Student Opportunities

Scholarships

Science Service
Valuable links include Science News Online and Science Talent Search information.

Micron Scholars Program
The Micron Science and Technology Scholars Program is a merit-based scholarship competition recognizing excellence in academics and leadership. The program awards a top prize of a $50,000 college scholarship and ten $15,000 scholarships each year. The $200,000 in scholarships is awarded annually to 11 high school seniors.

Scholarships US Department of Educaiton
The Student Financial Assistance programs are the largest source of student aid in America, providing over $60 billion a year in grants, loans, and work-study assistance.

Intel Science Talent Search
Each year the STS helps the nation find and encourage especially talented high school seniors to pursue careers in science, math, engineering and medicine.

Sidemen's Institute
The Siemens Foundation provides more than
$ 1 million in college scholarships and awards each year for talented high school students in the United States.

Careers in Science

"Future Careers"-- B.S. in Medical Laboratory
Medical Laboratory Science programs at the University of Utah Department of Pathology

Competitions

Toshiba Exploravision
ExploraVision is a competition for students of all interest, skill, and ability levels in grades K-12.

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
An Intel ISEF-affiliated science fair is a science competition that is a member of the ISEF network. These competitions exist in every state in the United States as well as in 40 other countries.

Utah Science Fairs
Get information about Science Fairs around the State of Utah.

Summer Opportunities

NASA Student Involvement Program
This national competition is your opportunity to join in NASA's exploration of the universe, from the most distant stars to the earth beneath your feet.

Science Resources and Information

ASPIRE
The Astrophysics Science Project Integrating Research and Education (ASPIRE) is the educational outreach program of the HiRes Cosmic Ray Research Group at the University of Utah. For the past three years, ASPIRE has been developing and publishing a unique set of science lessons to the Internet.

Phillip 66 Lab Link
Phillips 66 is pleased to bring you LabLink, a collection of resources, activities, and information about learning and recognizing science and math as a part of everyday life.

Project Star Shine
More than 25,000 students from 26 countries are going orbital with Project Starshine, an effort to educate young people about the sun's effect on the atmosphere and satellites above it.

RC&D Youth Summit
Youth Natural Resource Leadership Summit