2026 MERITS Program
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Maine
Target Audience: Maine high school Juniors
Program Type: Summer internships
Overview:
MSGC's MERITS program offers summer internship opportunities for Maine high school Juniors at various locations around the state of Maine.
More Information:
Visit the "for students" page for additional details.
How to Apply
Application Process
For application details, required materials, and submission instructions, visit the "for students" page at msgc.org
What Maine Space Grant Consortium actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 18
- Total given
- $1.12M
- Median grant
- $19K
- Range
- $5,301–$437K
- By dollars: Maine 94%, Massachusetts 4%, New York 1%. Top recipient cities: Augusta, ME; Portland, ME; Orono, ME.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 33% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
University of Maine · Orono, ME
Research and Education Grants
$437K
University of Southern Maine · Portland, ME
Research and Education Grants
$200K
College of the Atlantic · Bar Harbor, ME
Research and Education Grants
$143K
University of New England · Biddeford, ME
Research and Education Grants
$76K
Northeastern University · Boston, MA
Research Grant
$49K
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Fields of Work
- Youth programs
- STEM education
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