STI II
Four scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis to previous participants of a Summer Transportation Institute to attend the Summer Transportation Institute II. At this level II, participants will work on research projects of interest to the future of our transportation and serve as mentors for new participants to acquire additional leadership skills. STI II will be also non-residential and will run in parallel with the regular STI.
Approximately four (4) rising high school students who attended a Summer Transportation Institute will receive full scholarships to participate in the four-week non-residential STI II Summer program. Scholarships will include the following:
- Workshops and Handouts
- Facility Usage
- Equipment and Supplies
- Travel (Field Trips)
- Lab Fees
- Speakers
- Lunch and T-pass
Notification of scholarship award will be made by the Summer Transportation Institute to each of the selected students. The following criteria will be used in the selection of scholarship recipients: Students must:
- have a Certificate of Completion from a previous STI
- be a rising 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grader at the end of the current school year.
- have cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (minimum).
- have at least one letter of recommendation.
- provide a typed, double-spaced 250-word essay entitled: "How I applied what I learned from attending a Summer Transportation Institute."
- provide school transcript.
- submit a fully completed STI II application form.
Applications from women, minority and students with disabilities are highly encouraged. We provide special accommodations for students with visual, hearing and other impairments, please contact us for more information. Applications to be received FC/FS at the address below.
The application can be found here.