Great opportunity for high school students...

POC is Janet Jones, 787-4177

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Subject: Wright Scholar Announcement for Summer 2009

WRIGHT SCHOLAR RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROGRAM--CALL FOR STUDENTS

Do you know of highly motivated high school students who are interested

in a career in engineering or science? If so, the Air Force Research

Laboratory has a tremendous opportunity for high school juniors and

seniors interested in engineering and science fields.

The Wright Scholar Research Assistant program was established in 2002

through the Propulsion Directorate to foster the education of promising

young scientists and engineers in a hands-on atmosphere. This highly

competitive program affords students the opportunity to work full-time

with a mentor during the summer following their junior/senior year.

During the 10-12 weeks the students are here, they will not only gain

meaningful work experience, but will also be exposed to various

disciplines of engineering/science through field trips, classes and

tours at the University of Dayton and Wright State University, a

propulsion workshop, and weekly lecture series with dynamic speakers.

We also have a guided tour through the AF museum followed by lunch and

an IMAX movie. The hands-on experience is fantastic, and the pay is

greater than most summer jobs. The program truly brings a wealth of

information regarding future careers in engineering/science fields to

these bright young minds.

To date, 166 students out of 635 applicants from the greater Dayton and

Cincinnati areas have been employed to work with mentors in AFRL/RZ, RY,

RB, RH, AFIT, and ASC. We enjoyed hosting our largest class in 2008,

which consisted of 33 students. Students from over 23 local school

districts in counties such as Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Clark, Warren,

and Butler and as far north as Auglaize and Shelby have been selected.

Although we do not provide stipends for housing or transportation, we

have hosted students from Oregon, Michigan, and Indiana. We are looking

to increase the selection rate for 2009 and would like to encourage you

to continue to inform exceptional students who might be interested in

this fantastic program. We are accepting applications for the 2009

Wright Scholar program from 3 Nov 2008 until 5:00 p.m. on 9 Jan 2008.

For more information about the Wright Scholar Research Assistant program

and to print an application, please see the web site at