THE International STEM Program

Purpose Of The Award:

General Description Of The Award:

British American Foundation of Texas provides High School Juniors an all-expenses paid (program, flights, passport, food, transfers, accommodation, insurance, etc.) attendance at the London International Youth Science Forum - www.liysf.org.uk.

LIYSF is 2 week summer STEM program held at Imperial College London (UK’s MIT) & The Royal Geographical Society with lectures from world-leading scientists and Nobel prize winners and visits to other leading research centers, including Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

Please view the previous year’s program here for an example of lectures and workshops offered and details of the 2025 program here.

The 2025 program is taking shape but confirmed speakers as of November 2024 include:

• 2023 Royal Society Africa Prize winner, innovative Organic Chemistry leader at the University of Cape Town, Professor Kelly Chibale

• From Princeton University, theoretical physicist and international authority on fusion energy, Professor Sir Steven Cowley

• CERN elementary particle physics leader, Professor Freya Blekman

• Cybersecurity expert at the University of Oxford, Dr Jason Nurse

Educators and Counselors, you can download our flyer here.

Requirements:

Applicants must:

• Be resident in Texas

• Be enrolled as a full time High School Junior within the Texas education system;

• Come from a low income household;

• Be in possession of a valid passport or eligible to receive one;

• Be passionate about STEM;

• Maintain a competitive GPA and hold an excellent school attendance record;

• Be able to attend a brunch with their families in Houston in March and be able to depart for the UK from Houston in July 2025;

• Be able to attend an Awards Dinner to receive the award in Houston on April 24th 2025.

Applicants need to provide:

Applicants need to complete an application form (click on the link below) and upload the following to it:

• Letter of recommendation from a STEM teacher on a school letterhead. If your teacher prefers to keep this letter confidential, it can be sent in separately by email to info@baftx.org before the deadline of 12pm on January 31st. Guidelines for teachers to write your reference letter are available here;

• School transcript - official or unofficial;

Please note that the deadline for applications is 12pm on January 31st and we cannot accept incomplete or late forms.

Before completing the form, please read our FAQs and Tips for Completing BAFTX Application Forms.

For more information please contact info@baftx.org