Grantee highlights
The Avantor Foundation works with a number of worthy organizations around the world. We partner with each grantee to ensure their program aligns to our mission and offers an opportunity for Avantor’s associates to engage in volunteerism.
Cultivating the Next Generation of Scientists
With the help of an Avantor Foundation grant, Emory University's Department of Human Genetics offered a six-weeks summer research internship to Atlanta high school students in 2023. In addition to general program support, the Foundation funded stipends for 12 participants.
Targeting Atlanta-based tenth and eleventh graders from historically underrepresented ethnicities in science, the STEM-based program included class lectures on genetics, guest speakers, information on college and career readiness, hands-on research experience and field trips to Fernbank Museum, CDC Museum and Microsoft. Each student was mentored by a School of Medicine faculty member and was required to complete a project, that was shared at a symposium during the last week of the program.
Program statistics
- 21 students from historically underrepresented ethnicities participated
- 100% of the students became more aware of STEM careers
- 100% of the students became more interested in STEM careers
- 100% of the students became more interested in studying STEM
- 100% of the students became more knowledgeable about STEM subjects
- Avantor associates volunteered by providing a resume building session and hosting mock interviews to prepare the students for future interviews