Scholarships

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Tech Trek

Each year three or four girls from Amador attend Tech Trek, an annual week-long STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) summer camp for girls going into the 8th grade. It began as a project of California AAUW in 1998, and is now sponsored by AAUW National. Camps are held on college campuses; Amador County girls stay at either California State University, Fresno or University of California, Davis.

Tech Trek is designed to increase interest and excitement about STEM, and to increase self-confidence in the girls attending. Daily hands-on classes and field trips facilitate the exploration of a variety of STEM fields of study in a nurturing environment. The classes are taught by women who are professionally employed in these fields.

Seventh grade math and science teachers nominate seventh grade girls who have an interest in and do well in math and / or science. Students complete an on-line application and an essay related to STEM. The applications are screened by the AAUW Amador selection committee and all of the applicants are then interviewed. Scholarships are typically awarded in early Spring. The Amador branch supports this program with scholarships paid for through donations and fundraisers.

For additional information, or if you wish to donate to this program, please contact the Amador Branch Tech Trek Coordinator at aauwamador@gmail.com You may also find more information at https://www.aauw-ca.org/tech-trek/