The THRUST Math & Science Summer Enrichment Program has received support for it’s STEM activities in the amount of $10,000.00 from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Research Participation Program, under the direction of Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)/ Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).

Fisk University receives $10,000 from the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) and Microsoft Research to further education for low-income and minority girls, (PDF).

Program Supporters have included:

• Fisk University
  • Natural Sciences & Math Department – Physics
  • CREST Center
  • Fisk University Community Alliance (FUCA)
  • Women of Perfection
  • Service Learning Program
• Spruce Street Community Development Corporation
• Metropolitan Development Housing Agency (MDHA)
• Martin Luther King Academic Magnet School
• Head Middle Magnet School
• Gannett Foundation
• Metro Action Commission
• Metro Social Services
• Myles Educational Services
• NASA’s SECME/TSU SEMAA Project
• Nashville Electric Service
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
• Universal Auto & Fleet Repair
• Youth Incorporated