Giggle Academy and American Legion Charities have introduced a $2 million partnership to launch a brand new scholarship initiative aimed toward supporting the kids of America’s fallen and disabled service members by way of schooling in blockchain and synthetic intelligence (AI).
This system will present as much as $20,000 in instructional grants to underserved college students from navy households, particularly these impacted by the demise or incapacity of a dad or mum within the line of responsibility. At its core is an annual competitors centered on sensible blockchain and AI questions beneath the theme: “What’s damaged, and the way would you repair it?”
Based in 2024 by tech entrepreneur and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Giggle Academy provides a free, gamified, AI-powered schooling platform centered on real-world, job-ready abilities equivalent to emotional intelligence, finance, negotiation, and tech literacy, with out the boundaries of formal education or costly admissions.
“I selected to start this scholarship program with the kids of U.S. navy households as a result of these younger folks know what service appears like,” mentioned CZ. “They’ve seen its value up shut. They carry with them braveness, self-discipline, and infrequently, grief—but additionally a tradition of selfless management. If we’re ranging from scratch to reimagine schooling for the underserved, let’s start with the children whose mother and father gave every thing—and nonetheless fell by way of the cracks.”
With over 2 million post-9/11 navy youngsters within the U.S. and 750 million illiterate adults globally, in keeping with the announcement, the initiative goals to deal with lengthy standing instructional gaps. The American Legion, with over a century of veteran household help, brings legacy and belief to the mission.
“Navy households sacrifice and serve, however are sometimes ignored, particularly as soon as the uniforms come off,” said American Legion. “We’re grateful that Giggle Academy joins us in saying to those that gave their life for our freedoms and to their youngsters ‘you aren’t forgotten.’”
This scholarship program will join navy youngsters to next-generation studying instruments and an adaptive curriculum constructed for many who’ve confronted life’s hardest challenges.
“This partnership with Giggle Academy permits us to take that dedication into the longer term—combining time-honored service with innovative entry to schooling,” added American Legion. “Collectively, we’re not simply honoring sacrifice, we’re constructing alternative, one youngster at a time.”