Are you going into sixth to eighth grade this fall at Franklin Square Elementary and Middle School, Green Street Academy, or Southwest Baltimore Charter School? Are you a student from West Baltimore going into the ninth or 10th grade this fall?
Do you like hands-on, interactive, and fun science experiments?- Would you like to attend STEM-related fields trips and workshops?
- Are you interested in learning about STEM-related fields of study?
- Would you like a paid summer internship within the fields of cancer research, health care, or STEM?
- Would you like to earn scholarship funds for higher education as a participant in the program?
Become a UMB CURE Scholar!
What it looks like to be a UMB CURE Scholar.
After-School and Saturday Academy
Middle School
Middle schoolers complete three curriculum tracks to prepare their foundational science skills and research knowledge.
6th Grade: Food Science
Scholars will use food as a tool to learn basic scientific and laboratory principles as well as concepts of scientific research. Scholars will be able to use these skills to understand how nutrition impacts health and can influence illness risk and cancer development/ treatment.
7th Grade: Anatomy
Scholars will develop an in-depth and thorough understanding of human anatomy at the macroscopic level. This course will allow scholars to complete relevant dissections from various organ systems as well as create a capstone project around disease and cancer and how it impacts specific body systems.
8th Grade: Coding/ Robotics
Scholars will learn basic skills around coding and robotics to compete in VEX IQ competitions during the school year. This course will allow for scholars to program robots to complete various tasks based on the competition requirements.
High School
High schoolers participate in a weekly Saturday academy focused on biomedical research and real-world application. Scholars will explore concepts of biology and medicine as they take on the role of various medical professionals to solve real-world problems. Scholars will learn concepts around epidemiology and public health to understand how health care works on a macro/population level.
Summer Academy
Middle School
The UMB CURE Scholars Program provides summer camp experiences for middle school scholars. The summer camp experience features collaboration with various professional groups across campus including the School of Dentistry and the Institute for Genome Sciences. Scholars also engage in individualized academic enrichment to lessen “summer learning loss.”
High School
High school scholars are paid through the Baltimore City YouthWorks initiative and engage in several learning experiences from forensics, pharmacy, engineering, and public and community health to CPR certification.
