Apply for a $7,500 High School InvenTeam® Grant
Do you know high school students who are ready for a real challenge? The InvenTeam Grants Initiative, created by the Lemelson-MIT Program, offers an opportunity for students to cultivate their creativity and solve real-world problems through experiencing invention.
• InvenTeams are teams of high school students, educators, and mentors which receive grants of $7,500 to invent working technological solutions to real-world problems.
• High school educators and their teams may apply for the InvenTeams grant.
• Each InvenTeam chooses its own problem to solve.
• Up to 10 schools will be awarded the InvenTeam grant.
Being on an InvenTeam is a life changing experience. See for yourself what teens can accomplish when they think like inventors!
Important Dates for Teachers:
• Application opens: National Inventors' Day February 11, 2025
• First round deadline for teacher applications: April 23, 2025
• Invitation to submit final application: May 5, 2025
Teachers whose applications are chosen as finalists will receive a complimentary invitation to attend EurekaFest and Lemelson-MIT’s Summer Professional Development Workshop at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (a $695 value) from June 10-12, 2025. The invitation includes all activities, but does not include travel, lodging, or meal expenses.
Finalists do not need to attend the Summer Professional Workshop at MIT to submit a final application in September.
• Final application due: September 8, 2025
• Winners announced: September 26, 2025
Learn More & Start your InvenTeam Application! - https://lemelson.mit.edu/inventeams
Do you know high school students who are ready for a real challenge? The InvenTeam Grants Initiative, created by the Lemelson-MIT Program, offers an opportunity for students to cultivate their creativity and solve real-world problems through experiencing invention.
• InvenTeams are teams of high school students, educators, and mentors which receive grants of $7,500 to invent working technological solutions to real-world problems.
• High school educators and their teams may apply for the InvenTeams grant.
• Each InvenTeam chooses its own problem to solve.
• Up to 10 schools will be awarded the InvenTeam grant.
Being on an InvenTeam is a life changing experience. See for yourself what teens can accomplish when they think like inventors!
Important Dates for Teachers:
• Application opens: National Inventors' Day February 11, 2025
• First round deadline for teacher applications: April 23, 2025
• Invitation to submit final application: May 5, 2025
Teachers whose applications are chosen as finalists will receive a complimentary invitation to attend EurekaFest and Lemelson-MIT’s Summer Professional Development Workshop at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (a $695 value) from June 10-12, 2025. The invitation includes all activities, but does not include travel, lodging, or meal expenses.
Finalists do not need to attend the Summer Professional Workshop at MIT to submit a final application in September.
• Final application due: September 8, 2025
• Winners announced: September 26, 2025
Learn More & Start your InvenTeam Application! - https://lemelson.mit.edu/inventeams