{"id":875815,"date":"2025-08-14T10:27:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/cme-group-foundation-awards-360k-in-scholarships-to-first-generation-college-students-in-illinois\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:27:13","slug":"cme-group-foundation-awards-360k-in-scholarships-to-first-generation-college-students-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/cme-group-foundation-awards-360k-in-scholarships-to-first-generation-college-students-in-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"CME Group Foundation Awards $360k in Scholarships to First Generation College Students in Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\n          <b><br \/>\n            <i>More than <span class=\"xn-money\">$4.3 million<\/span> in scholarships granted since 2019<\/i><br \/>\n          <\/b>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><br \/>\n          <span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 14, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; CME Group Foundation today announced that 18 low-income, first-generation college students who are majoring in finance, technology and related fields have each been awarded up to <span class=\"xn-money\">$20,000<\/span> in scholarships, which are renewable for three years.<\/p>\n<p>Since its launch in 2019, the program has awarded more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$4.3 million<\/span> in scholarships to 123 students at 12 partner colleges and universities in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We applaud this year&#8217;s CME Group Foundation scholars for their hard work and dedication, and we are honored to support students in <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span> as they pursue their degrees,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Terry Duffy<\/span>, CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. &#8220;We are extremely pleased to invest in these future professionals and help them access the education they need to build their careers in finance and technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois Chicago<\/span> is proud to be a part of the CME Group Foundation Scholars program and the educational resources and career opportunities it provides to students,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Marie Lynn Miranda<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois Chicago<\/span> Chancellor. &#8220;At UIC, we are committed to providing the broadest access to the highest levels of educational, research and clinical excellence. We are grateful to the CME Group Foundation for its support of our students and for helping us advance our mission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s recipients of the CME Group Foundation Scholarship include:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Cindy Ambriz<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Illinois Institute of Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Mateusz Boksa<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">DePaul University<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Leslye Carrasco<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois at Chicago<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Reena Das<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Illinois Institute of Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Hafsa Feroz<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">DePaul University<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Francisco Gomez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Abby Hernandez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois at Chicago<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Diana Kopestynska, <span class=\"xn-org\">Loyola University Chicago<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Filip Lipovski<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">DePaul University<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Yvette Mensah<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Loyola University Chicago<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Valeria Pintor<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Tereza Progri<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois at Chicago<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Melise Sever<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Stevens Institute of Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Iman Sheikh<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois at Chicago<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Miya Shlapak<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Loyola University Chicago<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Muskaan Thapar, <span class=\"xn-org\">Stevens Institute of Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li>David Valverio, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois at Chicago<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-person\">Edgardo Ventura<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Illinois Institute of Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scholarship partner colleges and universities are:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-org\">Chicago State University<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-org\">DePaul University<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-org\">Illinois Institute of Technology<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-org\">Loyola University Chicago<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-org\">National Louis University<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-org\">Northern Illinois University<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-org\">Southern Illinois University-Carbondale<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-org\">St. Xavier University<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-org\">Stevens Institute of Technology<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois at Chicago<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <span class=\"xn-org\">Wilbur Wright College<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today, CME Group executives will host a Day of Recognition and Market Education for those receiving scholarships. Students will learn more about internship and career opportunities available at CME Group and in the financial services industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information on CME Group Foundation scholarships, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4488212-1&amp;h=4024006918&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroupfoundation.org&amp;a=www.cmegroupfoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.cmegroupfoundation.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About CME Group Foundation<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>CME Group Foundation helps today&#8217;s students keep pace with dramatically evolving technology, creating a workforce for the future that is equipped with the skills to meet tomorrow&#8217;s global challenges. By bringing together the brightest minds in education to prepare students for kindergarten, provide robust opportunities in computer science, and support them with college and career success, we are sparking system-wide change that benefits all students, from cradle to career, with a focus on those who are typically underrepresented in the STEM fields. They will shape the future of the world&#8217;s most important industries, including our own, so we give them the tools they need to achieve their full potential.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About CME Group <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>As the world&#8217;s leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4488212-1&amp;h=1833544208&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2F&amp;a=www.cmegroup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.cmegroup.com<\/a><\/u>) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data \u2013 empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4488212-1&amp;h=3313045191&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Finterest-rates%2Findex.html&amp;a=interest+rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">interest rates<\/a><\/u>,\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4488212-1&amp;h=4018164417&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fequity-index%2Findex.html&amp;a=equity+indexes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">equity indexes<\/a><\/u>,\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4488212-1&amp;h=2908710718&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Ffx%2F&amp;a=foreign+exchange\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">foreign exchange<\/a><\/u>,\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4488212-1&amp;h=1015263759&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fenergy%2F&amp;a=energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">energy<\/a><\/u>,\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4488212-1&amp;h=3181238789&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fagricultural%2F&amp;a=agricultural+products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">agricultural products<\/a><\/u>\u00a0and\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4488212-1&amp;h=1736846940&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Ftrading%2Fmetals%2F&amp;a=metals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">metals<\/a><\/u>.\u00a0 The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4488212-1&amp;h=188749838&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Fglobex%2Findex.html&amp;a=CME+Globex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CME Globex<\/a><\/u> platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform.\u00a0 In addition, it operates one of the world&#8217;s leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.\u00a0 CBOT and <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the <span class=\"xn-location\">City of Chicago<\/span>, Inc.\u00a0 NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.\u00a0 COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. 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