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.