Sparklight is launching its 2026 “Dream Bigger” contest, offering thirty-thousand dollars to support science, technology, engineering and math education for K-through-12 students.

The fiber-based internet provider will award twenty-five hundred dollars each to twelve winning schools or organizations in communities Sparklight serves. The goal is to help educators bring hands-on STEM learning into classrooms through projects like robotics, science competitions, and classroom equipment.

Sparklight Vice President of Communications Strategy Trish Niemann says STEM education plays a key role in preparing students for an increasingly digital world, and the contest allows the company to invest in programs that encourage curiosity, problem-solving, and innovation.

Eligible schools and organizations must submit a photo and written summary explaining how the funds would be used and how the project would benefit students.

Entries will be accepted February seventeenth through March tenth at sparklight dot com slash contest. Finalists will be selected by Sparklight, with winners chosen through public voting March twelfth through March eighteenth.

Since the program began, Sparklight has awarded nearly two-hundred-thousand dollars to STEM programs across its service area.