Student Challenge and Awards Program
The Student Challenge Awards Program (SCAP) offers students aged 16-18 gifted in the arts and humanities an opportunity to spend two to three intensive weeks during the summer at a scientific research station. The aim is to excite the students' imagination, expand their potential, and stimulate their curiosity about science and technology. SCAP is a competitive fellowship program that rewards creative thinkers and risk takers. The program is funded by an outside donor and implemented by Earthwatch.
This program also aims to support the research and education initiatives of scientists by providing mentoring opportunities, research grants, and the participation of talented high school students. The funder is especially interested in exposing students to the latest technology and innovative research equipment and projects based at research stations that expose students to a diversity of research.
The program gives students a chance to:
- Participate in hands-on scientific research alongside professionals
- Learn how science and technology advance our understanding of the world
- Travel to a different geographical area
- Get to know a talented group of peers and scientific mentors
- Discover the correlation between arts and sciences
Learn more about SCAP Research Expeditions (PDF)
Visit websites of past SCAP teams (PDF)
Nominate a Student (PDF)