Grants

PASO offers a variety of grants. Choose which grant you want to request and fill out the application. With the exception of an Incentive Grant, a school may only apply for one grant in a season. If you have questions, feel free to contact State Director Dave Moyer at dmoyer@pascioly.org .

Elementary School Grants

PASO offers grants to elementary schools to run a Science Olympiad program shown on the national Science Olympiad website https://www.soinc.org/programs/elementary. Special consideration will be given to schools with over 50% of the students qualifying for the federal free and reduced lunch program (but schools with fewer students qualifying may still apply). Please fill out this FORM to apply. For questions, feel free to contact State Director, Dave Moyer at dmoyer@pascioly.org .



Grant Application

All grants described below may be applied for using THIS FORM




Incentive Grants

Incentive Grants are limited to a maximum of $200 and are designated for new teams and returning teams that have not participated in a while. If you are eligible for this you should have received an email stating an amount that you are eligible to receive when you registered. You may also apply for one of the other grants below.



Financial Equity Grants

Financial Equity Grants are intended to help schools with limited funds. The percentage of free & reduced lunches is used as an indicator of the financial status of the school. These grants are typically limited to $500.



Startup Grants

Startup Grants may be requested for a variety of reasons. Small and/or Rural schools may apply for one of these since they may not have the resources of larger schools. Schools in regions with low numbers of teams may apply for this since we are trying to build up the number of teams in those regions. It is expected that Startup Grants will not be requested for more than 1-3 years and that those schools will develop a funding base that will enable them to be self-sufficient. These grants are typically limited to $500.