- BP Poddar Institute of Management and Technology (India) - to support a solar project in an underdeveloped village to produce electricity.
- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (China) - to hold light-themed activities in 2015 in celebration of the International Year of Light.
- Cologne University of Applied Sciences (Germany) - to develop study groups at local high schools
- CU Science Discovery (USA) - to support a series of optics and photonics-related outreach programming for K-12 students and teachers.
- Foundation of Astronomical Studies and Exploration (Sri Lanka) - to conduct a 1-day student workshop on practical astronomy throughout Sri Lanka provinces.
- Fountain Hills High School Research Club (USA) - partially support the development of an online solar powered observatory that will be available to teachers and the public to educate about the universe and optics and technology.
- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (India) - for materials to improve their K-12 outreach program.
- ITMO University (Russian Federation) - to enhance current student chapter outreach activities.
- Life Christian School (USA) - to increase understanding of light and optics for schools.
- Lomonosov MSU SPIE Student Chapter (Russian Federation) - partially support annual event increasing awareness in optics and photonics to young students, ages 12-17.
- Lund University Student Chapter (Sweden) - to partially support the annual Culture Night in Lund event.
- National Institute of Technology, Goa (India) - for student chapter activities to increase the awareness of optics and photonics to students and teachers across the state of Goa.
- Optics Institute of Southern California (USA) - for the development of OptoBotics Theme Packets.
- Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics Club (China) - to support optics and photonics outreach events.
- Stellenbosch University (South Africa) - to conduct outreach activities at local high schools.
- The University of Arizona (USA) - to enhance the Expanding Your Horizons outreach program.
- Three Rivers Community College (USA) - to organize exhibits that will teach optics and other technologies for all levels of education at the Optics Fair on campus.
- Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (Mexico) - to develop portable scientific kits with a series of hands-on activities related to light phenomena and technologies.
- Universidad Central Venezuela SPIE Student Chapter (Venezuela) - for optics and photonics demonstrations to students and teachers
- Universidade Nove de Julho (Brazil) - to partially fund materials for an optics showcase.
- Universit degli studi di Napoli Federico II Student Chapter (Italy) - to organize an event dedicated to the diffusion of optics and photonics knowledge through simple experiments.
- Universitat de Valencia (Spain) - to raise awareness about women in Optics and Light History.
- Universitat Jaume I (Spain) - to provide materials for an optical contest.
- University of Maryland (USA) - to develop outreach events for K-12 and community college students.
- University of Oregon, SPICE Program (USA) - to host outreach events featuring hands-on optics and photonics activities.
- University of Otago (New Zealand) - to host an International Year of Light event.
- University of Southampton (United Kingdom) - to partially support the Lightwave Roadshow.
- University of Western Australia (Australia) - (1) to partially support optics and photonics outreach activities; (2) to develop microscopy kits for young students across Western Australia.
- Vanderbilt University SPIE Student Chapter (USA) - to expand outreach activities for a larger audience and demonstrate interactive examples of the use of light in our daily lives.
- West Salem High School (USA) - to develop photonic lessons in a STEM "College Now" microelectronics class at the high school level.
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