Science/engineering competitions:

• Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) National Engineering Design Challenge [high school]
• Team America Rocketry Challenge [middle & high school]

Science/engineering programs and research opportunities for high school students:

• NASA's INSPIRE Program at various NASA Centers for high school students
• Discover Your Summer 2008: an on-line guide to more than 150 summer science opportunities for middle & high school students
• 2008 Cyber-Engineering High School Workshop for female students entering grades 10-12, held at SUNY Buffalo July 14-18, 2008
• 4-H Career Explorations program at Cornell University for 8th-12th grade students
• CATALYST Program at Cornell University for high school students from underrepresented backgrounds
• CURIE Academy at Cornell University for high school women
• Expanding Your Horizons conference at Cornell University for 7th-9th grade women
• Plant Sciences research internships for qualified high school students living within daily driving distance to Cornell University
• Shoals Marine Laboratory summer programs for high school students in marine science & oceanography (participants earn Cornell credits)

For questions or more information, please e-mail spacegrant@astro.cornell.edu