Summer+opportunities

=This page is intended to provide students with a list of summer opportunities in science.= Please email me to add to the list and put summer opportunity as the subject.

Oceanography - You might have to do a search on the program name because some links were broken.
1. COSA program: contact Carole McCauley, Outreach Program Coordinator at the Marine Science Center: or__c.mccauley@neu.edu__.

2. Coastal Studies for Girls, a Science and Leadership School - dedicated to those with a love for learning and discovery, an adventurous spirit, and a desire for challenge. a. Our **Semester** School continues to offer an extraordinary 16 week semester for 10th grade girls to live and learn in Maine.

b. Our inaugural **Summer 2012 programs** extend the CSG experience to middle school girls, women and educators. Follow our growing organization's adventures on [|facebook], our [|blog] or by subscribing to our [|e-news].

Please visit www.coastalstudiesforgirls.org to learn more, or contact us to schedule a visit in your area or here in Freeport.

Whitney Whitney Rollins Conway Associate Director of Admissions Coastal Studies for Girls PO Box 266 Freeport, Maine 04032 207.865.9700 **3. MIT Sea Grant is now accepting applications for the [|Summer 2012 Ocean Science Internship]!** //Applications due:// April 13, 2012 //Program Dates:// July 2nd - July 27th, 2012 //Open to:// High school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. //Stipend:// $800 **About the Internship** Over the course of a four-week program, interns will work collaboratively to investigate the intertidal zone in the Boston Harbor Islands. The student work is part of an ongoing ecological assessment and non-native species monitoring effort conducted by MIT Sea Grant in collaboration with the Boston Harbor Islands National Parks Service.

Students will gain valuable hands-on experience in the field of marine ecology. Interns may also have the opportunity to work with engineers, biologists and/or policy experts who design, build and utilize autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).

**Who Should Apply** Successful applicants will: **To Apply** **Rachel VanCott, MIT Sea Grant College Program** 77 Mass Ave., Bldg. E38-300 Cambridge, MA 02139 Or, by email, to seagrant-ed@mit.edu
 * Be students who are entering their junior or senior year of high school, or students who will be entering college in the fall
 * Be responsible, investigative thinkers
 * Have a strong interest in, or currently be pursuing, studies in ocean science
 * Be at least 16 years old by program start date (July 2, 2012)
 * 1) Complete the [|application form] and return that form to


 * 1) Have a member of the science faculty at your high school, or a teacher that you’ve worked closely with, send a letter of recommendation, in a signed, sealed envelope.

**All application materials must be postmarked or emailed by** April 13, 2012.
 * 1) Have one official copy of your transcript sent to Rachel VanCott, at the address above.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions! Rachel VanCott -- Educator and Ocean Literacy Communicator MIT Sea Grant College Program O: 617-253-5944 C: 315-663-6691 vancott@mit.edu