Imagination Application

2024 Imagination Camp Program Participant Application

Camp Dates:

Week 1: Monday, June 17 - Friday, June 21 (Electrical & Computer Engineering Projects; Day & Residential)
Week 2: Monday, June 24 - Friday, June 28 (Electrical & Computer Engineering Projects; Day & Residential)
Week 3: Sunday, July 14 - Saturday, July 20 (Drone Camp; RESIDENTIAL ONLY)

Day camper cost is $250; residential fee is $750. This covers all expenses. Note: Week 3 (Drone Camp) is free to all participants due to the sponsors listed below. Residential campers will check in the Sunday prior to camp and check out either Friday afternoon after the showcase or Saturday morning. Participants will be divided into smaller groups for daily activities. We are not able to honor roommate or group requests.

Free bus transportation will provided for residential participants from Martinsville (week 1) and Richmond (week 2). The bus will arrive in Blacksburg the Sunday before camp and return the Saturday after camp. Free daily bus transportation will be provided for day campers between Blacksburg and the Berglund Center in Roanoke week 1 only.

Application Components:

Participant Application, including 1 essay
Teacher Recommendation
Parent Form

You will receive an email confirmation once you complete the application. This will include a link to the parent form. Information submitted in the parent form will be used to determine scholarship awards. Your teacher will be emailed directly with a link to complete the online recommendation. You will need his/her email address. The recommendation MUST be a math, science, or technology teacher. Deadline to receive all parts of the application is Sunday, March 31 at 11:55PM. Applications received after this deadline will be added to the waitlist and offers will be given if space opens up. Decisions will be emailed by Friday, April 19, 2024.

Scholarships are available thanks to sponsorship by the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wing, the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, and the CEED office.

Please note: Accepted offers that are cancelled 30 days prior to the start of camp receive a 50% refund. Offers cancelled 14 days or less prior to the start of camp receive no refund.

If you have any questions, please email Kim Lester at kimml61@vt.edu or call 540-231-7337.

The Imagination Camp will be offered three different weeks. Please check ALL weeks that you are interested in attending. Please note when bus transportation is available.

Week 1: June 17 - June 21 (free bus transportation Martinsville (residential campers) Roanoke (day campers))

Week 2: June 24 - June 28 (free bus transportation Richmond (residential campers)

Week 3: July 14 - July 20

If you checked multiple weeks in the previous question, please select your first choice session.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

If you checked multiple weeks in the previous question, please select your second choice session.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Both residential and day options are available. Day camper fee is $250; residential fee is $750 and covers all costs. Full and partial scholarships are available. Residential campers will check in the Sunday prior to the start of camp and may check out Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. Please select the type of camp you wish to attend. NOTE: DRONE CAMP IS RESIDENTIAL ONLY and FREE to all participants.

Residential Camp

Day Camp

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Preferred Name

Birthdate

Grade you will enter Fall 2024

7th grade

8th grade

High School Graduation Year

2029

2030

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Mobile Phone Number

Email (This will be our main form of communication.)

Parent/Guardian First Name

Parent/Guardian Last

Parent/Guardian Phone Number

Parent/Guardian Email

Relationship to student

Applicant Gender

Applicant Ethnic Origin (Check all that apply.)

Do you identify as Hispanic/Latino?

Yes

No

Did either of your parents/guardians earn a four-year bachelor degree?

Yes

No

Applicant's School Name

CEED (hidden)

School City

School State

How did you hear about the Imagination program? (Check all that apply.)

How you heard about Imagination:

Have you previously participated in Imagination?

yes

no

Please write a one-paragraph answer to the question: What about engineering interests you? Draft in Microsoft Word or another word processing program to check for spelling and grammar. Then copy and paste into the field below.

A teacher recommendation is required as part of the application. The reference MUST be a math, science, or technology teacher. Fill in the information below about your teacher, and he/she will be emailed a link to complete the recommendation online. Please let him/her know that you have given us the information.

Teacher First Name

Teacher Last Name

Teacher Email