Opportunities After BWSI
We hope that you were transformed by BWSI this year - here's an opportunity for you to thank the Instructors, TA's and Staff for putting together this terrific program.
Please go to this form and we will share them out, you may have emailed or posted on slack or discord, but add something here too- its great to hear from you and its really appreciated.
For registered students:
Before: FAQ During: BWSI 2020 Student Dashboard After BWSI
College Recommendations!
For the following courses when you apply to a college you must use bwsi-rec@mit.edu as our email address and fill out this Recommendation Request Form. This is the email address for sites such as Common App and MIT recommendations. If you do not use this email address we will not be able to submit. |
YOU DO NOT NEED TO FILL OUT FOR A COLLEGE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COURSES BELOW. EMAIL THE INSTRUCTOR LISTED PERSONALLY FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION. |
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If your application asks for the name of your recommendor use the name listed below for your course. CubeSat : Rebecca Arenson Embedded Security : Gabriel Pascualy Racecar: Matthew Calligaro/Emi Suzuki Remote Sensing : Jeff Liu |
Cog*Works: Ryan Soklaski Medlytics: Jordan Montgomery Serious Games for AI: Rob Seater |
Opportunities for students after BWSI
We are all so proud of everything that you have accomplished during BWSI and know that you are going on to do great things!
BWSI is really a unique opportunity that you and your family should be proud of, the effort, the time, and all the energy that you put in your course, projects, and capstones.
We encourage you to put share your story and success with your local paper and school. We are providing a template for you to download here :)
Internship Opportunities
Our sponsors understand that the best and brightest are coming here for courses and offer internships to selected students attending BWSI for the following summer.
Name |
Application Link |
Due Date |
Job Location |
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MITRE |
Summer Internships |
check website |
multiple |
BAE Systems |
jobs.baesystems.com |
Closed on
Aug 28 |
Req #: 62653BR
|
Raytheon |
Here! |
Closed onAug 14, 2020 |
Cambridge MA |
We hope that we challenged you to learn new skills and technologies this year and want to continue to challenge you to take your hard won skills to new projects to find innovative solutions!
To that end, here is a list of Science and Invention related awards, grants, and contests that we encourage you to apply your skills and make the world a better place (and make sure you let us know when you win! )
Competition |
Link |
Due date |
Comments |
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Women in Data Science |
https://www.widsconference.org/datathon.html |
Jan 15, 2021Open Now! |
Check site for March worldwide conference too! |
MITRE eCTF |
MITRE Cyber Academy |
TBD |
Embedded Capture the Flag competition open to students |
RegeneronScience for Society and the Public |
International Science & Engineering Fair |
See website for details |
Grades 9-12 |
Mass Science and Engineering Fair (MSEF) |
https://scifair.com/ |
See website for details |
Grades 6-12 |
Samsung |
Solve for Tommorrow |
Dec 13, round 1; see website |
High School, Teachers submit student project ideas |
Junior Science and Humanities Symposia (JSHS) Program |
https://www.jshs.org/ |
See website for details |
Grades 9-12; scholarship awards, and teacher awards too |
NCSSS Student Symposium |
NCSSS |
See website |
Grades 10-12, Open to students in NCSSS affiliates (like many Math and Science Acadmies) |
Lemelson-MIT Foundation |
InventTeam |
see website |
InvenTeams: Comprised of high school students, educators, and mentors that receive up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems of their choosing. |
Hack MIT Competition |
HackMIT |
See Website FAQ |
13yrs old and up, teams encouraged |
Blueprint |
Request for Info Form |
see websiteHeld in February |
Blueprint is a weekend-long learnathon and hackathon for local high school students held on MIT's campus. Learn from MIT students, make new friends, and make something cool! |
for Cubesat-ers!CTE Mission: CubeSat |
How to Apply |
The deadline for mission proposals is 5:59 p.m. ET on Friday, October 16, 2020. |
for high school teams and teachers |
Big list of science competitions |
IDTech Website |
multiple, see individual links |
varies by competition |
Space4Youth Competition |
Info page |
June 2021 |
Sponsored by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs |
If you still need ideas- check out this document from the United Nations: The Worlds Hardest Problems
Looking forward to your solutions!
BWSI staff