Science scholarships and internships
Award sciences scholarships to high performing students (not just need based) contingent upon them joining a federal internship program in the sciences (such as for the National Weather Service, medial research, etc.). I believe this will provide more incentive to students to pursue an education in the sciences. Also, provide matching funds to agencies that offer up internship programs. Some agencies are not spending ...more »
Award sciences scholarships to high performing students (not just need based) contingent upon them joining a federal internship program in the sciences (such as for the National Weather Service, medial research, etc.). I believe this will provide more incentive to students to pursue an education in the sciences. Also, provide matching funds to agencies that offer up internship programs. Some agencies are not spending much effort on internship programs, because they're focusing their limited funds on replacing retiring employees with new skilled, experienced individuals, but this is leaving potential college grads out of the mix.
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