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National Youth Science Camp Application Period Opens!


A summer opportunity for Washington high school seniors

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Apply to National Youth Science Camp

Washington high school seniors are encouraged to submit an application to attend the 2018 National Youth Science Camp (NYSC).
Two Washington high school seniors will be selected from the applicant pool to receive a scholarship to exchange ideas with scientists and other professionals from the academic and corporate worlds. The selected delegates must not only demonstrate academic achievement in science, but also show potential for thoughtful scientific leadership. Application materials are available on the NYSC website at http://apply.nysc.org and must be submitted by February 28, 2018.

About the NYSC

The NYSC experience is hosted and operated by the National Youth Science Foundation (www.nysf.com) and is offered at no cost to participants, so that selected delegates may attend regardless of their financial status. Educational and recreational programming, as well as meals, lodging, and round-trip air passage on scheduled airlines are provided free of charge.
The NYSC is held near Bartow in the eastern mountains of West Virginia, within the Monongahela National Forest. Delegates arrive in Charleston, West Virginia, on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, and depart on Saturday, July 21, 2018. The nearly month-long experience includes lectures and hands-on research projects presented by scientists from across the nation, overnight expeditions into the national forests, and a visit to Washington, D.C.


Please contact Ellen Ebert at 360-725-4962 or ellen.ebert@k12.wa.us or Rochelle Gandour-Rood at 360-725-4976 or rochelle.gandourrood@k12.wa.us, if you have any questions regarding this announcement. The agency TTY number is 360-664-3631.

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