2006 National Youth Science Camp

Welcome

The National Youth Science Foundation and Governor Joe Manchin III of the State of West Virginia are excited to announce the 2006 edition of the National Youth Science Camp. The 2006 NYSC will be held at Camp Pocahontas in the Monongahela National Forest near the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the eastern mountains of West Virginia. Delegates to the 2006 NYSC will arrive in Charleston, WV, the State's capital, on Sunday, June 25, 2006, and will depart on Sunday, July 16, 2006.

Summary

The NYSC is one of the nation's premier programs in secondary science education. Since its inception in 1963 as part of West Virginia's Centennial Celebration, the residential summer program has offered educational forums and recreational activities that encourage the development of thoughtful scientific leadership. Participants must graduate from high school between July 2005 and June 2006.

Cost

The NYSC is an all-expenses-paid program. The National Youth Science Foundation will arrange round trip transportation from a local airport near the delegate's homes to Charleston, West Virginia. Incidental expenses are not covered.

Application Process

Each year, the governor of West Virginia issues an invitation to the governor of every other state to initiate a process to select delegates to attend the NYSC. Individual states coordinate the selection of their own delegates following guidelines established and published by the National Youth Science Foundation.

To apply, please following do the following:

Download the application packet. Complete application instructions are provided in the packet. Please note that some states use alternate selection procedures. The typewriter tool is enabled in Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.
Submit your completed application directly to your state's selection coordinator. Contact information for your state's selection coordinator and application deadlines are available by searching our online database.

NYSC Summary

A multimedia summary of the 2004 National Youth Science Camp is available.

Questions

Please direct all questions about the 2006 National Youth Science Camp or the National Youth Science Foundation to the Foundation's executive director Dr. Andy Blackwood at Andrew.Blackwood@nysf.com.