Northwestern Center for Talent Development

September 25, GECO hosted a speaker from Northwestern's Center for Talent Development who spoke about the Midwest Academic Talent Search.  MATS provides the opportunity for kids in grades 3-5 to take above grade level tests, either the Explore (grades 3-5) or the SAT or ACT (grades 6-8) and then receive information on how they scored  compared to other MATS participants and information on what those scores mean in terms of future educational choices and opportunities.   To qualify to participate in MATS, students need to have scored in the 95th percentile or above on a nationally normed test (97th percentile for 3rd grade).  The MAP tests which the district gives is one example of a nationally normed test.  More information can be found at: http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/  , click on "Learn more about MATS"

 

DAVIDSON FELLOW SCHOLARSHIPS

DAVIDSON INSTITUTE SEEKS EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVERS TO RECEIVE $50,000, $25,000 AND $10,000

The Davidson Institute for Talent Development is offering high achieving young people across the country the opportunity to be named as 2008 Davidson Fellows, an honor accompanied by a $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 scholarship in recognition of a significant piece of work in Science, Technology, Mathematics, Music, Literature, Philosophy or Outside the Box. 

 To be eligible, applicants must be under the age of 18 as of Oct. 1, 2008, and a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident residing in the United States. There is no minimum age for eligibility.

 The deadline to apply is March 26, 2008. Applicants must submit an original piece of work recognized by experts in the field as significant and it must have the potential to make a positive contribution to society.

 The scholarship must be used at an accredited institute of learning. For more information on the Davidson Fellows scholarship, or to download an application, please visit www.DavidsonFellows.org.

 Contact: Tacie Moessner, tmoessner@ditd.org  775-852-3483 ext. 423