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Pacific Grove Museum 2023 - First Annual Student Research Symposia

Grant amount:

$3,684 to be matched by $2,500 from other sources of support

Pacific Grove, California

The PG Museum will host their first annual Student Reasearch Symposium on April 22, 2023. The SRS will be open to students in grades 6-12 in and around Monterey County. Students who have participated in LiMPETS or Watershed Guardians community science programs through the Museum will have the option of mentorship by Museum Educators to develop their research posters.


Watershed Guardians and LiMPETS have worked with over 3,500 students during the 2021-2022 school year. The Museum focuses its work on Monterey County where 73% of students have free/reduced price lunch and more than 35% are English Language Learners.

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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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