UHD STEM TRAINING PROGRAM

You are  one of the first to receive this information for an exciting, intensive 24-Saturday and 3-week summer program entitled “UHD STEM Training Center Research program”!

 

This program begins in April 2016 and ends in January 2017!  Those applying to, selected for, and committed to the program will engage in a number of STEM research training opportunities, career development opportunities, and softskill trainings as well.  All selectees will have an opportunity to engage in deep research science across biology, microbiology, chemistry, computational chemistry, mathematics, control and instrumentation engineering robotics, and computer science!  Selectees will develop and complete a PhD mentored scientific project culminating in a public poster demonstration at UHD in November/December.

 

Only 54 students will be selected for the UHD STEM Training Center Research program!  Selectees must meet all eligibility requirements!  The application is only available online!  Selectees must be rising juniors, current juniors, or rising seniors!

 

Please find the attachment brochure and websites for your application to the program!

 

We hope you will share this application with pre-college students you know to be highly motivated and interested in STEM.

 

Dr. Mary Jo Parker

 

UHD STEM Training Center for Underrepresented Future Workforce2016

A Program for High School Students  (rising 11th and 12th Graders ) who are interestedin Industrial Microbiology and Chemistry and nanochemistry, Computational Chemistry and 3-D molecular Design Software , Robotic Coding, &College-Workforce Success 

Application Deadline: March 21, 2016

 Online Application Instructions

Carefully read all questions and complete the entire application found at:

http://uhd.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eQdwsLxyRW0u9lr

 

All requested items needed to complete the UHD STEM Training Center program application  MUST be uploaded at the URL listed above at ONE TIME.

All electronic application information is highly confidential meeting all FERPA requirements.

The application will ask you questions about:

· Personal and Contact Information about yourself and your parent/s or guardians

· Educational Information about yourself

· Your Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) interest areas

· How you came to know about this training program

· Finally, Student and Parental Acknowledgements  and Permissions and other necessary uploadable documents complete the online electronic application process!

Teacher Recommendations may be uploaded here:

http://uhd.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cwHoEQBV4Zc8Y8B

To be accepted into this program you must meet all eligibility requirements, commit to 24 Saturday training dates and a three week summer training period to take place in July 2016.  Your must also be a rising junior or current junior or rising senior  to participate in this STEM Training Program.

Student and Parental Acknowledgements and Permissions:

I voluntarily certify that this information is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge.  I authorize the UHD STEM Training program personnel at University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to review all submittedapplication materials, including proof of residency, academic records and standardized test scores as submitted throughthis application for the purposes of selection to the UHD STEM Training Program, which is sponsored by the  Office of the Texas Governor Wagner-Peyser fundi s administered through the  Texas Workforce Commission. If selected for this program, I understand that this informationwill be kept confidential and will be used in aggregate form only with no individual disclosure occurring before or after the end of theaward period. If accepted, I further voluntarily authorize use of photos/videos and release  of  aggregate  information  deemed  necessary for  publications  by  the university,

UHD Scholars Academy, and the Texas Workforce Commission.

 

Parent Signature:         __________________________________Date:   ______________________

(If under the age of 18, parent’s signature is required.)

 

           Student Signature______________________________________Date: ________________________

 

Please upload this signed form with your Online Application

for the UHD STEM Training Center Program.