Aug 28, 2018 | Press Releases
Lansdowne, Va., Aug. 28, 2018 — The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announced today the award of $1.1 million in grants to six programs focused on closing excellence gaps. These Academic Enrichment and College Access and Success Grants extend the Foundation’s...
Jun 25, 2018 | Press Releases
Grant Aims to Improve Diversity in Aerospace Talent Pipeline Cincinnati, OH, June 25, 2018 — The nonprofit Base 11 has received a $1.5 million gift to improve diversity in the aerospace talent pipeline. With the money, Base 11 will fund a grant to one...
Jun 6, 2018 | Press Releases
COMPTON, CALIF. (June 6, 2018) — Leaders in aerospace, government, and academia joined students from around the U.S. and Canada today to announce the largest-ever student space competition: the Base 11 Space Challenge. Created to provide hands-on skills training...
Dec 6, 2017 | Press Releases
Nonprofit will work with 16 universities to identify best practices and accelerate student outcomes Irvine, Calif., December 6, 2017 – Base 11 has been selected by the Verizon Foundation to manage, administer and enhance a program under Verizon Innovative Learning,...
Aug 9, 2017 | Press Releases
Partnership aims to fuel STEM entrepreneurship and workforce development in Orange County Irvine, Calif., August 9, 2017 – This week, Base 11 and UCI Applied Innovation officially opened the Base 11 Innovation Center at UCI’s Cove.The Base 11 Innovation Center,...
May 10, 2017 | Press Releases
Irvine, Calif. and Waltham, Mass., May 10, 2017 – The Dassault Systèmes U.S. Foundation and Base 11 today announced a workforce development initiative focused on training the next generation of engineers with the skills most in-demand by aerospace, high tech and...