Join the Inaugural 2024-2025 Class!
Eligibility: Students who reside in Maryland ages 14-18
Deadline to Apply: Sunday October 6, 2024
The STEMbassador Experience
The inaugural Youth STEMbassador cohort will participate in a seven-month learning community with two primary goals:
1. MOST will provide the youth leader participants with experiences that offer them unique networking and skill-building opportunities that will strengthen their STEM college and career readiness.
2. Youth leaders will design and execute a project connecting peers or younger students in their communities to STEM learning opportunities.
STEMbassador Project Parameters
- Connects at least 20 students to STEM learning opportunities
- Concludes before the end of the 2024-2025 school year
- Incorporates at least one partnership
- Activities could include workshops, fairs, information campaigns, and special events.
- Option to work with an Advisor (Teacher/Afterschool Program staff as ex.)
- Project Budget $1000 Mini-Grant Provided By MOST
Program Benefits
- Unique STEM Leadership Opportunities
- College & Career Awareness & Skill Building
- $1000 Stipend for Student Participants
- $1000 Mini Grant for Project Completion
- $500 Stipend for Adult Advisor/Affiliated Youth Program
Timeline
- Applications open September 2024 - Deadline October 6, 2024
- Acceptances to be announced in mid October 2024
- Orientation Late October/early November 2024
- Monthly Meetings November & December 2024
- Twice Monthly Meetings January & February 2025
- Project Completion March- April 2025
- Closing Celebration April 2025