F5 STEM Education Grants 2024 for Women and Girls of Color ($50,000 USD Grant)

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F5 is inviting applications for the STEM Education Grants for Women and Girls of Color. In 2024, F5’s STEM Education Grants are focused on supporting nonprofit organizations committed to helping build the pipeline of tomorrow’s female changemakers and future leaders, by investing in organizations and programs to increase access to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and career opportunities for girls and women of color.

Funding Information for STEM Education Grants

The grants are a one-time $50,000 USD unrestricted grant.
Ten grant partners will be selected for funding this year by a global committee of F5 employees.

Eligibility Criteria for STEM Education Grants

The nonprofit organization must be in operation as a legally registered charitable organization defined by the country in which they operate or fiscally sponsored by a legally registered charitable organization for at least 3 years.
The nonprofit’s primary focus must be on increasing access, capacity building, career development, or other related work with the goal of increasing representation of women and girls of color in STEM education.
Those served through the grant funding must be majority (>50%) women of color and/or girls of color.
Organizations must have an operational website.
For nonprofits based outside of the United States, an Enhanced Expenditure Responsibility (EER) process will be conducted by F5’s international grantmaking partner, CAF America. Funding will be contingent on the successful completion and approval of the EER process. F5 will cover the cost of the EER fees.
Organizations that have written policies that actively discriminate on one’s sexual orientation or gender identity are not eligible to receive a grant.
All countries are eligible to apply.