SHI International Corporation has awarded the NJAC Foundation a grant of $10,500.00 for county vocational-technical school graduates who plan on studying technology and cyber security at a county or state college in the fall.
“On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the NJAC Foundation, I’m thrilled that SHI has awarded the Foundation this generous grant; and, I look forward to working with our county vocational-technical schools in selecting scholarship winners committed to advancing their education in the great State of New Jersey,” commented NJAC Foundation President Heather Simmons.
Pursuant to the grant, the NJAC Foundation will award one $500.00 scholarship to a student nominated by the superintendent of their school in all twenty-one counties. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, SHI International Corporation is a global provider of technology products and services that delivers custom IT solutions to academic, corporate enterprise, and public sector customers.
“I commend SHI for their charitable giving as it will provide hardworking county vocational-technical school graduates with the unique opportunity to help them and their families meet the tremendous financial burden of pursuing a quality education in a high demand industry,” said Simmons.
Since 2019, SHI has awarded the NJAC Foundation grant monies totaling $36,500.00, which has helped over 70 county vocation technical school graduates continue their education at home in the Garden State. The NJAC Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization affiliated with the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) and is committed to providing financial assistance to county vocational-technical school graduates who plan on continuing their education at a county or state college. Please visit our website at www.njac.org for additional details about the NJAC Foundation.