COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 2120

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

PRINS. MEMO NO. 47

November 18, 2003

ELEMENTARY / MIDDLE / SECONDARY

TO:	Principals
FROM:	Patricia I. Wright Assistant Superintendent for Instruction
SUBJECT:	2004 Regional Upward Bound Mathematics and Science Summer Residential Program

I am pleased to announce the 2004 Regional Upward Bound Mathematics and Science Summer Residential Program located on the campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County. The Regional Upward Bound Mathematics and Science program is a federally funded educational program designed to introduce high school students to mathematics and science careers. The United States Department of Education pays all expenses for field trips, meals and housing for the six-week summer residential program. The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, December 12, 2003.

To qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

• Live in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, or the District of Columbia
• Be in ninth, tenth or eleventh grade
• Have an interest in mathematics or science
• Have a grade point average of 3.0 or better
• Have low-income and/or first-generation college status

Students who are accepted into this program will be invited to participate in a five-week orientation program during March and April.

For more information and an application, please call the Regional Upward Bound Mathematics and Science Center at 410-455-3677 (toll-free 1-888-321-1298) or log on to www.umbc.edu/upwardbound-mathscience/.

PIW/MH