NEW YORK, July 1, 2025 — Echo360, a leader in transformative learning and AI-powered education technology, has announced the recipients of its 2025 e3 Tech Grants Program. This year, the program is awarding over $100,000 in financial and technology support to educators and researchers worldwide. Now in its fifth year, the initiative underscores Echo360’s dedication to advancing innovative teaching and learning through strategic investments and practical resources.
Murad Velani, President and CEO of Echo360, commented on the significance of the grants amid the current educational landscape. “As educational institutions face mounting financial stress, from flat or declining funding to enrollment volatility, every dollar counts,” he said. “Our 2025 grant awards demonstrate how Echo360 stands shoulder to shoulder with educators, equipping them not only with needed funding, but with technologies and training that amplifies instructional innovation around the world.”
Echo360’s Legacy of Support
Since its inception in 2021, the Echo360 e3 Tech Grants have been instrumental in promoting edtech learning equity, engagement, and evidence. The program offers two types of awards, reflecting Echo360’s long-standing commitment to funding innovation and providing tools that can be scaled across classrooms, labs, and corporate training environments globally.
The announcement comes at a time when higher education institutions worldwide are grappling with significant financial challenges. A 2025 Fitch Ratings report has highlighted that many U.S. institutions are facing “deteriorating” finances due to enrollment declines and rising costs. Similarly, in the U.K., the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) reports that one in three schools operates at a deficit. Australia’s Universities Accord also emphasizes financial sustainability as a sector-wide concern.
Impact on Education
One of the grant recipients, Julie Bayliss, a Lecturer in the Curtin School of Allied Health, shared how the grant is transforming their educational approach. “The Echo360 grant is enabling us to create high-quality, multi-angle videos that we anticipate will transform how physiotherapy students engage with complex manual techniques,” she stated. “We believe that this technology will give students the flexibility to learn at their own pace while ensuring equitable access to expert demonstrations; something we couldn’t have achieved without this support.”
2025 e3 Tech Grant Highlights
The 2025 awards have been distributed across three major regions:
- APAC: Murdoch University, RMIT University, La Trobe University, University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Curtin University, Australian Catholic University, Australian National University, Swinburne University of Technology, Unitec, Box Hill Institute.
- EMEA: St. George’s University of London, Queen Mary University, University of Nottingham.
- NORTH AMERICA: Allen University, Gallaudet University, Loyola Marymount University, Colorado State University, Schreiner University, University of Houston–Clear Lake, Saint Michael’s College, Northampton Community College, Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine, Capital University, Wilkes Community College, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, Forsyth Technical Community College.
Looking Ahead
The move represents a continued effort by Echo360 to support educational institutions in navigating financial constraints while fostering innovation. By providing both financial and technological resources, the grants aim to enhance the quality of education and make it more accessible to diverse learning environments.
According to experts, initiatives like the e3 Tech Grants are crucial in addressing the current challenges faced by educational institutions. They not only provide immediate support but also encourage long-term transformation in teaching and learning methodologies.
For more information on the grant details and application process, interested parties can visit www.echo360.com/company/grants.
About Echo360
Echo360 is a global edtech leader, enabling transformative learning experiences for education and business through its Echosystem™, the world’s first and only enterprise Learning Transformation Platform™ (LTPTM). Serving over 2,000 customers and 5 million learners, Echo360 integrates content creation (EchoInk™), video management (EchoVideo™), engagement (EchoEngage™), and assessment (EchoExam™), now extended by GoReact’s AI-powered video-based skill assessment and feedback.
Echo360’s global commitment is embodied in its core values of equity, engagement, and evidence, ensuring every learner is supported regardless of environment or access, promoting active, immersive learning experiences, and driving innovation through measurable outcomes.
For further inquiries, contact Jeff Peterson at Echo360 via phone at 612-859-0488 or email at [email protected].
