CyberGirls @ Virginia Tech 2025 application

2025 CyberGirls @ Virginia Tech Program Participant Application

Camp Dates: Monday, July 28 through Friday, August 1, 2025
Location: Virginia Tech Research Center - Arlington

Application Components:

Participant Application, including short essay
Teacher Recommendation

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 COMPLETE ALL COMPONENTS is 11:55 pm Sunday, March 9, 2025. Decisions will be emailed by Friday, March 28, 2025.

This program is free to all participants and includes breakfast, lunch and snacks. It is a day camp only. Housing and transportation are not covered.

If you have any questions, please email CyberGirls@vt.edu or call 540-231-4312.

First Name

Preferred Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Mobile Phone Number

Evening Phone Number

Email (this will be our main form of communication)

Parent/Guardian First Name

Parent/Guardian Last Name

Parent/Guardian Email

Relationship to student

Applicant Gender (optional)

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

Current School Name

Current School City

Current School State

Intended High School Name

CEEB (hidden)

How did you hear about CyberGirls at Virginia Tech?

How you heard about CyberGirls at Virginia Tech:

If you learned about the program via email, what was the source of the email?

Are you involved in a technology, engineering or cybersecurity program during the regular school day or after school hours?

Yes

No

If yes, please provide the name of the program and a brief description of activities that you have completed or will complete.

What grade will you enter in the fall of 2025?

8th

9th

High School Graduation Year

2029

2030

Please list any STEM extracurricular activities (summer programs, clubs, etc.) in which you have participated or are participating and the duration of involvement. (ex. MathCounts, Sept 2022-June 2023)

Please list all other extracurricular activities.

Please list any academic achievements and/or other honors and awards, the corresponding organization, and the year in which it was received. (ex. Female Scholar Athlete, School Athletics Department, 2021)

Please list the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) classes you have taken or are currently taking in middle school and the grade it was taken (ex. Algebra 1, 8th grade).

Please list the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) classes you plan on taking if known (ex. Earth Science, 9th grade).

Essay: Why do you want to attend this camp? What interests you about the field of cybersecurity?
Your response should not exceed 120 words. Draft in Microsoft Word or another word processing program to check for spelling, grammar, and word count. 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 Address