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Let Us Help You Bring Your Innovative Ideas to Life

Munster Education Foundation is deeply committed to advancing educational opportunities in our schools. This starts with grants that bring educators’ best ideas to life.
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Last year alone, MEF awarded more than $100,000 in grants to more than 45 teachers across all five Munster schools. Our impact runs deep, with 13,774 student engagements with new grants awarded in a single school year.

We build upon these opportunities each year in partnership with educators like you.

Top consideration is given to grants that:

  • Provide innovative and/or experiential learning experiences.
  • Impact a large number of students.
  • Demonstrate collaborative interest, such as when staff or teachers come together to submit a grant that extends across grades, departments, or reaches students across an entire school.
  • Advance diverse, equitable and inclusive educational experiences and opportunities for all Munster students.

Be part of an esteemed group of MEF grant recipients. Complete your grant application today.

Terms and Conditions

Grant Application

Grants funded by the Munster Education Foundation are awarded bimonthly in September, November, January, March, and May after approval from the MEF board and respective school principals.
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This application will require responses on:

  • Project description and participant information
  • Goals and anticipated impact of the grant
  • Detailed financial request

Grant recipients will be required to confirm the school's approval by the principal, STM IT approval if the request is for software, and agree to allow MEF to use the grant for marketing purposes.

Deadline:
Grant deadlines are the 15th of August, October, December, February, and April, with notification of approvals by the 15th of the following month (see the grant application).

If you need assistance or would like to submit your budget via email, contact Wendy Bockelmann, Grants Chair, at wendy.bockelmann@gmail.com or 708-846-2041.

Please complete all sections of this application:

Grant Recipient Info:
Project/Grant Request:
Financial Impact:
Approvals:
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Grant Spotlight: Start-Up Studio Spotlights

At Munster High School, INovator.edu lab students test their business ideas by creating prototypes with help from a MEF grant. From there, all teams compete for a chance to present their ideas at Innovate WithIN, the most elite pitch competition in the nation.

See More Grants in Action
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Grant Spotlight: Self-Driving Cars

Students in Mr. Popa’s high school science class received materials to build fully self-driving miniature robotic cars, including the Raspberry Pi component, thanks to an MEF grant. Individual groups of students created an algorithm that enabled their car to navigate a test track—complete with automatic stopping and adaptive cruising capabilities. 

View Our Impact Report