Welcome to Our First Newsletter!

The goal of this quarterly newsletter is to share news and distribute information to the young women in our Mentor-Protége program. We will be sharing opportunities for internships, scholarships and news on upcoming events.
 
Our vision is to expand delivery to all the young women participating in GIT in the near future.
National STEM Honor Society (NSTEM)

NSTEM inspires innovation and recognizes student excellence from K through Career in the fields of STEM.

Consider joining NSTEM!
Session 3
Embrace Fear and Learn to Fail
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 6:00pm

You should have already received an email announcement with more details about Session 3.

If you did not receive it, please contact us at git.mp@womenintechnology.org.
Opportunities For Protégés
Rising 9th through rising 12th grade students from groups historically underrepresented and underserved in STEM are eligible for Unite, a 4-6 week pre-collegiate summer experience held at colleges across the country (https://www.usaeop.com/program/unite/)
Applications currently open.
Students at least 16 years of age with a 2.7 GPA and able to work 15 hours per month are eligible for the Explainers program at the National Air and Space Museum, which is a paid job helping visitors understand the Museum’s artifacts and exhibitions (https://airandspace.si.edu/support/get-involved/student-jobs) Application currently open.
Students at least 17 years of age by June 15, 2021, high school juniors or seniors, and US citizens or permanent residents are eligible for National Institutes of Health High School SIP, a summer program working side-by-side with NIH scientists in biomedical research (https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/hs-sip) Application currently open.
Graduating high school seniors with 2.7 GPA, accepted into accredited college/university who are US citizen or permanent residents who plan to pursue a bachelors degree in geoscience discipline are eligible for the Geosciences Bridge Program, a 6 week paid internship at University of Maryland Eastern Shore (https://www.umes.edu/cscgeosciences/) Application currently open.
University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering has multiple summer programs to learn about engineering, participate in hands-on activities, and meet engineering students and professors (https://eng.umd.edu/pre-college-programs/summer).
Students 16 years of age or older who are US citizens or permanent residents are eligible for the summer internship program in biomedical research at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (https://www.niams.nih.gov/labs/education-training/student-research-training/summer-student-program) Application currently open.
Students at least 16 years of age and a current sophomore, junior or senior who a US citizens with a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale are eligible for a NASA internship (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/education/internships.html) Application currently open.
Many thanks to our speakers who spoke about their Passion for STEM in Session 2!

  • Kaylah Walton, Medical Scribe and Future Medical School Attendee
  • Tran Nguyen, Senior Data Analyst at Freddie Mac
  • Sallie Sweeney, Director, Government Cybersecurity at KPMG US
Stay tuned for our next issue!
~ The GIT Leadership Team
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