A few s.t.E.m. (science, technology, ENGINEERING, math) resources with an emphasis on ENGINEERING and aspiring #SanDiegoEngineers
Student STEM Outreach
**** Engineering Scholarships ****
Mar 22 - Expanding Your Horizons Conference (USD,
Mar 23 - SWE San Diego Scholarship Deadline (HS, College)
Mar 23 - SHPE SWE FRC Volunteer Signup (display table)
Mar 25 - SWE USD Evening with Industry Career Fair (Call for Participation from Companies)
Apr 12 - SHPE Equipando Padres Academy (Parent of HS program)
Apr 18 - SHPE Southwestern College Day with Industry (volunteers)
April TBD - Engineering Day at the Mall
May 7 - SDSU Senior Design Day
Aug 15 - Rube Goldgerg Crazy Contraption Cartoon Contest deadline
Call for Volunteers, STEM Mentors:
MATHCOUNTS is a way to make math fun for middle school students - You can help, support host NSPE-CA by Donating / Volunteering for the San Diego Regional Mathcounts Competition at UCSD
FIRST Robotics - Call for volunteers - Sign up early to receive event volunteer training as inspectors, judges, referees or even scorers. Southern California regional events start in Winter.
Reality Changers - Call for volunteers to serve as academic tutors and mentors for 8th through 12th graders in the college readiness program. Volunteers commit to tutoring once per week from Sept to Dec.
Other STEM Resources:
San Diego STEM Ecosystem Learning Opportunities
Careers in Public Safety SWENext High School Leadership Academy. More SHLA free virtual events here.
Persist Series "International Women in Engineering Day" (DiscoverE)
Reference:
Apr 24 - May 2: SD Expo Day (Festival of Science and Engineering)
Apr 22 - May 2 - Remake Learning Days (SDCOE & USD)
USA Science & Engineering Festival Newsletters & Events
Steve Jobs on Failure, Computer Engineer Sara, Dream Big Engineers,
Products Brown STEM Girl
At Home sTEm Resources
DiscoverE.Org "At Home Edition" / "Chats with Change Makers"
Engineers Go For It (eGFI) STEM @ Home Edition,
Engineering Is Elementary (eie.org)
Boolean Girl: Full Steam Ahead (ages 8 - 18),
Zero to Necessary (youth & teenagers),
STEM Ecosystem "STEM at Home" and "Camp Aspire"
sTEm Grants
DiscoverE Grants - Nov 5, 2022 - To support your outreach initiatives, DiscoverE.org has two grants for funding up to $1k. (1) EWEEK GRANTS - For underserved student programs taking place Feb - April, 2022 offered in connection with Engineers Week (Eweek). BELL Girl Day GRANTS - For age 5 to 18 girl-centered programs taking place Jan - April, 2022.
American Rocketry Grant - Dec 1, 2021 - The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and National Association of Rocketry (NAR) are awarding grants of $2k to Title I schools to participate in a rocketry competition. Funding is intended to assist grade 6-12 schools in initiate a program to build, design, and launch model rockets. conest website.
Prior sTEm Events
Jan 5 - SWENext Engineering Career Inspiration Day (HS)
Jan 20 - AGSS Geometry Workshop (girls grade 3-6)
Jan 25 - Apr 30 - Jacobs Teen Innovation Challenge (MS - HS)
Jan 25 - BEWiSE application Workshop (girls grade 7-8)
Feb 1 Deadline Engineer Girl Writing Contest (boys, girls, grade 3-12)
Feb 1 Deadline SWENext Influencer Program Application (grade 6-12)
Feb 2 Deadline BEWiSE applications (girls grade 7-8)
Feb 10 - 100 Black Girls STEM Event (MS-HS)
Feb 16 - EYH "Start Your STEM Engines" (girls grade 9-12)
Feb 18-24, 2024 - Engineers Week ****
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (Feb 22)
Feb 24 - Engineering Day at the Mall (ASCE YMF SD) (Families)
Feb 25 Deadline K12 STEAM Art Contest ****
Mar 4 - World Engineering Day
Mar 9 - EYH Conference (girls grade 6-10)
Mar 14 - SWE USD Evening with Industry Company RSVP by Mar 7
Jan 16 - Call for Volunteer Machinist in Westview HS engineering "Computer Integrated Manufacturing Class" dhester@powayusd.com
Jan 20 - Future City Regional (Woodbury University, Burbank), Volunteer / contact: california_southern@futurecity.org
Feb 24 - Reserve your booth Engineering Day at the Mall (ASCE YMF SD) / sponsor / contact: Eday.YMFsd@gmail.com
Feb 24 - Volunteer / Donate Mathcounts SD Competition (UCSD)
Apr 11 - SWE College Decision Panel
Apr 13 - Barrio Logan Science & Art Expo
Apr 24 - Linkedin Workshop & STEM Role Model (HS girls, Fleet Science Center)
Apr 27 - FANCY Teen Girls Expo
Apr 27 - SHPE UCSD Empower Volunteer
Apr TBD - X-STEM San Diego (2023 was April 18)
May 11 - SWE Girls in STEM Inspiration Day
May 18 - NSBE Call for volunteers STEM Fair (elementary school)
May 21 - SWENext Leadership Skills (virtual)
May 24 - SWE Miramar Debunking Community College and Transfer..
May 29 or 30 - SHPE K12 STEM Lab (virtual)
Jun 24-28 EYH BioEngineering Summer Camp (Grade 10-11)
Jun 24 - 26: Girls Build Solutions (Million Girl Moonshot)
Aug 2 - STEAM Youth and Community Conference (USD Jacobs Teen Innovation Challenge Pitches)
Aug 3 - STEAM Youth and Community Conference (Interactive STEAM workshops and games RSVP) (Participation sign-ups form)
July 29 - Aug 29 - Cities of the Future (Fleet Science Center)
Sept 14 - KnightHacks Hackathon (grade 6-12, SWENext Bishops School)
Sept 21 - GIRLS in Aviation Day (Grade 8-17)
Sept 25-Dec 18 - Little Engineers (SDASM, Ages 2-5)
Sept 27 - Women of STEM (EIS 7 pm, JFEST)
Sept 29 - Women of STEM (USD 2 pm, JFEST)
Sept 27-29 - Miramar Air Show Tickets Student Day Groups
Oct 17 - Chat's with Changemakers (DiscoverE Grade 3-7)
Oct 19 - STEM Celebration (INCOSE, Dave & Busters)
Oct 23 - Official Engineers Week Theme Kick-Off (DiscoverE.org)
Oct 26 - SD Air & Space Museum with AIAA UCSD
Nov 2 - SWENext Summit (at UCSD)
Nov 4 - Engineers Week K12 Outreach Grants deadline (DiscoverE.org and Bell Girl Day Grants for up to $1,000)
Oct 5 - World Engineering Day Hackathon TEAM REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN (College Engineering and 2ndary Students)
Nov 7 - SWE Empowered to Dream, Driven to Achieve (Mesa College)
Nov 11 - SHLA SWENext Engineering Panel
Nov 10 - INCOSE STEM GRANT DEADLINE ($400 - $1,100 for grade 4-12 in-class or afterschool programs)
Nov 14 - Chat's with Changemakers (DiscoverE Grade 3-7)
Nov 12-26 - World Engineering Day Hackathon Challenge Announced (2 weeks to deliver 5-min video solution, short written statement, for College Engineering Students) - Opportunity to win $4k EUR
Nov 19 - Noche de Ciencias (SHPE, Parents, Students)
Dec 1 - STEAM Art Contest (SD Festival of Science & Engineering Grade K-12, $150 stipend) deadline
Dec 10 - SDSU Engineering Design Day Capstone Projects (1pm-3:30pm, EIS Courtyard)
Dec 12 - Chat's with Changemakers (DiscoverE Grade 3-7)
Dec 17 - Jacob's Teen Innovation Challenge Info Session (for educators) (Challenge is Jan 13 - April 30)
Dec 17 - Rube Goldberg Playground Contest deadline
Dec 20 - STEAM Art Contest (Eastlake HS SWENext) deadline
Jan 13 - Jacobs Teen Innovation Challenge (JTIC) Project Application deadline is Jan 13 (final pitch due April 30)
Jan 15 - STEAM Art Contest (SD Festival of Science & Engineering Grade K-12, $150 stipend) deadline
Jan 20 - SHLA SWENext Developing a Mindset for Inclusive Leadership
Jan 30 - Black College Expo
Feb 1 - "Innovating Smarter" EngineerGirl Writing Contest deadline (girls-boys, Grade 3-12) deadline
2025 Future Cities Competition registration now open
Feb 8 - SWE UCSD Envision Conference (HS Girls) RSVP LINK
Feb 11 - International Day of Women and Girls in STEM Celebration (SWE, SHPE, NSBE, AISES)
Feb 12 - Rube Goldberg Feed A Pet Challenge deadline
Feb 15 - MATHCOUNTS San Diego Competition (UCSD) - MATHCOUNTS is a way to make math fun for middle school students - You can help, support host NSPE-CA by Donating / Volunteering for the San Diego Regional Mathcounts Competition at UCSD
Feb 17 - 21 - ASCE Call for Volunteers to visit local High Schools
Feb 21 - STEAM Art Contest (Eastlake HS SWENext) extended deadline
Feb 21 - SWE Community College Advocates
Feb 23 or 27 - ASME Water Bottle Rocket Launch (North Chollas Community Park, 10 am - 2 pm) Email asmesdevents@gmail.com
Feb 25 - Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (DiscoverE)
Feb 28 - APWA Internship / Scholarship Deadline (HS, College)
Mar 1 - PETCO PARK San Diego Festival of Sciences & Engineering Call for participation (Open through Dec 6th) - SHPE / SWE Call for Volunteers to Staff Table
Mar 4 - World Engineering Day
Jan 7 - I Am Engineer Workshop (for MS girls)
Jan 25 - SHPE "STEM Lab" (Noche de Ciencias) Virtual K12
Jan 25 Deadline - Jacobs Teen Innovation Challenge (MS-HS teams)
VOLUNTEER/SIGNUP Jan 21 Future City Southern Regionals
Feb 1 Deadline - EngineerGirl Writing Contest (all G3-12)
Feb 1 - Fly Your Ride X-Factor Contest deadline (Grade 5-8)
Feb 4 - Aviation Day (families)
Feb 7-9 Future Leaders at DISTRIBUTECH Int. Conference (HS, College)
Feb 11 - Women in STEM Day Forum (PHS IG, HS plus)
Feb 12 - SWE UCSD Envision (HS Girls)
Feb 12 - BEWiSE Application Deadline (MS Girls)
Feb 19 - Engineers Week Festival (HS, College, Professionals)
Feb 25 Engineering Day at the Mall
Feb 25 Mathcounts San Diego Competition (VOLUNTEER SIGNUP)
Mar 4 - Expo Day at Petco Park (Family)
TBD - Engineering Day at the Mall (Family) Postponed to Summer
Mar 18, 2023 Expanding Your Horizons (EYH SD at USD)
Mar 23 Deadline - Rube Goldberg Machine Contest (all ages, free)
Apr 7 Application Deadline - SDSU Robotics Camp (Grade 8-12)
Apr 8 - Spring STEAM (Family) VOLUNTEER/SIGNUP
Apr 15 - SHPEtina Retreat
Apr 15 - SWENext Girls in STEM Inspiration Day (Grade 6-12) Volunteer
Apr 20 Deadline - Rube Goldberg Cartoon Contest (all ages, free)
Apr 22 - FANCY Teen Girls Expo (Speakers, Vendors) K12 Students
Apr 28 - SHPE SD Scholarship Application Deadline (HS - College)
Apr 28 - SWE SD Scholarship Application Deadline (HS - College)
Apr 29 - SWENext TUV Technical Tour (HS - College)
May 3 - SWENext General Atomics Tour (HS - College)
May 4 - SWENext Solar Turbines Technical Tour (HS - College)
May 31 - IEEE Manga Story Contest
Jun 15 - STEM Ecosystem Educator-Role Model Meetup Happy Hour
Jun 12 - Aug 11 - League of Amazing Programmers Summer Camps
Jun 21 - SWENext STEM Leaders & Innovators (HS, MS)
Jun 23 - SWE International Women in Engineering Day (Note: while EB sold out, tickets are still available through this google form signup)
Jun 23 - Discovere.org Persist Series (on-line, Noon EST, 9 am PST)
Jul 17-Aug 15 - NSBE Summer SEEK Camp NSBE SEEK Staff Applications, SEEK Student Sign Ups
Aug 19 - Engineering Day at the Mall (ASCE YMF, Families)
Sept 9 - GIRLS Conference (Grades 6-12 hybrid)
Sept 16 - Community Health & STEM Fest (Black Tech Link, Famly)
Sept 30 - Deadline SWENext WE Local Awards (HS)
Sept 30 - Water Bottle Rocket Launch (ASME, Families)
Oct 9-13: Latina Engineers Women's ILEW Conference (Virtual)
Oct 11 - Ada Lovelace Day (International Day of the Girl)
Oct 14 - INCOSE STEM Day at Dave & Busters (Family)
Oct 14 - ANS Film "Nuclear Now" (free registration, 1pm, USD) (HS+)
Oct 16 - Call for Engineers of Color to support UCSD Networking Event (UCSD) RSVP Form
Oct 18 - Meet the Engineering Majors (SWE@UCLA)
Oct 25 - Eweek Kickoff (DiscoverE.org)
Oct 28 - SWEnext Invent It Build It (Girls age 10-18, parents, LA)
Oct 31 Call for Volunteers, Educators - Future City Registration
Nov TBD - SWENext Pen Pal Sign-Up (by SWE@CalPoly)
Nov-Feb - SWENext Design Challenge (by SWE@CalPoly)
Nov 3 Grant Deadline - DiscoverE ($1k) (K-12)
Nov 4 - SWENext Summit (by SWE@UCSD)
Nov 5 - FIRST Lego Volunteers (contact tparr@powayusd.com)
Nov 6 - Engineering Career Panel (Software, Structures, Plumbing, Semiconductor Engineers) (MESA College, Virtual, HS+)
Nov 8 - National STEM Day
Nov 10 Grant Deadline - INCOSE SD ($1k) (grades 4 - 12)
Nov 13 - Engineering Career Panel (Electrical, Quality, Civil, Combustion Engineers) (MESA College, Virtual, HS+)
Nov 12-26 World Engineering Day Hackathon addressing extreme climate challenges - Open to all engineering-tech college students excluding PhDs - Team Registration opens Oct 11.
Nov 12 - National STEM Challenge - Entry Deadline (Grade 6-12)
Nov 15 - General Atomics National Fusion DIII-D Facility Tour (2:30 pm)
Nov 16 or Dec 7 - Info Session Jacobs Teen Innovation Challenge
Nov 27 - Deadline Jensen Hughes Fire Safety Challenge (Grade 6-12)
Dec 1 - Deadline STEAM Tshirt Art Design Contest (K-12)
Dec 7 - SWENext STEM Girls Leadership Skills (Virtual)
Dec 7 - SWENext STEM Innovators
Aug 24 - STEM Career w SWE Manager Markita (PHS G4-12)
Aug 27 - Girls Inspiring Real Leadership Conference (EHS G6-12)
Nov 23 - USD Private Tour with SWENext
Dec 4 - Girls Inspiring Real Leadership in STEAM (G.I.R.L.S) Conference by Eastlake HS SWENext and TitanBot Robotics
Jan 10 - Jacobs Teen Innovation Challenge Application Deadline (Middle and high school) #JTIC22 by USD
Jan 14 - Coding Basics Workshop / Girl Scouts Badge by Poway HS SWENext
Jan 15 - She Can Code Hackathon (grade 5-8) by the Del Norte Girls in Computer Science Club
Jan 15 - Physics Workshop (for grades 5-8) at Carmel Valley Library by the All Girls STEM Society
Jan 28 - STEM Badge Workshop "Basics of Coding" (for grade 2-5) PHS
Feb 1 - EngineerGirl.org Writing Contest Deadline "Sustainable Solutions"
Feb 1 - Keep On Rollin' Fly Your Ride 2022 Engineering Contest Deadline (Grade 5 - 8) San Diego Air & Space Museum
Feb 5 - Envision Conference signup deadline for HS girls virtual event on Feb 26 & Mar 5 (hosted by SWE UCSD)
Feb 23 - DiscoverE Persist Series, 11 am PST
Feb 23 - STEM Influencer 101 Role Model Training for HS girls by the San Diego STEM Ecosystem Women in STEM Workgroup
Feb 26 - Engineering Day at the Mall, Chula Vista Center, Chula Vista
Feb 26 - Aerodynamics Workshop for grades 3-8, hosted by All Girls STEM Society (Mission Valley Public Library, 2 - 4:30pm)
Feb 26 - Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day, by Envirolution for MS girls (10 am - 11 am PST)
Feb 26 - SWENext SWEet Creation Challenge deadline for HS girls
Feb 26 & Mar 5 - Envision (for HS girls) by SWE UCSD (signup by Feb 5)
Mar 7 - K12 Egg Drop Competition signup deadline by SWE SD
Mar 15 - Women in STEM Forum by PHS SWENext
Mar 15 - EngineerGirl Ambassador application deadline for HS girls
Mar 19 - Physics Workshop for Grade 5-8 by All Girls STEM Society
Mar 31 - SWENext Annual (Community, Innovator) Awards deadline for HS girls
Apr 16 - Barrio Logan Science & Art Expo (Mercado Del Barrio)
Apr 24 - F.A.N.C.Y. Teen Girls Expo (Jackie Robinson YMCA)
Sept 10 deadline - Latinas who Engineer Scholarship
Sept 10 Application - Intro to AI (2 semester coding for HS)
Sept 21 - STEM Career w Data Scientist Brian (PHS G4-12)
Sept 22 - SWENext "Meet-up with Engineers" (SWE SD HS)
Sept 24 - STEAM Workshop (Westview Robotics G1-8)
Sept 24 - Girls in Aviation Day (WAI SD for K12)
Sept 28 - STEM Innovator w Debra Roy (Green Griffins G6-12)
Oct 5 - STEM Career w Civil Engineer Jason (PHS G4-12)
Oct 11 - International Day of the Girl @ Fleet Science center (G6-12)
Oct 17 - Intro to Qualcomm Engineering Careers (WESTEM G6-12)
Oct 18 - Intersections Business and STEM Qualcomm (WESTEM G6-12)
Oct 19 - STEM Career w Operation Engineer Candace (PHS G4-12)
Oct 22 - Latina Success Conference (Mana @ SDSU)
Oct 22 - INCOSE Fun Night of STEM (Escondido Children Discovery M)
Oct 29 - Girl Scout Robotics Badge Workshop (PHS K-12)
Nov 3 - STEAM Through College (GirlsInSteamOrg)
Nov 5 - Scratch Workshop (the Coder School, free, age 7-10)
Nov 20 Due-SWENext JensenHughes Fire Prevention Challenge (G6-12)
Nov 30 - Engineering in Space (G6-12 xSTEM All Access)
Dec 14 - Using Data Science to Solar Problems (G6-12xSTEM All Access)
Dec 17 - Radio Telemetry Workshop (G6-12 by SWE SD)
Looking for a few friends to explore the world of engineering with? Form an engineering club as an after school activity and enter an engineering challenge. Any San Diego student (or San Diego Club) that wins a regional / national / global engineering / technology contest will be recognized during the San Diego Engineers Awards Celebration. Tell us of your accomplishments here!
SWENext Club - K-12 students can join SWENext for free. Here are the San Diego Clubs.
SHPE Jr Club - Middle/High-school students can join SHPE Jr and/or form their own SHPE Jr Club
NSBE Jr Club - Middle/High-school students can become a member of NSBE Jr.
MathCounts Club - Middle-school student club and competitions through MathCounts.
Becoming a MATHCOUNTS Math Club CoachMESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) School Programs (MSP) - SDSU K-12 initiatives
ASCE Civil Engineering Club - for High School Students
Athena Racing - for middle and high school female students
inteGIRLS San Diego - Math & STEM events for middle and high school female students
San Diego FIRST Robotics #FIRSTsd and FIRST Robotics California #FIRSTinCA