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The Amgen Foundation is deeply committed to reimagining and expanding access to science education. As Amgen’s principal channel for corporate philanthropy, the Foundation works with dedicated nonprofits and universities to provide best-in-class science education programs free of cost to teachers and students with the goal of advancing science literacy and inspiring the next generation of innovators.
Since 1990, the Amgen Foundation has contributed more than $500 million to nonprofit organisations across the globe, including more than $300 million to science education. Learn more at amgenfoundation.org.
To see the impact of the Amgen Foundation’s science education programs in Australia and around the world, explore our interactive map.
The Amgen Foundation works to broaden access to engaging and inspiring science education programs, providing future generations with essential skills to thrive in an increasingly complex world. Together with dedicated nonprofits and universities, the Amgen Foundation offers hands-on and virtual learning opportunities to ensure that everyone, everywhere can participate in science.
Do you see those eyes?
The focus they bear.
The curiosity they hold.
They’re the scientists of tomorrow.
These students are learning hands-on, in-person and online through the Amgen Foundation and the programs it supports.
It’s an ambitious and thriving endeavor that has brought science education to tens of millions of students around the world.
We provide a borderless, science education infrastructure to foster the next generation of scientists and problem solvers, who can change the world for the better, wherever they live.
Our programs provide students from a diversity of environments, cultures, disciplines and perspectives with unmatched access to transformational science education. It’s an increasingly complex world and what they learn today, they’ll take with them to countries all over the globe tomorrow.
From remote villages to thriving cities, these future problem solvers and change makers will bring solutions to some of humanity’s greatest challenges: deadly diseases, food scarcity, climate change, health inequities.
We know and you know.
Everyone needs science and science needs everyone.
Amgen Foundation. Inspiring the scientists of tomorrow.
Established in 1990, the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) is an innovative science education program that introduces high school students to the excitement of scientific discovery and builds bridges between school and real-life biosciences. The program provides teachers with professional development and education materials and loans research-grade equipment to high schools, all at no cost.
Since 2016, Australian students have participated in the Amgen Biotech Experience through a partnership with The University of Sydney.
Learn more about the Amgen Biotech Experience or visit The University of Sydney to apply to bring the ABE program to your school.
Established in 2006, the Amgen Scholars Program is an undergraduate summer research experience hosted at 26 premier educational and research institutions across the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia and Canada.
Participants benefit by conducting a research project under top faculty, participating in seminars and events and taking part in a symposium in their respective region. Throughout the program, participants meet peers, present their research findings, learn about biotechnology and hear from leading scientists. Financial support for students is a critical component of the program, which helps ensure that eligible students, regardless of income, can participate.
Since joining the Amgen Scholars Program in 2019, the University of Melbourne has expanded access to research opportunities for undergraduates across Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. Through this partnership, local research leaders mentor aspiring scientists during eight-week research placements in Melbourne’s Biomedical Precinct each year.
Learn more about Amgen Scholars or visit The University of Melbourne to assess your eligibility or apply for the local program.
Funded by the Amgen Foundation and developed at Harvard University, LabXchange is a free online platform for science learning that provides middle school, high school and university level teachers and students with access to personalised instruction, virtual lab experiences and networking opportunities across the global scientific community. The platform has attracted millions of visitors from around the world since its launch in 2020.
Learn more about Labxchange
For more information on the work of the Amgen Foundation, visit amgenfoundation.org