IBM Grants $30,000 to American Indian College Fund to Continue Scholarship Program

Dec 14, 2011 | Blog

 

IBM Grants $30,000 to American Indian College Fund to Continue Scholarship Program

December 14, 2011


IBM
awarded $30,000 to the American Indian College Fund for scholarships for tribal college students. The grant will support ten annual scholarships for students attending tribal colleges who are studying science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or business.

David H. Daniel, GM, GTS Service Delivery (Japan/Asia Pacific), of IBM said, “IBM is a proud supporter of many Native American initiatives, including the American Indian College Fund. We feel that providing scholarships for Native students to attend the tribal colleges and universities is critical to improving the educational fabric for Native American students. By helping students achieve their educational and career aspirations, we are also investing in our Native American Communities at-large. IBM is committed to the Native American Community and we will continue our focus to help bring technology to Indian Country.”

“IBM’s longtime support of the American Indian College Fund allows Native students to attend college who might not otherwise be able to afford an education,” said Richard B. Williams, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund. “On behalf of our students, we are grateful for their support that will allow American Indians to succeed in the STEM fields while helping to make America more competitive in the global market.”

About IBM
The objective of IBM’s philanthropic initiatives is to strategically focus our best and most valuable resource—our technologies, especially the innovative solutions that come from our world class research laboratories, and our employee talent and expertise. We apply it against critical societal issues and problems such as education, health, energy and the environment, language/literacy, sustainable and vibrant cities, disaster relief and culture to assist communities around the world. Our key programs include the Corporate Service Corps, which annually deploys teams of selected high potential employees to emerging regions to work with government, nonprofit and non-governmental organizations on critical local projects; World Community Grid, which utilizes grid computing technology to harness the tremendous power of idle computers to perform specific computations related to critical research around complex biological, environmental and health-related issues; and our On Demand Community volunteer initiative, which has facilitated the contribution of over 10 million hours of volunteer service to schools and nonprofit organizations around the world by our employees and retirees. For more information about IBM’s philanthropic work, please visit http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives.

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