STEM In The Community

Saturday, March 8, 2025, 8:30 am-3:30 pm at Tilden Arts Center, Cape Cod Community College. 2240 Iyannough Rd, West Barnstable. Cost: $25 per person, $15 per student (with Id).Expand your horizons at the Cape Cod Community College Tilden Arts Center for the 28th annual Cape Cod Natural History Conference. Hear the latest natural history news and project updates directly from local researchers and environmental organizations across Cape Cod. More information and to register: https://www.massaudubon.org/places-to-explore/wildlife-sanctuaries/wellfleet-bay/news/cape-cod-natural-history-conference-2025

WHOI Sea Grant (WHOI SG) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are excited to collaborate with Sea Education Association on the Ocean STEAM Powered Women (O-STEAM) Fellowship, a competitive, week-long, no-cost, residential fellowship in Woods Hole for a cohort of young women from Massachusetts currently in their sophomore or junior year of high school. Program Dates: August 10-16, 2025. Applications are due by March 14, 2025. https://seagrant.whoi.edu/k-12/o-steam

Community College Comprehensive Research Experiences (CC-CREW) at WHOIPaid Summer Experience at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for Regional Community College Students June 9 - August 8, 2025Location: Woods Hole, MAProgram: Full time (40 hours per week). Participate in ocean science and engineering research, attend lectures and workshops, take local field trips, build STEM identity and network, and receive mentoring on the transition from a Community College to a four-year College.Applications due: March 21, 2025

Friends of Chatham Waterways is offering Lewis E. Kimball, Jr. scholarships of up to $3,000 to graduate students and upper-level undergraduate students majoring in marine or environmental studies. The scholarship is open to graduate students, and undergraduate applicants entering their junior or senior year of college within the next 12 months, and majoring in environmental studies, environmental management, marine ecology or related subjects in these fields. Applicants must be residents of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, or Nantucket or graduates of a high school or college on the Cape or Islands.

Mountains to Sea Birding for Teens Hog Island Camp 2025, June 29 – July 4, 2025 (age 14-17).The Cape Cod Bird Club (CCBC) is pleased to offer scholarships for two Cape Cod students age 14-17 to attend a bird-watching and natural history camp in Bremen, Maine. The successful students will receive a full-tuition ($1,725) scholarship to attend the Mountains to Sea Birding for Teens camp June 29 – July 4, 2025 at the Hog Island Audubon Camp in Bremen, Maine. Scholarship applicants must be a resident of Cape Cod and must be age 14-17 during the week of camp.Application deadline: April 1, 2025

Chatham Marconi Maritime Center has intriguing museum exhibits and technology-based educational programs that make substantial contributions to Cape Cod’s children.

WaterWORKS 2025 is a day of exploration and excitement where 400 students from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket will interact with 60+ blue economy and STEM related employers and educators. Interactive displays, fun activities, in-depth one-on-one conversations, and panel Q&A sessions leave students with a greater understanding of the career opportunities waiting for them here at home.

Founded as Science Service in 1921, the Society for Science has been dedicated to expanding scientific literacy, access to STEM education and scientific research for more than 100 years. We are best known for our award-winning magazine, Science News, our world class science research competitions and our outreach and equity STEM Programs making sure that every young person can strive to become an engineer or scientist.

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