Month: June 2023
STEM Resources
Here are some resources to consider whether you are looking to learn how to code or build engineering-based projects!
Perimeter Alumni Spotlight
Paige Malcolm – SkinCentric LLC
Paige Malcolm, a former Perimeter College Student won a GSU Mainstreet entrepreneur seed grant for her business SkinCentric LLC. Her company focuses on creating a device that allows you to easily store all your skincare products in one place while minimizing clutter. Paige attended Perimeter College in Spring of 2021 as a computer science major. She used the University’s resources such as Women in Technology (WIT), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), and Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority (LSAMP) that helped her turn her dreams into a reality.
Arctic Summer Camp – Self-Driving Car Build Workshop
Would you be interested in a summer activity to build a self-driving car? ARTIC Summer Camp @ GSU is holding a workshop to help students understand the basic knowledge of how to build a self-driving car along with the use of programming, control systems, robotics, etc. Cost to attend and build: $200. Limited funding is available.
Dates: July 17 – July 21, 2023, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: GSU Library North, Classroom 1
Deadline to apply for funding: July 3rd
Registration deadline: July 12th
Scholarships
NSBE Scholarship – Spring Cycle – Deadline Cycle 2: June 30, 2023
National Society of Black Engineers provides several scholarship opportunities for students. Sponsored scholarships include Barnes, Shevron, Ford Motor Company Fund, Honeywell IPP, John Deere Scholarship, and many more!
BestCollege – Five $6,000 scholarships for Black women in STEM – Deadline: September 30, 2023, at 11:59 PM
BestCollege is running a scholarship competition and will award five students with $6,000 pursuing a STEM-related field. Eligibility requirements include:
- Individuals who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.
- You must intend to enroll or be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited college or university in the United States for the 2023-24 academic year.
- You must be at least 17 years old.
- This scholarship is for individuals who identify as cisgender, transgender, or gender non-conforming Black woman, and who are pursuing a STEM-related field.
Interested students need to submit an original essay with a maximum of 500 words on why you are pursuing a STEM degree, or how you will impact the world through your contemplated STEM career.