West Point Summer STEM Program Application

2025 West Point Summer STEM Program Application

West Point will be hosting its annual Summer STEM Workshops from 2 - 6 June, 2025 for current 6th-7th grade students and 9 - 13 June, 2025 for current 8th-9th grade students to experience the United States Military Academy (USMA) campus, cadet life, and copious hands-on STEM related workshops.

For interested students, please complete the following application in its entirety. The Center for Leader Development in STEM (CLDSTEM) will be accepting applications through February 28, 2025.

Review and collect all of the required information for this form as you will not be able to save your progress before you submit the form.

*** Only complete applications including grade reports and personal videos will be considered. ***

The contact information provided below will be used for all CLDSTEM program communication. Please verify this email, you may need to check your junk folder, for a confirmation email when you submit your application.

Contact and Personal Information

Email Address

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Sex

Primary Race:

Do you consider yourself Hispanic?

Yes

No

Please note activities that you have participated in during the last year. Select all that apply.

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Phone Number

West Point Summer STEM History

How did you hear about the West Point Summer STEM Workshop?

Have you previously applied to the West Point Summer STEM Workshop?

Have you previously attended the West Point Middle School STEM Workshop?

Parent or Guardian Information

First Name of Parent/Guardian:

Last Name of Parent/Guardian:

Relationship of Guardian to Student:

Parent/Guardian Phone Number:

Parent/Guardian Email Address:

Medical Considerations

Do you have any allergies or severe medical conditions?

Yes (list below)

No

Are you required to take any prescription medications?

Yes

No

If Yes, please list medications and frequency.
If No, respond "n/a"

Academic Information

Name of Current School:

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

CEEB

Are you home-schooled?

What grade will you be entering the next academic year?

Expected Year of High School Graduation:

Have you ever held a leadership position in a non-athletic extra curricular activity?
(Officer, club president, drum major, etc.)

Please provide any additional comments regarding extracurricular achievements or activities.

Are you currently taking any of the following honor courses?

Math

Science

English

Please upload a PDF copy of your most recent report card.

STEM Personal Essay

Personal Statement:
In a well-developed essay, tell us why you are interested in STEM. Include information about why you would like to attend the workshop, what you hope to take away from the workshop, and what your goals are for your future.
(Please limit your essay to 1,000 characters)

STEM Interest:
Describe two specific STEM topics that most interest you and why.

One-Minute Video Link
Create a one-minute video of yourself explaining why you want to attend the workshop and why you feel you would benefit from participating in the workshop. Upload your video to YouTube and keep the privacy for your YouTube video as "Unlisted". (See https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/157177 if you need help setting the privacy.)

Application Verification

I certify that my parent or guardian is aware and approves that I am submitting this application.

Click here if Yes

I certify that my parent or guardian is aware and approves of my participation in
the West Point Summer STEM overnight workshop.

Click here if Yes

I certify that the information provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Click here if Yes