ChessKid.com Announces 2021 Grant Application for Public Schools

Would you like to see every kid in your school learn to play chess?

ChessKid.com can help you introduce the game of chess to every student in your school system through grants it is providing for the 2021-2022 school year. New for this year: the grant program is worldwide! Any public school system inside or outside the United States can apply.

Chess has numerous academic benefits like developing focus, concentration, mental stamina, problem-solving skills, creativity, and confidence. It is also a lot of fun! 

 

Give Every Elementary Student Access to ChessKid.com

At ChessKid we realize that school systems across the country have experienced one of the most challenging school years due to the global outbreak of Covid-19. For the second year, ChessKid wants to assist school systems during this challenging time by providing free Gold ChessKid accounts through a grant program for every elementary student in your school system/district.

Our goal is to award at least five grants to a school system in the United States and five grants to a school system outside the United States for the 2021-2022 school year.

Grant Application

• The application deadline is midnight April 30, 2021.
• Decisions will be made by May 28, 2021.
• Your school system/district will be contacted if you are selected, and ChessKid will work with your school staff over the summer to set up your gold accounts for your students.
• We will also provide training to your designated staff who will help administer the online chess program.

Twice during the school year, ChessKid hosts the Hour of Chess Week: once in November and once in February. We ask all grant recipients to have every student log on once during those Hour of Chess weeks to play chess, solve puzzles, watch a chess video, or many other activities that are offered in a gold subscription to ChessKid.com.

Let ChessKid.com Help Your School System

Many schools and chess clubs that already have ChessKid subscriptions have been able to continue their chess activities during the school year. If you believe that your students could benefit from ChessKid, submit an application for the 2021 Chesskid.com Grant.

ChessKid.com is the scholastic extension of Chess.com, the #1 online chess site. ChessKid is dedicated to being a safe place for kids to learn and play chess. ChessKid.com introduces kids at an early age to the game of chess, teaching them how to play while having fun. It is an educational tool that teachers can use in their classrooms to help students develop critical thinking skills. ChessKid serves more than 3 million kids around the globe with lessons offered in English, Spanish, French, Korean and other languages.

If you have any questions about the grant application process, you can email Ranae Bartlett, Education Director at ChessKid.com at [email protected]. 

*Note: School Systems that currently have Enterprise Accounts with ChessKid.com or who were previous grant recipients are not eligible to apply.