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STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

JA Summer Institute – Current 8^th Grade Students – Current Juniors

This summer, 40-60 high school students will join Junior Achievement of Northern New England in-person for 5 days for our annual JA Summer Institute. During this program, students will engage in a series of interactive company-led workshops focused on learning the basics of personal finance, the stock market, the design thinking process, pitching a product, career exploration, interviewing skills, and more. Students will take what they've learned throughout the week and apply it to the culminating session, Speed Networking, where they will connect with business professionals from a variety of industries.

⇨ JA Summer Institute Application Link: http://bit.ly/JAsummerinstitute

• Application Deadline: Friday, May 27, 2022

• Acceptances will be on a rolling basis. Student will know their status by Friday, June 10, 2022

• Learn more here: https://bit.ly/jasi22info

JA Contact: Sue Ung, Program Manager, Financial Literacy, sung@janewengland.org.

$10,000 Steve Sullivan Scholarship – Current Juniors

In 2009, Junior Achievement established a Scholarship Fund to honor the dedication and commitment of former Board Chair and 20-year board member, Steve Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan had a noteworthy career, working as Senior Vice President Communications, Liberty Mutual Group, Boston, until his retirement in February 2009.

In 2022, the $10,000 scholarship award will be presented to one (1) current high school junior who plans to go to college in fall 2023 and will become the JA Student of the Year. Additionally, 3-5 strong junior applicants will become JA Ambassadors and will receive $2,000 each. It’s expected that the Student of the Year and Ambassadors will be engaged with JA throughout their senior year. They will be asked to speak at various events, programs, Board meetings, and more.

Awarded Amounts

• 1 JA Student of the Year: $10,000

• 3-5 JA Ambassadors: $2,000 each

Criteria

To be eligible for the scholarship a student must meet the following criteria:

Students must meet ONE of the following criteria:

• First in their immediate family to go to college

• Two or more languages are spoken in the household

Students must meet ALL of the following criteria:

• You are a current high school junior who completed at least ONE JA program under the direction of your teacher and/or a JA Volunteer (see below for list of programs);

• You plan to obtain a bachelor’s degree and enroll in the fall of 2023;

• You were an active participant in your JA program and can clearly demonstrate through an essay the benefit derived from the program and its impact on your decisions to further your education

Application Requirements

The JA Scholarship application will include the following:

1. Scholarship application completed and signed by student. By signing the application, you are agreeing to the terms that you plan to attend college in the fall of 2023.

2. Three-page (maximum) essay on your JA experience and the program’s impact on your decisions to further your education and to explore a career. If you completed the JA Company Program, please include whether or not you held a leadership role within the company during that program.

3. A written recommendation from your teacher or JA volunteer.

4. An official transcript including all grades and extracurricular activity participation during high school.

⇨ $10,000 Steve Sullivan Scholarship Application Link: https://bit.ly/JASullivanScholarship

• Application Deadline: Friday, May 13, 2022

JA Contact: Sue Ung, Program Manager, Financial Literacy, sung@janewengland.org

$30,000 ALKU Scholarship – Current Juniors

In honor of Mass Mentoring Partnership's 30th year, ALKU is thrilled to be awarding two $30,000 academic scholarships to rising high school seniors in Massachusetts. The recipients of the scholarship must have been positively impacted and engaged in a positive mentoring relationship for at least one year and have plans to attend a 4-year college or university.

This scholarship provides an opportunity for young people to apply for financial support in pursuit of their goal to attend college and earn a bachelor’s degree.

In addition to providing financial resources, ALKU and MMP strive to build the capacity of organizations to connect youth to a broader web of support, build on the opportunities their existing mentoring relationships have offered them, and help eliminate barriers to future academic, economic, or social success.

Requirements

• To qualify for the ALKU Scholarship, the student must be:

• Enrolled in a high school in Massachusetts

• A rising senior (will be a high school senior in Fall 2022)

• Will apply to a four-year, accredited institution to acquire a bachelor’s degree in any field

• Engaged in empowering youth-adult relationship (defined as any adult other than the applicant’s parent or legal guardian who provides friendship, guidance, and support) for at least one year

• Able to demonstrate exceptional leadership skills and a commitment to their communities

⇨ $30,000 ALKU Scholarship Application Link: HERE

All application materials must be submitted online by Friday, July 22, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered. If you have any questions, please contact Amelia Aubourg at aaubourg@massmentors.org.

Best,

Sue

Click here for our volunteer opportunities!

My name is Adeesh and I'm the Program Head at the middle and high school artificial intelligence summer program taught by Stanford/MIT graduates. We are thrilled to launch a 1:1 individual AI research project mentoring program this summer for students with an interest in applying computational skills to an area of their interest such as healthcare, mobility, law, engineering, psychology, and more! We would love to invite club students at Boston Latin Academy to participate in this immersive summer research experience. The program includes:

• 10 one-on-one mentorship sessions with an experienced AI research mentor from Stanford, MIT, or a leading university with industry/lab experience.

• Guided research experience from dataset selection, to visualization and AI modeling culminating in a portfolio-ready research paper.

• Science fair preparation: resources to advance the project further for a science fair event, high school journal submission, etc.

• AI+X Researcher Certification: students who complete the 1:1 mentorship program are also eligible to receive an AI + X Researcher Certificate.

We would appreciate it if you could share the short program note below with families from grades 8 to 12. Students may apply here by May 30 to begin summer mentorship!

Warmly, Adeesh Goel, Program Head, Inspirit AI adeesh@alumni.stanford.edu

Summer 2022 1:1 AI Research Project Mentorship Program with Stanford/MIT Mentors

In this 10-hour individualized program, students work with an expert 1:1 mentor to carry out independent research and solve a real-world problem that they find interesting by crafting a computationally-integrated AI project. Inspirit’s AI mentors from Stanford, MIT, and leading universities guide students through the entire research process, from targeted domain research and project proposal to a culminating scientific paper and final research project. Please apply here by May 30 for summer sessions that start on or after June 10. Independent Project Mentorship Flyer

WCE (World Computer Exchange) Club

Want Community Service Hours? Then, join WCE Club where you will be able to gain some experience in working with computers! This opportunity is open to anyone willing to join and learn. NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. The work done here will help impoverished communities that don't have any technological equipment. Help us make a difference!

Mistchnache Prinston (mprinston@bostonk12.org) & Amy Nguyen (anguyen88@bostonk12.org)

Boston University’s Upward Bound Program

Are you a BLA freshman or sophomore who is Interested in taking classes at Boston University this summer? Are you also interested in getting paid to participate in a program during the school year that increases your preparedness for college and future years of high school? Please apply to BU’s Upward Bound program here. To be eligible you must live in one of the following neighborhoods: Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester or East Boston.

The Artemis Project is a five-week summer program that introduces girls to the creative thinking and problem-solving skills that are at the core of computer science. Artemis will be offered from July 5th to August 5th, 2022 weekdays from 9:30 AM -3:30PM on the BU campus. The program makes fundamental topics in computer science fun and engaging by incorporating both hands-on activities as well as real-world applications. Participants will learn how to code in Python, design their own websites, build robots, and program microbits. They also will learn about conceptual topics including search and sort algorithms, cryptography, and artificial intelligence. Lunch is provided each day.

Artemis is run by undergraduate women concentrating in Computer Science and Engineering who are passionate about what they do. Through interactions with the coordinators, as well as with faculty and industry guest speakers, the participants will meet many female role models in the fields of computer science and engineering.

Students accepted into the program are required to pay a $100 non-refundable registration fee.

The program is administered by the Learning Resource Network (LERNet), a BU center with a long history of coordinating science and engineering programs for K-12 students. Additional program information can be found on the website: http://www.bu.edu/lernet/artemis

Please send email to cab@bu.edu if you have any further questions.

NEMPAC has a call for Middle and High School PAID Interns for Summer 2022! We're looking for students entering grades 7 - 12 to assist our youth summer workshops in music, theatre, and dance! Interns can express interest in just one, two, three, or even all eight weeks! Interns will run warm-ups, games, help with set up and break down, assist with staging, choreography, and music rehearsals, as well as prop making and more! Duties of each intern will vary based on their strengths and interests. They will also be considered a “mentor” to the students and are therefore expected to be a good example to them throughout the workshop.

Interns are an integral part in helping the workshop run smoothly, while building their leadership skills, and communication and organizational skills, while gaining experience working with young children!

Interested students must fill out the application by the deadline of JUNE 1st! After we receive all applications, we will send out intern assignments by June 10th.

NEMPAC Summer Youth Internship Application: https://forms.gle/6mLC8uufcTYHpSkM7

Intern Requirements & Details:

• Student Intern must be entering 7th grade in for the 2022/2023 school year.

  • Exception for Broadway Bootcamp, where you must be 16 by the start of the program on August 12

  • Exception for PlayLab: Create, Produce Perform, where you must be 14 by the start of the program on August 22.

• Students must be fully vaccinated in order to participate as an intern

• There is a small stipend of $50/week for all workshop weeks

  • Exception for July 4th week of Kids Music Theatre/Dance, in which the stipend will be $40.

Summer Program Internship Workshop Descriptions, Dates & Shifts: Visit www.nempacboston.org/summerprograms

Free COVID-19 Home Test Kits Available for City of Boston residents

Boston residents can now pick up free rapid at-home test kits at designated sites around the City, while supplies last. Each person will be able to pick up a kit for each member of their immediate household per visit. There are two tests in each kit. 

Please help us get the word out about these kits along with guidance on how to use them:

• BPHC’s fact sheet provides guidance on how to use these home test kits, including what to do if you test positive. These are currently available in English and Spanish.

• Mass DPH provides detailed instructions for using a home test kit, as well as graphic instructions available in several languages.

• More detailed guidance on using the kits is available directly from the vendors, currently iHealth or QuickVue.