Announcement: TryEngineering STEM Grant Recipients 2026

The TryEngineering STEM Grant Program is designed to spur STEM outreach and innovation by providing funding to IEEE volunteers to develop new STEM programs and to enhance or maintain existing programs. The programs are engaged with students, teachers, parents, and volunteers all over the world, providing opportunities for STEM exposure, learning, and training. Between 2021 and 2026, the grant program has funded 272 programs, awarded over $329,773 and represented 9 IEEE Regions. 

2026 TryEngineering STEM Grants Awarded

This year, a total of 70 grant programs were selected to receive a combined funding of $82,976. The grants awarded are categorized into the following levels:

• Inspire Level (Each awarded $1,001 to $2,000) – 28 programs awarded totaling $50,512
• Share Level (Each awarded $501 to $1,000) – 27 programs awarded totaling $24,954
• Introductory Level (Each awarded up to $500) – 16 programs awarded totaling $7,510

Thank you to all our sponsors for their generous contribution and commitment to STEM outreach. Together, we are inspiring the next generation of technical professional.

Inspire Level ($1,001 to $2,000)

• AI & Robotics Supply Chain Innovation Program for Underserved Youth – $2,000 (Funded by IEEE CS)
  IEEE Pikes Peak Section – Region 5

• AI Without Math: Making Machines Think and Act – $1,300 (Funded by IEEE SPS)
  IEEE Student Branch, FUTMINNA – Region 8

• ARStrobot 2026 – Youth IoT Workshop & Drone Pilot Competition – $2,000
  IEEE Communications Society Indonesia Chapter – Region 10

• Bit by Bit : Building the Future – $2,000 (Funded by IEEE CS)
  IEEE Student Branch, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax – Region 8

• Building Tomorrow’s Engineers with SeaPerch: A Hands-On Robotics and STEM Learning Experience – $2,000
  IEEE Orlando Section – Region 3

• Drones, Robotics and AI Outreach and Training to High School Students – $1,900
  IEEE Student Branch, Kenyatta University – Region 8

• Einstein Discovery Camp: Quantum Light and Intelligent Systems – $2,000
  IEEE Photonics Society Malaysia Chapter – Region 10

• ElectroLab: Discovering Engineering through Electricity and Magnetism – $2,000
  IEEE Student Branch, Universidad Tecnica Estatal de Quevedo – Region 9

• Engineering Pathways: Career Awareness, Family Engagement, and Hands-on STEM Learning for Under-Privileged Students – $2,000
  IEEE IAS–PES Student Branch, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology – Region 10

• Engineers Without Borders: STEM Outreach for Rural Schools – $2,000
  IEEE Subsection Kazakhstan – Region 8

• From Sensors to Smart Systems: Understanding IoT Communication and Connectivity – $1,373
  IEEE WIE AG Madhya Pradesh Section – Region 10

• IEEEscolas UFJF 2026 — STEM Introduction for Elementary School Students – $2,000
  IEEE Student Branch, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – Region 9

• Inspiring Young Innovators through an IoT-Based Smart Home STEM Learning Program – $1,000 
  IEEE Student Branch, Universiti Malaysia Perlis – Region 10

• NEXTGEN ENGINEERS: A Virtual Reality Discovery Workshop – $1,299 (Funded by IEEE ITS)
  IEEE Student Branch, Sri Sairam Engineering College – Region 10

• OceanSTEM Women Explorers Bootcamp 2026 -$1,998
  IEEE Education Society Madras Section – Region 10

• Project Digital: Cultivating a New Generation of Engineers through Frugal Robotics Innovation in Kenya’s Rift Valley Region -$1,950
  IEEE Student Branch, Moi University – Region 8

• Scaling Workforce-Aligned Middle School STEM Education Using Snap Circuits Light, Photonics, Entrepreneurial Mindset, and Women in Engineering – $2,000
  IEEE Pikes Peak Section – Region 5

• SciVista -$1,904
  Acropolis Institute of Technology & Research, IEEE Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology – Region 10

• Smart & Secure: AI‑Powered Medical Diagnostics Without Data Sharing -$1,850 (Funded by IEEE SPS)
  IEEE Oman Section – Region 8

• Smart Distance Alert Bootcamp: Hands-On Introduction to Sensors and Robotics for Children -$2,000
  IEEE Student Branch, National Engineering School of Sfax – Region 8

• Smart Future Bootcamp 2026: Empowering Rural Students in Ebonyi State through Hands-On IoT and Robotics – $2,000
  IEEE Student Branch, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka – Region 8

• Spark Engineering Futures: Multi-Branch Winter Camp for Young Innovators -$1,930
  IEEE Pune Section – Region 10

• STEM HER FUTURE II: A Community Driven STEM Bootcamp for Girls in Eziobodo Village – $1,831
  IEEE Student Branch, Federal University of Technology Owerri – Region 8

• STEM It Right! 4.0 (Let’s Chip into the Semiconductor World) – $2,000
  IEEE EDS Malaysia Chapter – Region 10

• TeCla: An Inter-School Telemetry Network for Classroom Learning Analysis – $1,550
  IEEE Student Branch, Univ Del Norte – Region 9

• Transforming STEM Education: A Hands-on Underwater Robotics Program for Students – $2,000
  IEEE Malaysia Section – Region 10

• Uni Student for a Day – $2,000 (Funded by WIE)
  IEEE Student Branch, Universidad Nacional del Sur – Region 0

• Wings of Tunisia 2.0: Mission-Based Drone Innovation for Young Engineers – $2,000
  IEEE Student Branch, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax – Region 8

Share Level ($501 to $1,000)

• Brain-Computer Interface for Kids: Hands-On Exploration of Brain Signals and Neural Engineering – $990 (Funded by IEEE SPS) 
  IEEE Student Branch, Virginia Tech – Region 2

• Circuits and Systems: Introducing Elementary Students to the Wonders of Electrical Engineering – $900
  IEEE Hawaii Section – Region 6

• Design, Build, and Fly: A Hands-on Drone Engineering Workshop for High School Students – $1,000
  IEEE Student Branch, Narula Institute of Technology (NiT) – Region 10

• Empowering the Path to Renewable Energy Education for “Orang Asal” Community at Sg. Siput, Perak Through STEM – $1,000
  IEEE Student Branch, Universiti Malaysia Perlis – Region 10

• Engineering a Better Future: Inspiring Students to Help Humanity 2.0 – $1,000 (Funded by IEEE ComSoc)
  IEEE ComSoc UET Narowal Student Chapter – Region 10

• FPGA-Based Digital Logic Exploration for Upper Secondary STEM Students – $1,000 (Funded by IEEE ITS)
  IEEE Malaysia Section – Region 10

• From Sand to Silicon: A Share-Level STEM Program Introducing Pre-University Students to Microchip Engineering – $1,000
  IEEE Electron Devices Society – Region 10

• Game On AI – $995 (Funded by IEEE ITS)
  IEEE Student Branch, Universidad del Norte – Region 9

• HeartBeats to Engineering – $975
  IEEE Student Branch, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax – Region 8

• Hour of Code: Bridging the Digital Gender and AI Divide – $1,000 (Funded by IEEE CS)
  IEEE Student Branch, AUN – Region 8

• IEEE Goes to School: Strengthening STEM Literacy and Internet of Things (IoT) through Hands-On Engineering Programs for Students at Malang 3 Public High School – $569 (Funded by IEEE ComSoc)
  IEEE University of Brawijaya – Region 10

• Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers and Scientists at Ombatini Secondary School – $1,000 (Funded by IEEE ComSoc)
  IEEE Uganda Section – Region 8

• IoT Ignite 2.0: Stem Workshop – $1,000 (Funded by IEEE ComSoc)
  IEEE Communications Society Kerala Chapter – Region 10

• Misión Código: El Misterio de la Receta Infinita – $990 (Funded by IEEE CS)
  IEEE Student Branch, Univ Del Norte – Region 9

• Robofest– $1,000
  IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section – Region 4

• She Designs the Future: A STEM Mentorship Program for Young Girls in Pastoralist Communities – $1,000 (Funded by IEEE WIE)
  IEEE Multimedia University of Kenya Student Branch – Region 8

• Solar Minds Junior: Lighting the Path to Renewable Innovation – $941
  IEEE Student Branch, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax – Region 8

• SparkQuest MakerFest – $1,000
  IEEE Maharashtra Section WiE AG – Region 10

• STEM for the Unconnected: Bridging the Opportunity Gap Through TryEngineering – $500 (Funded by IEEE ComSoc)
  IEEE Student Branch, Lautech – Region 8

• STEM Pathways to the Next Generation of Engineers Camp – $970 (Funded by IEEE CS)
  IEEE Computer Society EJUST SBC – Region 8

• STEM Spark! 2026: Invent the Future – $900 (Funded by IEEE CS)
  IEEE Chicago Section – Region 4

• STEM-Trail – $800
  IEEE Student Branch, Egypt-Japan Univ of Science and Tech SIGHT – Region 8

• TechMóvel – $1,000 (Funded by IEEE CS)
  IEEE Student Branch, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte – Region 9

• The SolarSpark STEM Discovery Camp – $838
  IEEE Nigeria Southeast Subsection – Region 8

• Thinking Like a Computer Scientist: Logic, Patterns, and Problem-Solving for School Students – $820 (Funded by IEEE CS)
  IEEE Student Branch, Kalinga University – Region 10

• UJWAL – $950
  IEEE Education Society Kerala Chapter – Region 10

• Volt & Vision – $816
  IEEE Student Branch, Sri Sai Ram Engineering College – Region 10

Introductory Level (Up to $500 each)

• AI & Arduino Young Engineers: Hands-on STEM Learning for Government School Students (Classes 5–7) – $500
  IEEE Student Branch, Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management – Region 10

• Code4Future: Inspiring Young Innovators through Computing for Rural School Students – $445 (Funded by IEEE CS)
  IEEE Student Branch, SMVITM – Region 10

• Empowering Young Learners – $450
  IEEE Student Branch Chapter, St. Xavier‘s Catholic College of Engineering – Region 10

• From Scratch to Site: A Web Dev Workshop – $450
  IEEE Student Branch, NSS College Of Engineering, WIE – Region 10

• Coding Adventures with Arduino– $500 (Funded by IEEE CS)
  IEEE Sensors & Nanotechnology Malaysia – Region 10

• From Voice to Waves: Exploring Wireless Communication – $500
  IEEE Student Branch Chapter, Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering – Region 10

• Lab2Life – $450 (Funded by IEEE WIE)
  IEEE Student Branch, Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, WIE – Region 10

• Practical classes for children on the basics of computer vision and artificial intelligence in robotics – $500 (Funded by IEEE IT)
  IEEE Finland Section – Region 8

• Prerana: Inspire to study STEM – $500
  IEEE TCET – Region 10

• Reaction in Action: Engineering Satisfaction – IEEE TryEngineering K-12 STEM Grant Proposal – Introductory Level – $490
  IEEE Pune Section – Region 10

• RoboInnovate – $500
  IEEE Student Branch, Multimedia University of Kenya SIGHT – Region 8

• See It, Shape It: Young Innovators in AI and Virtual Reality – $414 (Funded by IEEE CS)
  IEEE Student Branch, Sri Sai Ram Engineering College – Region 10

• Solar Energy Explorers: Solar Car Racing Challenge – $500
  IEEE Student Branch CIS Chapter, Cummins College of Engineering for Women – Region 10

• Squishy Circuits Outreach Event – $313
  IEEE Student Branch, Old Dominion University – Region 3

• STEM Without Barriers – AI & Robotics for Every Learner – $498 (Funded by IEEE SPS)
  Region 8

• VT TOTS – $500
  IEEE Student Branch, Higher National Engineering School of Tunis – Region 8

Congratulations to all of the grant recipients!