Cupertino-Based STEM Organization Receives $2.5K Grant

CUPERTINO, CA — A Cupertino-based STEM organization will receive a $2,500 grant from the Society for Science toward helping them bring science research opportunities to underrepresented middle school students.

Opportunity X has research programs in 18 schools across seven states, mentoring 200 students through research projects and offering more than 850 workshops. They hope to be in 50 additional schools and work with over 1,000 students in their own STEM research projects by 2023.

"Receiving the Society s STEM Action Grant means a lot to our team, as it will enable us to open up more Opportunity X research programs at Title 1 schools across the country and continue to work towards our mission," the organization said in a statement.

The grant is part of a $165,000 commitment by the Society for Science to fund 38 STEM organizations throughout the country. Three other Bay Area-based organizations received grants.

“If the United States is going to stand as a world leader in science and technology and keep pace in innovation with the rest of the world, we must prioritize investing in grassroots organizations that are doing the hard work on the ground, to engage and educate science learners of all backgrounds,” said Maya Ajmera, President and CEO of the Society for Science and Publisher of Science News. “What’s most inspiring to me about these organizations is that they are identifying growth areas in their local communities and enacting real change.”

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