Motorola, Boeing team up for scholarship program

CHICAGO - Motorola Solutions Foundation and Boeing will jointly host the annual Chicago STEM Signing Day event on Tuesday, May 25, for the fourth year in a row.

The event celebrates students from across the Chicago area as they make commitments to attend some of the country's top technical schools, colleges and universities. These students will apply their talents in pursuit of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) careers in fields such as software development, engineering, aviation and user experience design, putting themselves on the fast track for success.

Fifty Chicago-area students will be honored, signing STEM letters of intent in advance of the event, which will be hosted virtually. These students, who are currently underrepresented in STEM fields, were selected to participate after applying through the Chicago STEM Pathways Cooperative, a Project Exploration initiative aimed at addressing inequities in the STEM learning landscape from early childhood to career.

The Motorola Solutions Foundation has participated in Chicago's STEM Signing Day since its inception in 2018, supporting more than 175 students with over $150,000 in scholarships. This year, the foundation will award each student with a $1,000 educational scholarship.