Free Education Grants

Find a list of free education grants and awards for University, College, K-12 School Student from various educational groups.

Sloan Foundation
Philanthropic nonprofit institution established by Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. in 1934. The Foundation's programs and interests include science and technology, standard of living and economic performance, education and careers in science and technology, national issues, and more.

National SMART Grant
The National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant, also known as the National Smart Grant is available during the third and fourth years of undergraduate study to full-time students who are eligible for the Federal Pell Grant and who are majoring in physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, or engineering or in a foreign language determined critical to national security.

Grants.gov
Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is the single access point for over 1000 grant programs offered by the 26 federal grant-making agencies.

Fund for Teachers
A foundation whose mission is to enrich the lives of schoolteachers and students by providing outstanding teachers with recognition and opportunities for summer learning and exploration. Fund for Teachers provides funds for direct grants to teachers to support summer sabbaticals of their own design.

Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Provides financial assistance to educational, cultural, scientific, and religious institutions.

U.S. Department of Education: Federal Pell Grants on the Web
The Federal Pell Grant Program provides need-based grants to low-income undergraduate and certain postbaccalaureate students to promote access to postsecondary education.

Binghamton University - Division of Research
Provides information for faculty and staff on grants, proposals, and general research policies.

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Fostering professional development for teachers, improving connections between universities and the communities they serve, and encouraging educational opportunities for women and minorities.

Spencer Foundation
Grants funds to support research which contributes to the understanding and improvement of education. Grant programs include funding for faculty research and a variety of fellowship programs.

Federal Pell Grants
Grants that do not have to be repaid and are generally awarded to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor's or professional degree.

Broad Foundation
Funds grants to improve urban school district leadership.

Edward E. Ford Foundation
Trust which provides grant monies to independent secondary schools and regional independent school associations.

Yale - Ukraine Initiative
Promotes cultural education, religious activities with emphasis on Ukraine, or Ukrainian related projects.

Classroom Connection
Teacher networking program sponsored by New Century Energies that awards grants to teachers throughout their service territory of Colorado, Wyoming, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

Korean American Scholarship Foundation
Volunteer-managed organization established to meet the financial needs of Korean-American students seeking higher education.

International Research & Exchanges Board
Provides grant opportunties for U.S. scholars to conduct field research in CEE and the NIS.

Garfield Weston Merit Scholarship for Colleges (GWMSC)
Designed to identify, recognize, and reward well-rounded students and adults who intend to undertake full-time study at a participating college.

American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
Provides grants for professional development and projects designed to advance girls' achievement in math, science, and technology.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program is for undergraduates with exceptional financial need. Pell Grant recipients with the lowest expected family contributions (EFCs) will be considered first for a FSEOG. Just like Pell Grants, the FSEOG does not have to be repaid.

Learning Is For Everyone: Grants and Funding
Find a list of grants and awards from various educational groups.