About Us

The Schlumberger Foundation is an independent non-profit organization that supports education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The Schlumberger Foundation is an independent non-profit organization that supports education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Recognizing the link between science, technology, and socio-economic development – as well as the key role of education in realizing individual potential – the Foundation has focused since its inception on funding a variety of scientific educational programs all over the world.

Faculty for the Future

Since 2004 the Schlumberger Foundation’s flagship program has been Faculty for the Future. Committed to gender parity in science, the long-term goal of the program was to accelerate gender equality in STEM by creating the conditions that enable more women to pursue scientific careers.

By accelerating gender equality in STEM, the talent and capacities of these women can be developed for the benefit of their local communities, their regions, and for the wider world.

Looking forward

Now to celebrate 70 years of the Foundation – and 20 years of the Faculty for the Future program – we’re setting ourselves an ambitious goal for the next 20 years: empowering women to harness the power of STEM to move the world’s economies along the path to net zero – developing a way forward that can balance both sustainable growth and gender equality.

We recognize that full access to and participation in a STEM curriculum is essential for the empowerment of women and girls.