Silicon Schools Fund Grant

Silicon Schools Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Silicon Schools Fund Inc
Last Updated: December 05, 2025

Summary

The Silicon Schools Fund Grant supports innovative K-12 education models in California, focusing on empowering students and enhancing teaching through technology. By investing in excellent charter, district, and independent schools, as well as education support providers, the fund aims to create engaging learning environments that prepare students for a rapidly changing world. Their commitment to educational excellence fosters a collaborative approach to developing effective teaching tools and strategies.

Overview

Our Work Silicon Schools invests in California educators and entrepreneurs building breakthrough schools and technology. Innovative models for learning in our state are exemplars for what’s possible in education. Our Vision All students prepared to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Empowered Student guiding their own learning, pursuing interests and reaching their full potential.Passionate Teachers with the experience and flexibility to do what they do best - facilitate conversations, encourage critical thinking and inspire students.Engaging Schools that meet the needs of each student to make school a place where students and teachers love to be.Innovative Technology that enables student to drive their own learning and gives teachers the tools they need to run classrooms in new and better ways. Silicon Schools funds the launch and expansion of innovative, excellent schools and tools and seeks partners and solutions that can support their success.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Investment CriteriaWe invest in excellent and innovative charter, district, and independent schools across the K-12 spectrum. We also invest in education support providers and tech-enabled tools that make teaching and learning more effective.SchoolsWe invest in schools that demonstrate a(n):Innovative educational model that pushes the envelope on new ways to operate schools that help all students thrive.High quality leadership team with a track record of success.Financially sustainable model that is self-financing on California public funding at full enrollment.Understanding of the complexity of launching new schools or transforming existing schools and the operational and educational challenges entailed.Sound strategy for scalability and ability to have national impact.Deep commitment to creating a more just society.Education Solutions & Support ProvidersWe invest in education support providers and tech-enabled tools that make teaching, learning, and school management more effective.We invest in academic support providers with a proven track record of student impact; helping schools implement rigorous core curriculum and aligned interventions as well as training teachers and principals in effective pedagogy and coaching.We focus on organizations that embrace new approaches and innovations, while rigorously testing assumptions and outcomes to ensure the sector develops new knowledge and spreads proven models.