USA Science & Engineering Festival (USASEF) is a biennial celebration of STEM in the Nation’s Capital featuring hands-on exhibits, speakers, and entertainment from across the country. Since its founding in 2010, USASEF has established itself as the first and only national science festival.

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) a global leader in inspiring students in STEM through mentor-based robotics competitions. FIRST is More Than Robots, FIRST participation is proven to encourage students to pursue education and careers in STEM-related fields, inspire them to become leaders and innovators, and enhance their 21st century work-life skills.

MATHCOUNTS Foundation provides engaging math programs to U.S. middle school students of all ability levels. For more than 30 years MATHCOUNTS has provided enriching, extracurricular opportunities to students and free, high-quality resources to educators.

The Center for Excellence in Education, (CEE) founded by Admiral Hyman Rickover, coordinates a world class Research Summer Institute (RSI) at MIT for 50 of the brightest American high school students and 30 international counterparts. CEE’s programs challenge students and assist them on a long-term basis to become creators, inventors, scientists and leaders of the 21st century.

Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution providing instruction to a multiethnic, multiracial, multinational student body and offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate.