If you like, you can download a copy of the

• Student application to fill out and mail in.
• Math Teacher Recommendation form
• Science Teacher Recommendation Form.

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Eligibility: Thank you for your interest in the STEM Program. We will consider applications from Boston and Cambridge residents who attend public schools in Boston or Cambridge and who will be entering the 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th grade in the fall of 2008.

Welcome to the STEM Program at MIT! The Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Program is a year-round academic enrichment opportunity provided free of charge to talented middle school students who want to get ahead in math and science.

During the summer, STEM offers a five-week Summer Institute on MIT’s campus for students entering sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth grade. Taught by MIT undergraduates, the Summer Institute courses combine lectures, projects and experiments to support learning. Participants learn college-level material, get to play a racquet sport, take field trips to places like the Museum of Science and meet some very interesting people.

During the academic year, STEM offers a nine-month Mentoring Program, which matches each of our middle school participants with an MIT student mentor, who shares similar interests. One Saturday each month, the mentors and mentees gather on MIT’s campus for brunch and a series of structured and unstructured social and academic exchanges.

Parents of STEM participants are also invited to participate in regular Parents’ Programming seminars, which provide useful information about the navigating the public school system and applying to high school, college and beyond.

Want to learn more? Please browse through our site and discover what local middle school students already have discovered about math, science, friends and fun at MIT.