
The Grants Committee promotes and administers initiative grants and scholarships to members. The Grants Committee administers Event Sponsorship requests from members.
About the 2026 MassCUE Classroom Grant Applications
MassCUE is proud to support innovative, technology-infused classroom initiatives that enhance teaching and learning for students across Massachusetts. Current MassCUE members are invited to apply for grants of up to $3,000 to bring creative ideas, tools, and learning experiences to life in their classrooms.
The application period runs March 10 – April 10, 2026, with award recipients announced on May 1, 2026. Projects will be implemented between September 1 and December 31, 2026. If you have an idea that can spark engagement, expand access, or transform learning for your students, we encourage you to apply and share your vision with the MassCUE community. Learn more on how to apply [1].
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The 2026 MassCUE Classroom Grant application window is now open!
The application period runs March 10 – April 10, 2026, with award recipients announced on May 1, 2026. Projects will be implemented between September 1 and December 31, 2026. If you have an idea that can spark engagement, expand access, or transform learning for your students, we encourage you to apply and share your vision with the MassCUE community.
Who Can Apply?
Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- The primary/lead applicant must be a current MassCUE member in good standing through October 15, 2026
- Submit only one proposal per school
- Not have received a MassCUE grant within the previous three years
- Agree to required dissemination commitments if selected
Preference may be given to:
- First-time grant recipients
- School districts that have not previously received a MassCUE grant
- Projects aligned with current MassCUE strategic priorities
Not a member yet? Visit our membership section [3]to join and become eligible to apply.
Application Components
To apply, applicants must submit the following materials to the Online Application Form [4]
- Project Brief Summary (200 words)
- Full Proposal Narrative (up to 1,000 words) including:
- Teacher & Student Learning Goals
- Project Activities
- Assessment Plan (with standards alignment)
- Implementation Timeline
- Sustainability Plan
- Detailed Budget (using the required template) [5]
- Letter of Administrative Support (PDF)
- Applicant Photo (for publication use)
Applicants will also review the Dissemination Commitment Agreement [6], which will be required upon selection.
Questions? Reach out to info@masscue.org [7]
Grant Recipient History
- Grant Recipients 2025 [8]
- Grant Recipients 2024 [9]
- Grant Recipients 2023 [10]
- Grant Recipients 2022 [11]
- Grant Recipients 2020 [12]
- Grant Recipients 2019 [13]
- Grant Recipients 2018 [14]
- Grant Recipients 2017 [15]
- Grant Recipients 2016 [16]
- Grant Recipients 2015 [17]
- Grant Recipients 2014 [18]
MassCUE Grant Funding in Action
Read about the educators who received grants and the innovative projects they did with their students.
- Creating 3D from a 2D World [19]
- Usable Math Generates Math and Design Learning for Elementary Students, [20]
College of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Innovation Lab Takes Off with 3D Printers [21], Pembroke Public Schools
- Wearable Technology-Infused Fashion, [22]Somerset Berkley Regional High School
- Capping it Off: iPads and a Synergy of Library, Technology, and SEL Skills, [23]Falls and Community Elementary Schools, North Attleboro
- Going Digital for an Invention Convention [24], Cape Cod Academy, Osterville
- Soaring with MassCUE Grants [25], Burlington High School, Burlington
- Virtual Reality in the Art Classroom [26], Hopkinton High School
Example of Submitted Grant Accepted and Funded by MassCUE
Latest News & Updates
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Each MassCUE Committee is made up of a dedicated team of volunteers. The following make up the current Grants Committee Chairs and Committee Members.
Chair(s)
Tracy Sockalosky [32]
PRESIDENT, ELECTED, 2025-2026Tracy is the Director of Humanities K-12 for the Newton Public Schools.
Tracy is a past member of the MassCue Board of Directors and has been presenting at the annual conference since 2012. She has also presented for EdTech Teacher, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Learn Launch and several school districts in the region.
Prior to her role in district leadership, Tracy was the Assistant Principal at Dover-Sherborn Middle School for three years after nearly 20 years as a classroom teacher. She was a Social Studies teacher and Instructional Technology specialist with the Natick Public Schools for 11 years (2011-2022) and at the…
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Tracy Sockalosky
PRESIDENT, ELECTED, 2025-2026Tracy is the Director of Humanities K-12 for the Newton Public Schools.
Tracy is a past member of the MassCue Board of Directors and has been presenting at the annual conference since 2012. She has also presented for EdTech Teacher, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Learn Launch and several school districts in the region.
Prior to her role in district leadership, Tracy was the Assistant Principal at Dover-Sherborn Middle School for three years after nearly 20 years as a classroom teacher. She was a Social Studies teacher and Instructional Technology specialist with the Natick Public Schools for 11 years (2011-2022) and at the Carroll School in Lincoln for the ten years prior to that (2001-2011). She is also a United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Teacher Fellow and USC Shoah Foundation Teacher Innovator.
Tracy holds a Master of Education in Organizational Leadership from Endicott College, a Master of Education in Mind, Brain and Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education and an undergraduate degree in History and History of Art from the University of Michigan.
Members
- Linda Cartier
- Stephanie Gosselin
- Ed Paris
- Lisa Sanderson
The MassCUE Grants Committee serves to promote and administer initiative grants to members; identify grants and coordinate the writing of proposals to benefit MassCUE.
The Grant Committee's responsibilities include:
- Design and facilitation of grants for MassCUE members to encourage activities that will strongly support and demonstrate:
- Integrated technology
- Standards-based learning
- Enhanced student achievement
- Development of instructional technology competency
- Dissemination of sustainable results back to MassCUE members and others.
- Follow up of Grant recipient’s requirements as stated in grant