Scholars apply "design thinking" frameworks to analyze, situate, and prototype to address various problems of relevance in the Idea Shop. Photograph by Dan Kasberger, Chicago.

The application for outstanding Chicago-area high school students interested in joining the IIT Boeing Scholars Academy is now available here.

Current high school sophomores should apply by Thursday, February 14, 2013, to participate in our free, two-year academic enrichment program, which offers:

• Four weeks of intensive, project-based STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programming at IIT each summer
• Workshops, field trips and career exploration events during the school year
• Guidance and support in developing leadership projects (junior year only)
• College advising and application assistance (senior year only)

Please join us in our outreach by sharing our website and brochure with any colleagues and organizations that serve Chicago-area high school students. Contact Marya Spont, program director of the IIT Boeing Scholars Academy, at spont@iit.edu or 312.567.5193 with any questions.