Great opportunity at Illinois Institute of Technology

Great opportunity at Illinois Institute of Technology


Generously supported by a grant from the Boeing Company, the Boeing
Scholars cademy at Illinois Institute of Technology is a free, year-round
educational nrichment program that offers up to 100 high-achieving,
Chicago-area juniors nd seniors (students who are now completing grades 10
and 11) per year the pportunity to immerse themselves in academic and
hands-on experiences in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics), as well as architecture, business, psychology, and computer
science.

The academy provides summer programming; workshops, seminars, and field
trips during the school year; college and career advising; and leadership
skills training and grant competitions. The 2011 Summer Session will run
weekdays Monday, June 27-Friday, July 22 (excluding the July 4th holiday),
and will focus its interdisciplinary programming on the theme "Cities of
the Future." For more information, visit the boeing Scholars Academy
website.

In order to participate in the 2011-2012 Boeing Scholars Academy, students
must apply by Thursday, March 31. The program application and brochure are
both available online at our program website:
admission.iit.edu/boeingscholars.

Please contact Marya Spont, Program Director for the Boeing Scholars
Academy, at 312.567.5193 with any questions or to request paper copies of
program materials.