1. AFCEA Educational Foundation 1

2. AFCEA Educational Foundation Staff Dr. Vince Patton, Executive Director Tanika Coates, Director for Scholarships, Grants & Awards Casmere Kistner, Manager, Scholarships and Awards Gloria Kirkland, Coordinator, Leadership Forum 2

3. AFCEA Educational Foundation MISSION STATEMENT AFCEA Educational Foundation is a nonprofit 501c(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational incentives, opportunities and assistance for people in the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) disciplines focused on information technology, cybersecurity, telecommunications and electronics supporting the defense, homeland security and intelligence communities. 3

4. AFCEA Educational Foundation 24 Preferred Majors 4 Biometry/Biometrics Computer Engineering Computer Forensics Science Computer Programming Computer Science Computer Systems Cybersecurity Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering Geospatial Science Information Science Information Technology Information Resource Management Intelligence Mathematics Network Engineering Network Security Operations Research Physics Robotics Engineering Robotics Technology Statistics Strategic Intelligence Telecommunications Engineering

5. AFCEA Educational Foundation 2014 Highlights STEM Teachers for America’s Future Scholarships – 5 th year  12 Chapters participated in FY14 – 42 awarded in FY14  75 $1,000 grants awarded to date for use in STEM classrooms 5

6. AFCEA Educational Foundation 2014 Highlights Overview of FY14 Scholarships awarded = 63 * 5 Cyber Studies * 5 Intelligence * 37 ROTC - 8 sponsored by CMOH * 11 War Veteran (2 Disabled Vets) * 2 Graduate STEM Majors * 3 Diversity (HBCU) 6

7. AFCEA Educational Foundation Grant Program (Chapters)  Renamed Gravely Grants in honor of Foundation’s first Executive Director, VADM Samuel L. Gravely  $1,000 Gravely Grants will be funded to estimated 50 participating Chapters (Foundation matches $500 with Chapter)  Teaching Tool Grants focused on secondary/intermediate (grades 6-8) through high school level. 7

8. AFCEA Educational Foundation Chapter Sponsorship 8 THANK YOU! AFCEA Chapters contributors in FY14 : AFCEA BethesdaAFCEA Central Maryland AFCEA MontgomeryAFCEA Northern Virginia AFCEA Quantico-PotomacAFCEA San Diego Cycle for STEM July 2014 AFCEA Central MarylandAFCEA Fort Knox Gold Vault AFCEA Northern VirginiaAFCEA Los Angeles AFCEA Washington DC

9. AFCEA Educational Foundation Moving Forward! STEM Teaching Scholarship Chapter Matching Program Foundation will Match 1 Teacher Scholarship at the Chapter level. Teaching Tool Grants for STEM Teachers In 2015, the grant program will be a stand alone program that any middle or high school teacher across the US can apply to request funding to implement STEM innovative programs in the classroom. Application will open in Spring 2015. Foundation and Chapter Partnerships Supporting Chapter school STEM initiatives. 9

10. AFCEA Educational Foundation Moving Forward! Leadership Forum at the Chapter Level Chapters can facilitate Leadership Forum Courses locally. December 2014 Leadership Forum held at TechNet Asia-Pacific sponsored by AFCEA Hawaii. Peer to Peer collaboration Developing a listserve for chapter leaders to share best practices in relations to scholarship and k-12 program management. Cycle for STEM 3-day ride, July 16-18, 2015 (tentatively) 10

11. Introducing ShopForSTEM.org An innovative solution that funds the STEM* scholarship program. Free Sign up at ShopForSTEM.org Shop from 1000+ participating stores Up to 10% of every purchase funds AFCEA Educational Foundation STEM Scholarships “Every purchase empowers education at www.ShopForSTEM.org” 11