Governor Tom Corbett announced Tuesday, the re-opening of the Governor’s School for the Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for the summer 2013 session.
Applications are now being accepted from high school juniors who attend a Pennsylvania public, charter, cyber charter, nonpublic or private secondary school, or participate in a homeschooled program.
The five-week, summer residential program, which was discontinued in 2009, will emphasize cooperative learning and hands-on laboratory research for 56 talented high school science and math students.
Successful applicants will receive a full scholarship to the program with costs underwritten by a $150,000 state grant and matching funds through donations from the school’s alumni, parents and corporations.
The scholarship includes housing, meals and all instructional materials.
Families are responsible for the cost of transportation to and from the university, personal items and spending money.
Students must commit to living on Carnegie Mellon University’s campus for the duration of the program.
The program runs from June 30 to Aug. 3, 2013.
Applications must be completed and mailed by the applicant’s guidance counselor and received in the program office no later than Friday, Feb. 15, 2013.
For additional information about Governor’s Schools for the Sciences and to obtain an application, visit http://www-pgss.mcs.cmu.edu.
Applications are now being accepted from high school juniors who attend a Pennsylvania public, charter, cyber charter, nonpublic or private secondary school, or participate in a homeschooled program.
The five-week, summer residential program, which was discontinued in 2009, will emphasize cooperative learning and hands-on laboratory research for 56 talented high school science and math students.
Successful applicants will receive a full scholarship to the program with costs underwritten by a $150,000 state grant and matching funds through donations from the school’s alumni, parents and corporations.
The scholarship includes housing, meals and all instructional materials.
Families are responsible for the cost of transportation to and from the university, personal items and spending money.
Students must commit to living on Carnegie Mellon University’s campus for the duration of the program.
The program runs from June 30 to Aug. 3, 2013.
Applications must be completed and mailed by the applicant’s guidance counselor and received in the program office no later than Friday, Feb. 15, 2013.
For additional information about Governor’s Schools for the Sciences and to obtain an application, visit http://www-pgss.mcs.cmu.edu.