Here are some opportunities to think about for the summer and beyond. Many of these programs have deadlines in February and early March, so apply NOW!
- Student Conservation Association: http://www.thesca.org/
- National Park Service Urban Ecology Internships and Fellowships (Internships and fellowships are seniors only.): http://www.nps.gov/cue/uerla/index.htm
- MIT (for seniors): http://web.mit.edu/mites/www/about/overview.html
This is free, but transportation there and back is up to the student. - University of Maryland – Women in Engineering
http://www.wie.umd.edu/precollege/e2umd.html
The program costs $550 plus the cost of metro there and back. - Howard: Upward Bound Math and Science: http://www.howard.edu/schooleducation/Programs/Trio/MathSci.html
- GEMS: http://www.usaeop.com/programs/GEMS/locations.htm
This is a free program in DC in which students work in a lab at Walter Reed. There are several levels. If you haven’t done GEMS before, apply for Level 1.
Deadline: There is no fixed deadline, but earlier is better.
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