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The GW Virginia Science & Technology Campus Library is a Funding Information Network (FIN) Partner of the Foundation Center, offering resources that help non-profit organizations and individuals identify sources of grants and foundation funding.This resource is open to the university community and the public at no charge. Library staff are available to help patrons use the resource by appointment. 

Community Engagement

For the GW Virginia Science & Technology Campus, academics and research blend seamlessly with community engagement. Since the Campus opened in Loudoun County, Virginia in 1991, it has been an integral part of the local community leadership and economic development. GW both prepares the region's work force and adds to it. With more than 850 faculty and staff, the Campus is rapidly becoming one of the region’s major employers.

  • Partnerships: Campus partnerships span a wide range of activities, including special educational programs, art exhibits, grants database, and mutually beneficial relationships with a number of other organizations.
  • Community: Community involvement includes members of the Campus community being active leaders in the communities where they live, as well as engaging the university's neighbors and the surrounding community. 
  • Alumni: Campus alumni join a strong community of more than 50,000 alumni in the Commonwealth of Virginia and more than 250,000 alumni living in 150 countries around the world. Alumni are invited to find out more about special events and many resources and services designed for them.

Study: GW Contributes More Than $500 Million to Virginia Economy

A new study recently released finds the George Washington University contributes more than half a billion dollars to Virginia’s economy, thanks to its growing Virginia Science and Technology Campus and graduate education centers.

GW Receives Prestigious Loudoun School-Business Partnership Award

GW was honored to receive the Loudoun School-Business Partnership Award of Excellence for Service on March 11. The partnerships with Loudoun County Public Schools began more than 15 years ago and have expanded to include close working relationships with the art and science departments. Thousands of LCPS students and teachers have benefited from exposure to new experiences and hands-on learning, especially in STEM-related fields.

Loudoun County Students Explore STEM Careers

The Virginia Science and Technology Campus hosts 130 high school students for ninth annual event.

VSTC Named to the 2016 VSBA Business Honor Roll

The Loudoun County School Board passed a Resolution naming VSTC to the 2016 Virginia School Board Association (VSBA) Business Honor Roll for ongoing support of LCPS.

Loudoun Companies Critical to Success of Teachers in Industry Project

For teachers, the question of how to best prepare students for future employment can be omnipresent. Employers face similar questions about how to hone the skills and capture the imaginations of future engineers, writers, artists and researchers. The George Washington University’s Teachers in Industry Project (GW TIP), now in its seventh year, is helping bring those parallel agendas together.

Area High School Students Shine at Congressional Art Show

Rep. Barbara Comstock’s competition at VSTC exhibits more than 180 pieces from 10th District.

GW Hosts Careers in Medicine and Health Sciences Camp for Regional High School Students

Forty students from Osbourn Park High School’s Biotechnology Center in Prince William County, Va., are one step closer to “figuring out what they want do with their lives” thanks to a career exploration camp at the GW Virginia Science & Technology Campus.