All interested individual—middle and high school students, teachers, staff, under grads, and graduate students–should register in Cvent (cvent.org). This website provides important information needed to connect all participants.
Prospective new high school applicants are asked to submit a brief application including an essay. Also they should include the AEOP demographic survey information and submit by May 15 to Mr. Shattuck (shattuck@mit.edu). Returning students should communicate their plans directly to Mr. Shattuck as soon as possible.
STUDENT APPLICATION and ESSAY
Name: ____________________________
Summer residence (city/town): ________________________
Year of Graduation: _________________
Email: ____________________________
Cell phone: ________________________
In 350 words or less, please indicate:
- Why you think this research position may be interesting?
- What you think you might gain from it – i.e., whether the opportunity could factor into your choice of college, major or even career
- Anything you have heard about the industry/field and why that could attract you.
- What expertise/interest you bring to the group that you think will contribute to the project
Please submit the essay along with name and contact info of a teacher who would recommend you to the program no later than May 15. All applicants will be notified by May 22.
AEOP Demographic information.
Please copy and add the following to your application
Check all that apply to you. Do you consider yourself to be:
_____ attending a rural, frontier/tribal or Title I school
_____ a student who qualifies for free or reduced price lunch
_____ female
_____ a racial/ethnic minority (Alaska Native or Native American, Black or African
American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander)
_____ a student with English as a second language
_____ a first generation college-bound student
_____ a student with disabilities
_____ a dependent—living in the home–of a military service member or veteran.