Eligibility and Application
We will begin reviewing applications on February 15, 2022, and students selected for participation will be asked to confirm their participation by March 15, 2022. The site itself runs from Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 8:00 AM until Friday, August 5, 2022
Eligibility:
According to the National Science Foundation, to be eligible for this program at WPI, a student must be:
- A U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident of the United States or a U.S. Territory/Possession.
- Enrolled in a degree program (part-time or full-time) leading to a baccalaureate or associate degree.
- Students who are transferring from one college or university to another and are enrolled at neither institution during the intervening summer may participate.
- High school graduates who have been accepted at an undergraduate institution but who have not yet started their undergraduate study are also eligible to participate.
- Students who have received their bachelor’s degrees and are no longer enrolled as undergraduates are generally not eligible to participate (i.e. students should not apply during their senior year).
Individuals that meet these criteria, and that are interested in renewable energy, new materials for clean energy, environmental impacts of renewable energy, and in optical sensing and photonics devices for energy and environment, are encouraged to apply. Individuals from populations conventionally underrepresented in the STEM fields and non-conventional learners are particularly encouraged to apply.