Opportunities

for Young SSPers

ThebenefitsofbeinganSSPerdontendwhenyouleavecampustheylastalifetime.We
hopeyoufindthislistofvalue.Ifyouknowofotheropportunities,tellusandwellsharethem.

Scholarships

Gates Millennium Scholars

TheGatesMillenniumScholarsProgramisascholarshipandmentoringprogramforoutstanding
lowincomegraduatinghighschoolseniors.

GMSselects1,000talentedstudentseachyeartoreceiveagoodthroughgraduation
scholarshiptouseatanycollegeoruniversityoftheirchoice.WeprovideGatesMillennium
Scholarswithpersonalandprofessionaldevelopmentthroughourleadershipprogramsalong
withacademicsupportthroughouttheircollegecareer.

20 Under 20 Thiel Fellowships

TheThielFellowshipawards20buddingentrepreneurs$100,000grantseachtoworkon
developinginnovativetechnologyideas.Thoseselectedforgrantsarealsomentoredby
experiencedprofessionalsfromtheThielNetwork.Tobeconsideredyoumustbe19orunder
byDecember31stoftheapplicationyear.ApplicantshaveuntilDecember31sttoapply.

Projectideasgrantedfundingincludenuclearandalternativeenergy,robotics,biotechnology,
3Dprinting,syntheticbiology,publichealth,education,finance,scientificequipment,gaming,
andsoftware.Wedloveforyoutosharewithusabouthowyouwanttochangetheworld.

In2014,twoofthe20ThielFellowswereSSPalumni!

National Space Club

Olin E. Teague Memorial Scholarship
WearenowacceptingapplicationsfortheOlinE.TeagueMemorialScholarship.Thescholarship
recipientwillhavetheopportunitytoattendthe57thAnnualRobertH.GoddardMemorial
Dinner,theindustry'spremiergathering,andwillreceive$4,000tobeusedtowardseducational
expenses.

TheNationalSpaceCluboffersthisscholarshipeachyearinmemoryoftheHonorableOlinE.
Teague,aRepresentativeinCongresswhoaggressivelysupportedournationalspaceprogram,
toencouragetalentedyoungpeopletopursuecareersinaerospacefields.Thescholarship,in
theamountof$4,000.00,isawardedtoagraduatinghighschoolsenioratanaccreditedU.S.
highschool.ThestudentmustbeaU.S.Citizen.Thisscholarshipprogramisintendedto
encouragetalentedyoungpeopletopursuecareersinaerospacefields.

Administrative Office: 108 Whiteberry Dr Cary, NC 27519 (866) 728-0899 info@ssp.org

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Keynote Scholarship
TheNationalSpaceCluboffersamajorscholarshipeachyeartoencouragestudyintheSTEM
relatedfields.Thescholarship,whichincludestheopportunitytoserveastheKeynotespeaker
attheGoddardMemorialDinner,thepremiernetworkingeventintheAerospacefield,aswell
as$10,000isawarded,toaU.S.citizeninatleastthejunioryearofanaccreditedU.S.High
SchoolthroughGraduateUniversity,who,inthejudgmentoftheawardcommittee,showsthe
greatestinterestandaptitude.Forinformationonhowtoapply,pleaseseethevisittheKeynote
Scholarshippage.

National Space Club Scholars

TheNationalSpaceClubScholarsProgramisasummerinternprogram,forupto50highschool
students,withspacescientistsandengineers,sponsoredbyNASAGoddardSpaceFlightCenter,
Greenbelt,MD(upto41)andNASAWallopsFlightFacility,WallopsIsland,VA(upto9)in
cooperationwiththeNationalSpaceClub.Theprogramisconductedforsixweekseach
summer,fromlateJuneuntilearlyAugust.Participantsmustlivewithincommutingdistanceof
theNASAGoddardSpaceFlightCenter,Greenbelt,MD,ortheNASAWallopsFlightFacility,
WallopsIsland,VA.

The Dr. Robert H. Goddard Scholarship

TheNationalSpaceCluboffersamajorscholarshipeachyeartoencouragestudyinthefieldof
engineeringandscience.Thescholarship,intheamountof$10,000,isawardedtoaU.S.citizen
inatleastthejunioryearofanaccrediteduniversity,who,inthejudgmentoftheaward
committee,showsthegreatestinterestandaptitude.Forinformationonhowtoapply,please
seetheDr.RobertH.GoddardScholarshippage.

Women in Aerospace Scholarship

WomeninAerospace(WIA)isofferingtwomeritbasedscholarshipstoyoungwomenwhoare
risingseniorsincollegeandstudyingaerospacefields.Theapplicationprocessissimple(due
Feb25,2014);more
here:http://www.womeninaerospacefoundation.org/foundation/#scholarship

Internships and Research

Research in Medical Applications of Machine Learning

OrganizedbyJohnnyIsraeli10,Stanford3rdyearPhDstudent,johnnyisraeli@gmail.com

Hewrites:Iwouldlovetohearfromalumni;mentoringextraordinaryhighschoolstudents
remainsagreatpassionofmine.Ifthestudenthassufficientbackgroundtoenteroneofmy
projectswithoutsignificanttraining,wehitthegroundrunningrightawayoneofmyhigh
schoolstudents,whostartedworkingwithmeinJunethisyear,isalreadyonhiswayto
authorshipinaprojectwewillbesendingtoNatureBiotechnology.Butifthestudentneeds
extensivetrainingtogetstarted,IchargeamonthlyfeetocompensateformytimeasIhaveno
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guaranteethattheywillcompletethenecessarypreparationtogetstartedonresearchprojects
(somegetbusywithschoolandstopmidway).

Sufficientbackgroundmeansfamiliaritywithmodernneuralnetworkmodels,suchasrecurrent
andconvolutionalneuralnetworks,howtheyworkandhowtotrain/usethem,andfamiliarity
withsimplersupervisedmachinelearningsuchaslinearmodels,decisiontrees,randomforests,
andsupportvectormachines.Generalknowledgeofthesetechniques,withoutanybiological
background,isenoughtogetstartedwithoutextensivepreparation,therelevantbiologycanbe
coveredalongtheway.

StudentscangainthisknowledgethroughCoursera'sintroductorymachinelearningclass
(https://www.coursera.org/learn/machinelearning/home/info)andneuralnetsclass
(https://www.coursera.org/course/neuralnets).Studentswhostudythese(especiallytheneural
netsclass)wouldbereadytojumprightintotheresearch.

Coop/Internships and Summer Research Opportunities for High School

Students
ComprehensivelistmaintainedbyRochesterInst.ofTechnology

Astrobetter Internship List

ListincludesinternshipsinsideandoutsidetheU.S.

Space Astronomy Summer Program (SASP)

Eachsummer,theSpaceTelescopeScienceInstitute(STScI)bringsadozenhighlymotivated
collegestudentstoBaltimore,Maryland,foraSpaceAstronomySummerProgram(SASP).STScI
isthescientificoperationscenterfortheHubbleSpaceTelescopeandthefutureJamesWebb
SpaceTelescope.TheSASProgramrunsfrommidJunetomidAugust,andisdesignedforupper
divisionundergraduateswithastronginterestinspaceastronomy.Studentsworkindividually
withSTScIresearchersandstaffonresearchprojectsthatmightincludedatareductionand
interpretation,softwaredevelopment,scientificwriting,preparingdataforpublicreleases.The
programaffordsstudentstheopportunitytoattendlecturesonavarietyofexcitingtopics
relatedtospaceastronomy,theHubble,andJamesWebbSpaceTelescopes.

TheSpaceAstronomySummerProgramprovidesstudentsafun,educationalexperiencewithin
ateamspiritedenvironment.Studentswillreceiveacomparablemonetarystipend,housing
assistance,andtraveltoandfromBaltimore.

Amgen Scholars
AmgenScholarsallowsundergraduatesfromacrosstheglobetoparticipateincuttingedge
researchopportunitiesatworldclassinstitutions.17leadinginstitutionsacrosstheU.S.,Europe
andJapancurrentlyhostthesummerprogram.
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Undergraduateparticipantsbenefitfromundertakingaresearchprojectundertopfaculty,being
partofacohortbasedexperienceofseminarsandnetworkingevents,andtakingpartina
symposiumintheirrespectiveregion(U.S.,EuropeorJapan)wheretheymeettheirpeers,learn
aboutbiotechnology,andhearfromleadingscientists.

NASA: For Citizen Scientists

Citizen Scientists have helped to answer serious scientific questions, provide vital data to the
astronomical community, and have discovered thousands of objects including nebulas,
supernovas,andgammaraybursts.NASAsupportsseveralresourceswhichmaybeofinterest
toamateurandprofessionalscientistsalike.

NASA Develop
http://develop.larc.nasa.gov/

TheNASADEVELOPNationalProgramfostersaninterdisciplinaryresearchenvironmentwhere
appliedscienceresearchprojectsareconductedundertheguidanceofNASAandpartner
scienceadvisors.DEVELOPisuniqueinthatyoungprofessionalsleadresearchprojectsthat
focusonutilizingNASAEarthobservationstoaddresscommunityconcernsandpublicpolicy
issues.Withthecompetitivenatureandgrowingsocietalroleofscienceandtechnologyin
todaysglobalworkplace,DEVELOPisfosteringanadeptcorpsoftomorrowsscientistsand
leaders.

DEVELOPbridgesthegapbetweenNASAEarthScienceandsociety,buildingcapacityinboth
participantsandpartnerorganizationstobetterpreparethemtohandlethechallengesthatface
oursocietyandfuturegenerations.

Mustbeacurrenthighschool,college,orgraduateschoolstudentatanaccreditedUSschool,
atleast18yearsofageandabletoprovidepersonaltransportationtoandfromtheDEVELOP
location.SpringtermdeadlinelateOctober,summertermdeadlineearlyFebruary.

University Space Research Association

TheEducationProgramsOffice(EPO)offersmultipleinternshipprogramstohighschool,
undergraduate,andgraduatestudentswhoareinterestedinexploringthecareerpossibilities
atNASA.EPOprogramsencourageacademicachievementandprovidevaluableonthejob
trainingandexposuretoavarietyofcareerfieldsdirectlyrelatedtoNASAstechnicalworkforce.

Programs & Olympiads

National Youth Science Camp

TheNationalYouthScienceCampisaresidentialscienceeducationprogramforyoungscientists
thesummeraftertheygraduatefromhighschool.Studentsfromaroundthecountryare
challengedacademicallyinexcitinglecturesandhandsonstudies,andhavevoluntary
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opportunitiestoparticipateinanoutdooradventureprogram,gainanewanddeep
appreciationforthegreatoutdoors,andestablishfriendshipsthatlastalifetime.

International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics

TheInternationalOlympiadonAstronomyandAstrophysics(IOAA)isanannual
astronomycompetitionforhighschoolstudents.The2013IOAAwasheldinGreece.39
teamsfrom35countriesparticipated,includingfirsttimeteamsfromUSA,New
Zealand,Canada,Malaysia,Armenia,MacedoniaandCyprus.The2014IOAAwasheldin
Romania,with42teamsfrom37countries.

National Astronomy Olympiad (USA)

FoundedbySSPalumni,theNAOisaselectiontestfortheteamrepresentingtheUSAatthe
InternationalOlympiadinAstronomyandAstrophysics.Whileparticipationisopentostudents
ofallnationalities,onlyUScitizensandPermanentResidentsmaybeontheteam.Thesyllabus
fortheNAOincludesvarioustopicsandskillstaughtatSSP(thefullsyllabuscanbefoundhere:
http://www.ioaa2014.ro/ioaa2014/syllabus/).Furtherinformationcanbefoundat:
www.usaaao.organdwww.facebook.com/usaaao

US Physics Olympiad Team

Eachyear,AAPTandtheAmericanInstituteofPhysics(AIP)sponsoracompetitionforhigh
schoolstudentstorepresenttheUnitedStatesatthe2014InternationalPhysicsOlympiad
Competition.ThemissionoftheU.S.PhysicsTeamProgramistopromoteanddemonstrate
academicexcellencethroughpreparationforandparticipationintheInternationalPhysics
Olympiad.

College Admissions
College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com/

National Association for College Admissions Counseling

http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/Pages/Default.aspx

US Dept of Education College Navigator

http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

Interestedinaparticularcollege?Calltheadmissionsdepartmenttoexpressyourinterestin
person.Ifyouwanttovisit,askaboutthattoo.Ifyouexpecttoqualifyforneedbasedfinancial
aid,askiftheycancoversomeorallofyourtravelexpenses.

UsetheSSPnetwork!LogintotheSSPalumnidatabaseandsearchbycurrentcollege.You
mightfindSSPstudentsandevenfacultyatanygivencollege.
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If you apply and are accepted for any of these opportunities, please tell
us! Email execdir@ssp.org.