Calculated Genius Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant
September 9, 2021
Calculated Genius Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant
Chicago, Illinois. USA – September 9, 2021 – Calculated Genius, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping underrepresented youth explore and connect to engineering, today announced it has received a grant for $20,000.00 USD from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions.
Through the grant, Calculated Genius has awarded merit-based scholarships to seventeen women pursuing college degrees in engineering or computer science paired with additional resources including career readiness workshops and mentorship. As the Calculated Genius STEMINIST scholars are from the Chicagoland area but studying at universities across the United States, the program has been designed for virtual online access and community building.
Kelley Francis, Executive Director of Calculated Genius shared “This generous grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation will help students from the Chicagoland area and studying at universities across the United States reach their full potential through scholarship awards, career readiness support, and mentorship. CG works to inspire young women to see themselves as capable, confident, and necessary in the 21st century economy. Our supportive community of like-minded women and professional mentors share the positives and challenges they have faced in their education and careers, all to impart a sense of belonging in the field. Thank you Motorola Solutions Foundation for supporting our work!”
Each year, the Motorola Solutions Foundation’s awards grants to charitable organizations such as Calculated Genius to support three primary areas of focus: first responder programming, technology and engineering education and programs that blend the two. Within each area of focus, our grant program supports underrepresented populations, including women, people of color, people with disabilities, the LGBTQ community, veterans and others.
"The Motorola Solutions Foundation aims to partner with organizations that align to our values of accountability, innovation, impact, diversity and inclusion," said Karem Perez, executive director of the Motorola Solutions Foundation. "We are proud to support organizations like Calculated Genius that embody these values while driving positive change in their communities.”
For additional information on the Motorola Solutions Foundation grants program, visit: motorolasolutions.com/foundation
For more information on Calculated Genius please visit www.calculatedgenius.org
About Calculated Genius
Calculated Genius is a non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois providing underrepresented youth with STEM enrichment programming, mentorship and career readiness support, as well as scholarships for females from the Chicagoland area pursuing engineering or computer science degrees in college.
About the Motorola Solutions Foundation
As the charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions, the Motorola Solutions Foundation partners with organizations around the globe to create safer cities and equitable, thriving communities. We focus on giving back through strategic grants, employee volunteerism and other community investment initiatives. Our strategic grants program supports organizations that offer first responder programming and technology and engineering education, and align to our values of accountability, innovation, impact, diversity and inclusion. The Foundation is one of the many ways in which the company lives out its purpose of helping people be their best in the moments that matter. For more information on the Foundation, visit: www.motorolasolutions.com/foundation