Find out more at http://academicconnections.ucsd.edu/application/index.cfm. Applicants must submit their scholarship application form directly to The Kohala Center, P.O. Box 437462, Kamuela, HI 96743, or (fax) 885-6707.
The Kohala Center invites high school students to apply for scholarships to residential engineering and environmental science summer programs. These opportunities are offered in partnership with Cornell University, Brown University, and the University of California at San Diego.
More information and application forms for all programs can be found at http://www.kohalacenter.org/scholarships/about.html, by calling 887-6411 or emailing Erica Perez at eperez@kohalacenter.org.
The programs are:
Brown Environmental Leadership Lab (BELL) at Brown University, Sustainable Development, June 24-July 6; July 8-20; and July 22-Aug. 3. Application deadline is Feb. 27. The Kohala Center and Brown University are offering full tuition scholarships for two Hawaii Island students. Scholarship recipients must cover their own travel costs.
For two-week sessions, students will live at Brown University’s Haffenreffer estate, a 372-acre historic farm adjacent to Narrangansett Bay in Rhode Island, and learn how human demands on the environment often compromise long-term ecosystem health. Find out more at http://www.kohalacenter.org/bell.html.
CURIE and CATALYST engineering academies at Cornell University, July 15-21. Application deadline is Feb. 3. The Kohala Center is offering two full tuition scholarships to qualified high school students to attend either the CURIE Academy or the CATALYST Academy, both hosted by the Diversity Programs in Engineering at Cornell. Qualified applicants may apply for one or both of the programs. Scholarship recipients must cover their own travel costs. Applicants must submit their scholarship application form directly to The Kohala Center.
The CURIE Academy is a one-week residential engineering program for high school girls who excel in math and science and want to learn more about opportunities in engineering in an interactive atmosphere. Cornell University’s faculty and graduate students will lead CURIE participants in classes, lab sessions, and project research. Rising sophomore, junior or senior girls with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 are eligible to apply. Find out more at http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/diversity/summer/high_school/curie/index.cfm.
The CATALYST Academy for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors is a one-week summer residential engineering program, during which the university’s faculty and graduate students lead participants in classes, lab sessions, and project research. Scholarship applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Find out more at http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/diversity/summer/high_school/catalyst/index.cf.
Find out more at http://academicconnections.ucsd.edu/application/index.cfm. Applicants must submit their scholarship application form directly to The Kohala Center, P.O. Box 437462, Kamuela, HI 96743, or (fax) 885-6707.