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2021 Coast to Coast Virtual Student Symposium

Berkeley, California

Grant amount:

$1,000

This grant proposal is for $1,000 to support student incentives to participate in a virtual regional student research science (SRS) symposium for underserved youth in April-May 2021. The grant money will be used to support 4 student recognition awards of $250 each for a total of $1,000. The student recognition awards have tentatively been identified as: Data Sources; Use of Data; Data Visualization; Data Analysis and Interpretation. The WestEd/UC Berkeley GLOBE partnership, through its GLOBE Mission EARTH (GME) grant, has committed to providing a stipend to its GLOBE teachers to work with their students in preparing posters for the SRS by offering a stipend of $125 for GLOBE implementation and $125 for participation in the SRS, or a total of $250 per teacher for approximately 10 teachers.


All student research projects will be posted on the GLOBE website on the GLOBE Mission EARTH page. teachers and students will be given a voluntary survey to complete on their experiences.

2021 Coast to Coast Virtual Student Symposium
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2021 Coast to Coast Virtual Student Symposium

About YLACES:

Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists assists and rewards the implementation of inquiry-based, experiential science education where students do science and contribute to the understanding of our environment through recognition and financial reward programs.

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Grants range from equipment and supplies for taking environmental measurements to recognition and support for students presenting their research projects and working for pervasive inclusion of student research projects in science teaching. 

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YLACES is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning the non-discrimination requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and other applicable federal non-discrimination laws, including, but not limited to, Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 and 40 C.F.R. Part 7.

 

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President, Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists

1920 Quincy Street, NW

Washington, DC 20011

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dixon@ylaces.org

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