Amplify Scholarship Grant
Funding Amount
US $10,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The Amplify Scholarship, offered by the Optica Foundation, provides ten Black undergraduate and master's students with a US$10,000 scholarship annually to alleviate college financial burdens. Recipients also benefit from a one-year Optica membership, mentorship access, and an invitation to the Amplify Optics Immersion Program, fostering their growth in the field.
Optica Foundation
We cultivate the next generation of leaders and innovators as they navigate advanced degree programs and become active members of research, engineering and business worldwide. The foundation also works to secure the endowments for Optica’s awards and honors programs. The foundation is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
What OSA Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
OSA Foundation Inc reported $778K in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2024, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2024
- 2
- Total given
- $108K
- Median grant
- $54K
- Range
- $7,500–$100K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 93%, Arizona 7%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Tucson, AZ.
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The University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ
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$7,500
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Black women
- STEM education
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