Who: HS Seniors
What: Two students will represent New York State at the 2020 National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp); a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program.
When: June 22 through July 15, 2020
Where: West Virginia Green Bank Observatory and the surrounding Monongahela National Forest
Deadline for application: February 28, 2020  Application Link

Applications are now being accepted from high school seniors in the class of 2020 to represent New York State at the 2020 National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp). Two students from each state, Washington, D.C, and 8 countries will attend the all-expenses-paid program which is held from June 22 through July 15, 2020.

The National Youth Science Camp is a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program hosted in the eastern mountains of West Virginia. Students will have an opportunity to conduct research at the nearby Green Bank Observatory and to explore the surrounding Monongahela National Forest through backpacking, mountain biking, caving, rock-climbing, and kayaking.

National Youth Science Camp applications must be submitted online by February 28, 2020.

For more information about the program, please see National Youth Science Camp Flyer or the National Youth Science Foundation website.

For more information, please contact National Youth Science Camp Coordinator Nicole Marschilok at 518-474-5922 or at Nicole.Marschilok@nysed.gov.

Thank you,

The New York State Education Department