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Opportunity X Receives $5000 Citizen Verizon Grant from Verizon
Nov 15, 2021
Opportunity X is proud to announce a new partnership with Verizon. In November 2021, Opportunity X was awarded a grant to continue bringing STEM opportunities to underrepresented and low resource groups in the San Jose area. This investment reflects Verizon’s commitment to furthering STEM education in San Jose as part of Citizen Verizon, their responsible business plan for economic, environmental, and social advancement.
Verizon recognizes Opportunity X’s hard work in creating STEM education opportunities to close the digital divide for families in San Jose. We look forward to growing our partnership in 2022.
Student and alumni-led organization wins STEM grant
July 29, 2021
by Harker News
Opportunity X Receives $2500 STEM Action Grant from Society for Science
July 21, 2021
Opportunity X today received a $2500 grant from the Society for Science, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding scientific literacy, effective STEM education and scientific research. The STEM Action Grant program bolsters and improves outcomes for groups that have been historically left behind in STEM education and careers, including Black and Latinx individuals, women and gender-expansive persons, the hearing and visually impaired as well as low-income students.
Opportunity X was one of 38 groups that received $165,000 in microgrant funding through the Society’s STEM Action Grant program. Since 2016,(including this announcement), the program has given $410,000 total to 64 organizations.
Opportunity X annual science fair held virtually, middle schoolers present research projects
May 29, 2021
by Arely Sun, Sabrina Zhu
Students of Opportunity X, a nonprofit organization that teaches about science research to various middle schools in California and around the world, congregated on Zoom for the program's annual science fair on May 29. The program’s online format this year allowed it to expand internationally and gave participants a chance to meet students from different school branches.