IT ALL BEGAN WITH ONE GROUP CHAT.
Our Story
In 2016, nine inspired Black engineers found themselves navigating student life at one of the top ranked engineering schools in the country - the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. Their engineering classes challenged and led them to collaborate with their peers to study, understand, and perfect the course material. Through their academic collaboration, a sense of community, friendship, network, and support developed that eventually led to the creation of The BTX Foundation four years later.
Our Mission
The BTX Foundation strives to:
1) Provide support for underrepresented minorities in the field of Engineering
2) Ease some of the financial burdens undergraduate students face
3) Help strengthen the engineering community through encouragement of collaboration, well-roundedness and academic excellence