🎓 Bright Minds, Bold Futures Scholarship - Year 4!
We’re excited to announce the 4th year of the Bright Minds, Bold Futures Scholarship, created to support passionate, STEM driven students who want to invest in their education and their future. This scholarship celebrates curious thinkers, problem-solvers, and future innovators who are ready to make an impact.
✨ Applications for the 2026–2027 academic year are now open!
Students interested in fields of technology or engineering are encouraged to apply for the opportunity and receive $3,000 first year and an additional $2,500 each subsequent year throughout their college education, up to four years! Learn more about the Bright Minds, Bold Futures scholarship requirements and apply directly on our website. Link in bio!
Know a student passionate about STEM and ready to shape the future? Share this opportunity and help us support the next generation of innovators.
#CalculatedGenius #BrightMindsBoldFutures #STEMScholarship #ApplyNow
This month, we proudly celebrate our client Kimberly Moore, President & CEO of @kdmengineering , founder of @calculatedgenius , and a valued member of the First Women’s Bank Advisory Board.
Through KDM Engineering, Kimberly leads one of the largest Black woman-owned engineering firms, delivering impactful infrastructure and engineering solutions. Through Calculated Genius, she inspires the next generation by teaching youth about engineering and opening doors to STEM careers.
Her leadership, innovation, and commitment to expanding opportunity makes a lasting difference in business. We’re honored to have her in our community.
FirstWomens.Bank – Member FDIC
#BlackHistoryMonth #STEMLeadership #WomenInBusiness #FirstWomensBank
Happy Thanksgiving from Calculated Genius!
This season, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the donors, sponsors, and partners who help make our work possible. Your generosity fuels hands-on STEM experiences, opens doors for young scholars, and ensures that the next generation of engineers and innovators has the support they need to thrive.
We are grateful for your belief in our mission and for the impact you help create every day. Wishing you a joyful and meaningful Thanksgiving surrounded by loved ones.
Your donation is greatly appreciated this holiday season. Please use the link in our bio to do so.
#CalculatedGenius #community #womeninstem #thankyou
🎉 We are so happy to congratulate our #Steminist Scholar, Carolina Carchi , for being honored with the prestigious “Courage” Award! She is a beacon of leadership, compassion and STEM brilliance .
What makes this moment even more meaningful is Carolina’s incredible generosity: she has decided to pay it forward and donate the $25,000 award to #CalculatedGenius to help us continue our support of young girls of color exploring careers in STEM.
We also extend our deepest thanks to The Courage Project and its partners, who made this transformative gift possible. Your support amplifies opportunities, expands horizons, and reinforces that with courage and community behind you, anything is possible!
Help us congratulate, Carolina ... to bold steps, brave hearts and brilliant futures. ✨
#WomenInSTEM #STEMEducation #GirlsInSTEM #Scholarship #CommunityMatters
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🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 STEMinist Scholars! 🎉
A little over a week ago, we had the honor of celebrating 22 remarkable young women who are blazing trails in STEM at our annual Calculated Genius STEMinist Scholarship Ceremony. 💫
We believe deeply in building an equal opportunity-pipeline for young women in engineering and computer science—because when we invest in our youth, we invest in the future.
To the recipients - You inspire us! And as you make strides in your journeys, know that we’re here—not just with financial support, but as mentors, advocates, and a community committed to being a lasting resource in your growth.
#STEMinist #WomenInSTEM #ScholarshipCelebration #CalculatedGenius #RepresentationMatters #MentorshipMatters #womeninengineering #steministscholarship
An amazing weekend celebration, honoring the next cohort of STEMinist Scholars -- congratulations! We wish our scholars best of luck as they begin their collegiate journey and are honored to support them through scholarship, mentorship, and fellowship.
A huge thanks to all of our incredible supporters who give their time and money to empower & connect the next generation to pathways in engineering & technology that inspire a brighter future.
#steminist #calculatedgenius
Happy New Year from Calculated Genius!
We were so lucky to close out 2024 in style with our Fall Semester Wrap Party for CG's #STEMinists past and present -- a huge thanks to @bmo_us and their amazing #Chicago team for hosting a fantastic panel on financial literacy, & how to achieve your career goals through persistence, ingenuity, and believing in yourself.
We look forward to all that 2025 brings, and invite you to join us in supporting young women of color pursuing pathways in #engineering & #technology that support a brighter future!
Join @calculatedgenius this #givingtuesday in empowering young women of color, ensuring they have the support needed to thrive in pursuit of #engineering and #computerscience pathways. #STEMinists like Ifra Qazi, a first-generation scholar attending @thisisuic , majoring in #CS with an emphasis on #cybersecurity. Ifra’s brilliance and work ethic have enabled her to persist through discrimination, imposter syndrome, and academic challenges as she remains deeply committed to her goal of pursuing a cybersecurity career.
CG mobilizes 100% of every single dollar donated towards making sure young women of color have the tools to platform their individual talent. Help us continue this important work by donating via link in bio today!!!
Thank you so much to #motorolasolutionsfoundation, @kdmengineering@burnsmcdonnell@rwe.global@visitdotorg@society4science@oldnationalbancorp and all of our global supporters, volunteers, and collaborators - we could not do this important work without you!
As we approach Thanksgiving we are so #thankful for our #STEMinist scholars, who inspire us with their intelligence, poise, and persistence as they shape a brighter future.
STEMinist Scholars like Corrie Barnes! Words fail to express the magnitude of Corrie’s brilliance. Corrie is a 4th year student at the @uchicago , majoring in #Molecular Engineering, with a Minor in Sustainable Energy & Water Resources. Though Corrie mentioned she has struggled with imposter syndrome along her journey, she has built a strong community of peers & mentors that continue to propel her; organizations like @uchicagosme , @nsbe , and Calculated Genius.
Corrie is a daily inspiration to us, and a reminder of how important is it to make sure students like Corrie have the resources they need to achieve their potential!
Make a year end donation via link in bio!!
Happy National Nonprofit Day to all of our fellow nonprofit organizations working tirelessly to make our world a more equitable one!
Help us continue our important work by getting involved as a mentor and by making a donation in support of our impact: calculatedgenius.org/donate
#nationalnonprofitday #chicagononprofit #STEMinist #womeninengineering
We are honored to introduce our 2024 STEMinist Scholarship recipients, comprised of 21 brilliant young women pursuing a 4-year degree in engineering and/or computer science!
Each of these incredible young women will receive a minimum of $2,000 towards their studies, in addition to a one-on-one professional mentor within their field of study, and individualized soft skills & pre-vocational counseling. With the receipt of this prestigious award, these #steminist icons join a growing community of approximately 80 female graduates of @chipubschools who are leaders at more than 30 world-class universities across our nation.
Congratulations to our 2024 awardees!!!
A huge thank you to the educators, parents, and administrators that support and encourage these STEMinists' brilliance & persistence through countless challenges.
We also must thank the countless partners-in-impact and supporters of this important work, without whom this important work would not be possible:
@kdmengineering , @motorolasolutions , @burnsmcdonnell , @rwe.global , @oldnationalbancorp , #thewillgroup, @rjlipscombengineering , @visitdotorg , @cpsstem
Finally, we must thank our founder & board of directors for your daily inspiration, comprehensive vision, tireless persistence, and solution-centered collaboration:
Kimberly Moore, Liana Bran, L.E. Nichols, Tasha A. McCarter, Chris Jenkins, Micae Brown, Gina Lipscomb, & Gabriela Garcia Ayala
The bar has been raised for 2025!!!
@calculatedgenius Calculated Genius is extremely proud to welcome L.E. Nichols to the Board of Directors, joining an esteemed group of innovators and change-makers focused on helping young women of color explore and connect to careers in engineering & technology that inspire and support a brighter future.
A STEMinist role model, L.E. brings 20+ years in Tech & Software Engineering, leveraging her enterprise & leadership experiences, passion for advocacy &
mentorship, and network of committed colleagues to impact our scholars.
Thank you L.E., your impact has already been felt by our organization.
Read more about L.E. and the rest of our amazing team by visiting calculatedgenius.org/our-team!
