Maria Palazzi was awarded a $28,000 grant from Women & Philanthropy in support of the summer program: Digital Animation: A Technology Mentoring Program for Young Women. Women & Philanthropy members change the world by investing together in the people of Ohio State and the work they do. As part of their mission they help OSU faculty by seeding ideas proposed to add new programs, grow existing programs, or create new collaborations. This generous support will provide funding for ACCAD's summer program for young women in 2014 and 2015; as well as seeding a new social networking community for both mentors and attendees of past and future programs.