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Funder
Lemelson-MIT Program
Deadline
Next cycle: Annual cohorts; the page says the program is in its 23rd year and the 2025-2026 cohort of eight teams has been selected.
Cycle
Annual cohorts; the page says the program is in its 23rd year and the 2025-2026 cohort of eight teams has been selected.
Posted
Not stated
Award range
$7,500 to $7,500
Total program funding
Not stated
Expected number of awards
Not stated
Match or cost share
Match not stated
Who applies
Teachers
Who benefits
StudentsTeachers
Eligible applicants
TeachersSchools
Education level
K-12
Topics
STEM
Geography
National
Source
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Summary

$7,500 grants to high school teams of students, a teacher and mentors to invent a technological solution to a real-world problem over a school year, with year-long support from Lemelson-MIT.

Full description from the funder

Next cycle not yet posted. Annual cohorts; the page says the program is in its 23rd year and the 2025-2026 cohort of eight teams has been selected. $7,500 grants to high school teams of students, a teacher and mentors to invent a technological solution to a real-world problem over a school year, with year-long support from Lemelson-MIT. Page text: "High school students experience invention and cultivate creativity through an InvenTeam grant of $7,500, along with the year-long support of Lemelson-MIT, Teaching Fellows, and many other resources." The page carries no application dates, no apply link and no statement about a 2026-2027 application; /inventeams/apply and /inventeams/how-apply return 404.

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