STEM Opportunities

The STEM Equity Pipeline, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, strives to build the capacity of the formal education community to implement research based approaches proven to increase the participation and completion of females, including those with disabilities, in STEM education.

http://www.stemequitypipeline.org/

NASA is making available a free Web-based educational product to learners of all ages across the country. NASA eClips consists of more than 55 short, 5-10 minute video segments. NASA eClips features many of the agency's missions and engages students in the excitement of science and engineering. The goal of NASA eClips is to inspire students to learn more about science and math concepts.

http://www.nasa.gov/education/nasaeclips

and

http://www.youtube.com/nasaeclips

The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center (SCCC) is a resource for anyone interested in exploring career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing. It is broadly used by career counselors, teachers, and others who provide guidance to middle and high school students about career paths in STEM. www.careercornerstone.org

For Students:

NASA Invites High School Student to Apply for INSPIRE Project

Digital Forensics Summer Program 2009 - Discover the world of computer forensics June 22 - June 26. Read more and/or register!

WIE Lead Academies (For male and female students). Application available online.

S.P.I.C.E Camp (Female students only). Application available online.

Become a Maryland Scholar

http://www.mbrt.org/scholars/default.asp

http://www.mbrt.org/parents/topics/10.htm

Explore STEM careers.

http://www.noboundaries-stemcareers.com/

Northrop Grumman offers Engineering Scholarships.

http://www.es.northropgrumman.com/engscholars/.

The Sounds of Progress: The Changing Role of Girls and Women in Science and Engineering, is now available for listening. www.womeninscience.org

eCYBERMISSION is the Army's free virtual science fair for students in grades six through nine. This program encourages students to explore real-world applications of science, math and technology. Students on winning teams can win up to $8,000 each in U.S. EE Savings Bonds.
www.ecybermission.com

2009 National Youth Science Camp applications are now available. Two graduating high school students will be selected to represent Maryland at the all-expenses paid honors program which will be held from July 1 through July 25, 2009. To apply: www.nysc.org/2009

Engineering Innovation, a summer engineering program at Johns Hopkins University for rising high school juniors and seniors.

http://engineering-innovation.jhu.edu.

Camp Invention is a science enrichment experience that develops creative thinking, teamwork and problem solving in a week long summer day camp for children entering grades two through six.

http://www.invent.org/camp/

Junior FIRTST LEGO Leagues introduces students ages 6 – 9 to the excitement of science and technology. www.usfirst.org

Science camp for middle-school girls.

www.sallyridescience.com

FIRST LEGO League offers students ages 9 – 14 the opportunity to design, build and program robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS.

www.usfirst.org

Math and Related Sciences (MARS) summer camp for middle and high school students.

www.umes.edu/MARS/

FIRST Robotics Competition is a high school varsity sport for the mind that combines science and mathematics with technology.

www.usfirst.org

Girls, discover your future as an engineer.

www.engineergirl.org

Engineering for high school girls.

www.EngineerYourlife.org

JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society)Careers in engineering and technology fields.