Medtronic Foundation Launches Its First Latino STEM Students Scholarship Program
NORTHAMPTON, MA | ACCESSWIRE | September 26, 2022 | When Veronica Borras-Serrano learned she''d been selected as a scholar for the inaugural class of the Medtronic Foundation and SHPE scholarship, she felt relief. "My parents had health issues that caused the family to get into a lot of debt," Borras-Serrano said. She further explained that impacted the money for school. "So with this help from the Medtronic Foundation, I''m able to pay my tuition and focus on other things I need for school." She''s one of 16 recipients who received the financial lift. The Foundation worked with the Hispanic Latino Network (HLN), a Medtronic employee resource group, to partner with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). Together they identified worthy candidates who represent the future of Latinos in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The students will receive up to $25,000 for education and other expenses. Making an impact Borras-Serrano, a junior at the University of Puerto Rico, is using the money to help pay for a degree in industrial engineering.
Medtronic Foundation Launches Its First Latino STEM Students Scholarship Program
NORTHAMPTON, MA | ACCESSWIRE | September 26, 2022 | When Veronica Borras-Serrano learned she''d been selected as a scholar for the inaugural class of the Medtronic Foundation and SHPE scholarship, she felt relief. "My parents had health issues that caused the family to get into a lot of debt," Borras-Serrano said. She further explained that impacted the money for school. "So with this help from the Medtronic Foundation, I''m able to pay my tuition and focus on other things I need for school." She''s one of 16 recipients who received the financial lift. The Foundation worked with the Hispanic Latino Network (HLN), a Medtronic employee resource group, to partner with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). Together they identified worthy candidates who represent the future of Latinos in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The students will receive up to $25,000 for education and other expenses. Making an impact Borras-Serrano, a junior at the University of Puerto Rico, is using the money to help pay for a degree in industrial engineering.