Student Opportunities

First2 Scholars: $1500 per semester, $3000 per year

Log 100 hours per semester, plus 1 First2 conference per year, in the following activities. 

• Helping yourself
  • Research and Meta-cognition (pick one) (required)
    • Research Lab Placement as approved 
    • Special projects, courses, or initiatives as approved (for example embedded student reporting for a STEM class)
  • Reflection journals (may be blog, vlog, multimedia or written) (required minimum of one journal per semester)
  • STEM career job shadowing (optional)
  • Application for summer internships or professional development opportunities (optional)
  • Attending tutoring (optional: maximum of 2 hours a week with required logs)
• Helping others
  • Ambassador training
  • Ambassador visit with a high school over winter break (required minimum of 1 required)
  • Ambassador legislative visits and URDC (recommended)
  • Mentor or tutor other students (optional)
  • Testing change ideas with clubs, working groups, student-led projects (PDSA required) (optional)
• Helping the First2 Network
  • Club Meetings and Activities (required minimum 5/semester) 
  • Statewide Student Leadership Meetings (required minimum of 3/semester)
  • Must be responsive to every single Research and Evaluation request (all required)
  • First2 Conference Participation (required minimum 1 conference per year)
  • Conferences or appearances on behalf of First2 or to present research (as approved)
  • Serve as an author, co-author, or contributor on a First2-related publication (optional)

First2 Student Directors: $2500 per semester, $5000 per year

 Log 150 hours per semester in the following activities, plus 1 First2 conference per year.

• Helping yourself
  • Research and Meta-cognition (pick one) (required)
    • Research Lab Placement as approved 
    • Special projects, courses, or initiatives as approved (for example embedded student reporting for a STEM class)
  • Reflection journal (may be blog, vlog, multimedia or written) (required minimum of one journal per semester)
  • STEM career job shadowing (optional)
  • Application for summer internships or professional development opportunities (optional)
  • Attending tutoring (optional: maximum of 2 hours a week with required logs)
• Helping others
  • Ambassador training
  • Ambassador visit with a high school over winter break (required minimum of 1 required)
  • Ambassador legislative visits and URDC (recommended)
  • Mentor or tutor other students (optional)
  • Testing change ideas with clubs, working groups, student-led projects (PDSA required) (optional)
• Helping the First2 Network
  • Club Meetings and Activities (required minimum 5/semester) 
  • Statewide Student Leadership Meetings (required minimum of 3/semester)
  • Must be responsive to every single Research and Evaluation request (all required)
  • First2 Conference Participation (required minimum 1 conference per year)
  • Conferences or appearances on behalf of First2 or to present research (as approved)
  • Serve as an author, co-author, or contributor on a First2-related publication (optional)

• Serve the network in a leadership capacity (required).  Examples include:
  • Student Director Officer Position
  • Campus Network Liaison
  • Club Leadership activities
  • Regularly scheduled tutor for other students
• Participate Student Director weekly meetings (required)
• Weekly direct contact with assigned freshmen (required minimum to contact each student once a month)
• Student led project of choice (required minimum of 1/year with PDSA cycle)