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Amgen 2006 Annual Report 24
Partnering with educators, we are
helping to prepare the scientists
of tomorrow.
The causes Amgen supports, through the Amgen Foundation
and other channels, have always been close to the company’s
commitment to elevate science, help patients and improve lives.
Science education received particular emphasis in 2006 with
the introduction of two major Foundation programs: Amgen
Scholars and the Teach For America Amgen Fellows program.
These broad-reaching new initiatives join existing Amgen and
Amgen Foundation programs that provide hands-on science
experiences for students and support professional development
for teachers.
Amgen Scholars
Starting in the summer of 2007, the Amgen Scholars program
will give hundreds of undergraduates in the United States and
Puerto Rico an unprecedented opportunity to conduct scientific
research in the labs of some of the nation’s leading universities. The
Amgen Foundation has committed $25 million over the course of
eight years to fund summer research programs at 10 institutions.
Undergraduates who are chosen as Amgen Scholars will
participate in hands-on research projects and scientific seminars.
Amgen Scholars will also attend a three-day symposium where
they will learn from leading scientists working in the industry
and academia. The Amgen Scholars program provides financial
support, including a stipend, room, board and a travel allowance,
to ensure that financial status is not a constraint to participation.
Teach For America Amgen Fellows
Teach For America is a highly regarded program through which
a national corps of 3,500 outstanding recent college graduates
commit to teach for two years in public schools in low-income
communities. The Amgen Foundation has awarded Teach For
America a $5 million grant aimed at doubling the number of
math and science teachers in the program by 2010. The
teachers supported by this grant are called “Amgen Fellows.”
The Amgen Foundation will support 50 new Amgen Fellows
each year for the next five years. In addition, the grant funds an
annual summit that brings together Amgen Fellows, Teach For
America alumni, policy makers and industry leaders.
Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence
Since 1992, the Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence
(AASTE) has given close to $1.5 million to hundreds of science
educators in unrestricted cash awards and restricted grants.
This year, AASTE will honor 30 teachers in places where
Amgen has key sites, including California, Colorado, Kentucky,
Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island and Washington.
The Amgen–Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program
Named for the late Bruce Wallace, a molecular biologist who
was one of the company’s first staff members and who took his
personal passion for science into local classrooms, this
long-standing program was designed by Amgen scientists
in collaboration with community college educators. It provides
biotechnology lab kits and training for teachers and their
students in California and Washington, with expansion to
additional locations planned.