Business & Tech

Lubrizol Donates $2.2 Million To Case Western

The money will be used for STEM funding, diversity scholarships and more.

Lubrizol is donating $2.2 million to Case Western Reserve University.
Lubrizol is donating $2.2 million to Case Western Reserve University. (Shutterstock)

CLEVELAND — The Lubrizol Corporation announced it is awarding a five-year, $2.2 million grant to Case Western Reserve University. The money will be used to fund scholarships for diverse students, internships and co-op positions and join research.

“Lubrizol’s founders, who all had close associations with Case, believed education was critical for the growth of the individual and the business,” said Julie Edgar, vice president at Lubrizol. “We are proud to continue this tradition by supporting and growing STEM talent in our local communities, especially among underrepresented scholars. This commitment is multi-faceted to make sure we not only provide scholarship support, but also to ensure we are engaged and supportive of STEM students and faculty on an ongoing, multi-year basis through internships, sabbatical opportunities, guest lectures, innovation funding and program sponsorship.”

The joint research areas funded by the grant will be developed in the areas of energy, human health, materials and sustainability, with an intent to potentially seed new projects and funding for projects that demonstrate commercial potential.

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“We are always interested in finding ways that the Case Western Reserve community can engage more fully with the industrial sector,” said university Provost Ben Vinson III. “It is, along with our community and government partners, critical to the development of our students, our research endeavors and our innovation pathway. Working with the university’s Office of Corporate Relations, we are developing new strategies to deepen our industry collaborations that will include investment from our corporate partners to support programmatic areas across campus.”


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