(posted 2021/02/05, updated 2021/01/29)| GirlsGetMath@ICERM is a five-day non-residential mathematics program at Brown University. It is open to high schoolers, regardless of gender identity, who live in or near the greater Providence, RI area who will be entering the 10th or 11th grade in the fall of 2021. (Note: applicants from the canceled 2020 program will automatically be included in the pool of applicants for the 2021 program; there is no need to reapply.) GirlsGetMath@ICERM invites students to explore the mathematical sciences in an open and encouraging setting. Hands-on activities, interactive lectures, and daily computer labs are led by accomplished professional faculty who are enthusiastic about serving as scientific mentors and discussing a variety of careers that utilize a mathematical background. Potential topics include cryptography, the mathematics of voting, image processing, prime numbers and factoring, and fractals. The goals of the program are:
Instructors: The faculty organizers (Katharine Ott/Bates College, and Ulrica Wilson/Morehouse College), will be joined by undergraduate and graduate students who will serve as teaching fellows in the program. Two GirlsGetMath alumni** will be chosen to assist during the program as well. Location: Pandemic permitting, the program will take place at the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM) on the Brown University campus. Tuition: Tuition is $100. Full financial aid is available. Daily lunch included. Participant Requirements:
To Apply as a Participant: You will need to create an on-line MathPrograms cover sheet, answer a series of brief questions, and hit the "Apply" button. You can edit your application up until the deadline. On the cover sheet, where it says "Reference #1", please enter your reference writer's name, email, and affiliation (school). IMPORTANT: Next to your reference's name, click on the box that says "email notify writer on submit"; this will generate an automated email asking your reference writer to submit a letter on your behalf through MathPrograms. Your reference writer should be a current or recent math teacher. **To Apply as an Alumni Intern Volunteer: ICERM is only accepting Alumni Internship applications from the 2019 GGM alumni group. Interested alumni are required to email a brief personal statement (just a couple of paragraphs) describing why they wish to return to GirlsGetMath as a volunteer intern. They should not complete or submit an application through MathPrograms. The personal statement must be emailed to Jenna_Sousa@icerm.brown.edu by May 17, 2021. Application Deadline: May 17, 2021 Applications received by the original May 17 deadline will receive priority review. Applications will remain open through the end of May, or until all positions are filled, whichever comes first. The faculty organizers will begin reviewing applications and volunteer intern statements immediately after the deadline. All applicants can expect to hear about their status by early June. The GirlsGetMath@ICERM program is made possible solely through grants and donations. The 2021 program is made possible through support from the American Mathematical Society, MathforAmerica, Microsoft Research, and Stephen F. Siegel & Jayne Kurkjian-Siegel. |
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