Deadline:
December 13, 2024
Location(s)
United States of America
Overview
A full–tuition scholarship for a woman in science, technology, engineering, or math. Funded by Cards Against Humanity.
Applications for the 2025 academic year open this fall.
Details
Scholarship funds will be provided from Cards Against Humanity’s Science Pack—a 30–card expansion pack co–authored with Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal’s Zach Weinersmith and Bad Astronomy’s Phil Plait.
HOW TO APPLY THIS FALL
Film a three–minute educational video of yourself explaining a STEM topic you're passionate about. To apply, you must be a high school senior or an undergraduate college student. To view videos we've liked in the past, check out our previous winners. Your video should be:
- A mini–lecture, not a personal statement. Pretend you're a lecturer speaking to a class. Teach us something.
- Clear, creative, accurate, and a demonstration of your passion for the subject.We value novel, memorable approaches to topics. Your video doesn't need to be fancy or high–tech. Production value is not a factor.
- Three minutes or less in length. Videos longer than this will not be considered. No exceptions!
- About any STEM topic, not necessarily your field of study. Pick a topic that excites and fascinates you. We don't need to hear about the latest thing in science news (unless that's your jam).
- Scientifically accurate. We encourage you to cite the sources used to research your topic. Ideally, this would be in a slide or frame at the end of your video. You can use any citation format you'd like.
- Uploaded to YouTube and marked ‘public.’ No exceptions!
Read about our previous winners.
Sala is our fifth scholarship winner.
How does it feel to win?
It honestly feels surreal! I feel so lucky, and I'm excited to get to work with everyone and make more videos in the future!
What do you plan to study?
I want to get a degree in engineering. Right now, I'm leaning towards mechanical, but I'm not married to it! I would also be open to aerospace or materials science.
It's far off, but any thoughts about life after college?
I'd love to get a job in the space industry. While I definitely want to stay here on Earth, I think it would be awesome to work on projects that solve problems for people working on the moon and even Mars! At the end of it all, when I retire from engineering, my dream is to come back to where it all started and be a high school calculus teacher.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
- The ideal candidate will be an ambassador for their field. We’re looking for someone passionate about discovery who shares their excitement with others.
- You do not need to be a U.S. citizen to apply. You do need to attend college (or plan to attend college) in the United States or a United States Territory.
- The Science Ambassador Scholarship is only open to undergraduate students and high school students at this time.
- All fields within science, technology, engineering, and math are eligible.
Dates
Deadline: December 13, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
The winner of the Science Ambassador Scholarship will receive full tuition coverage for up to four years.
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