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Our actions.
Empowering the next generation 3M empowers the next generation of scientists and engineers by supporting education initiatives that advance equitable outcomes in STEM and business for underrepresented and underresourced students.
Community training resources.
As manufacturing evolves and companies like 3M invest in facilities of the future, it is essential that our local technical schools and high schools have access to appropriate technologies and training. Below are some of the programs 3M is investing in to help keep the workforce pipeline flowing.
• The 3M Manufacturing and Academic Partnership (MAP) program provides manufacturing equipment, teacher training, and student scholarships through partnerships with high schools and technical colleges in communities where we operate. Learn more about creating partnerships to solve the worker shortage problem.
• 3M has helped close the workforce gap across many industries around the world by supporting WorldSkills™ since 2013 and SkillsUSA since 2008 — two programs that provide forward-thinking educational programs, events, and competitions. Learn more about skilled trade development by visiting our feature story, “Helping c...
STEM superheroes campaign.
To inspire and empower younger students’ love for STEM, 3M and DoSomething.org launched the STEM Superheroes campaign. Students (ages 13-25) designed posters featuring superheroes who use STEM-related powers to save the world. They were encouraged to display these posters where younger students could see them — such as...
One giant STEP for students.
Each year for 48 years, the 3M Science Training Encouragement Program (STEP) has offered a ninemonth science encouragement experience to underserved students located near 3M’s headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 2019, 38 junior and senior high school students had the opportunity to participate in on-site science tr...
3M has hired many employees who are STEP alumni, working in areas across the company. Read about one 3M scientist’s journey in the story, “3M’s ‘100-Patent Woman’ Audrey Sherman Explains How She Did It.” 35.
In 2019, we supported high schools.
Team sponsorships are one aspect of 3M’s support of FIRST — 3M currently provides an annual total of $1.5 million in product and financial donations, which includes $250,000 to support FIRST’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion program to increase participation of underrepresented students in robotics. Hundreds of 3M emp...
Science for teachers and students.
Teachers are the most important school-related factor influencing student achievement. Since 1984, 3M has selected 40 teachers each year and helped them improve their classroom instruction by providing an opportunity to experience science in 3M labs and manufacturing sites to discover how we apply science to real life.
The 3M Visiting Wizards are trained 3M volunteers who travel to elementary schools to showcase interesting science demonstrations and fun hands-on experiments. The goal is to encourage students in grades one through six to become interested in science and technology and raise interest in STEM. These simple experiments ...
STEM-equity support.
To support efforts in communities where our sites are located, 3M awards grants to organizations with effective STEM-equity programs. Below are some 2019 examples.
• Georgia Tech’s Challenge program, also known as “Academic PreSeason,” offers incoming students an opportunity to prepare for their college experience. Along with participating in courses that simulate their first year, students gain exposure to resources and networks that will support their success. The 3M grant enab...
Teachers are the most important school-related factor influencing student achievement.
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• Employees from 3M Malaysia spent a day with students at MySkills, a nonprofit that equips at-risk teenagers with skills to prepare them for the workforce. Together, 3M employees and the students completed a landscaping project, painted a mural, and participated in fun science games, including an egg drop challenge • ...
Post-graduate learning opportunity.
The 3M Optimized Operations Experience (O2 Engage) is a manufacturing and supply chain development program that provides recent engineering, supply chain, and environmental, health, and safety graduates the opportunity to jump-start their careers.
A world of volunteers.
Our sixth annual 3M Global Volunteer Day broke records as more 3M sites got involved this year than ever before. Observed in September, 3M Global Volunteer Day encourages 3M employees to demonstrate our commitment to improving lives by dedicating time to volunteer service. More than 30 international 3M sites around the...
Inspiring employees to make an impact.
By investing in programs that promote a circular economy, fight against climate change, and create a more positive world through science, 3M inspires employees to make an impact on the world.
Passion making a difference.
When asked why they love to work for 3M, many employees say they enjoy making a difference in the world. The company offers a program called 3M Impact, where employees travel to communities around the world to work on-site with local nonprofit organizations for two weeks. 3M Impact in a Day was added in 2019 — a week o...
In 2019, 20,600 skills-based work hours were donated through 3M Impact activities.
Learn more about the 3M Impact program.
• Around 100 volunteers from 3M global headquarters in St. Paul brought hands-on science demonstrations to nearly 900 second-graders in the St. Paul Public School District — helping to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers 125 the global 3M Impact program expanded from 50 to participants who traveled ...
Global community investments.
Sweden Poland Czech Republic.
Switzerland.
Austria.
Hungary.
Kenya South Africa.
Nigeria Israel Saudi Arabia 3M Gulf*
India.
Sri Lanka.
Hong Kong.
Japan South Korea.
China Russia.
Ukraine.
Lithuania Latvia Estonia.
Kazakhstan.
Taiwan.
Philippines.
Vietnam.
Australia.
Malaysia.
Indonesia.
Singapore.
New Zealand.
Norway.
Italy.
Spain Portugal.
Denmark.
Morocco.
Egypt.
Turkey.
Greece.
UK.
Germany.
Belgium.
Netherlands.
Ireland France.
United States Canada.
Mexico.
Guatemala.
El Salvador Costa Rica.
Trinidad & Tobago.
Colombia.
Panama.
Venezuela.
Peru.
Chile.
Argentina.
Uruguay Ecuador.
Brazil.
Puerto Rico.
Dominican Republic.
Romania.
Volunteer programs Foundation boards STEM-type programs 3M Impact projects.
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Pakistan *3M Gulf consists of UAE, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
Volunteer programs in 29 countries/regions STEM programs in 29 countries/regions 15 countries/regions hosted 3M Impact global projects Foundations in 5 countries/regions.
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Standing out among standouts.
For the past 33 years, the 3M Volunteer Award has celebrated extraordinary 3M volunteers who generously share their time and talents to improve lives in the areas of education, community, or the environment. In 2019, 26 awardees were honored globally, including:
Dr. Boon Kiat Lim, Application Specialist in Singapore, honored for his role in STEM education outreach activities. As a mentor and judge for the 3M Science Outreach Program at the School of Science and Technology, Singapore-3M InnoScience Challenge, Boon Kiat has engaged students in STEM, helped them develop problemso...
Jim Brown, Project Manager in Indianapolis, Indiana, honored for founding and leading the 3M Visiting Wizards program in his city to help inspire the next generation of STEM enthusiasts. Jim also contributes to the restoration of the Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area by performing surveys to monitor bird species, servi...