Dimensions Sciences Inc

We aim to support highly innovative research that has the potential to catalyze economic growth locally and globally. We will fund disadvantaged and underrepresented communities who demonstrated academic excellence to perform innovative research in the US and abroad through scholarship and mentoring programs. As a result, we anticipate fostering the inclusion of minorities in science in the US and abroad, helping to generate a qualified diverse work force globally. By focusing on disruptive research our programs aim to catalyze emerging technologies and bring new discoveries to market or to the patient's bedside.

We believe science is important because it helps us answer questions that have the power to invoke positive changes in the world. Dimensions Science is a group of people invested in fostering talented students from underrepresented backgrounds with ideas for potential solutions to challenging scientific problems that can impact our society.

Most recently we established the COVID-19 Task Force Scholarship, a scholarship and mentoring for minority students currently researching COVID-19 and other topics relevant to public health at institutions in the US, Canada, and Brazil. This scholarship will provide a stipend, and other essentials while the scientists are performing research. Due to the recent economic hardships, lack of funding has placed strain on thousands of scientists that no-longer have scholarships for their research. These scholarships are integral for the support of innovative scientific discoveries and potential translation of technologies that can help COVID-19 patients on a global scale. Currently, we are working with task forces within the US, Canada, and Brazil that are aiding scientists that have lost their scholarships.

FORMING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM AND PARTNERS
Dimensions Sciences is forming a multidisciplinary team. Our multidisciplinary team are 100% volunteers committed to helping the field of inclusion of minorities in science and education. We take our convictions and turn them into action. We have attracted an international team of business and scientific advisors helping us to develop our scholarship programs and identify opportunities and unmet need areas for investment. We are also growing partnerships with the industry and Universities to enhance our capabilities.

HOW WE WILL MEET OUR GOALS
In addition to grassroots fundraising, grants and partnering, we aim to creating an endowment fund to support our programs. The investment, withdrawal, and usage policy are currently being developed. The funds will be designated by a governing board of our organization. We are raising funds from individual donors as well as from private institutions and foundations whose aim is to leave a legacy and provide for the long-term fostering of multiple generations of minorities in science globally.

In the first year of the organization: We received a 501(c)(3) status in record time, 2) quickly raised our first $50K in funding, a generous grant from the JP Morgan Charitable Giving, 3) recruited high qualified professional team of 12 volunteers - this is in addition to multiple student interns and other volunteers, 4) launched a grass root networking campaign, and 4) funded multiple scholarship and mentoring programs.

Our goal in the next 3 months are: 1) Continue growing the team in areas including business development and marketing, 2) further grow the programs created in 2020, 3) expand our grant and partnering activities.