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C-Tech^2 Application

2025 C-Tech2 Program Participant Application

This year we will offer two sessions of this program. The first will expose students to the broad range of engineering disciplines. The second, University Partnership for Workforce Advancement and Research & Development in Semi Conductors (UPWARDS), will focus on the microelectronics industry, clean room fabrication and career opportunities. In order to maximize the number of students who can participate, offers will only be given to one camp.

Camp Dates:

C-Tech^2: Sunday, June 29 through Saturday, July 12, 2025
UPWARDS: Sunday, July 13 through Sunday, July 26, 2024

Application Components:

Participant Application, including essays
Transcript
Parent Form

Information submitted in the parent form will be used to determine scholarship awards. Tuition is $2,250 and covers all expenses.

You will receive an email confirmation once you complete the application. This will include a link to the parent form. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE ALL COMPONENTS is 11:55 pm Sunday, March 9, 2025. Decisions will be emailed by March 28, 2025.

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.

First Name

Preferred Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

Cell 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)

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific

White

Do you identify as Hispanic/Latino?

Yes

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

Yes

High School Name

CEEB (hidden)

High School City

High School State

How did you hear about C-Tech^2?

Website

Discussion with past C-Tech

Discussion with a current Virginia Tech engineering student

Discussion with my parent/guardian

Discussion with my school counselor

Discussion with my teacher

Other

How you heard about C-Tech^2:

Please indicate which session(s) you are interested in

C-Tech2, June 29 - July 12, 2025

UPWARDS, July 13 - July 26, 2025

I am interested in both sessions

If you selected both on the previous question, which session is your first choice? (Please note, we may not be able to honor this request.)

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

Yes

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

High school graduation year

2026

2027

Please indicate which engineering fields you are interested in. Check all that apply.

Aerospace Engineering

Biological Systems Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Construction Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Industrial & Systems Engineering

Materials Science Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Mining & Minerals Engineering

Ocean Engineering

Please list any STEM extracurricular activities (summer programs, clubs, etc.) in which you have participated or are participating and the duration of involvement. (ex. First Robotics, Sept 2022-June 2024)

Please list any leadership roles that you have held or currently hold, the corresponding organization, and the duration of involvement. (ex. President, National Honors Society, Sept 2022-present)

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, 2023)

Please list any extracurricular activities in which you participated for 2 years or more and the duration of involvement. This may include activities that you were involved with before high school IF your involvement continued into high school. (ex. Girl Scouts of America, 2020-2023)

Please list all other extracurricular activities not previously listed.

Essays
Your response for each essay question 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 fields below.

Describe your involvement in an organization or community group where you have a leadership role. How did you work with others toward a common goal? What obstacles did you encounter and how did you overcome them? What has this taught you? (Not to exceed 120 words.)

Describe a situation where you or others were not treated fairly or things were working against you. How did you adapt to this situation? What did you learn? Where did you go for help? (Not to exceed 120 words.)

(C-Tech^2 ONLY) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? How will you get there? What challenges will you face? How does engineering align with your goals? (Not to exceed 120 words.)

(UPWARDS ONLY) Describe a product/service that you would like to create that would solve a real-world problem related to Electrical, Computer, Chemical, or Materials Science Engineering. What is your timeline to produce this product? What steps will you take to get there? You may want to review NAE's Grand Challenges for Engineering to help you get started.

Transcript
Please upload a current grade transcript. This does not have to be an official transcript. If you do not have a transcript ready to upload now, you will receive instructions with your email confirmation on how to send it later.

Current Classes
If your grade transcript does not include the classes you are currently enrolled in, please upload a list of those classes here. If you have any current grades in those classes, please include them.

In the unlikely event that an in-person program is cancelled or postponed due to unforeseen circumstances, the university cannot be held responsible for any other expenses, including cancellation or change charges assessed by airlines, hotels, travel agencies, or other organizations.

For weather or disaster-related program cancellation or postponement information, please watch the admissions home page or our social media channels.

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