Today the General Motors Foundation announced grants totalling $2.875 million supporting 29 American universities and organizations through its University/Organization Partner Program that provides funding to advance secondary education curricula in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), information technology and other fields desirable to the auto industry.
Over the last decade, GM has donated nearly $45.6 million to advance STEM.
“The STEM workforce is and will continue to be a vital component in building communities and transforming our nation’s future,” said GM Foundation President Vivian Pickard. “By strengthening higher education programs and encouraging students to pursue STEM careers, we’re ensuring that the next generations of leaders and innovators will have the skills and education they’ll need to succeed and compete globally.”
Since 2011, the Buick Achievers Scholarship Program, which is funded by the GM Foundation, has awarded $28 million to 3,400 student students entering or attending college to study STEM and fields related to the auto industry.
Here’s this year’s list of GM Foundation grant recipients:
- Art Center College of Design
- Brigham Young University
- University of California-Berkeley
- Cleveland Institute of Arts
- University of Cincinnati
- College for Creative Studies
- Duke University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Kettering University
- Lawrence Technological University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Michigan State University
- Michigan Technological University
- University of Michigan
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
- National Black MBA Association
- National Society of Black Engineers
- Northwestern University, Ohio State University
- Pennsylvania State University
- University of Puerto Rico
- Purdue University
- Ringling College of Art and Design
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
- Society of Women Engineers
- Stanford University, University of Texas-Austin
- United Negro College Fund (Howard University)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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