Astrominas: USP Project Starting Women in Science Has Applications Through Sunday (29)

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The third edition of the Astrominas Project, from the University of São Paulo (USP), is open for submissions. Girls (CIS or Trans countries) interested in studying topics in exact and biological sciences together with professionals in the region can apply until Sunday, May 29.

Girls interested in participating in the project must be between 14 and 17 years old by 30/6/2022. In addition, they must be enrolled in a basic education school. The version will be carried out online, which makes it necessary for participants to have a device connected to the Internet. Check the list here.

400 places will be offered, of which 20% will be for black, brown or Indigenous students, 60% for public school students and 20% for private school girls. The selection will be by lottery on June 3. You can check the approved list at The project Location.

The Astrominas project was designed by women from the Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences (IAG-USP) and other exact sciences institutes at the University of São Paulo. More than 60 partner scientists work to create the content, which presents issues of astronomy, atmospheric sciences, geophysics, earth sciences, physics, oceanography, astrobiology, mathematics, and the humanities related to gender.

This year’s edition takes place between July 2nd and 22nd. The course workload will be 45 hours and all participants will receive a digital certificate upon completion. The main objective of the project is to facilitate the access of young students to the university and to encourage their selection and retention of their careers in the field of science and technology.

Registration can be done through this link.