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A STEM Mentoring Program for Girls

PiER is an academic program focused on providing high-achieving high school female students in grades 9 through 11 with rigorous field and laboratory experiences at Lacawac Sanctuary under the mentorship of Lacawac staff and interns.  The students will gain valuable experience in advanced research skills by learning from research mentors. The students will design and complete their own research project and will receive a mini-grant of up to $100 to complete the project.  By working within the supportive community of like-minded females, the students will develop the confidence that enhances leadership skills for future success in college studies and career opportunities.
 
  • ​Students are expected to attend all scheduled sessions and complete the final project.  Find a tentative schedule here.   
  • Upon successful completion of the program, the students will receive a certificate of completion and letter of recommendation from Lacawac Staff for inclusion in their college and scholarship applications.
  • Students who are underclassmen upon completion of their PiER program will be asked to mentor new participants the following year.
  • Application Information

Applications are due by February 16.

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Application Components include:

  1. Complete Online Application Form
  2. Recommendation from a Science Teacher Completed Online.  Provide your science teacher with this link.
  3. Recommendation from a Math Teacher Completed Online.  Provide your math teacher with this link.
  4. Promise of Participation Form signed by you, a parent or guardian, and your high school building principal. Print, acquire signatures, scan or photograph document, and upload electronic document or image at your application page.​

For more information about how to participate,
please have your teacher or school administrator contact
Gene Shultz, Program Coordinator at gene.shultz@lacawac.org

PiER is generously supported by:

Robert Y. Moffat Family Charitable Trust

The Schwartz Mack Foundation
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The Margaret Briggs Foundation