Project Materials Fund Now Open!

Dear <<First Name>>,

Happy New Year! After taking time off during the last week of December, the MMSSEF team is now working to get back into our routine. We’re sure you can relate!

Last month, we announced a grant from Society for Science that will provide funds to purchase materials for student projects. We can either reimburse you for purchases made (keep your receipts!) or order the items you need and have them sent directly to you. Use this form to submit the required info and we’ll review the submissions each Wednesday, starting 1/18. If you’re looking to have us order the materials, be sure to submit the application before 4pm on Tuesday for orders to be made on Thursday morning. We’ll provide up to $75 per project until the fund is expended.

One final announcement: we’ve secured a location for our Fair on Saturday, May 6, 2023: the brand-new Boys & Girls Club in Gardiner. They’re excited to welcome you to their beautiful facility and show their support for youth in STEM.

Sincerely,
The MMSSEF Team

Important Dates

March 1 - All students need to register & get parental permission*
March 10 - Advance Review form due for some projects*
April 12 - Final Submission Form due*
May 6 - MMSSEF (Boys & Girls Club of Greater Gardiner)

*Check out the forms section of our website for more details.

Category Corner: Behavioral & Social Sciences

Youth are naturally inquisitive about the opinions of those around them, so it’s no wonder so many of them want to do projects involving human subjects! Most of these such projects we see fall into one of these methods:

Surveying people about their opinions or experiences
Having participants engage in an activity to see how it affects their performance
Asking others to test out their creations

Anytime a student wants to involve human subjects in their project, they need to submit paperwork to our IRB and wait for approval before beginning experimentation. We call this Advance Review and the form is due by March 10. Earlier is better!

Sponsor Spotlight

Spirit AeroSystems is one of the world's largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, defense platforms, and business/regional jets. FMI, their Maine facility, specializes in high-temperature materials and composites. This is their second time sponsoring MMSSEF at the Tourmaline sponsorship level of $2,500.

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