Science in Service (SIS) is a unique collaboration of Stanford students, science and engineering faculty, service-learning educators, and Peninsula community organizations. The program connects Stanford students to youth in neighboring communities through science mentorship and after-school science programs, providing Stanford students a unique opportunity to learn about and participate in science outreach.
Stanford participants receive training in key techniques for teaching science through mentorship. Trained students then serve as science mentors to children in after-school programs at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula (BGCP) in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Redwood City, with ongoing support from SIS staff. All majors, undergraduates, and graduate students are welcome to apply.
Learn more about our opportunities.
SIS Goals
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Allow participating Stanford students to gain skills and experiences that are vital to sustaining their personal interest in their own science studies.
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Provide positive science learning experiences to community youth that will help to build a more scientifically engaged citizenry.
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Develop leadership in and commitment to public service among college science students.
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Promote educational equity in science for students of color and students of differing socioeconomic status.
Stanford Students
SPRING QUARTER 2015 MENTOR
-- Application Deadline for 2015 now closed. --
Summer 2015 Internship - Partnership with the Carnegie Institution
A Joint Science Research & Education Internship with the Carnegie Institution Department of Plant Biology Evans Maize Genetics Laboratory and the Haas Center for Public Service.
The focus of the internship is on research conducted in the maize genetics laboratory of Matthew Evans at the Carnegie Institution for Science on Stanford University campus. Interns will learn about plant reproductive biology and will conduct a research project in this area. Interns will also participate in the K-12 science education outreach efforts of the lab through workshops on curriculum development with the Science in Service Program at the Haas Center for Public Service, and will develop plant biology lesson plans for local schools. This research & education experience is for two undergraduates (rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors) and runs for 12 weeks during the summer.
Students are expected to work full-time during the summer (40 hours/week) and will receive a stipend of $6000.
For more information, contact Sarah Koik.
SUMMER 2015 EDUCATION & RESEARCH INTERNSHIP*
Joint Haas Center & Carnegie Institution Department of Plant Biology
Evans Maize Genetics Laboratory
-- Applications for 2015 are now closed. --
*The internship application is for both the Spring Quarter mentorship as well as the Summer internship. Only one application needed.
Community Partners
SIS brings science content enrichment to children who may not have access to positive and fun science experiences. Participating children benefit both from this academic enrichment and from the mentorship of a college student role model.
The Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula (BGCP) is the program's current community partner since 2003. The children who attend BGCP are from communities that are ethnically and economically diverse. Approximately 100 young people are mentored by Stanford’s SIS mentors for approximately 18 weeks from October–June.
SIS History
SIS was founded in partnership with the Stanford Solar Observatories Group with funds from NASA. SIS seeks to maintain partnerships with science researchers and is currently working with Dr. Matthew Evans of the Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Plant Biology. Please contact the Program Manager to discuss new potential collaborations and partnerships.
For More Information
For more information, contact Sarah Koik.
