Funding Priorities

Empower Tomorrow's Visionaries by Supporting Our STEM Initiatives

The Utah STEM Foundation is thrilled to support a myriad of groundbreaking STEM programs that are shaping the future of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Your support can make a world of difference in championing these initiatives, empowering curious minds, and driving transformative breakthroughs. Explore our funding priorities below and be a catalyst for progress. Your generosity fuels the engine of discovery, one donation at a time!

If you or your company would like to support STEM programs in Utah, please contact
Allison Spencer at aspencer@utah.gov

Week of STEM Programs

Utah Governor Spencer Cox made an official proclamation for Utah's first Week of STEM: November 7 - 10, 2022. This year, our goal is to bring STEM to everyone statewide. We are celebrating and highlighting the importance of creating greater opportunity for Utah children and families who do not typically have adequate access to STEM resources. We are leveraging the power of private/public partnerships to ensure that resources and opportunities are available for everyone.

There are six new programs as part of Week of STEM that need your support! Learn more about Hydroponics, Micro STEM Fest Kits, Chief Science Officer, Club Ability, Tech-Moms in Color, and FIRST robotics.

Contact Allison Spencer at aspencer@utah.gov to donate towards this program.

Learn More About Week of STEM

Innovation hub

The STEM Action Center's Innovation Hub is an incubator for best practices for the project-based, career-focused, hands-on learning activities that often happen in makerspaces, FabLabs, and workshops. The Innovation Hub currently offers opportunities for participants of all ages to work on meaningful projects, learn valuable new skills, and collaborate with creative STEM makers and tinkerers around the state. The Innovation Hub includes 3D printers, a laser cutter, CNC machine, sewing machines, soldering irons, a heat press, Cricut machines, hand tools, a welding station, and more.

Contact Allison Spencer at aspencer@utah.gov to donate towards this program.

Learn More About the Innovation Hub

Stem in motion

STEM in Motion travels the state providing hands-on, real-world, project-based learning curriculum to schools and organizations. The STEM in Motion Curriculum Kits are designed to generate a passion for STEM careers in youth, and support the Governor’s initiative for a STEM-competitive workforce in Utah. The STEM in Motion program expands access to students in all regions of Utah. The STEM in Motion program overcomes funding issues for STEM-based instructional resources that plague many districts, rural and urban. After a very successful pivot to meet the needs of schools post-COVID, gathering feedback from teachers, students, and industry patterns, it is very apparent that these curriculum kits are highly sought after and of great interest to schools throughout the State. You can help us expand this program to reach more districts, schools, and students.

There are many ways that your organization can support the Utah STEM in Motion Program:

Donations provide more opportunities for schools to receive STEM in Motion kits
In-kind items, such as supplies, curriculum writing, printing, translation, and STEM-related supplies and equipment expand the number of kits and range of topics available

Contact Allison Spencer at aspencer@utah.gov to donate toward this program.

Learn More About STEM in Motion

STEM fest

Help us excite thousands of students statewide about science, technology, engineering, and math by sponsoring our annual STEM FEST! STEM Fest is a 2-day event in September for middle and high school students, where STEM industry members provide hands-on activities focused around STEM. Your company will be at the forefront of showcasing STEM-based careers to over 15,000 students, parents, and teachers and families. If your business is STEM-related, this is a must-attend event! You can help support this event by signing up to exhibit and sponsor.

Contact Allison Spencer at aspencer@utah.gov to donate toward this program.

Stem on stage

Support the magic of science, technology, engineering, and math at an incredible show presented by Paul Brewer and the Utah STEM Action Center. This show travels to elementary schools throughout the state and is an incredible opportunity to convey to elementary students how fun and exciting STEM can be. Our goal is to engage them now so that their passion for STEM will continue to follow them into middle school, high school, college, and their careers. We invite you to consider sponsoring the STEM on Stage show so that we can give more elementary students this exciting experience!

Contact Allison Spencer at aspencer@utah.gov to donate toward this program.

Learn More About STEM On Stage

Hydroponics

The Green Our Planet Utah hydroponics project is an innovative program that utilizes high-tech hydroponics to teach students and communities about our limited natural resources and how to conserve these resources using STEM. The project will use hydroponics systems for students and communities to explore engineering and technology, integrated with science. The program will inspire students to become the next generation of scientists, farmers, chefs and entrepreneurs.

Contact Allison Spencer at aspencer@utah.gov to donate toward this program.

Learn More About Hydroponics

Tinker Totes

Allison Spencer
Utah STEM Foundation Director
aspencer@utah.gov
801-520-5235

Utah STEM Action Center
3848 S. West Temple
Suite 105
South Salt Lake, UT 84115

PHONE
801-535-3970

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