Student Challenge Awards Program
In the summer of 2002, Earthwatch Institute and The Durfee Foundation will sponsor 10 research projects through the Student Challenge Awards Program. Scientists with research projects amenable to the participation of talented high school students are invited to apply for grants of $8,000 to $14,000. These grants cover the expenses of giving 6 to 8 high school students the opportunity to work alongside scientists at research sites in North America, Hawaii, or the Caribbean. Students with interest in science and demonstrated talent in the arts and humanities are recruited through a nationwide search and highly competitive selection process. Earthwatch Institute assigns the students to research sites.
This program aims to support the research and education initiatives of scientists by providing mentoring opportunities, research grants, and the assistance of talented high school students. By connecting students with scientists, we aim to excite the imagination and expand the potential of gifted students, and to stimulate the students' curiosity about science and technology.
Student Challenge Awards projects are fielded between 20 June and 15 August and run for 12 to 18 days. September 3, 2001 is the proposal deadline for SCAP projects fielded in the summer of 2002. We welcome proposals for:
- Research projects that expose students to new scientific technologies and enable non-specialists to make a tangible contribution to science
- Laboratory, observatory, or field research
- Research in the life sciences, physical sciences, or archaeology
- Research conducted in North America, Hawaii, or The Caribbean
- Research conducted by principal investigators and research institutions committed to the scientific education and personal growth of talented youth
- Projects that include graduate student mentors and/or other staff who can help provide 24 hour supervision for one's team.
For links to web sites created by SCAP teams and information about nominating students for an award please go to: http://www.earthwatch.org/ed/scdurfee.html.
Contact Dee Robbins, SCAP Program Director, for more information:
E-mail: drobbins@earthwatch.org
Telephone:978-461-0081, ext. 109
Address: Earthwatch Institute
3 Clocktower Place, Suite 100
P.O. Box 75
Maynard, MA 01754-0075
