Troy High School senior Hyun Kim has been awarded an Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship, including $40,000 to study computer science at a university of her choosing. Hyun is only one of three students from Michigan, and one out of 250 students nationally to receive this scholarship out of thousands of applicants.
All Scholarship Recipients were chosen based on a variety of criteria, including their academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, participation in school and community activities, work experience, future goals, and financial need. Hyun, who is president of Troy High’s Physics Club, aspires to become a role model for women in STEM with her anticipated degree in Computer Science and Engineering at MIT. “As a Girls Who Code alumni and a female engineer, I will help close the gender gap by actively inspiring young girls to pursue computer science.”
Amazon Future Engineer, Amazon’s global philanthropic computer science education program, aims to bridge the divide between interested students and computer science courses and opportunities. The childhood-to-career education program helps students explore computer science through school curriculum and project-based learning, using code to make music, program robots, and solve problems, and offers teachers professional development opportunities.
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As part of the scholarship, Hyun will also receive a paid internship at Amazon after her freshman year of college to gain hands-on, practical work experience with mentorship from Amazon leaders. Congratulations, Hyun!
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