Sophomores and juniors! Travel to the Arctic! FREE! Due: February 15, 2013...

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Current 10^th and 11^th grade students with a strong interest in the natural sciences and a passion for learning may apply to participate in the 2013 Joint Science Education Project (JSEP), a unique summer research experience in Greenland. JSEP is a two part program: The Kangerlussauq Science Field School, sponsored by the Government of Greenland; and the US-led Science Education Week, sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

This summer, selected high school students from the United States will join their peers from Denmark and Greenland to spend three weeks conducting field science in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and visiting a research station on the Greenland ice sheet. Students will work with Arctic scientists and with their peers on research projects in a wide variety of fields including biology, geology, climatology, chemistry and engineering.

This program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs in collaboration with the Joint Committee, is led and supported by Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellows each year. Lynn Foshee Reed (NSF, ’12-’13) will lead the 2013 JSEP experience.
Students must submit applications by February 15, 2013.

More information, including the application, can be found at www.arcus.org/jsep.

Kangerlussauq Science Field School, 28 June - 10 July 2013: Students learn about and participate in Arctic science with the assistance of researchers and teachers at field stations around Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.
Science Education Week, 11 - 19 July 2013: A subset of students will continue their exploration by traveling to and experiencing science at the top of the Greenlandic ice sheet.
To get a better idea of the entire program, please go to last year's website and read the journals.

Note: There is no cost to students except for incidentals and any clothing they plan to wear. Extreme cold weather outerwear is provided however clothing to wear underneath is not. Students will need a good sturdy pair of hiking boots and rain gear. Students must be 10th or 11th grade at the time of application submittal and subsequent selection process.
Contact Lynn Foshee Reed at lreed@nsf.gov if you have questions regarding the application or the 2013 JSEP Experience.