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Welcome to the Boston Post Educational Outreach!
The SAME Boston Post is accepting nominations for scholarships from qualified middle school students interested in attending one week or longer summer camps at local schools offering engineering, science, or technology programs. These camps are offered at local universities, colleges, and schools, some of which at presented below. To qualify for consideration students must meet the following criteria:
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Be a United States citizen, living in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or New Hampshire, entering grades 4 through 8 in the fall.
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Have a strong academic interest in math, science, or technology and/or a desire to learn more about careers in math, science, engineering, architecture, or technology. (Technology includes but is not limited to computers, robotics, rocketry, astronomy, electronics, etc.)
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Nominee must have:
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- Academic achievement (minimum B equivalent average overall);
- Recommendation letter from teacher confirming student's academic interests and achievements
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Nominee meets one of the following criteria:
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- Child of an active duty or deployed military/civilian DoD agency personnel;
- Child of a Boston Post SAME member;
- Child of a federal government employee;
- Child recommended by a SAME Boston Post member
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Validation of payment of full Program tuition required prior to sending scholarship funding.
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Requests will be considered by the Education Committee from January to April of each year for Programs held during the subsequent summer. Up to four scholarships will be awarded each April from a pool of $2,000 with awards ranging from $500 to $1,000 depending on the number of qualified requests and cost of the programs, i.e. if only four requests are received from qualified candidates and each program costs more than $500, four awards of $500 each will be made; if only two requests are received from qualified candidates and one or more of the programs cost more than $1,000, an award of up to $1,000 can be made at the Education Committee's discretion. Minimum award will be $500 or the cost of the Program, whichever is less. Maximum award will be $1,000 if the program costs more than $1,000 and two or less qualified requests are received. Cost includes tuition, lab fees, and provided meals.
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Criteria for acceptance of Program:
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- Located in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire;
- Classes offered are age appropriate and related to science, math, or technology (computers, rocketry, engineering, robotics, architecture, etc.);
- Programs offer hands-on learning to stimulate interest of participants
- Program length minimum of 1-week with 3-hours technology/science/math instruction per day
- Program located at or associated with a school or other accredited institution
- Program can be overnight or day based
- Education committee will approve all camps/programs
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Suggested Camps include (though are not limited to):
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DEADLINE:
Applications must be received by April 30th of each year for the subsequent summer program. Awardees will be notified by May 30th. Click here for apllication (MS Word).
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