Updated on May 4, 2021 at 1:11 pm SmithGroup Boeing will give Virginia Tech $50 million for scholarships and programming at its $1 billion Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia. Boeing was named the campus’ first “foundational partner,” Virginia Tech announced Tuesday. The $50 million gift, matching the most ever donated to the school, is intended to help create the most diverse graduate technology campus in the country. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. “This is a milestone moment in our university’s history, and it will propel our work to help establish the greater Washington, D.C., area as the world’s next major tech hub,” Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said in a statement.