ClosedAtlas Opportunity Score 76/100
Virginia STEM+C Competition Grant 2026-27
Virginia schools may request up to $5,000 per STEM+C competition team, with up to two funded teams and a $10,000 maximum per division for the 2026-27 academic year. Applications are due September 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.; VDOE does not separately state a time zone on the controlling page.
FundingUp to $5,000 per STEM+C competition team; up to two teams funded per school division; maximum $10,000 per division for the 2026-27 academic year.
DeadlineSeptember 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.; the controlling VDOE page does not separately state a time zone.
Last verifiedSeptember 19, 2026
Required next actionCLOSED. The authoritative Virginia Department of Education STEM page states completed applications were due no later than September 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The deadline has passed. Do not initiate or send new applicant outreach for this cycle. Preserve the record for audit/history and revisit only if VDOE authoritatively reopens or announces a new cycle.
Broad Eligibility
Virginia schools seeking to establish a new STEM+C competition team or enhance an existing team for the 2026-27 academic year, subject to the current VDOE guidance and application requirements.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100 due to legitimate statewide K-12 education relevance but an imminent deadline and no remaining new-outreach window. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit 0/100. The opportunity supports STEM+C competition teams and does not establish a healthcare, telehealth, clinical-device or remote-exam purchasing pathway.
Opportunity Overview
The Virginia Department of Education has opened the 2026-27 STEM+C Competition Grant for schools seeking to establish a new STEM+C competition team or enhance an existing team. The program supports extracurricular science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science competition activities designed to strengthen STEM literacy, collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking and career awareness.
Funding
Eligible schools may request up to $5,000 per team. A school division may receive funding for no more than two teams during the 2026-27 academic year, for a maximum of $10,000 per division.
Deadline
Completed applications are due September 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The controlling VDOE page does not separately state a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one.
Eligibility and Priority
The opportunity is available to Virginia schools seeking to create or enhance STEM+C competition teams. VDOE states that applications will be reviewed in the order received, and if eligible requests exceed available funding, priority will be given to applications proposing new STEM+C competition teams that demonstrate clear financial need.
Atlas Assessment
This is a legitimate K-12 education opportunity but it has no established healthcare, N9+, QC Healthcare, telehealth or clinical-device purchasing pathway. New applicant outreach is closed under Marc’s 48-hour AutoSend rule because less than 48 hours remain before the published deadline. Atlas should preserve the record for applicant awareness and any already-engaged school work, but should not initiate new cold outreach for this cycle.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.doe.virginia.govAtlas last verified this record September 19, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
