Minority High School Apprenticeship Program (MHSAP)

The objective of MHSAP is to excite and better prepare minority high school freshman to study math and the sciences at the High School level through hands-on activities at BNL.

This program offers research apprenticeships to students who have completed 9th grade during the 08-09 academic year and are an under-represented minority (African ancestry, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, or Pacific Islander). 

Students should have demonstrated ability and/or potential in science-oriented studies and activities. Only high schools in Suffolk County and Inner City Outreach schools are invited to submit nominees for participation. 
 
Approximately 16 students are selected to participate in this four-week program.  The program consists of four one-week modules of instruction: physics, biology, chemistry, and environmental science. Master teachers from NYC and LI school districts engage the MHSAP participants in hands-on activities relating to the different types of research conducted at BNL.

Students: See your school guidance counselor for applications.

ELIGIBILITY:
1.  Student must be available for the entire program each day, during the four weeks.
2.  Student must have reliable transportation to and from the Laboratory.
       **BNL does not provide transportation for the student.**

Key dates for 2008: Applications are due April 20, 2009

MHSAP Reception: June 20, 2009

Session: July 27, 2009 to August 21, 2009

pictures from the summer 2007 program

For information about MHSAP, contact:
Noel Blackburn
Science Education Center, Bldg. 438
Brookhaven National Laboratory
P.O. Box 5000, Upton, NY 11973-5000
Phone: (631) 344-2890
Fax: (631) 344-5832

Last Modified: October 2, 2008
Please forward all questions about this site to: Sarah Maine

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