BALTIMORE, Aug 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE: NOC) awarded $50,000 in grants to 167 K-12 schools nationwide
to promote education in the science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
The Engineers Week STEM Grants seek to provide teachers with
funding for projects that increase student awareness of the
excitement and opportunity to be found in STEM fields. Each
$300 grant was given to a school for
use by a specific teacher, based on grant proposals submitted by
the teacher. Grants may be used to purchase equipment, supplies,
publications or transportation related to the project.
The 167 schools are located in 11 different states and in the
communities near 17 separate Northrop Grumman campuses.
"Northrop Grumman strongly believes in promoting STEM education
as a means to better ensure the nation's long-term economic
success," said Melissa Sandlin,
manager of corporate citizenship for Northrop Grumman's eastern
region. "These grants will help teachers across the nation show
students the benefits and value of pursuing a technical career
path."
The program was kicked off in February during National Engineers
Week, a nationwide event dedicated to ensuring a diverse and
well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing
understanding of and interest in engineering and technology
careers.
Teachers at any public school, charter school with an open
enrollment policy, or private school with a 501(c)(3) foundation
were eligible to apply for the Northrop Grumman STEM grants.
However, in order to be considered for the STEM grants, the
teachers must have been referred by an active Northrop Grumman
employee. The winners include teachers in grade levels from
kindergarten through high school. Grant applications were reviewed
by employee committees at each Northrop Grumman campus.
The National Engineers Week STEM Grants is one of several
Northrop Grumman community service programs designed to promote
STEM education in the United
States. Other programs include DiscoverE, Teachers and
Engineers for Academic Achievement (TEAACH), Northrop Grumman
Engineering Scholars and the High School Involvement Partnership
(HIP).
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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