Infosys USA Foundation, New York Academy of Sciences expands Afterschool Mentoring Program Grant

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Infosys USA Foundation, New York Academy of Sciences expands Afterschool Mentoring Program Grant

The Infosys USA Foundation has expanded its challenge grant to the New York Academy of Sciences Afterschool STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Mentoring Program to include Citizen Schools in New Jersey. The Infosys USA Foundation has provided $380,000 in cumulative grants to give more students the opportunity to improve their science and math skills.

The partnership between the Infosys USA Foundation and the Academy supports the Academy's K-12 Science Education Initiative that provides academic mentoring by young scientists to underserved students. The program's goal is to ensure that students have an opportunity to explore science, math and technology in ways that will encourage higher achievement in the classroom and in testing outcomes.

In the first year of the program, the Academy has surpassed its program goals by placing more than 120 mentors in 84 after-school and summer programs across all five boroughs of New York City, serving more than 2,100 elementary and middle school children. Together, these mentors provided more than 3,120 hours of high quality, educational activities, inspiring the city's most underserved children and encouraging confidence to pursue their talents in science and math.

Based on the achievements of the STEM Mentoring Program in New York City, the Academy believes that with the support of Citizen Schools, it can scale this model to impact science education in New Jersey.


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