Slam dunk for Arizona Teachers: STEM grants available
APS and Phoenix Suns team up to provide STEM teacher grants
Arizona Public Service (APS) and the Phoenix Suns are teaming up to help teachers bring hands-on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning to tens of thousands of Arizona students. K-12 public and charter schoolteachers within APS service territory can now apply for grants up to $2,500.
The funding can be used to buy STEM-related equipment and classroom supplies, fund curriculum-based field trips and guest speakers or secure other items that would otherwise not be supported by the school or school district. Some past projects include solar-powered race cars, weather balloon launches and raised bed organic gardening.
Mrs. J, a middle school science teacher at Casa Grande Middle School, received the grant last year and used the money to teach students how to build wind turbines. Watch how students used STEM concepts to build wind turbines here.
Teachers can apply online at aps.com/stem. The deadline to apply is Sept. 30, 2024.
Winning applicants will be notified in November 2024, and funds will be awarded in December for projects to be implemented from January through May 2025.
This program is funded by APS shareholders and not included in customers rates.
APS serves approximately 1.4 million homes and businesses in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties, and is a leader in delivering affordable, clean and reliable energy in the Southwest. The company is committed to serving customers with 100% clean power by 2050. As owner and operator of Palo Verde Generating Station, one of the nation’s largest producers of carbon-free electricity, and with one of the country’s most substantial renewable energy portfolios, APS’s current energy mix is 51% clean. With headquarters in Phoenix, APS is the principal subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW).
