WIE LEAD Academies
Background | Criteria | 2012 Academies | Application
Background
The Women in Engineering Leadership Enhancement, Application and Design Academies have been created to provide students with the opportunity to spend a day learning and applying principles related to a particular engineering discipline offered at the University of Maryland.
Criteria
Each academy will have a slightly different criteria that will be outlined at the time of application. Students are expected to have a strong academic background and an interest in learning about engineering.
Applications for July 2012 are now being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis!
This program is open to young women and men in high school.
Date: Monday, July 23, 2012
Fire Protection Engineering
Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Materials Science & Engineering
Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012
Aerospace Engineering
Date: Friday, July 27, 2012
Bioengineering
Programs will begin at 9:00am and conclude at 4:00pm unless otherwise specified in student acceptance materials. Students will be given all required materials and lunch.
Each academy is $50.
- Online Application Form and Essay
Essay should address your interest in attending and applicable experiences, extra-curricular activities and strengths.
**It is important to check for spelling and grammatical errors. Hint: Type your essay response in a word processing program first, review it for errors and then copy it into the text box on the application.** - Teacher Recommendation - Please ask your math/science teacher to write a recommendation on school letterhead describing your interests and capabilities. Recommendations should be mailed in a signature-sealed envelope.
- Official Transcript
- NOTE: Teacher recommendation and official transcript not required for students who participate in Summer 2012 Clark School summer camps.
Send materials to:
WIE LEAD Academies
Women in Engineering Program
1131 Glenn L. Martin Hall
College Park, MD 20742
