NextEra Energy Classroom Makeover Grant Program
As part of our commitment to support innovation and technology in schools, the NextEra Energy Foundation will award classroom makeover grants for $50,000 each up to five schools in Florida.
This grant program is intended to provide transformational learning for economically disadvantaged students in K-12 Title 1 public, charter or private schools or for schools serving a minimum of 40% economically disadvantaged students. Funds are available to address technology or resources that will advance STEM curricula, exposure, and careers to diverse students in a classroom setting.
Grants are also available to schools in areas served by our sister company, NextEra Energy Resources. As with all foundation grants, no customer dollars are involved.
The 2024-2025 FPL STEM Classroom Makeover Grant applications are now open! Apply here by Dec. 13, 2024.
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 winning classrooms in Florida: Endeavour Elementary, Merriam Cherry Street Elementary, Coconut Palm K-8 Academy, Country Club Middle School and The Conservatory School!
NextEra Energy Scholarship for Students in SECME
The NextEra Energy Foundation will award up to 10 scholarships to graduating high school seniors who have at least one year of experience in a SECME (Science, Engineering, Communication, Mathematics, and Enrichment) program in one of the following counties: Brevard, Broward, Escambia, Flagler, Hendry, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Seminole and Volusia. The reward will be $5,000 per year, renewable for up to three years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first – up to $20,000. The recipients of this scholarship must plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year.
Congratulations to the 2024 recipients of the NextEra Energy Scholarships for Students in SECME!
FIRST® Robotics Scholarship
The NextEra Energy Foundation is proud to provide a scholarship opportunity to reward FIRST® students whose experience has inspired their interest in an engineering or information management career. One $5,000, renewable scholarship will be awarded to a high school senior who has two or more years in an FTC or FRC program in FPL's service area. A weighted cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required to apply and students must maintain a 3.0 GPA to renew each year, up to $20,000.
Before the award is paid out, the winning student must be accepted to an accredited four-year college or university majoring in information science (or related field) or engineering.
Applications are now closed.
Congratulations to Samantha Walsh the 2024 recipient of the FPL Robotics Scholarship.
EmPOWERing STEM Educators Grant
We are partnering with the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations to bring the EmPOWERing STEM Educators Program to school districts throughout the state. This program allows local education foundations to apply for funding to bring teachers together for peer-to-peer learning of leading practices in STEM instruction in their district each school year.
Since 2010, the Consortium has administered hands-on, workplace-based STEM classroom learning experiences to increase student awareness and interest in STEM careers.
Applications are now closed.
Learn more about the partnership between FPL and the Consortium of Florida Education.