Chrysler Awards FIRST Grants

Chrysler Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2011-2012 For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) and First Lego League (FLL) grants. Each FIRST team will get a grant of $6,625 while the FLL teams will get grants of $500. In total, Chrysler will be handing out $133,000 to 22 teams all across the country. These grants will go a long way to offset the costs that are associated with items such as parts and materials, registration fees, and team apparel. There will be additional funding awarded for teams that qualify for and are attending the FIRST Robotics Competition Championship or FIRST Lego League World Festival.

Jody Trapasso, the Foundation President had strong words to say about the grants. “The Chrysler Foundation and Chrysler Group are proud to play a role in encouraging students to explore the worlds of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.” In the past 16 years, the Chrysler Foundation has given over $1.7 million in support of FIRST robotics program. Mark Chernoby, head of Vehicle Engineering and Vice President of Chrysler Group, was proud of the work and money given to the FIRST Program. “Bright and talented engineers are vital to our industry's future and the FIRST program is an ideal platform for developing a student's interest and skills in science and engineering.”

Chrysler has made a name for themselves in providing the funding necessary to keeping many of the great engineering programs alive. This is just the next step in showing how much they care for the future engineers that could come work for Chrysler in constructing the next generation of great automobiles.

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