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FOSSI Launches 2024 Application at HBCU Week College Fairs in Wilmington and Atlanta

The 2024 FOSSI application launched with off-the-charts energy and excitement, thanks to capacity crowds at HBCU Week College Fairs in Wilmington and Atlanta, hosted by FOSSI founding partner HBCU Week Foundation.  

2023 FOSSI Summer Summit

SABIC hosted a FOSSI Summer Summit at their Mt. Vernon, Indiana, facility to educate FOSSI scholars about what SABIC does and share knowledge about manufacturing practices, safety, the environment, and sustainability.

FOSSI Visits Prairie View Campus for a Day of Connection and Inspiration

In early September, the FOSSI team traveled to Houston, Texas, for a lunch and networking session on the campus of Prairie View A&M University, currently home to 37 FOSSI scholars. Joining them were 40+ members from 22 FOSSI sponsor companies and distinguished members of Prairie View’s...

PPG Internship Provides Real World Experience for FOSSI Scholar Jada Horton

Jada Horton, a junior at Howard University majoring in computer information systems, had her very first internship this summer with FOSSI Sponsor PPG.  

FOSSI Scholar Cianni Wallace Gains Insights and Industry Experience at Quaker Houghton

2022 FOSSI Scholar Cianni Wallace, a sophomore majoring in sustainability at Howard University, had the opportunity to join her sponsor, Quaker Houghton, for an eight-week internship in Philadelphia this summer.  ...

Cabot Connects With FOSSI Scholars at Tennessee State University

While visiting her family in Nashville, Bridget Ray-Canada, Director & BRM Digital Supply Chain Manager at Cabot, Spelman graduate and fabulous FOSSI mentor, took the opportunity to meet two of Cabot’s extraordinary FOSSI scholars at Tennessee State University; Ryan Johnson and Walter...

FOSSI Scholars Get an Inside Look at the Transformative Power of Pharmaceutical Science & Innovation at Pfizer

Two FOSSI scholars spent a memorable summer at Pfizer’s Chesterfield site in St. Louis, Missouri.  They saw firsthand how the pharmaceutical business works and the incredible potential of pharmaceutical science and lab research to revolutionize global healthcare.

SABIC FOSSI Scholars Share Their Internship Experience

With the internship coming to an end, 2021 FOSSI scholars, Nina, Destiny, and Nathan, wanted to share what they enjoyed most about their time at SABIC

FOSSI Scholar Tabia Lee Now Answers to “Author”

To a growing list of accomplishments, 2021 FOSSI scholar Tabia Lee can add another one – published author! ...

Meet FOSSI's 2023 Class

In FOSSI's third year, we're thrilled to welcome our 2023 class of 132 FOSSI scholars. Since the start of the program, FOSSI has awarded 595 exceptional high-school seniors $40,000 scholarships ($10,000 per year) to pursue preferred STEM degrees at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) .

See welcome video and the complete list of scholars

Meet the FOSSI Scholars: Future Superstars of STEM

Learn about the origin of FOSSI, the long-term goals of the FOSSI founding partners, and hear from FOSSI's inaugural class in the November issue of AIChE's CEP magazine.

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