[No funding remains] Samsung is awarding $50 gift codes to qualifying teachers participating in the Solve for Tomorrow Contest

Updated December 18, 2025: the first teachers to submit and qualify for this contest have been emailed gift codes. Congratulations to those who won!

Updated: the contest application window is now closed.

Starting September 29th, Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Contest will be open for public school teachers to apply.

How to qualify:

• Teach grades 6-12 at a school where 50% or more of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
• Visit Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow website to register.
• Ensure your application describes how your students’ creative STEM ideas will help solve a challenge in their community.
• Link to Apply: https://www.samsung.com/us/solvefortomorrow/signin/
• Use the code DonorsChoose25 in the “referral code” section of the application for a chance to earn a $50 DonorsChoose gift code just for applying to the contest, while funds last! 

Additional notes:

• The deadline to apply is Wednesday, November 5th, 2025.

• Gift codes will be sent by mid-December by the Samsung team.
• All public school teachers for grades 6-12 are eligible to apply for the Solve for Tomorrow Contest, but not all teachers are eligible for this gift code.
• Samsung will manage the review of applications and awarding of gift codes. For application or gift code questions, contact the Samsung team at their email: solvefortomorrow@sea.samsung.com.
• Read more about the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition.

Who won’t qualify for the gift code:

• Previous applicants aren't eligible for the gift code if they have applied within the past three years.
• Teachers outside the grade range or at schools where less than 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
• Teachers who don’t qualify for the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition (e.g. elementary school teachers, private school teachers, etc.) 

With thanks to Samsung