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GEMS Student Opportunity
GEMS Student Opportunity
Check back soon for GEMS 2025 application information.
For questions about GEMS, please email usarmy-usaarl-stem@health.mil.
GEMS is offered at no cost to elementary, junior high, or high school students who are current 3rd-10th graders (rising 4th-11th graders). Students who complete each day of the in-person program earn an educational stipend. Students complete one session of GEMS per summer.
| MODULE |
DESCRIPTION |
ELIGIBILITY |
| Simple Machines GEMS |
Exploration of basic engineering techniques to build, test, and evaluate simple machines |
4th-5th
graders |
| Forensics GEMS |
Investigation of problem solving, engineering, physics/force of motion, and forensics techniques |
6th-7th
graders |
Robotics GEMS |
Building and programming robots to maneuver and conquer different tasks using VEX engineering, design, and programming |
8th-9th
graders |
| Medical GEMS |
Investigation of the physiology of various human organ systems, and exploration of various healthcare professions |
10th-11th
graders |
GEMS Participation Dates
June 9-13, 2025
GEMS Session 1
June 16-20, 2025*
GEMS Session 2 *GEMS will not meet on the Federal holiday, Thursday, June 19, 2025
June 23-27, 2025
GEMS Session 3
July 7-11, 2025
GEMS Session 4
Please e-mail usarmy-usaarl-stem@health.mil if you would like to be added to the mailing list for the 2025 GEMS program.
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Last Modified Date: 2024-11-29
