AP Grants
Financial support for building AP programs
Offering an AP program that adequately prepares students for the AP Exams and college requires dedication, vision, persistence, and of course, financial resources. Quite often the financial requirements of offering college-level instruction prevent schools from initiating or broadening their school's AP programs. How can you start an AP program or expand a nascent program with limited resources?
The Advanced Placement Program® offers two competitive grants that provide financial and technical assistance to schools and teachers interested in expanding access to AP. The two grant programs—College Board AP Fellows and the AP Start-Up Grant—total more than $500,000 in aid for professional development and classroom resources. Although all schools are eligible and encouraged to apply, schools and teachers that serve minority and/or low income students who have been traditionally underrepresented in AP courses are given preference.