{"title":"Biogen Foundation announces $125K in STEM grants for NC public schools","content":"<p><img style=\"vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/BiogenFoundation_Logo-cmyk-process-s450x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>The Biogen Foundation announces a $125,000 competitive grants program designed to support science education programs and projects in North Carolina&#8217;s public schools.<\/p>\r\n<p>Entitled &#8220;Ignite the Power of STEM,&#8221; the grants cycle runs Oct. 1 through Nov. 10 at 5 p.m. for North Carolina public elementary, middle and high schools. The online grants process will be administered by the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF). Applications are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biogen.com\/igniteNC\">www.biogen.com\/igniteNC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccommunityfoundation.org\/biogen\/ignitenc\">on this page<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Grants will be awarded to teachers, schools and nonprofit STEM education programs that serve K-12 students. Teachers may apply for grants up to $2,000. Schools and nonprofits may apply for grant amounts up to $5,000. Programs should be designed to:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Promote science literacy in innovative ways among students;<\/li>\r\n<li>Enable teachers to bring new, exciting hands-on science experiences to their students;<\/li>\r\n<li>Encourage equal-access, quality STEM education;<\/li>\r\n<li>Inspire students to pursue STEM careers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Additional and more specific information on application and selection criteria is detailed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biogen.com\/igniteNC\">www.biogen.com\/igniteNC<\/a>&#160;and on NCCF's website.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>About the Biogen Foundation:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>The Biogen Foundation&#8217;s mission is to improve the quality of people&#8217;s lives and contribute to the vitality of the communities in which the company operates, with a special emphasis on innovative ways to promote science literacy and encourage young people to consider science careers. Additional information about the Biogen Foundation can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/ www.biogen.com\/foundation\">www.biogen.com\/foundation<\/a>.<\/p>","excerpt":"<p>The Biogen Foundation announces a $125,000 competitive grants program designed to support science education programs and projects in North Carolina&#8217;s public schools.<\/p>","url":"\/news\/biogen-foundation-announces-125k-in-stem-grants-for-nc-public-schools","publishedAt":1446230700,"media":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/BiogenFoundation_Logo-cmyk.jpg","title":"BiogenFoundation Logo cmyk","caption":"","size":"813536"},{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/apple.png","title":"Apple","caption":"","size":"54137"}],"enableComments":false,"inMenu":false,"meta":null,"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","id":"762c59eb58334458a1d319e5721890fd","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":60941,"created":1445366811,"modified":1556820696,"fresh":1,"type":"post","children":{},"relations":{"category":[{"tinyMCE_dummy":"","title":"NCCF News","url":"\/categories\/nccf-news","meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":999,"content":"","excerpt":"","media":"0","inMenu":false,"visibleTo":"Everyone","publishedAt":1536248733,"source":null,"orderChildrenBy":"","id":"1b78a2294942490a941757f68891b9dd","parent":"9fd09d3a1e4f4302a38c86e00a22828b","node":20907,"created":1536248733,"modified":1536248733,"fresh":1,"type":"f9a6b2b005cb46ed8778f11c37e4d3a5","children":{}}]},"permission":"read"}