What are the requirements for the Science and Education Symposium (final presentation week)?
Scholars’ participation in the final week in Silver Spring, Maryland, is mandatory. All scholars are required to participate in the presentation week even if they started late and their project is not complete. In that case, scholars will present a project status along with expected outcomes. At the completion of the week the scholar will return to their summer internship site to complete the remaining weeks of their internship. The NOAA mentor and scholar will determine if the summer project presentation is oral or in a poster format. The program requires all scholars to travel to Silver Spring, Maryland, the last week of July to present their project in a poster or Power Point format to the NOAA scientific community; travel will be coordinated by the NOAA support contractor. NOAA will not reimburse scholars who purchase their own airline or train ticket, hotel, or car rental without pre-approval from NOAA. Scholars will travel home at the end of their 9th week to deposit their person
