The Esports Industry Career Exploration grant program is intended to harness the popularity of esports to combat chronic absenteeism and the high rate of student suspensions, increase middle school student awareness of high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand career pathways within the esports industry, increase equity and access of special population groups to CTE programming and increase the engagement of special population students.
Donor Name: New Jersey Department of Education
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/13/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This grant program will result new esports programming at the middle grades level. Esports programs must support career exploration activities and be aligned with secondary CTE programs of study in high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand fields in the esports industry.
The Esports Industry Career Exploration grant opportunity has the following goals:
- Goal 1: Middle school students will learn about career opportunities in the esports industry aligning with CTE programming at the secondary level.
- Goal 2: Middle school students involved in esports programming will have an increased attendance rate.
- Goal 3: At the middle grades level, students of special populations identified by Perkins V legislation, particularly multilinguistic learners (MLLs), will become more engaged in the school community and develop social and soft skills needed in many career and technical fields.
Funding Information
Applicants may apply for up to $50,000. Based on the availability of FY25 state funding, this grant program will begin May 1, 2025 and will end on June 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Community-Based Nonprofit Organization (CBO), or
- Institutes of Higher Education (IHE).
For more information, visit NJDOE.
