Amazon Future Engineer
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Amazon Donates $15 Million to Code.org to Create New Equity-Minded Advanced Placement Computer Science Curriculum to Help High School Students in Underserved Communities Excel in Tech
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 24, 2021– Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a $15 million donation from Amazon Future Engineer to nonprofit Code.org to support the development and launch of a new equity-minded Advanced Placement computer science programming curriculum. The new curriculum will teach students the same tools and concepts as the existing AP Computer Science A (AP CSA) course, and it will be built inclusively to take into account the…
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Amazon Teams Up with Ciara to Inspire Students to Learn Computer Science and Coding through Competition to Remix the Singer/Songwriter’s Song “SET”
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 20, 2019– Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a new addition to its Amazon Future Engineer program – a music remix competition that teaches students how to write code that makes music. Alongside Georgia Tech and their learn-to-code-through music platform, EarSketch, participating high school students have the opportunity to win prizes by composing an original remix featuring original music stems from Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Ciara and…
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Applications Now Open for 100 Amazon Future Engineer $40,000 College Scholarships for Students from Underserved Communities Pursuing Degrees in Computer Science
One hundred students will be selected to receive $10,000 a year scholarships over four years to study computer science at a college of their choice – students can apply at AmazonFutureEngineer.com. Amazon Future Engineer scholarship recipients also receive a paid internship offer at Amazon in the summer after their first year of college – Amazon Future Engineer is one of the only computer science programs…
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Amazon Donation Brings New Robotics Program and Computer Science Courses to 24 Metro Nashville Public Schools and More Than 65 Schools Across Tennessee, Benefiting Over 1,000 Local Students From Underrepresented Communities
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 11, 2019– Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Metro Nashville Public Schoolstoday announced a new partnership to bring computer science courses and robotics to 24 schools supporting students from underserved or underrepresented communities, as part of the Amazon Future Engineer program. Amazon is providing 21 elementary, middle and high schools with robotics programming, which includes funding to launch FIRST robotics clubs along with teacher professional development, $10,000 to expand access to computer…
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Amazon and Seattle Public Schools Team Up to Bring Computer Science and Robotics to 30 Title I Schools
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 25, 2019– Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Seattle Public Schools today announced a new partnership to bring computer science and robotics to up to 30 Title 1 Seattle Public Schools as part of the Amazon Future Engineer program. Amazon is providing each of the schools with an Amazon Future Engineer Robotics grant to inspire the next generation of computer scientists, with a focus on students from underrepresented and underserved…
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Amazon Awards $40,000 Scholarships and Guaranteed Internship Offers to 100 Students to Pursue Undergraduate Degrees in Computer Science
100 Amazon Future Engineer scholarship winners will receive $10,000 per year over four years to study computer science starting this fall at the college of their choice. All of the recipients demonstrated financial need and more than half of the students are from an underrepresented group in the computer science field. Scholarship winners will also receive a guaranteed, paid internship opportunity at Amazonafter…
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Amazon Future Engineer Brings Computer Science Courses to More Than 1,000 High Schools in Underprivileged Communities Across All 50 States
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 21, 2019– Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it will fund computer science courses in more than 1,000 high schools across all 50 states and the District of Columbia reaching tens of thousands of students from underprivileged, underrepresented, or underserved communities, through its Amazon Future Engineerprogram. Of the more than 1,000 high schools, more than 700 are classified as Title I schools. Amazon’s funding provides…
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