BridgeUP STEM

BridgeUP STEM provides opportunities for low-income, first generation Atlanta-area students to learn the skills of computer science and research methodology within a research university setting.

In the year-long program, high school participants, called BridgeUP STEM Scholars, first enhance their coding skills through a non-credit four-week summer coding class. Then during the academic year, they gain

BridgeUP STEM Scholars provides low-income, first generation Atlanta-area high school students who have had minimal or limited access to coding education with an introduction to programming and research methodology.

Encourage a student to become a BridgeUP STEM Scholar. Know a high school student who should apply for the NCWIT BridgeUP STEM Scholars program at Georgia Tech? Check their eligibility and then encourage them to apply.

Helen Fellows are undergraduates within Georgia Tech’s College of Computing who participate in a one-year paid fellowship in computing research and educational outreach. Fellows are particularly interested in exploring careers in computing research in academia or industry.

Faculty Mentors and their graduate student teams work closely with both the Helen Fellows and BridgeUP STEM Scholars to broaden the students’ exposure to computing research. During the BridgeUP STEM