Grants | Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

492 Grants

Bottom Line	Achieve 7X Growth While Maintaining High-Quality Persistence and Graduation Outcomes	United States	University Success	$1,350,541
Supporting the implementation of Bottom Line’s growth strategy to reach 187K students annually via indirect and direct program models.
Let's Get Ready	Differentiated Coaching Support at Scale	United States	University Success	$849,750
Providing escalated coaching support for over 4,000 students who have delayed enrollment, are transferring between institutions, or have stopped out along the path to college completion.
Into Space NPC	Catalyse a network of affordable high-quality schools	South Africa	Quality Schools	R 40 000 000
Catalyzing a network of affordable high-quality schools for communities with limited financial resources through a blended learning model.
University of Pretoria	Sikelela Scholars Wrap Around Support at the University of Pretoria	South Africa	University Success	R 8 656 245
Providing students selected for the Sikelela Scholars program with holistic support to help ensure university completion and assist with graduate job placement.
University of Pretoria	UP Dell Young Leaders Scholarship (2012 – 2020 Cohorts)	South Africa	University Success	R 3 056 894
Supporting high-potential young South Africans registered in professional degree programs with a top-up scholarship to increase graduation and employment rates.
University of Pretoria	UP Dell Young Leaders Scholarship (2021 – 2025 Cohorts)	South Africa	University Success	R 351 537
Supporting high-potential young South Africans registered in professional degree programs with a top-up scholarship to help increase graduation and employment rates.
Magic Bus	Expansion of Blended Learning Youth Skilling Program	India	Jobs and Livelihoods	₹41,96,90,420
Scaling Magic Bus’s blended learning life skills program for youth from ~4K students across five centers to 31K across 23 centers annually. Additionally, through this grant, Magic Bus will build technology infrastructure and organizational efficiencies that indirectly impact another 80-100K college-going youth annually.
The Society for Educational Improvement And Innovation	District Transformation Program in Maharashtra	India	Quality Schools	₹12,00,00,000
Strengthening public education systems across four districts of Maharashtra to improve learning outcomes for students in K-8.
Rennie Center for Educational Research & Policy	Support K-12 virtual learning in Greater Boston	United States	Quality Schools	$100,000
Increasing equitable access to engaging, quality, rigorous, and culturally-responsive teaching and learning for Black and Latino students and their teachers in under-resourced communities.
Leading Educators	Support Districts to Improve English Language Arts and Math Instruction	United States	Quality Schools	$1,800,000
Improving, sustaining, and expanding best-in-class content instruction across the country.
University of Texas at Austin	UT For Me – Powered by Dell Scholars: 2023-2024 Cohort	United States	University Success	$10,127,413
Providing persistence and completion support services to eligible UT Austin Pell students during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Cal Poly Pomona Philanthropic Foundation	Community Partnership for Student Success	United States	University Success	$1,640,338
Providing paid micro-internships to 3,000 Cal Poly Pomona students in order to increase graduation rates of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented minority students.
LifeWorks	Supporting Foster Care Youth Transitioning to Self-Sufficiency	United States	Greater Austin	$662,212
Providing stable housing for youth aging out of the foster care system to enable to them to improve their education, workforce, and mental health needs.
NextGen Talent Inc	Boost Student Enrollment in Postsecondary Pathways	United States	Jobs and Livelihoods	$350,000
Transforming college/postsecondary and career advising to be more evidence-based, strategic, and focused on helping Black and Latino students find their way to well-paying careers in their fields of interest.
Avanti Fellows	College Entrance Test Preparation Coaching	India	University Success	₹24,50,00,000
Providing college entrance exam coaching for top-tier STEM courses to grade XI and XII government school students.
ClassLink	Provide Universal Screener Assessment Data To K12 Schools	United States	Classroom Supports	$1,335,740
Developing a pilot solution to provide universal screener assessment data to educators in support of addressing student learning gaps.
Siyavula Foundation NPC	Providing free access to a digital mathematics learning and adaptive practice platform	South Africa	Classroom Supports	R 2 000 000
Increasing access to online learning for learners in South Africa from low-income backgrounds by providing free access to an industry-leading digital mathematics learning and adaptive practice platform.
WORK 4 A LIVING TRUST	Support to Enable the Expansion of a Network of Empowerment Hubs	South Africa	Jobs and Livelihoods	R 2 600 000
Establishing localized hubs that support youth to complete a proven work readiness programme and gain access to employment opportunities.
WORK 4 A LIVING TRUST	Support to Enable the Expansion of a Network of Empowerment Hubs	South Africa	Jobs and Livelihoods	R 1 400 000
Establishing localized hubs that support youth to complete a proven work readiness programme and gain access to employment opportunities.
Coursemojo, Inc.	Expand High-Quality Career and Technical Education Opportunities	United States	Jobs and Livelihoods	$1,259,600
Supporting the expansion of high-quality Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathway opportunities for secondary school students from low-income backgrounds.