Teachers, apply now for a Bright Ideas classroom grant

York Elec­tric Coop­er­a­tive and our Oper­a­tion Round Up Trust Board work togeth­er to offer grants of up to $1,000 for local teach­ers to fund inno­v­a­tive pro­grams to imple­ment in their class­rooms. We also work to ful­fill wish lists for local teach­ers nom­i­nat­ed by the com­mu­ni­ty.

Bright Ideas grant winner smiles for the camera
Dr. Anne R. Witte, 2021 Win­ner

Eli­gi­ble Teach­ers

K‑12 Teach­ers at Pub­lic Schools in York, Clover, Lan­cast­er, Rock Hill and Fort Mill School Dis­tricts

K‑12 teach­ers at pri­vate or char­ter schools in YEC’s Ser­vice Ter­ri­to­ry

Teams or indi­vid­u­als

Each pub­lic school dis­trict and one pri­vate school will be award­ed one grant of up to $1,000

Wish list ful­fill­ment based on nom­i­na­tions

a 2020 Bright Ideas grant winner smiles for the camera
Michael Prothero, 2020 Win­ner

Reg­is­tra­tion Infor­ma­tion

Appli­ca­tions and nom­i­na­tions are cur­rent­ly being accept­ed, and the dead­line to apply is Fri­day, Sep­tem­ber 13, 2024. Vis­it our Bright Ideas page for the appli­ca­tion and more details.