USA TODAY
Two organizations have joined forces with one shared goal in mind: building an intentional pipeline to get more students of color into tech.
For the next five years, Raytheon Technologies, which specializes in aerospace and defense, will contribute nearly $8 million to support scholarships, internships and mentoring for high school students of color participating in the Kapor Center s SMASH (Summer Math and Science Honor Academy) program. Raytheon will also provide 10 SMASH students with $40,000 engineering and computer science scholarships for college.
The partnership is a part of Raytheon s 10-year, $500 million Connect Up initiative with eight organizations including SMASH, an intense three-year college-prep program where students study STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) courses and spend their summers at one of 10 college campuses across the country.