"Fluor's involvement with target universities enables students to gain insight into the world of engineering. Through greater understanding, it also creates a bridge for them to join the engineering profession.”
Mike Piwetz, Fluor Engineering Executive;
Houston, Texas
Fluor's support for education includes financial and volunteer assistance and a variety of outreach programs.
Engineers Week
During Fluor's annual Engineers Week in 2007, Fluor employees reached more than 20,000 students by participating in various activities. Employees visited schools in local communities to help children learn important aspects of science and to better understand the field of engineering. They also coordinated student activity days and career days at Fluor offices.
College Relations
Supporting higher education and investing in programs that develop a diverse and skilled workforce are important goals for Fluor. In the College Relations program, Fluor sponsors annual grants and scholarships at selected universities, with a focus on engineering, construction, and business programs. Through these partnerships, Fluor executive teams interact with the universities to prepare students for tomorrow's global and technical workforce. In 2007, grants to 14 U.S. universities totaled more than $525,000. Grants to universities in Canada, Chile, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa, and the United Kingdom totaled $320,000. View a list of Fluor University partnerships [PDF, 8KB].
School Partnerships
In local communities, Fluor supports programs and school partnerships that advance math and science education, teacher training, literacy, and economics education. For example:
In Tennessee, Fluor created the Construction Education Partnership involving contractors at a project site and students from local school districts. Fluor provided craft training modules, mentoring, and career awareness programs and hosted field trips to jobsites.
In Ilo, Peru, employees delivered backpacks filled with school supplies to the local school, San Geronimo, and saw the state of disrepair of the school. They proceeded to organize a project to build a new office, demolish a derelict building, and install a concrete games area and playground complete with activity center. In addition, the group cleaned up the access ways leaving the area ready for future additional classrooms.
The Fluor Scholarship Program
For more than a quarter-century, Fluor has sponsored a scholarship program for children of Fluor employees. The Fluor Scholarship Program acknowledges the accomplishments of these students and supports their goals and aspirations to obtain degrees and certificates at universities, colleges, and vocational/technical schools. Each year, more than $700,000 is presented to approximately 275 first time and renewable scholarship winners. Since the program's inception, Fluor has issued more than $9 million in scholarships to nearly 2,200 children of Fluor employees.
Job Corps Scholarships
Beginning in 2004, the Fluor Foundation has annually awarded scholarships to students at Job Corps Centers. In 2007, eight new $5,000 scholarships were awarded to students pursuing higher education at eight Job Corps Centers, which Fluor's subsidiary, DEL-JEN, manages and operates.
Fluor Bursary Scheme - South Africa
In creating a pool of qualified candidates to combat the acute shortage of engineers in South Africa, Fluor established a bursary program in 1998. Annually 15 renewable bursaries are awarded to students pursuing engineering degrees.
Fluor Aggie Scholarship Fund
In 1998, Houston employees set a goal of raising $500,000 to establish a scholarship program at Texas A&M University. With employee contributions and matching funds from the Fluor Foundation and the university, in 2002 the goal was achieved and an endowment fund was created. Each year, 20 scholarships are issued to Texas A&M University students pursuing degrees in engineering, construction science, or business.