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The grant will be used to fund the expansion of Girlstart’s renowned Summer Camp program to five communities across the nation.

Girlstart, the Austin-based organization dedicated to STEM education for girls, will receive a grant from the AMD Foundation to fund game design education programs tied to this year’s slate of Girlstart Summer Camp programming. The grant will be announced during the opening ceremonies of the AMD-hosted Game On! Texas 2011 event Tuesday morning.

The grant will be used to fund the expansion of Girlstart’s renowned Summer Camp program to five communities across the nation. Girlstart Summer Camps are week-long educational programs for 4th through 10th graders, developed to increase interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects and careers, and integrating game development as a core component of the curriculum. The camps will serve an estimated 150 girls around the nation, held in proximity to AMD sites in Silicon Valley, Calif.; Bellevue, Wash.; Ft. Collins, Colo.; Orlando, Fla. and Boston, Mass.