a science research mentorship for high school students to conduct authentic environmental research on Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway shoreline
Environmentor is a science research mentorship program for high school students to conduct authentic research under the mentorship of scientists from local universities and research institutions on projects focused on the Rockaway shoreline.
Applications are currently being accepted until May 1, 2023, for Environmentor Summer 2023. Apply below!
9th- to 11th-grade students who live or attend school in or nearby the Rockaway peninsula are eligible to apply to Environmentor. The program is entirely in person.
Dates: July 6 to August 17, 2023
Location: RISE, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Boulevard, Far Rockaway, NY 11692
Class Days/Times: Monday - Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Students interested in being considered for Environmentor must submit an application. All applicants are required to attend an in-person group interview and will be notified of the interview details after applying.
Watch our new video to learn more about the impacts of Environmentor!
For more information, contact us at programs@riserockaway.org.
For more information about NYC Science Research Mentoring Consortium, go to www.studentresearchnyc.org.
Below are the Environmentor 2023 application and research projects Environmentor students worked on last summer.
Special thanks to Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Pinkerton Foundation, Science Sand Box/Simons Foundation, People's United Community Foundation for sponsoring Environmentor.