a science research mentorship for high school students to conduct authentic environmental research on Jamaica Bay and the Rockaway shoreline
Thank you for your interest. Environmentor is currently full for the summer season and no longer accepting applications.
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.
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 - 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.
The application portal is currently closed and no longer accepting applications for this summer. Students who completed the application by May 1, 2023, are required to attend an in-person group interview and will be notified of the interview details.
Watch our 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 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.