STEM Scholars at The Franklin Institute


Thank you for your interest in the STEM Scholars Program. The 2012 application deadline has passed.

The Franklin Institute's newest educational program, aimed towards Philadelphia and South Jersey area youth, is searching for talented students to be a part of its next class. The STEM Scholars Program will identify highly motivated, underserved, freshmen high school students (grade 9) to participate in concentrated outreach science and engineering programming to ensure their long-term pursuit of careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM). The selected students will be immersed in a rigorous, project-based, informal science curriculum consisting of both school-year and summer programs.

The STEM Scholars Program admits only 15 students each year, therefore admission is very competitive.

The requirements for entrance to the program are:

  • The program selects underserved, high need students from the Greater Philadelphia Region;

  • Minimum 3.0 Middle School GPA;

  • One Letter of Recommendation from a Teacher/Administrator from Middle or High School;

  • Personal statement (to be written in the box provided at the end of the application);

  • Mandatory interview.

For more information, please contact:

Danielle Marino
Manager of STEM Scholars Program
The Franklin Institute
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
dmarino@fi.edu
215.448.2371