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Selected Resources and Opportunities in Marine Science This list features some excellent opportunities available to middle and high school students. Visit our website at www.cty.jhu.edu/imagine for links to additional summer programs, competitions, internships, and recommended websites. ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS Intel Science Talent Search River of Words Art and Poetry Contest Students ages 8-16 complete individual projects concerning environmental advocacy, research, or protection. Cash prizes and certificates are awarded. www.actionfornature.org High school seniors submit a written description of their independent research and a 12-page entry form. From the 300 semifinalists, 40 finalists are selected to travel to Washington, DC, for final judging. The following four-year scholarships will be awarded: three $150,000, three $75,000, and three $35,000. The remaining finalists each receive a $7,500 scholarship. www.societyforscience.org/sts Brower Youth Awards Junior Science and Humanities Symposia Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology Action for Nature International Young Eco-Hero Awards Students in grades 9-12 who have completed original research in science, engineering, or mathematics may apply to attend JSHS regional symposia. Three winners from each regional event win scholarships of $2,000, $1,500, or $1,000 and are invited to attend the National Symposium, where six first-place, six second-place, and six third-place winners receive scholarships of $16,000, $6,000, and $2,000, respectively. Each first-place finalist also receives an all-expenses-paid trip to the London International Youth Science Forum, an exchange Envirothon program bringing together over 400 participants from Teams of students in grades 9-12 demonstrate their 60 nations. www.jshs.org knowledge of soils and land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and a current environmental issue MATE International ROV Competition (2015: Urban/Community Forestry). Teams that Teams of students in grades 5-college design and build have won at the state level advance to the Canon remotely operated vehicles based on an annual theme Envirothon to compete for scholarships and prizes. (2015: ROVs in Extreme Environments) and compete First- through tenth-place winners receive scholregionally or internationally depending on their level arships ranging from $5,000 to $1,000, as well as of sophistication. Prizes include trophies, plaques, and trophies and Canon products. www.envirothon.org certificates. (See page 24 for an article about this comActivists ages 13-22 who have demonstrated outstanding leadership on a project with a positive environmental or social impact may apply. Six winners receive a $3,000 cash prize, a professionally produced short film about their work, a trip to California for the awards ceremony, a wilderness camping trip, and ongoing access to resources and opportunities to further their work at Earth Island Institute. http://broweryouthawards.org The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes petition.) www.marintetech.org/rov-competition Ten students ages 8-18 who have worked on projects focused on helping their communities or protecting the health and sustainability of the environment receive $5,000 to apply to their higher education or their service project. Entrants must be nominated by an adult who has solid knowledge of the nominee's project. www.barronprize.org Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) Two individuals and one team from each of 500 Intel ISEF-Affiliated Science Fairs advance to the International competition. These high school students compete for scholarships in 17 categories. The top three winners at the international competition each receive a $50,000 scholarship. First- through fourth-place entries in each category are awarded $3,000, $1,500, $1,000, and $500, respectively. Multiple special awards are also presented. www.societyforscience.org/isef 28 imagine National Ocean Sciences Bowl Teams of high school students from across the nation participate in a timed competition in which they answer questions about the marine sciences, including biology, chemistry, physics, and geology. Regional winners advance to the national finals, where first- through fourth-place teams win prizes and trips to places such as Costa Rica, Bermuda, and Hawaii. Participating students are also eligible to apply for internships and scholarships through the competition. (See page 22 for an article about this competition.) www.nosb.org President's Environmental Youth Awards Individuals or teams of students in grades K-12 who have completed an environmental project are eligible to receive this award. Ten winners are recognized at an EPA-sponsored award ceremony, where they receive a Presidential plaque. www2.epa.gov/ education/presidents-environmental-youth-award This contest encourages students ages 5-19 to explore the natural and cultural history of their local watersheds and to express, through poetry and art, what they discover. One grand prize winner receives an all-expenses-paid trip to the San Francisco Bay Area for the grand prize ceremony. www.riverofwords.org As individuals or as members of two- or three-person teams, high school students submit research projects in one of 14 categories. Up to 300 projects are selected as semifinalists; from that group, up to 30 individuals and 30 teams become regional finalists. Individual winners of regional competitions receive $3,000 scholarships; winning teams receive $6,000 in scholarships to divide among team members. Team and individual winners go to New York for the national finals, where they compete for scholarships ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. www.siemens-foundation.org/en Stockholm Junior Water Prize Students in grades 9-12 conduct water-related projects and compete at the state, national, and then international level for cash prizes and an all-expensespaid trip to Stockholm, Sweden, to compete at the international SJWP competition. www.sjwp.org USA Biology Olympiad High school biology students who are nominated by their school take a national exam; the top 500 scorers then take the USABO semifinal exam. Twenty semifinalists will be invited to attend the two-week USABO summer program in June, where four students will be selected to attend the International Biology Olympiad. The 2015 IBO will be held in Aarhaus, Denmark. www.cee.org/programs/usabo Young Naturalist Awards Students in grades 7-12 undertake explorations in biology, astronomy, or earth science, and then write up their findings in an essay (word count varies by grade level). Two winners from each grade win a trip to the American Museum of Natural History and a cash scholarship award, and have their essays published. www.amnh.org/yna Jan/Feb 2015 http://www.cty.jhu.edu/imagine http://www.riverofwords.org http://www.societyforscience.org/sts http://www.actionfornature.org http://www.broweryouthawards.org http://www.jshs.org http://www.siemens-foundation.org/en http://www.sjwp.org http://www.envirothon.org http://www.marinetech.org/rov_competition http://www.barronprize.org http://www.cee.org/programs/usabo http://www.nosb.org http://www.amnh.org/yna http://www2.epa.gov/education/presidents-environmental-youth-award http://www2.epa.gov/education/presidents-environmental-youth-award http://www.societyforscience.org/isef

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - January/February 2015

Big Picture
In My Own Words
Land & Sea
Going Full Circle with Ocean Conservation
At Home in the Water
Diving into Marine Science
Ocean Views
Becoming a Steward of the Seas
Engineering for Ocean Health
Selected Opportunities and Resources
The Wonderful World of MOOCs
Super
Off the Shelf
Word Wise
Exploring Career Options
One Step Ahead
Planning Ahead for College
Students Review: UC San Diego
Creative Minds Imagine
Mark Your Calendar
Knossos Games

Imagine Magazine - Johns Hopkins - January/February 2015