2024 Boe Bots Academy

Organization
ORISE
Reference Code
2024-ORISE-BoeBots
How to Apply

A complete application consists of: An online application form from the student’s Zintellect account.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: On the question asking about your degree, please enter the following on the indicated questions*

  • Education Status - enter "In Progress" 
  • Degree - enter "High School Diploma/GED"
  • Institution - enter your current school name without any abbreviations
  • Dates - enter the approximate dates you began and will finish at your current school
  • GPA - enter your current GPA

*If you are homeschooled: For any question asking for your school name, please enter "Homeschool" or the name of your homeschool organization or co-op. 

If you have any questions, please contact us at K12@orau.org.

Description

The ORISE Boe Bots Academy is a five-day program for rising 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students filled with exciting and challenging activities. Working in small teams, students will design, build, and program a robot. This is an introductory program, and no prior experience is needed.

Each day from June 17-21, 2024, students will report to the ORAU classroom at ORAU in Oak Ridge. Drop off is at 8:30am and pick up is at 4:30pm. Students should bring a sack lunch.

Qualifications

Participants must be rising 7th, 8th, or 9th grade students at the time of the program.  (This is the grade level the student will be during the 2024-2025 school year).

 

 

Eligibility Requirements
  • Degree: Any degree .
  • Overall GPA: 2.00
  • Discipline(s):
    • Chemistry and Materials Sciences (12 )
    • Communications and Graphics Design (2 )
    • Computer, Information, and Data Sciences (17 )
    • Earth and Geosciences (21 )
    • Engineering (27 )
    • Environmental and Marine Sciences (14 )
    • Life Health and Medical Sciences (51 )
    • Mathematics and Statistics (11 )
    • Physics (16 )
    • Science & Engineering-related (2 )
    • Social and Behavioral Sciences (29 )
Affirmation

I affirm that I am a rising 7th, 8th, or 9th grade student and am available to participate the entire five days of the program from June 17-21, 2024.

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