We’re proud to be a long-time sponsor of the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC) that brings accessible, innovation programs to schools across the state, and especially communities that are often underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programming.  

CIC recently held virtual judging to review student’s inventions where 30 employee volunteers served as judges. The Eversource Energy Award will be presented at the finals in June. 

“Through the support of partners like Eversource, the Connecticut Invention Convention has grown to reach an estimated 23% of K-12 students across the state, with more than 85% of students coming from below median income communities,” said Nick Briere, CIC Executive Director. “Eversource has consistently been one of the Connecticut Invention Convention's largest supporters and is routinely one of the largest single providers of volunteer judges for our Invention Convention competitions. We are extremely grateful for Eversource's support and excited for all the future brings!"  

The Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair (MSEF) works with thousands of students to develop independent research projects related to STEM.

Students work closely with teachers and professionals in the field to refine projects and compete in local, regional and statewide fairs. Students practice critical thinking, trial and error and presentation skills and the top students showcase their projects at the final statewide fair. 

We support the fair through sponsorship, employees volunteering as judges and awarding the Eversource Sustainability Award.

The Eversource Sustainability Award recognizes a project that:

• Addresses challenges facing the environment, our communities and/or society at large
• Has thoughtful approaches and designs that could benefit future generations
• Provides solutions that would be fair and equitable if and when executed
• Has potential for scale

We’re proud to sponsor this year's New England FIRST Robotics District Championship in Massachusetts. 

The District Championship is an opportunity for robotics teams across New England to design, program and build a robot starting with a standard kit of parts and common set of rules to play in a themed, head-to-head challenge.

Teams also build a brand, develop community partnerships for support, and work to promote STEM in their local community. Our employee volunteers were also on-hand to support the championship.

We partnered with the Fuller Middle School in Framingham on March 2 to host a program designed to encourage girls to explore the areas of engineering and science, and to help address the gender gap in the STEM fields.

We celebrated the creativity and innovation of the students as they applied math and science concepts to learn the heating and cooling principles involved in geothermal technology, which is being developed at utility scale right in their own city.

Learn more about the event and see photos.

New funding from the Eversource Energy Foundation will increase access for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in Mount Washington Observatory's (MWOBS) weather and climate internship. Eversource support will provide interns with a stipend to cover their time and travel while working on New England’s highest peak.

University interns serve as integral members of MWOBS’ weather observation team, living and working with trained meteorological staff on weekly shifts at the summit of Mount Washington. Each intern learns technical skills in meteorology, data science, and weather and climate research. Interns also undertake a unique semester-long research project and participate in science communications opportunities.

The Diversity Internship Program is part of MWOBS’ larger effort to advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion and make the summit of Mount Washington more accessible to university students.

Watch to learn more about the observatory's educational programs.

Employees recently volunteered at the Future for Females career fair at the Girls at Work headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire, to showcase potential career paths for women at Eversource.  

Field Training and Apprenticeship Manager, Lisa Duval, conducted demonstrations on the live line trailer and talked to students about safety, the apprenticeship program at Manchester Community College and more.