Zoom EdInnovation Awards
This is an open invitation to education leaders across the globe to submit proven ideas that improve student engagement in online learning. The boldest and brightest ideas that support underserved students will be selected to receive Zoom technology, support, and funding.
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In 2020, all over the world, educators, students, and parents have found ways to keep learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the creative solutions that have emerged in response to the pandemic have been transformative in reaching and engaging students no matter where they are globally.
We know this is an urgent moment.
Technology has moved from the margins to the center of education, paving the way for ambitious innovations to help teach anywhere, learn anywhere, and connect anywhere. Zoom wants to support these ambitious and timely ideas that focus on improving student engagement and learning outcomes.
We’re providing technology, thought partnership, and funding to foster and scale audacious solutions that use video communication platform solutions to improve student engagement and outcomes.
Criteria
We are searching for projects with innovative approaches, ambitious plans to scale up, and nimble, adventurous leadership teams to execute the vision. If you cannot squarely say yes to all of the below criteria, we recommend you hold off.
Your solution
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Improves student engagement and student outcomes
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Uses video communication platform solutions as a core part of the innovation
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Is a proven innovation with a plan to scale using video communication as core to the
scaling plan
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Prioritizes the most marginalized students
- Preference given to leaders or leadership teams who reflect the community they serve
*Please note, we are not making grants to individual schools.
Our Process
Midnight PST
Zoom EdInnovate Awards may include:
Technology
We’ll grant credit towards Zoom product licenses
Consulting and support
Zoom team members can lend their expertise to everything from product enablement and strategy to communications and social media
Funding
We’ll provide meaningful financial support to help move your solutions forward
Self-prescreen and Q&A
Review what we fund above. We want to keep innovators innovating and not spending unnecessary time filling out applications.
If you think you are a match but still have questions, join us for a live Q&A Session on November 16, 2020. The session will be recorded if you cannot make it. Sign up here + submit your questions.
Apply here
Please complete this application. We also invite you to submit an optional (up to 2 minute no production) Zoom recording telling us in your own words about your solution.
Review
Your application will be reviewed by an amazing team of community builders, Zoom product and engineering folks, and passionate Zoom employees from around the world - all committed to supporting students around the world to succeed.
Announcement + celebration
Winners will be announced by Zoom.
Support
Zoom EdInnovate awardees will receive grant funding and support from Zoom for up to two years to turn their idea into reality.
Eligibility
Eligible organizations include tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charities (or the equivalent if outside the U.S.), 501(c)(3) private foundations, 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, government entities, and for-profit social enterprises. Note: grants to any organization that is not a public charity as described in Section 501(c)(3) will be classified as Expenditure Responsibility grants (ER grants) and will require additional due diligence.
Resource guide: Learn about Zoom + Education
Here are resources to help you understand how Zoom can accelerate your ability to deliver on your mission.