Conservation, climate research, and environmental leadership programs for students who want to act on climate.
Programs in this collection (8)
Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest: Bow Seat. Competition, Worldwide. Free online creative contest for students ages 11 to 18 in middle or high school who create work about the ocean in visual art, creative writing, poetry, performing arts, interactive media, or film. International students can apply, and each entrant needs an adult sponsor.
International Earth Science Olympiad: IESO. Competition, Worldwide. An annual international Earth science olympiad for secondary school students, where the winners of each country's national competition are invited to compete in national delegations. It covers geology, geophysics, meteorology, oceanography, astronomy and environmental science. Each participant takes theoretical and practical exams plus a field work test, and students from different countries are also graded together as a group in the International Team Field Investigation.
NMNH Summer High School Internship: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Internship, Washington, District of Columbia, USA. A paid eight-week summer internship at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., for high school students ages 15 to 18 in grades 9 to 12. Interns work on projects in areas such as exhibits and communications, botany, anthropology, paleobiology, and science education, and take field trips and behind-the-scenes tours. Interns work Tuesday through Friday, earn a $5,600 stipend, and must live within commuting distance in D.C., Maryland, or Virginia.
National Geographic Student Expeditions: National Geographic. Summer Program, Worldwide. Summer travel programs from National Geographic, run with Putney Student Travel, for students completing 9th through 12th grades, with separate trips for middle school students. Trips take place in the U.S. and abroad, vary in length and focus, and some include up to 30 community service hours spent building schools, tutoring in English or cleaning up parks. An admissions committee reviews each application.
Stockholm Junior Water Prize: SJWP. Competition, USA. U.S. high school students in grades 9-12 who will be at least 15 by August 1 of the competition year enter water-related science projects, alone or in teams of two, at the state level. State winners advance to nationals, and the U.S. winner receives $10,000 and represents the U.S. in Stockholm.
Science Leadership Program: Hudson River Park. Internship, Manhattan, New York, USA. A paid six-week summer research program at Hudson River Park for New York City high school students from communities underrepresented in STEM. Students do field science, such as studying plastic in gull droppings, work with mentors from CUNY City College, and present research posters at the American Museum of Natural History. The program mixes remote days with in-person field days.
Science Research Mentoring Program: American Museum of Natural History. Research, Manhattan, New York, USA. NYC 10th and 11th graders who live and attend school in the city do a year-long research project with an AMNH-affiliated scientist, meeting after school twice a week. Participants earn a free CUNY Lehman College credit and a $2,500 stipend on completion.
NYBG Internships: New York Botanical Garden. Internship, Bronx, New York, USA. Paid plant science internships at the New York Botanical Garden, where high school, undergraduate, and graduate students work directly with Garden scientists on topics such as molecular biology and taxonomy. Part-time school-year internships run in the fall and spring for New York City students through the Sci Network NYC, and a small number of summer internships may also be available.