Endowment
The ‘Endowment for Science Literacy, Benefiting the Young Scientist Program' supports the operation of a groundbreaking initiative improving science education in the greater St. Louis area. For benefactors who recognize the importance of science to our society's future, the endowment provides a new opportunity to make a difference in how science is communicated to the public and how disadvantaged students become scientists. For more than a decade, the volunteer-led Young Scientist Program has provided science outreach opportunities to underserved populations, demonstrating tremendous impact in the communities served on both local and global scales.
The Young Scientist Program (YSP) at Washington University School of Medicine (http://medicine.wustl.edu/~ysp/) works in partnership with the St. Louis City Public Schools (Missouri, USA), teaching, recruiting and mentoring disadvantaged students interested in science. Involving over 300 graduate student and faculty volunteers, YSP has directly impacted the lives of more than 4000 high school students exposed to hands-on science in their classrooms and nearly 150 students and teachers provided with summer research internships.
This program is a vibrant and enduring vehicle for the launching of scientific careers and the critical dissemination of accurate scientific information to the general public. Your valuable gift to the 'Endowment for Science Literacy, Benefiting the Young Scientist Program' will support this program, building a solid financial foundation to insure the future success of this critical mission.
NOTE: In the event the minimum amount required by Washington University to establish an endowment is not met, the money raised will be applied to the current operating expenses of the YSP Program.