Our Community

Do you know kids’ most popular reaction to chemistry? It’s “Wow!”

In BASF Kids’ Labs, children become scientists. They experiment in a playful manner and learn why and how the world’s marvels work. We believe that science can be seen as a foundation of wonder, and one day these kids will wow us in return. BASF employees volunteer have brought interactive Kids’ Labs to a variety of elementary schools in Ascension Parish. BASF is also a proud sponsor of Kids’ Lab activities at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum. To learn more about BASF Kids’ Lab programming at LASM, click here.

STEM initiatives are focused on all levels of education. Pre – K to college level efforts include:

BASF’s Kids Lab: Partnership with Louisiana Arts and Science Museum – enabling more than 5,000 local students each year to experience hands-on science experiments.

Annual scholarships – High school and college level;

• $20,000 at LSU
• $5,000 at Southern
• $5,000 in local high schools
   

Donations to Louisiana State University

• $1 million to College of Engineering for BASF Sustainable Living Lab
  
• $100,000 to LSU Career Center

Donations to River Parishes Community College

• $100,000 for new Advanced Technology Center
  
• Equipment donation to create physical equipment training facility

Donation to Southern University

• $25,000 for technology center as part of its Student Career Center.
   

Internship program

• Host 20+ interns in engineering fields each summer
  
• Ongoing internship program with RPCC.  
   

Robotics Team sponsorship and mentorship

• Mentoring and sponsorship support at Central Middle School
  
• Mentoring and sponsorship support of Ascension Robotics High School Team.
  
• Mentoring and sponsorship support of LSU’s Formula One Car Team.
   

Participation at career fairs at middle schools, high schools, technical colleges, and universities.

As our company and community continue to grow, so does our need for professionals in a variety of fields. We are constantly searching for new ideas and fresh minds to join our team. Working with universities and local community and technical colleges, we create relationships with these institutions to help build a pipeline of potential employees and help ensure future professionals succeed.

We also work with academic partners to provide student scholarships, engineering mentorship programs, and hands-on internship at BASF Louisiana sites.  

The BASF Team Chemistry Scholarship Fund aims to recognize students with exceptional academic records and community and campus involvement. To read more about the BASF Team Chemistry partnership with LSU, click here.

Much like our community outreach, many of our employees are members of industry and parish organizations. BASF is a proud member of the Louisiana Chemical Association, Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance, Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance, Leadership Ascension and many more.