AFOSR logoThe MSU Science Math Resource Center was awarded funds from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to create Geospatial Skills Camps for Rural Montana Youth. Read the project abstract for MSU and other previously funded projects on the Air Force Office of Scientific Research K-12 STEM website.

Applications are now open and are due Jan. 29, 2025. See supporting documents below.

About MSU's Geospatial Skills Camps for rural Montana youth

The camps will serve rising 9th and 10th graders in rural Montana communities, and will include topics such as:

  • maps for analysis and navigation;
  • collecting, analyzing and disseminating imagery from terrestrial, satellite and other sources;
  • awareness of the skills and required credentials for piloting UAVs;
  • remote sensing;
  • basic electronics and circuitry related to sensor development and use; and
  • geospatial analysis tools.

Students will learn aboutpotential career pathways and fields of studyrelated to geospatial science and engineering, particularly thoseconnected to the Air Force and other organizationsthat offer employment in rural areas.

Students will be encouraged to relate camp skillsand experiences to

  • their individual interests such as robotics, human performanceor aviation;
  • community needs, such as natural resources management, precision agriculture or meteorological forecasting;
  • and national topics of interest such as security, energy or climate change.

This summer's camps will run June 9-13, 2025 and community organizations to host the camps will be recruited in early spring 2025. For more information, contact us at geoskills@montana.edu.

Applications for community organizations

Applications will be accepted from organizations, not individuals. Organizations must have the capacity to host a week-long camp June 9-13, 2025 (see all details and expectations in the application). Please read the application in its entirety; some materials are required from both the lead educator and the person who is applying on behalf of the organization. Applications are due Jan. 29, 2025.

We will be hosting an informational webinar in January 2025. Please check back soon for more information!

The Summer 2025 Geospatial Skills Camps for Rural Montana Youth Application is now open

Budget worksheet: Excel // Word.doc -- You MUST download and submit this with your online application

You can access PDF/Word document copies of the application below. DO NOT submit these; they are for your information only.

Application in PDF // Application as a Word document

In the newsAFOSR STEM Funding in Action: Montana State University

We were recently featured on the STEM Outreach and Engagement within the Air Force Office of Scientific Research website! Congratulations to the eight Montana communities that participated in 2024: Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation; Dawson Community College; Flathead County 4-H; Powder River 4-H; Meagher County 4-H; Plenty Coups High School; Thompson Falls High School; Sidney High School.

Geospatial news article

Thanks to MSU News for the article about the camp!

 

This material is based upon work supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under award number FA9550-24-1-0291. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the United States Air Force.