Coherent / II-VI Foundation

Creating Promise for the Future

Our Mission is to encourage and enable students to pursue careers in engineering, science and mathematics while maintaining a standard of excellence in that pursuit.

Undergraduate Scholarships

Encouraging & Enabling Students Entering the Fields of Science, Engineering and Mathematics

Block-Gift Program

Promoting Research at the Graduate Level

Margot A. Johnson Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Post-doctoral student performing research deemed valuable by technical advisers and conducted at a University

Creating Promise for the Future

Programs supported by the Coherent / II-VI Foundation are designed to create a stronger population of new engineering-, science- and mathematics-educated individuals who will ultimately increase and improve the tough and ever more complicated technical pool of engineers and scientists seeking to tackle problems facing our nation and the world.

Latest from Coherent/II-VI Foundation

Our Most Recent Mini-Conference

Our Most Recent Mini-Conference

Coherent/II-VI Foundation held an exciting, valuable virtual mini-conference on Friday, May 12, 2023 hosted by The Ohio State University.  Next…

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Board of Directors’ Announces Changes

Board of Directors’ Announces Changes

After fifteen years of generous service and exemplary guidance, Dr. Carl Johnson, founder and primary donor to the Coherent/II-VI Foundation,…

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II-VI Foundation Announces New Name

II-VI Foundation Announces New Name

The Board of Directors and Staff of the II-VI Foundation are pleased to announce our new name and logo. We…

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