The National Academy of Engineering is pleased to announce the 2011 EngineerGirl! Essay Contest for students (boys and girls) in grades 3-12. There are cash prizes for the top essays and students’ essays are posted on the EngineerGirl! web site. Previous winners have been invited to participate in student conferences and given recognition in local press. The topic this year is “Engineering & Human Service – Relief from a Disaster” and focuses on the importance of engineering in responding to disasters. The deadline for the contest is March 1, 2011.
The EngineerGirl! web site, an effort of the National Academy of Engineering, aims to encourage students to consider pursuing further studies in engineering and related technical fields. It is one of the top rates sites on Google for engineering and young students. You can learn more about the National Academy of Engineering at our web site http://www.nae.edu/ You can find the guidelines and related information on the EngineerGirl! 2011 contest at the web site http://www.engineergirl.org/ and information on the current as well as past contests can be found at http://www.engineergirl.org/CMS/Contest.aspx We look forward to reading some exciting and creative essays this year.
The contest is possible through the support of our corporate sponsors this year including our Gold Sponsor EnergySolutions and our Bronze sponsor Bechtel.