The 2024 SY EJ Scholars Program will begin the last week of June and end in mid-August. Official dates and schedule are currently being finalized, and will be updated here.
We'll be meeting weekly from Monday to Friday at either the Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Campus (615 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205) or Benjamin Franklin High School in Curtis Bay (1201 Cambria St., Baltimore, MD 21226).
Who can self-nominate/apply or be nominated?
High school sophomores to seniors (at the time of nomination) from Baltimore City interested in environmental health, environmental justice, and community science.
How do I self-nominate/apply or nominate someone?
If you are a student who is self-nominating/applying, you'll need to:
- Submit a resume or CV (let us know if you need help putting one together);
- Write a statement describing yourself and why you are interested in becoming a SY EJ Scholar (600 words max);
- Create a creative response to the following prompt: What does a healthy, environmentally just, and sustainable future look like, and how do we get there? Media projects can be in the following formats:
- Video or podcast (4 minutes max)
- Song or recitation of a poem or written work (4 minutes max)
- Essay, blog post, or letter-to-the-editor (double-spaced, 3 pages max)
- Scanned or photographed copy of a piece of artwork (e.g., painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaic)
- Infographic
- Comic strip or storyboard
- Other!
- Description of creative response, if it is not already a written response.
If you are nominating a student, you'll need to:
- Tell us about the scholar nominee and the reason you are nominating them for the SY EJ Scholars Program.
- Have the nominee create a creative response to the following prompt: What does a healthy, environmentally just, and sustainable future look like, and how do we get there? Media projects can be in the following formats:
- Video or podcast (4 minutes max)
- Song or recitation of a poem or written work (4 minutes max)
- Essay, blog post, or letter-to-the-editor (double-spaced, 3 pages max)
- Scanned or photographed copy of a piece of artwork (e.g., painting, drawing, sculpture, mosaic)
- Infographic
- Comic strip or storyboard
- Other!
Don't wait until the last minute! A CREATIVE RESPONSE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL NOMINATIONS!
If you have any questions, please reach out to CHARMED@jh.edu and the following CHARMED Community Engagement Core team members: Matty Aubourg (maubour1@jh.edu), Chris Heaney (cheaney1@jhu.edu), and Greg Sawtell (greg@sbclt.org).
