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Apprenticeships and Academic Summer Camps

ASU/ECU/NCCU/UNC-G/UNC-W/WCU, Summer Ventures in Science and Math, State Coordinator Office, 919.286.3366. This four-week residential program is for gifted 10th and 11th grade students who have an interest in math & science. Deadline: January 31.

East Carolina University School of Medicine (Greenville), Ventures into Health Careers, Contact: Amy Hendrickson, 919.816.5231. This two-week summer program is for high school freshman minorities living in eastern North Carolina. A teacher or guidance counselor recommendation is required. Application deadline: March 1.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health (Research Triangle Park), Summers of Discovery, Contact: Dr. Mike Hogan, Hogan@niehs.nih.gov, 919.541.3433. This two- to three-month paid summer program is for high school students, college undergraduate and graduate students interested in careers in the biomedical sciences; science teachers; and science faculty from small women's and under-represented minority colleges and universities. Participants must be at least 16. Application deadline: February 15. http://www.niehs.nih.gov/od/k-12/discovery.htm

North Carolina A&T State University School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) (Greensboro), Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP), Contact: Azell Reeves, 336.334.7041. This is a competitive, four-week residential program to stimulate interest in careers in natural resource management, and the food, agricultural and environmental sciences. Participants must be high school sophomores, juniors, or senior with a GPA of 2.5 or better, and they must rank in first 25th percentile of their class. Deadline: March 22. http://www.ag.ncat.edu/summer/rap/default.html

United States Environmental Protection Agency/Shaw University (Research Triangle Park/Raleigh), Research Apprenticeship Program for Culturally Diverse High School Students, Contact: Ade Ejire, 919.546.8204. This four-year program is for rising 9th graders living in Wake County. Application deadline: March 22.


UNC-CH School of Medicine (Chapel Hill), Research Apprenticeship Program, Contact: Patrina Majette, 919.966.7673. This eight-week summer program is for minorities who are rising high school seniors. Application deadline: Feb. 25.