Octavia Project Summer Institute 2024 Application
Thank you for your interest in joining the Octavia Project!

The Octavia Project Summer Institute is a free summer enrichment program inviting young women and trans, nonbinary, and/or gender non-conforming youth ages 14-18 to use science fiction to build connections between STEM and the arts in daily workshops. Whether you want to write a book of fan fic or are an avid gamer, the Octavia Project welcomes you!
 
Our 5 week program runs from July 15 – August 15, 2024. We meet four days a week—Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays—from 12:00pm-4:00pm. Our 2024 Summer Institute will run in-person at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Participants will need to provide an ID (for example: school ID, government-issued ID, birth certificate, etc.) to participate.

Early Bird Deadline: March 15
Rolling Deadline EXTENDED: May 20
  
If accepted, we will also share a permission form that requires a parent/guardian signature.

Questions? Email enrollment@octaviaproject.org or call (347) 201-1456.

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An Octavia Project participant will finish the program with:
- Strengthened skills in digital-media, art, and writing, as well as a greater confidence in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
- A community of creative peers sharing thoughts and ideas.
- Access to a network of professional authors, architects, city planners, artists & more, as well as fellowships and other leadership opportunities.
- A piece of work published in the Octavia Project zine.

Octavia Project Summer Institute participants are:
- Young women and trans, nonbinary, and/or gender non-conforming youth from New York City who are 14 to 18 years old.
- Able to travel to Brooklyn on a daily basis. 
- Available to attend workshops four days a week, from 12-4pm, July 15th-August 15th, 2024.
- Into science fiction, fantasy, fan-fiction, art, writing, science, tech, gaming—or interested in learning more about these topics!
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Introduce Yourself! 
Your First Name *
Your Last Name *
The name you prefer to go by
Your date of birth (mm/dd/yy) *
Your age *
Your gender pronouns (Your gender pronouns are the pronouns that you would like others to use when talking to or about you.) *
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Your street address *
Apartment number
City *
State *
Zip Code *
Your cell phone number
Your email address *
Parent/guardian name *
Parent/guardian phone number *
Parent/guardian email address *
Alternate phone number for parent/guardian
Name of the school you attended this past year *
Your school's address *
Your grade level for the 2024-2025 school year *
Name and address of the school you'll be going to this fall (if you know this) *
Do you qualify for free or reduced price lunch? OR Does your family qualify for SNAP benefits? 
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Does you live in a predominantly single-parent or single-adult household?
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Race/ethnicity -- Some of our funders require that the racial/ethnic composition of our program be documented. Providing this information will help us continue to receive funding for future years. (Please check any and all that apply or write in your identity.) *
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This Summer
We want to hear more about your plans for this summer!
Are you planning to work this summer? *
What other programs are you applying to participate in this summer? *
What responsibilities, outside of going to school, do you have? (for example, babysitting, translating for family, picking up sibling from school) *
Are you able to commit to a summer program that meets four days a week from July 15 - Aug 15, 2024?   *
How did you hear about Octavia Project? Please be specific (name of online source, cafe, school guidance counselor, etc.) *
Tell us about yourself! 
In 3-5 sentences, please share some things that will help us get to know you. 
Don't stress about getting this part perfect! We just care about hearing your thoughts and honest answers. The more information you give us, the better we are able to get to know you! 
What is something that you are passionate about? How has it influenced who you are today? *
Do you like to read? If so, what is your favorite book? Who is your favorite author? Why do you like them? *
Do you like to write? What sort of things do you write? (for example: poetry, fan-fic, horror, etc.) If you were to write a book, what would it be about? *
If you create art, tell us about the kind of art you make. If you like art, tell us about the kind of art you like. *
Do you like science, technology, math, or engineering (including coding, digital art, making games/videos, editing photos, etc.)? Tell us more! *
If school could be about any one thing, and it would be your job to design all the subjects around that one thing, what would you want it to be and why? *
What is a new skill (for example: crafting, coding, painting, etc.) you’re unfamiliar with that you’d be interested in trying with us? *
Why are you excited to be a part of the Octavia Project?  What do you hope to get out of being a part of Octavia Project? What talents/skills would you like to share with the group? *
Have you done any computer coding/programming in school? *
Check any/all of the subjects that are of interest to you *
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Each Octavia Project participant gets a T Shirt! What size would you like? *
Thank you for taking the time to fill out our application!
We will review your application and contact you shortly with more information. For any further questions, please contact enrollment@octaviaproject.org or call 516-350-0804.
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