ABOUT NASA SHARP PLUS | |
The
NASA SHARP PLUS Program is a research-based program that was initiated
in 1993. The QEM Network conducts it for the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA). This program is an eight-week residential
program for high school students, which began June 11, 2000 and ended
August 4, 2000. |
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SHARP PLUS HOST SITES | |
10
major
colleges and universities host the SHARP PLUS Program. The students
live on the institutions' campuses (20 at each site) and work with researchers/mentors at nearby industrial sites or in research laboratories at the institution. The ten hosting sites of the 2000 SHARP PLUS program are: |
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California
State University at Los Angeles
Cornell University Georgia Institute of Technology Hampton University Jackson State University | North
Carolina A&T State University
Southern University at Baton Rouge University of Michigan University of New Mexico University of Wisconsin-Madison |
SHARP PLUS college/university host sites are institutions with a demonstrated commitment to high quality math, science and engineering education for all students. A SHARP PLUS faculty coordinator and his/her staff provide coordination and supervision at each college/university site. |
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OBJECTIVES | |
To
increase the participation and success rates of students who are underrepresented
in mathematics and science pre-college courses, with the intent of increasing their participation and success in mathematics and science, thereby increasing the pool of such students as mathematics, science, and engineering majors in college and, hence, their representation among prospective science and engineering professionals available for the workplace. SHARP
PLUS aims to establish individual working relationships between
students and active |
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ELIGIBILITY | |
Student
applicants are identified in a variety of ways, including self-identification.
For consideration in this program, an applicant must be a U.S. citizen and must meet each of the following criteria:
biology, chemistry, or physics with a grade of B or better in each course. |
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APPLICATION | |
A
complete application, to be mailed as a single package,
must contain the following:
1. A completed application form, with responses to each item 2. A current transcript that includes grades in courses required for eligibility (unofficial photocopies are acceptable) 3.
A 300-word, typed or legibly written, essay describing:
4.
Two completed recommendation forms, at least one of which must be from
a current mathematics or science
teacher |
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