New Brunswick Education Foundation Inc

The organization awarded scholarships totaling over 80k to college bound students from new brunswick high school and new brunswick health science technology high school during the year ended 12/31/24. Nbef has awarded and administered scholarships of 951,050 in college scholarships since 2007. These scholarships have assisted recipients to attend institutions including but not limited to: columbia university, princeton university, john hopkins university, seton hall university, etc. Many of these students have furthered their education and have matriculated in graduate & doctoral programs.

Stem / robotics program since 2011, the organization has had a robotics initiative that seeks to inspire new brunswick public school students to better connect with math, science and technology related disciplines as well as ignite their aspirations to pursue careers as scientists, inventors, engineers and even stem related educators. This stem project has provided 6th through 12th grade students with hands-on and inquiry based learning experiences that entails designing, building and programming robotics. The organization has entered the new brunswick middle school robtics team in first lego league(fll)competitions the past three years resulting in high achievements and recognition. Innovative teacher grant program since 2008, nbef has provided over 110,000 for new brunswick public school teachers to implement innovative projects and activities in classrooms and after-school programs. This special collaboration has involved more than 50 educators and has impacted thousands of students ranging from pre- kindergarten through grade 12 in areas such as reading & literacy, performing arts, stem, etc. The process begins with teachers submitting grant proposals that offer novel concepts and strategies which result in dynamic learning experiences for students. There have been over 100 enrichment projects and activities implemented (both inside and outside the classrooms)through the nbef teacher grant program since its inception.