Funding Opportunities
Arnold Ventures (AV) is a philanthropic entity focused on enhancing the well-being of Americans through policy solutions rooted in evidence, designed to broaden opportunities and reduce inequalities. The organization offers various requests for proposals (RFPs) that aim to strengthen the foundation of knowledge on policies, programs, and interventions through funding rigorous research efforts.
The Learning Landscapes Challenge aims to help innovators combine social, digital, and physical frameworks to connect current educational methods with future learning strategies. This multi-stage competition will offer participants financial support, professional guidance, and entry into a network of partners sharing similar goals, assisting them in expanding their initiatives.
The Community Funding Accelerator helps grantees identify grant opportunities, provide technical assistance, and build coalitions toward K-12 education and workforce innovations.
The Learning Engineering Tools Competition is a multi-million dollar competition for edtech innovation that leverages digital technology, big data, and learning science to meet the urgent needs of learners worldwide.
WorkforceGPS is sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration of the US Department of Labor and aims to facilitate innovation in employment prospects, practices, and future skills development. It lists federal grant opportunities and resources for workforce professionals, educators, and business leaders.
ExpandAI is an NSF program that aims to advance research and development in AI and AI-powered innovation.
Y Combinator offers two 3-month startup programs, office hours, and $500,000 of funding to companies that are accepted.
The Go-Together Acceleration Programme aims to support EdTech startups that prioritize making education fairer, more accessible, and more resourceful to grow their innovations at a global scale.
LearnLaunch is an edtech startup accelerator that supports EdTech companies that aim to improve teaching and learning. The program offers milestone-based funding, partner support, and mentorship to help companies develop and scale.
The TecPrize challenge is a global competition that funds up to 8 companies per year to accelerate innovative and transformative educational tools.
Lighthouse Labs invests in early-stage startups and provides them with equity-free funding, tailored mentorship, scaling education, and a cohort community.
Fast Grants for STEM Talent Identification & Development run by Digital Harbor Foundation is open for researchers with bold ideas around talent identification and development to receive early seed funding.
The AI Grant accelerator program offers funding opportunities for startups in the AI space.
The Student Upward Mobility Initiative funds research focused on developing, identifying, and validating educational skills and competencies that enhance economic mobility for PK-12 students.
Robin Hood's AI Poverty Challenge seeks innovative solutions that leverage artificial intelligence to enhance upward mobility and reduce poverty. The challenge invites participation from nonprofits, for-profits, and government entities, aiming to inspire broader use of AI’s potential to combat poverty.