{"title":"Biogen Foundation announces STEM micro-grants program for NC schools","content":"<p><img style=\"vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/new-newsworthy\/Logo-process-s450x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><br \/>The Biogen Foundation announces a competitive micro-grants program designed to support science education in North Carolina&#8217;s public schools.<\/p>\r\n<p>Entitled &#8220;Ignite the Power of STEM,&#8221; the grants cycle runs Oct. 15 through Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. for North Carolina public elementary, middle and high schools. A total of $135,000 in grants will be awarded. The online grants process will be administered by the North Carolina Community Foundation.<\/p>\r\n<p>Grants will be awarded to teachers and schools that serve K-12 students. Teachers may apply for grants up to $2,000. Schools 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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biogen.com\/ignite\">Applications and complete details are available at www.biogen.com\/ignite<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccommunityfoundation.org\/biogen\/ignitenc\">on our website here<\/a>.<\/p>","excerpt":"<p>The Biogen Foundation announces a competitive micro-grants program designed to support science education in North Carolina&#8217;s public schools.<\/p>","url":"\/news\/biogen-foundation-announces-stem-microgrants-program-for-nc-schools","publishedAt":1476544200,"media":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/new-newsworthy\/Logo.jpg","title":"Logo","caption":"","size":"813536"},{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/295b4aa3caf147538b0a606012c2aae2\/files\/new-newsworthy\/Apple.png","title":"Apple","caption":"","size":"54137"}],"enableComments":false,"inMenu":false,"meta":null,"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"","id":"2eed7b1dbb0049b195b813f3d0b7d5a9","parent":"31bc018cb0694068b20999237c54f462","node":61030,"created":1476717110,"modified":1556820697,"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"}