[Nfb-science] Fw: NASA Opens Applications For 'Inspired' High School Students

Robert Jaquiss rjaquiss at earthlink.net
Mon May 3 16:22:06 UTC 2010


Hello:

     I thought this might be of interest.

Regards,

Robert Jaquiss

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From: "NASA News" <hqnews at mediaservices.nasa.gov>
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Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 11:02 AM
Subject: NASA Opens Applications For 'Inspired' High School Students


> May 03, 2010
> 
> Ann Marie Trotta 
> Headquarters, Washington 
> 202-358-1601 
> ann.marie.trotta at nasa.gov 
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> RELEASE: 10-105
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> NASA OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR 'INSPIRED' HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
> 
> WASHINGTON -- High school students in the United States are invited to 
> participate in NASA's Interdisciplinary National Science Program 
> Incorporating Research Experience, or INSPIRE, through the program's 
> online learning community. 
> 
> Applications are being accepted from Monday, May 3 through Wednesday, 
> June 30. NASA will make selections for the program in September. 
> Selectees and their parents will participate in an online learning 
> community with opportunities to interact with peers, NASA engineers 
> and scientists. The online community also provides appropriate grade 
> level educational activities, discussion boards and chat rooms for 
> participants to gain exposure to careers and opportunities available 
> at NASA. 
> 
> Students selected for the program will have the option to compete for 
> unique grade-appropriate experiences during the summer of 2011 at 
> NASA facilities and participating universities. INSPIRE is designed 
> to encourage students in ninth through 12th grades to pursue careers 
> in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. The summer 
> experience provides students with a hands-on opportunity to 
> investigate education and careers in those disciplines. 
> 
> INSPIRE is part of NASA's education strategy to attract and retain 
> students in the STEM disciplines critical to NASA's missions. For 
> information about INSPIRE, visit: 
> 
> 
> 
> http://www.nasa.gov/education/INSPIRE 
> 
> 
> To apply for the program, visit: 
> 
> 
> 
> https://inspire.okstate.edu/index.cfm?liftoff=login.LoginForm 
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> 
> For information about NASA's education programs, visit: 
> 
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> http://www.nasa.gov/education 
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