Student Microgrants

The NPCSD Foundation for Student Enhancement is proud to offer microgrants for student research and creative projects at New Paltz High School. Students may request up to $200 towards individual research projects supervised by a NPHS teacher. Applications will be reviewed in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.

The Fall 2025 Application is Now Open!

Deadline: Friday, October 24, 2025

All completed applications will be reviewed and applicants will be notified no later than November 21, 2025.

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Details:
Request up to $200
2 opportunities to submit applications: October 2025 and February 2026
5 grants to be awarded in 2025–2026 school year
Easy application process


Eligibility:
New Paltz High School student (9–12 grade)
Requires a teacher supervisor
One application per year per student


What is fundable?

  • Disposable supplies
  • Travel Expenses
  • Workshop or Conference Fees
  • Subscription Fees
  • Non-disposable supplies and equipment (become the property of the New Paltz School District when the research is complete)

Guidelines:

  • Students can request up to $200.
  • Students must complete a W-9 form prior to receiving the funds.
  • The work must be completed during the academic school year.
  • We will not reimburse for purchases made prior to award notification.
  • Applications must be complete and include the teacher supervisor form.
  • Students must provide high-res images of the completed project with a short description of project accomplishments
  • Any projects not completed or funds not completed use must be returned to The Foundation.
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Congrats to our 2024–2025 Student Microgrants Awardees:

Spring 2025

Ella Brassard: “Writing and Illustrating a Children’s Picture Book”

Audrey Shannon: “Effects of the cold face test on physiological and behavioural markers of anxiety in adolescents”
Faculty Supervisor: Kurt Ulrich

Fall 2024

Joseph Birnbaum

Cora Shuryn: “Stenomatic: Designing An Open Source Stenotype Keyboard”
Faculty Supervisor: Brennan Woods

Joseph Birnbaum: “The Effects of Wildfire Intensity on the Regeneration of Pinus rigida Mill (Pitch Pine) on the Shawangunk Ridge” 
Faculty Supervisor: Kurt Ulrich

Wendy Zhao: “The Effect of Leaf Age on the Photosynthetic Rate of Lettuce”
Faculty Supervisor: Kurt Ulrich