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Deadline

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Grant Type

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Eligible organizations

  • Students with strong academic promise
  • Demonstrated excellence as students and peer mentors

Other requirements

  • Code@TACC program alumni (summer camps)
  • Many from economically underserved communities
  • Pursuing post-secondary education in STEM

Overview

Overview
The Susan Fratkin Scholarship supports Code@TACC (Texas Advanced Computing Center) alumni in pursuing higher education and career goals in STEM fields. The scholarship honors Sue Fratkin, a renowned ambassador for HPC workforce development who served as executive director of CASC for 26 years.

Award Details

  • Recipient Profile: Code@TACC alumni pursuing post-secondary education in STEM
  • Frequency: Annual awards (third cohort awarded in 2025)
  • Recurrence: Annual
  • Geographic Scope: US-based (affiliated with University of Texas at Austin)

Eligibility

  • Code@TACC program alumni (summer camps)
  • Students with strong academic promise
  • Many from economically underserved communities
  • Pursuing post-secondary education in STEM
  • Demonstrated excellence as students and peer mentors

Purpose

Assist with higher education expenses for promising young professionals entering STEM careers, particularly in high-performance computing and related technical fields.

Background

Sue Fratkin's Legacy

  • Executive Director of CASC for 26 years
  • Renowned ambassador for HPC workforce development
  • Champion of early STEM education and career pathway development

Code@TACC Program

  • Empowered over 700 students with hands-on STEM experiences
  • Many from economically underserved communities
  • Hundreds of alumni have continued to post-secondary STEM education

Supporting Organizations

  • Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)
  • Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation (CASC) - premiere sponsor
  • Private donors

Contact Information

To support: Visit the Susan Fratkin Scholarship webpage to make donations supporting future scholarships

What Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2022 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

Grants in 2022
1
Total given
$10K
Median grant
$10K
  • By dollars: Texas 100%. Top recipient cities: Austin, TX.

Example grants

  • University of Texas-Austin · Austin, TX

    Scholarship

    $10K

IRS Form 990, 2022. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • STEM education
  • Youth programs
  • Workforce development

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