The TYE Entrepreneurship Academy is a rigorous, school-year extracurricular program for Boston-area students in Grades 9-12 interested in STEM, business, and social innovation. It meets biweekly on Saturdays at the Cambridge Innovation Center, September-May. It uses a proven curriculum in entrepreneurship and business acceleration, taught by experts in the field, to help students tackle real-world problems. Along the way, it helps students identify and develop pathways to reach personal and professional goals. In teams, students build products, apps or service-based businesses using design thinking, customer feedback, iteration, and lightweight business models. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with priority given to applications received by June 30. Register to attend an informational webinar on April 21, 6PM-7PM.

The Marjot Foundation awards Marjot Scholar grants to a few New England high-school students each year to conduct environmental research, either solo or in teams. Each grant of $5000 is composed of $1000 to the student(s), $1000 to an adult mentor (teacher or scientist), $500 to the school’s science department, and $2500 for supplies. Applications for next year are due April 20 and must include a brief research proposal (~2 pages) in any area of environmental research, a letter of recommendation from the mentor of the student(s), and a budget proposal. Accepted students are expected to participate in a science fair during the course of their projects, submit a mid-year report, and submit a final report of their research covering all steps of the scientific method

The New England Sci-Tech Amateur Radio Society is helping to launch the Blue Hill Observatory Wireless Society with online meetings 7PM-8PM on April 20 and May 4, and the first in-person meeting on May 14 at the top of Blue Hill. Join the discussion and sign up for the BHOWS newsletter here. The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory has a long history of amateur radio going back to the turn of the last century.

The Clean Tech Competition, sponsored by the Center for Science Teaching & Learning, is a research and design competition in which teams of 1-3 students (ages 15-18), assisted by a parent/teacher/mentor, identify a problem involving sustainability — and impacts on environmental conditions, human health, and/or the economy — and then develop an original solution. Learn how the competition works and register by April 22. Finalist teams will prepare prototypes and presentations for a $7,000 grand prize.  The contest is sponsored by the Center for Science Teaching & Learning.

Tech Goes Home (TGH) is a Boston-based non-profit addressing digital inequities by bringing computers, Internet connectivity, and training  to those without those resources, so students can do homework, adults can find jobs and manage finances, seniors can connect with loved ones, and all can lead healthier lives.  With a $4M+ budget and a staff of 16, TGH now seeks to hire a Director of Development for revenue generation and development strategy and execution.

Supported by Microsoft Philanthropies, Technology Education And Literacy in Schools (TEALS) recruits, trains, and places volunteer teaching assistants in high-school classrooms to support partner schools and teachers in offering computer-science courses on a sustainable basis. Several schools in the local area participate: Boston: Boston Latin School, Josiah Quincy Upper School, Match Charter Public HS; Brighton HS; Dorchester: Boston Latin Academy, Henderson K-12 Inclusion; Hyde Park: Another Course to College, New Mission High School; Cambridge Rindge and Latin; and Norwood HS. Applications are now open for new volunteers for the 2022-23 school year. For more information, read the Volunteer Guide and the FAQ, and view video overviews.

The Caterpillar Lab in Marlborough, NH — founded by Newton alum Sam Jaffe — seeks interns, seasonal employees, and volunteers to help open people’s eyes to the natural value of their backyards, neighborhoods, and green spaces. Contact Sam Jaffe at jaffe@thecaterpillarlab.org.

New England Sci-Tech (NEST) STEM education center hosts its Youth Inventors Workshops on Saturdays, 9AM-Noon, throughout the year. They’re best for Grades 7-12, and students in Grades 5-6 may be included with special permission. Instructors are NEST teachers or volunteers, some with electronic or mechanical engineering degrees, as well as high-school or college students with experience in robotics or electronics. Students are encouraged to work in teams to design and build projects — brainstorming, sketching out ideas, calculating dimensions, learning to use design tools and software, building prototypes, testing and retesting, and solving problems that inevitably arise. The cost is $80 ($0 for NEST members).