TEACHER GUIDELINES
STEM PROJECTS
Projects may be chosen in any field of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or invention. Propose a project of your own or get a few of your friends together and brainstorm some ideas.
Get started by exploring ideas for projects at Science Buddies now or you can download some ideas from the YSAP Student Project Handbook.
ELIGIBILITY RULES
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Attending public or private high school or middle school
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Under-resourced student (UR) in the fields of STEM is defined as follows:
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All Girls
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All Boys
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Students who are under-resourced (UR) are also encouraged to apply
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2 students: at least 1 UR
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3 students: at least 2 UR
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4 students: at least 2 UR
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5 students: at least 3 UR
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Max of 5 students per project
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No limit on number of projects submitted by one school
SUBMITTING PROPOSALS
Each project proposal requires submission of a YSAP Project Proposal Application.
We fund student projects that will be done in the current school year only.
Funding is limited to $500 per project. Funds may be used for:
Materials, supplies and equipment.
Travel expenses to local/regional science fair competitions.
Materials to build the display board for the science research student symposium at A&T&T.