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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) β€” The offers keep rolling in for Ahmed Mohamed.

After the 14-year-old boy was arrested for bringing a homemade digital clock to his high school, he was soon offered a long list of unique opportunities from an invitation to tour MIT to a Space Camp scholarship.

Twitter:

The hashtag "#IStandWithAhmed" took off and among the many offers the Muslim teen received was an internship from Twitter. The company said its employees also love building things.

Hi @IStandWithAhmed, we πŸ’™ building things at @twitter too. Would you consider interning with us? We'd love it β€” DM us! #IStandWithAhmed β€” Twitter (@twitter) September 16, 2015

Foursquare: ===========

Foursquare said it stood with Mohamed "because we love to make things too." The company reminded him to "never stop inventing the future."

#IStandWithAhmed because we love to make things too. Never stop inventing the future. pic.twitter.com/n1ergHSTg8 β€” Foursquare (@foursquare) September 16, 2015

Reddit: =======

Alexis Ohanian, one of the co-founders of Reddit, asked how to get in touch with Mohamed because the site wanted to introduce him to some of their "friends in science."

How do I get in touch with Ahmed? We (@reddit) wanna intro him to some of our friends in science (+ internship?) http://t.co/Bwgnbz179O β€” Alexis Ohanian (@alexisohanian) September 16, 2015

But the offers didn't end with social networking sites.

Autodesk:

Carl Bass, the CEO of the software company Autodesk, invited Ahmed to "come hang out" at the company so they could "make something new together."

Ahmed, don't let this stop your creativity. Come hang out at Autodesk and we'll make something new together. #IStandWithAhmed β€” Carl Bass (@carlbass) September 16, 2015

123D Circuits: ==============

Ahmed was also offered a free circuit kit from 123D Circuits so he could continue to build things.

#IStandWithAhmed, b/c kids like him are the future of making things. Come by our workshop and we'll give you great new tools to work with. β€” Autodesk (@autodesk) September 16, 2015

MIT: ====

Mohamed, who aspires to be an engineer, built the alarm clock out of a pencil case. In middle school he was a member of the robotics club and won awards for his inventions.

Mohamed said his dream was to attend MIT. During an appearance Wednesday on MSNBC, he was surprised by a special guest from the university.

Astrophysicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein invited him to tour the school and said that he was her "ideal student" because he was "a creative, independent thinker."

"You are the kind of student that we want at places like MIT and Harvard," Prescod-Weinstein said.

Prescod-Weinstein also extended a tour invitation from her former advisers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and prompted an offer from an astrophysicist at UT Austin.

On Thursday, MIT's president, L. Rafael Reif, tweeted that the university was "delighted" that Mohamed was interested in STEM and MIT.

Making things = inventing the future. We are delighted that Ahmed is interested in #STEM and in MIT! -President Reif pic.twitter.com/CEwAD8FLYk β€” MIT (@MIT) September 17, 2015

NASA: =====

Former NASA astronaut Daniel Tani offered Mohamed a NASA shirt that was worn in space.

Looks like Ahmed might need a new NASA shirt. I can give him one of mine - that flew in space! #IStandWithAhmedpic.twitter.com/I5aluiw24C β€” Daniel Tani (@Astro_Tani) September 16, 2015

And Homer Hickam, a former NASA engineer and the inspiration for the movie "October Sky," was part of a group that offered Ahmed a scholarship to Space Camp USA.

@SpaceCampUSA My co-creators at http://t.co/VAytd0lYUx have offered Ahmed a scholarship at Space Camp just as we did for Keira Wilmot. β€” Homer Hickam (@HomerHickam) September 16, 2015

NASA itself said it supported STEM and "inspiring kids like Ahmed to pursue their dreams."

We're supporters of #STEM & inspiring kids like Ahmed to pursue their dreams. Get involved: http://t.co/Bye4JcO1Hopic.twitter.com/XEHsZs21sS β€” NASA (@NASA) September 16, 2015

Business school: ================

Ahmed even got a scholarship offer from the international business school, the New European College.

Ahmed if you ever decide to study business, You have a scholarship waiting. @POTUS@IStandWithAhmed#IStandWithAhmedpic.twitter.com/kPiiC5kG2c β€” New European College (@NewEurCollege) September 17, 2015

Musical career: ===============

And R&B artist Ne-Yo tweeted that Mohamed should let him know if he had aspirations of getting into the music industry.

Hey @istandwithAhmed, if you ever want to get into the world of music, let me know. #theworldisyours#IStandWithAhmed β€” NE-YO (@NeYoCompound) September 17, 2015

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