NYU Tandon School of Engineering – Applied Research Innovations in Science and Engineering (ARISE)

Discover a transformative learning experience at NYU's ARISE program, a 10-week opportunity-based initiative designed to immerse students in STEM.  This program covers interdisciplinary topics and STEM disciplines such as Bio-and Molecular Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, AI, and Machine Learning via hands-on work in research labs. The program is comprised of four weeks of remote workshops during evening hours followed by six weeks of in-person coursework during the day. 

• Live in New York City (Attending school in New York City is not sufficient).
• Commit to the entire program, full time
• Have a passion for science, technology, engineering, and math.
• Be responsible, highly motivated students who have demonstrated timeliness, persistence, and an ability to fulfill commitments. 

• Mid February

Information About You

• The basics, plus an email address and contact number you check regularly.
• Demographic information about yourself, including race/ethnicity and household/family income, excluding any income you as the student bring to the household.

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Information About Your Academic Record

• Your cumulative GPA (out of 100*) from the beginning of high school through the last marking period. There is no minimum GPA required in order to apply.  
• *If you need to convert a 4-point GPA to a scale of 100 please refer to this helpful grade conversion guide.
• Your average grade (out of 100) in all your high school science and math classes, and the number of classes you have taken in these subjects. You can calculate this by reviewing your transcript and averaging the grades from the relevant classes. Please include math and science classes you are currently taking, with the grades through the last marking period.

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Preferred Area of STEM Research

• Read carefully all the descriptions on the Research Opportunities page, and note the Area of STEM Research (Engineering, Life Sciences or Computer and Data Sciences) indicated next to the labs that are most interesting to you. Additional labs may be added, prior to the lab tours.
• Use the links provided with the lab descriptions to explore more about the faculty, their labs and research projects. You will find this helpful in writing your essay.
• On the online Application Form, you will be asked to rank your preferred Areas of STEM Research (with a ranking of 1 being your most preferred). Take your time in selecting your preferred STEM area because once you make the selection and submit the application we cannot make any changes.

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Support Letter 

• The application requires one Support Letter from an adult who knows you and who can comment on your abilities and strengths. This person can not be a member of your family or someone you live with. 
• The Support Letter individual should be someone with knowledge of your academic record, work ethic, and interests, such as a teacher, counselor, principal, mentor, athletic coach, religious leader, or supervisor at a job or volunteer activity. The person should be familiar with aspects of your character such as motivation, sense of personal achievement, ethics, or ability to make and fulfill commitments, as well as your school activities and career goals.
• Please ask your person before putting their name in the application and ensure they say “yes” because you will not be able to change your Support Letter individual after you submit the application. If they agree, ask them for the best email address for you to include in the application and let them know they will need to submit information through an online form, not by email or paper mail. Ask them to add k12.stem@nyu.edu to their ‘safe senders' list in their email program.
• The Support Letter individual will receive an email with a link to an online form and instructions to complete a short questionnaire and a one-paragraph recommendation through the form. Their submission will complete your application.

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Essays

You will have to write short paragraph responses to questions similar to those below.

• Why are you interested in participating in this program? What parts of the program are you most interested in? (250 words of less)
  • This question is asking why you chose to apply to the ARISE program and the parts of the program that you find interesting. Were you referred by a friend? Does it have something other programs do not?
• What STEM activities have you undertaken in furthering your STEM interest? (250 words of less)
  • Please include specific examples from your academic career where you participated in STEM related activities - this can include teaching yourself how to code, your obsession with science TV shows like “Bill Nye The Science Guy” or frequent google research on different science topics.
• Choose one of the following essay prompts (500 words or less) 
  • The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
  • Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma—anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
  • Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
• Identify one way that you think your experience in ARISE will impact your STEM ambitions. (250 words or less)
  • This question is asking how ARISE connects to your academic and/or personal passions and the goals and objectives you have for those areas of your life over the next several years.
• Tell us how you currently make a difference or the ways you plan on making a difference when it comes to supporting diversity in STEM. (250 words or less)

• There is a lengthy lab visit, interview, and ranked choice process to match students with research projects of their interest. See Other Important Dates for the roadmap to getting matched with a Lab and Mentor.

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• Application Opens: December 23
• Application Closes: Feb 21
• Recommendation Due: Feb 28
• Lab Tours: Mar 3 - 10
• Notifications of Round 1 Selections: Mar 12
• Mandatory Group Interviews: Mar 17 - 21
• Notifications of Round 2 Selections: Mar 26
• Mandatory One-on-One Interviews: Mar 30 - 31
• Notifications of Match/Lab Placement: Apr 7-9
• Orientation and Lab Safety Training: May 30, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST In Person
• Program: June 2 – August 8 (Remote*Evening* Workshop sin June/Whole Day In-Person programming in July/August)