AP Participant Grants

College Board awards grants for qualifying teachers to attend an AP Summer Institute (APSI). The request form is open March–June or until all grants have been distributed.

Who Is Eligible

To qualify you must:

• be teaching a course for the first time in the 2026-27 school year, or be teaching a course that has been revised for the 2026-27 school year

• not receive professional learning funding from your school, district, or state

If eligible, wait until your request is approved and you've received your APSI registration code before registering for a session. You'll need to log in to your College Board account to request a grant.

Please note: AP Business with Personal Finance field test teachers and AP Cybersecurity pilot year 1 and 2 teachers planning to teach these courses in the 2026-27 school year are also eligible to receive the grant if they don't have other funding.

What Participant Grants Cover

AP participant grants cover tuition for College Board–endorsed AP Summer Institutes in the United States and internationally. 

All other APSI costs (including but not limited to travel, lodging, food, or graduate credit) are the responsibility of the grant recipient. 

AP participant grants don't cover the AP Annual Conference or other workshops.