STEM Awards
STEM education empowers youth to use technology like coding, 3D printing and drones.
It also builds skills in teamwork, communication and creative problem solving – skills learners will need no matter what field they pursue as a career.
TVA and TVA retiree organization Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc., are helping teachers across the region provide hands-on STEM experiences through the STEM classroom award program.
Since 2018, TVA and BVI have provided nearly $8 million in STEM awards supporting more than 730,000 students. The program is operated in partnership with the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, managed by the Battelle organization.
Awards up to $5,000 are available through a competitive process, with preference to applications that explore TVA’s primary areas of focus: environment, energy, economic development and community problem solving.
Any school that receives electricity from a local power company served by TVA is eligible to apply.
The program awarded $1.5 million to 342 applicants in 2025.
About the STEM Awards:
Classrooms can receive up to $5,000 for STEM resources, with preference to applications related to TVA’s primary areas of focus: environment, energy, economic development and community problem-solving.
STEM Award Program Timeline
| Application Open | Aug. 1, 2025 |
| Application Deadline | Sept. 15, 2025 |
| Application Review | Sept. 15-Nov. 10, 2025 |
| Awards Announced | Nov. 20, 2025 |
| Check back for the 2026 Awards timeline. | |
