Greenland and King George Island, Antarctica
The Joint Science Education Project (JSEP) and Joint Antarctic School Expedition (JASE) announce a call for applications from U.S. high school students interested in participating in polar field research. JSEP and JASE are National Science Foundation (NSF) supported science and cultural-exchange programs for high school students.
The three-week JSEP program takes place entirely in Greenland. Participants from the United States, Denmark, and Greenland live and work together while exploring current research and completing their own inquiry-based investigations. The program includes two weeks of extensive field experiences near Kangerlussuaq and a final week with a visit to Summit Station, the U.S. research facility located at the top of the Greenland ice sheet.
The one to two-week JASE program takes place in King George Island, Antarctica and Punta Arenas, Chile. Students from the United States join a Chilean high school expedition to Escudero Station on King George Island. The program includes visits to international research stations and field sites in Antarctica as well as the Chilean Antarctic Institute in the Patagonia region of Chile.
JSEP and JASE are open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents in the 11th grade at the time of application. Students may apply for one or both programs using the same application. JASE participants must be fluent in Spanish. NSF's Division of Polar Programs covers all participant costs, such as food, transportation, lodging, and instruction for students selected to participate.
Application deadline: 31 January 2016.