Inspiring Girls Expeditions (http://inspiringgirls.org) provides tuition-free scientific research expeditions for teenage girls (16/17). Our expeditions are unique - led by professional scientists, artists and wilderness guides, they aim to strengthen curiosity, creativity, and courage. Our expeditions involve mountaineering, rock climbing, or kayaking - but NO Experience is required!!
We offer expeditions in Alaska, Washington State, Colorado, Canada, and Switzerland.
Applications are open now and interested girls must register on the website and start their application by Feb 1, 2019 (then they have until Feb 8 to complete). See the website for details!
As scientists and educators - YOU can help spread the word - please look around your community and share this with other educators, especially high school teachers, and with girls. We specifically want girls from ALL backgrounds, especially those from under-represented backgrounds and who have limited other opportunities. We want to create a diverse team of girls who have a passion, a hunger, or a challenge in their life for which we can provide inspiration, support, and mentorship.
Our teams have a mix of
- girls from across the academic spectrum
- girls from across the US and international (international is limited by funding); some expeditions have regional eligibility
- girls who love science AND girls who aren't quite sure if they like science
- girls who have experience in outdoor activities AND girls who have never peed in the woods
- girls from all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds
Thank you for sharing!
Inspiring Girls Expeditions is led by and international community of glaciologists, oceanographers, marine biologists, climate scientists, wildlife biologists, geologists, as well as several artists. We have recently moved our leadership to Oregon State University from Univ of Alaska Fairbanks; UAF will remain an important partner, though. We also have partnerships in Colorado, Canada, and Switzerland, and we continue to expand. If you want to help us continue to provide these opportunities and expand to more opportunities, consider getting involved as a volunteer (volunteer@girlsonice.org) and donating (http://inspiringgirls.org/donate).
We appreciate your support.
Thank you very much,
Erin Pettit
-- ---- ********* I've MOVED!!! ******* Erin Pettit Associate Professor Glaciology http://exploreice.org Director, Inspiring Girls Expeditions http://inspiringgirls.org College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences 104 CEOAS Admin Building Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331 206-619-1752 (cell) pettiter@oregonstate.edu Inspiring Girls Expeditions are tuition-free, wilderness science expeditions that offer a powerful opportunity for young women from *all* social and economic backgrounds to build their creativity, curiosity, courage, and confidence. You can help change a girls' life! Please support us: http://inspiringgirls.org
