be measured. Answers must be limited to no more than 2 paragraphs.(Required)

Is this a new program or initiative or a continuation of an existing program? Explain how this program/initiative will be sustained beyond the grant award. Please explain in one paragraph.(Required)

What school demographics (age, science courses, etc.) will your program or initiative impact? Answers must be limited to no more than 2 paragraphs.

On an annual basis about how many students will this program or initiative impact?(Required)

Please upload an itemized budget of $5,000 maximum.(Required)

Be sure to refer to approved vendors listed above.

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, xls, xslx, Max. file size: 5 MB.

Indicate if you would accept partial funding or only funding of the full amount requested.(Required)

Science Week is sponsored by Pittcon

Pittcon is a dynamic, transnational exposition and comprehensive technical conference showcasing the latest advances in research and scientific instrumentation.

Proceeds from each and every Pittcon go on to fund science education, continuing education, and outreach

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