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Tobie Baker Wright of the LANL Foundation unveils the Employer's Guide to Successful Internships at the Northern New Mexico Work-Based Learning Summit on May 3rd, 2023 in Santa Fe.

LANL Foundation Releases Internship Toolkit: A Free Resource for Employers to Create Successful Internship Programs

The Employer’s Guide to Successful Internships, a free resource published by the LANL Foundation, is now available online to help New Mexican businesses find, develop, and retain local talent. This toolkit, with extensive tips and adaptable resources, guides employers from start to finish, from envisioning and designing a program, to recruiting and interviewing candidates, to launching and mentoring interns.

Friday Outdoor School in Mora, NM. A boy holds up a flower.

LANL Foundation Announces $1.5 Million in Education Enrichment and Community Outreach Grants

LANL Foundation has announced $1.5 million in grant awards to 48 schools, school districts, non-profits, Pueblos, and tribal communities in their seven-county service area in Northern New Mexico. $1.4 million in Education Enrichment grants was awarded and $100,000 in Community Outreach grants was awarded. Education Enrichment grantees will receive $50,000 over two years and Community Outreach grantees will receive a one-time award of $5,000.

LANL Foundation staff appear on “A Wild Idea” to discuss the scholarship program

LANL Foundation's President & CEO Jenny Parks, Vice-President of Institutional Advancement & Scholarship Tony Fox, and Scholarship Program Coordinator Silvia Aguirre joined host Andrew Balzarini for the latest episode of "A Wild Idea" to discuss the new Dell Technologies/ Wildflower International Scholarship Fund.

Congratulations 2023 LANL Scholars Gold Scholarship Recipients $20,000 Yunseo Kim - Los Alamos High School Dominic Sandoval - Espanola Valley High School Victoria Shaner - V. Sue Cleveland High School

2023 LANL Scholars Announced

The LANL Foundation has announced this year’s recipients of our four-year undergraduate degree scholarships. 110 Northern New Mexico students pursuing bachelor’s degrees will receive 122 scholarships worth $839,000!

Delilia Gonzales standing and wearing traditional dress of her Pueblo.

2022 and 2023 Climate Change Leadership Institute Scholar Delilia Gonzales

Delilia Gonzales has been awarded the Climate Change Leadership Institute (CCLI) scholarship for a second year in a row. She is in her first year at Colorado State University where she's studying Natural Resource Management.

Q&A: Meet ISEC Teacher Leader Amy Stone

Amy Stone is a 4th grade teacher at Acequia Madre Elementary School in Santa Fe. This is her 9th year of teaching. She is a member of ISEC's Teacher Leader Cadre.

Application Opens for LANL Foundation’s Competitive Grants

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is now accepting applications for their competitive grant cycle. The Foundation’s competitive grants support schools, school districts, non-profits, Pueblos, Nations, and tribal communities in their seven-county service area of Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe, and Taos counties. The Foundation also serves Cochiti Pueblo, Jemez Pueblo, Jicarilla Apache Nation, Kewa Pueblo, Laguna Pueblo, Pueblo of Nambe, Navajo Nation, Ohkay Owingeh, Picuris Pueblo, Pueblo of Pojoaque, San Felipe Pueblo, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Pueblo of Sandia, Santa Ana Pueblo, Pueblo of Santa Clara, Taos Pueblo, Tesuque Pueblo, and Zia Pueblo.

Join our Grants Community Advisory Committee

The LANL Foundation is dedicated to making sure our work is guided by those most proximate to issues and those most suited to advocate for the needs of our Northern New Mexico communities of place, practice and service.

Two students with backpacks and Wildflower t-shirts walking in a school hallway.

Dell Technologies/Wildflower International Scholarship Will Reach Full Endowment in 2023

In just its first year of existence, the Dell Technologies/Wildflower International Scholarship Fund is on track to be fully endowed by the end of 2023. The first Dell Technologies/Wildflower International Scholar will be named this spring.

Sylvan Argo, Grants Manager at LANL Foundation, and Jenny Parks, President and CEO at LANL Foundation present Superintendent Marvin MacAuley with a $10,000 grant award check on December 6, 2022.

LANL Foundation Continues Grant Partnership with Mora Independent School District

The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation continued its support of and partnership with Mora Independent School District (Mora ISD) this week with a unique $10,000 grant to help with staff renewal, retention, and capacity building. The LANL Foundation is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year and these Forward, Together grants honor the communities we’ve served since our founding in 1997.