Including internships, and mentoring programs and opportunities.
YoungArts is the only national organization that supports artists across 10 disciplines at all stages of development, beginning with the critical moment when they decide to pursue a life in the arts, and continuing throughout their careers. For many young people, applying to YoungArts may be the first step in affirming “I am an artist.”
Future City is a hands-on cross-curricular educational program presented by DiscoverE that brings STEM to life for students in grades 6–12. Future City starts with a question: How can we make the world a better place? To answer it, students use the engineering design process and project management skills to imagine and build cities of the future that showcase their solution to a citywide sustainability issue.
Imagine a world where engineering is a household conversation in every community and where minority students can see themselves thriving as engineers.
GRAMMY Camp is back and bigger than ever! Led by a GRAMMY Camp faculty of music industry professionals and GRAMMY nominees and winners, GRAMMY Camp is the industry’s only summer camp dedicated to providing high school students with valuable insight from real-world music makers to give campers the best chance at achieving success in their chosen music career.
Each year Engineers Week (Eweek) unites engineers, students, and communities across the nation to celebrate how engineering shapes our world. Founded by National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) in 1951, EWeek is more than a week of recognition; it’s also a movement to inspire the next generation of innovators, spotlight the impact of the engineering profession, and strengthen connections across our engineering community.
Each year millions of tons of wearable clothes end up in landfills, many taking centuries to decompose. But students can interrupt this cycle of waste. With just a few simple, easy-to-learn skills, students can repair, refresh, and reimagine the clothes they already own—adding a personal flare to each piece while reducing waste.
Each year high school students across the country start a journey to sharpen their skills through the NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO). From visual arts and business to performing and culinary arts, students work with community-based volunteers to develop projects and performances. The experience culminates in local and national events where students compete for scholarships and other rewards.
Students in grades 6–12 with a bold idea to transform the future of education are invited to take the K12 Innovation Challenge for a chance to win up to $500 per team member.
Inspired by the production of Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen musical, and leveraging the power of the arts, the Kaleidoscope Dreams Foundation (KDF) collaborates with community-based organizations to build and share multidisciplinary programming for historically underrepresented communities. The foundation will offer fellowships, free student tickets, and creative programs nationwide in partnership with the musical’s national tour.
MIT Spokes is an annual student-organized program in which a group of students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) spend their summer cycling across America to host STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) Learning Festivals in underresourced areas.