Health and Biomedical Enginering for Girls Camp
A Summer Program for High-School Students
JULY
What is it? UM Health & Biomedical Engineering Camp is an exciting one-week, day program for students who will complete the 9th-11th grades in June, 2009.
UM Health & Biomedical Engineering Camp will include hands-on projects that connect the health sciences with biomedical engineering. The camp will include sheep heart dissection, circuit building, LabView, campus tours, student and professional panels.
In addition to hands-on activities, students will meet women scientists and engineers and other students, like themselves, with interests in science, math and engineering. Campers will have lots of fun exploring the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor.
HBME is sponsored by the University of Michigan, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program, Skyline High School’s Health Science Magnet in cooperation with the UM College of Engineering and College of Literature, Science and the Arts.
When and where is it?
UM Health & Biomedical Engineering Camp will be held on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. One session will be offered.
Monday - Friday, July 13-17, 2009 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Students attending the program will meet each morning on the UM north campus. Instructional settings include the College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts, the College of Engineering, and labs located around the campus.
Who is eligible to apply?
You are eligible to apply for UM Health & Biomedical Engineering Camp if:
- You will complete grades 9, 10, 11 or 12 in June 2010
- You have an interest in science, programming, mathematics, or engineering
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You send us a *complete* application, including a letter of recommendation, postmarked no later than
May 22, 2009.
What is the cost?
UM Health & Biomedical Engineering Camp costs $325 for a five-day session. This tuition includes five full days of program activities from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Students should plan to bring a bag lunch every day. All instructional costs, supplies, and equipment are included.
A limited number of partial scholarships are available to students who are eligible for the program and who can document need. To apply for scholarship support, please complete the attached scholarship request form and return it with your application.
Optional early drop-off and late pick-up is available for an additional fee.
How do I apply?
Complete the entire student application form. Give the recommendation form to the person you have chosen to recommend you. Remember that your recommendation must be from a math or science teacher. We will not consider an application until it is complete, including a letter of recommendation. Return your completed application not later than by May 22, 2009.
Applications will be reviewed in early May. All applicants will receive a letter by the end of May to let them know if they have been accepted. DO NOT send money with your application. Accepted students will be asked to send a non-refundable, space-reserving deposit of $150.00 by June 15 with a balance of $175 due by July 1, 2009.
For more information or questions, please contact:
Women in Science and Engineering Program
University of Michigan
1140 Undergraduate Science Building (USB)
204 Washtenaw
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2215
Phone: (734) 615-4455 Fax: (734) 615-4450 Email: umwise@umich.edu
