UL Innovative Education Award

The UL Innovative Education Award is a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to invest US $250,000 annually in environmental and STEM education, sustainable communities, and youth empowerment. We offer recognition awards to increase the impact of innovative non-profit programs that use the environment as a pathway to STEM Learning (E->STEM). These outstanding programs showcase the value of student lead investigations, problem solving and critical thinking as it applies to critical challenges in their communities.

The UL Innovative Education Award is a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to invest US $250,000 annually in environmental and STEM education, sustainable communities, and youth empowerment. These recognition awards increase the impact of innovative non-profit programs that use the environment as a pathway to STEM Learning (E->STEM).

Through the UL Innovative Education Award, UL invests in the critical work of non-profit organizations across North America that are leading the way to inspire a passion for STEM education in young people through a focus on designing solutions to environmental problems.

The award program, designed in collaboration with the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), empowers the next generation of leaders to connect with the natural world, develop science-based sustainable solutions for local communities, and nurture a capacity for social responsibility.

UL recognizes and supports innovative programs that have a proven record of positive impacts in their communities. With the support of this award, these successful programs scale up their efforts to reach more youth in their communities, build capacity within their organizations, and continue to innovate through the network and community of annual award winners.

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