The Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program provides funding for pre-K through 12th grade projects to increase student involvement in STEM fields. The focus is to engage students at a young age to increase the number of students later pursuing degrees and careers in STEM fields, especially students who are traditionally underrepresented in those fields. This program is run through the McDonnell Genome Institute and has four components: academic year tutoring to increase student success, short-term genomics classes to supplement school curriculum, community outreach at schools and festivals to bring science to everyone, and a summer research program for high school students that gives participants and hands-on experience with data and research. All these programs seek to increase the diversity of the STEM community and support students to get to their academic goals.
Details
| School or Unit | WashU Medicine |
| Sub Unit | McDonnell Genome Institute |
| Open or Closed Selection Process | Open |
| Timing | Year-round |