Inspiring Girls Expeditions is inviting applications for its summer 2022, tuition-free, backcountry science and art education programs.
The expeditions are open to 16-18-year-old high school girls. Alaskans are encouraged to apply, and expeditions target youths who may have experienced barriers accessing science and outdoor-focused programs. Cis and trans girls, as well as gender-nonconforming and nonbinary youth, are welcome.
Participants are selected through a competitive application process that focuses on passion for science, art and the outdoors rather than academic grades or past achievements.
The program is run through the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks International Arctic Research Center, with additional funding from the Alaska Established Program for Stimulating Competitive Research.
The 2022 expeditions will include mountaineering on the Gulkana Glacier, sea kayaking in Kachemak Bay and packrafting on the Chena River. Teams of nine girls spend 12 days exploring glacier terrain, intertidal zones or boreal forests while gaining a greater understanding of ecosystem connections in each of these environments.
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You must register and start your application by January 24, 2022. Applications are due no later than 9 a.m. Alaska time on January 31, 2022. The application due date is one week later than the registration date so that there is enough time to provide support to applicants who are finishing up their applications in the final week before January 31.