General Electric to award $500,000 in scholarships to Cleveland State University students

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Cleveland State University has received $500,000 from General Electric for full-tuition scholarships for students majoring in science, technology, math and engineering.

(Cleveland State University)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Two General Electric divisions led by Cleveland State University graduates have committed $500,000 towards scholarships for CSU students pursuing science, technology, engineering or math degrees.

GE Lighting and GE Transportation established the GE Scholars program, which will award five full-tuition scholarships each year for 10 years, beginning this fall.

The program is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors, with preference given to Cleveland Metropolitan School District graduates, including those in the MC2STEM High School. Students at MC2STEM spend 10th grade at GE Lighting's Nela Park campus before moving to CSU's campus to complete 11th and 12th grades.

Students can apply to renew the scholarship, and preference will be given to those who complete an internship or co-op with GE.

"We are so excited and proud to announce our commitment to Cleveland State University through the GE Scholars Program," Maryrose Sylvester, president and CEO of East Cleveland-based GE Lighting, said in a news release. "We are looking forward to CSU continuing to provide the diverse talent pipeline that GE needs to succeed in the 21st century."

Sylvester and Russell Stokes, senior vice president and CEO of GE Transportation in Chicago, graduated from CSU.

"We expect that some of the next great inventors will be the students right here in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and we want to give them every opportunity to reach their potential by establishing the GE Scholars program at Cleveland State University," Stokes said in a statement.

CSU alumnus Lloyd Trotter, a former vice chairman of GE and former president of the Industrial Business units, said GE employees and executive team members have served as tutors, role models and mentors for youth in Northeast Ohio for decades and the company supports educational development.

Students interested in learning more or applying can find scholarship information with CSU's Office of Financial Aid.

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