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About Steamboat

Mission

Steamboat Foundation invests in individuals who show the promise to become leaders and pioneers across a range of professional fields. Steamboat fulfills its mission through two core programs:

  • The Summer Scholar Program gives a group of talented undergraduates the opportunity to participate in a ten-week summer fellowship.
  • The Special Grants Program provides pioneering individuals working on humanitarian projects around the globe with financial grants to fulfill their work.

Ben Nwachukwu '07 (left) with Senior Mentor Dr. David Altchek outside the operating room. Steamboat's first Special Grant recipient, La Fondation Sport et Culture Pour la Paix (Sport for Peace Foundation).

Through these programs, Steamboat Foundation aims to build a lasting culture of leadership that:

  • underscores integrity
  • highlights work ethic
  • encourages the kind of risk-taking that leaders must learn to assume