STEM Ed Awards
The Delaware STEM Educator Awards recognize a teacher, or team of teachers at the Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8), and High School (6-12) levels who demonstrate STEM innovation and excellence through teaching, academic collaboration, and student engagement.
STEM Ed Community Awards
Are you a STEM Educator but might not fit into the usual K-12 description? The Delaware STEM Educator Community Award offers recognition and funding. This award is open to organizations that coordinate STEM activities for youth in grades P-12 that typically, but not exclusively, take place outside the school environment such as afterschool and organizations that are essentially non-traditional.
Eligibility:
Applicants can be certified K-12 teachers in the Delaware public school system as well as exceptional educators who may be uncertified but still work with K-12 students in a focused STEM curriculum. Such a curriculum (science, math, engineering, technology, computer science and CTE) must still meet all expectations and goals of the Delaware STEM Council, as listed above. Programs can include before and afterschool programs as well as summer camps. Preference is given to published STEM curriculums and programs that have been vetted, sustainable STEM programs and activities that have impacted many and can be replicated and scaled across the state and beyond.
Application Info:
Application Webinars
Need assistance applying? Join us for a 30 minute informational Zoom Webinar on the 15th of the month at 7pm. STEM Council representatives will be available to answer questions about the application process. We offer four optional zoom webinar’s for your convenience.
Click the applicable link for your preferred date & start time.
JUNE Zoom Webinar: Sunday, June 15; 7pm
JULY Zoom Webinar: Tuesday, July 15; 7pm
AUG Zoom Webinar: Friday, August 15; 7pm
SEPT Zoom Webinar: Monday, September 15; 7pm
Save the Date! Mark your calendar to attend the 11th Annual Delaware STEM Educator Awards on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at Buena Vista Country Estate, in New Castle, DE.
Earn Cash Awards!
At least three unrestricted cash awards of up to $7,500 will be awarded to first-place winning teachers or team of teachers.
Click here for the 2025 Application.
Additional Links:
Click here for the DE STEM Council website.
Click here to email DE STEM Council.
2024 Event Recap:
The 10th Annual Delaware STEM Educator Awards were Nov. 7, 2024 as part of the recurring STEM Symposium at Buena Vista Country Estate, in New Castle, DE.
Winners (Pictured below): (Top) Carolmarie Brown, Ashland, and Daniel Suchenski, DE STEM Council, recognize awardee Michele Timmons. (Middle) Vere Archibald, DuPont, honors Math Marigolds Suzan Sappington, David Maloney, Shellee Wong, Thomas Becker and Anthony Reid. (Bottom) Carolmarie Brown and Vere Archibald present award to Jordan Estock. To read a recap of the event, click here.
2024 DE STEM Educator Award Videos