With funding from the Illinois State Board of Education’s Computer Science Equity Grant, all Illinois educators attendees are eligible to receive up to $500* in stipends for attending CS PD Week.

Amount: $500 per attendee

Eligibility: Educators must presently teach at or plan to teach in an Illinois school district. To receive the full stipend amount, CS PD Week attendees must attend all training days throughout the event.

*Terms: The Learning Technology Center (LTC) will pay a $500 stipend per week to the attendee’s school district. The district will disburse the stipend to the attendee, deducting applicable fees (such as TRS and taxes). This transaction requires a signed agreement between the LTC and the district, and the stipend will be paid only after the attendee successfully completes the week.

Applicable Tracks:
Code.org CS Discoveries
Code.org CS Principles
Code.org CS A
CS Explorations – Elementary School
CS Explorations – Middle/High School
Supporting Computer Science

How To Apply: Apply for one of the above learning tracks and check the box below “Interested in Scholarships”. If you have already registered, please contact Sarah Phelps for more details.

Code.org is providing scholarships to new CS educators who are attending a Code.org training for the first time and serve diverse K-12 populations with significant financial need. Through these scholarships, educators are eligible to participate in any Code.org training at no cost.

Amount: No limit

Eligibility: Educators must presently teach at or plan to teach at a school where a majority of the student population is composed of underrepresented minorities or a majority of all students are eligible for free and reduced lunch.

Applicable Tracks:
Code.org CS Discoveries
Code.org CS Principles

How To Apply: Apply for one of the above learning tracks and check the box below “Interested in Scholarships”.

Thanks to the generous support of the US Department of Education’s Education Innovation and Research grant, Code.org is offering a free professional learning opportunity to high school teachers as part of the Equity in Computer Science Principles program. This program seeks to expand access to computer science education, especially in rural and underserved communities, as well as among young women.

Through this supplemental scholarship, Code.org will provide free professional learning (as detailed above) and up to $1,500 in travel reimbursement for lodging at and transportation to CS PD Week.

Amount: $1,500

Eligibility: Educators must presently teach at or plan to teach at a rural school or a school where a majority of the student population is composed of underserved minorities (including students of color and young women).

Applicable Tracks:
Code.org CS Principles

How To Apply: Apply for one of the above learning tracks and check the box below “Interested in Scholarships”.

Through a generous donation from Google, limited scholarship funding is available to cover registration fees for educators serving student populations from underrepresented groups. Through these scholarships, educators are eligible to participate in core CS PD Week tracks at a greatly decreased cost.

Amount: Varies

Eligibility: Educators must presently teach at a school where a majority of the student population is composed of underrepresented groups.

Applicable Tracks:
CS Explorations – Elementary School
CS Explorations – Middle/High School
Supporting Computer Science

How To Apply: Apply for one of the above learning tracks and check the box below “Interested in Scholarships”.