Amazing science opportunity coming up SOON.

From the National Hispanic Environmental Council:

Dear Students, Educators, NHEC members, and Community Leaders:

For those who may not have seen our previous email, the National
Hispanic Environmental Council (NHEC) is still accepting applications
from students to participate in our upcoming 9th annual "Minority
Youth Environmental Training Institute", to be held August 13--22,
2010 in beautiful Glorieta, New Mexico.

Like our NYC and CA regional Institutes, the national Institute in New
Mexico is an intensive, residential, multi-day, science-based
environmental education AND environmental career awareness program for
talented teens, aged 16--19, selected competitively from all across
the U.S. Note that students in both high school and college are
eligible to apply.

Through a full scholarship NHEC will COVER ALL COSTS for accepted
students, including round-trip airfare, housing, meals, books, science
equipment, and more for the 10 day long Institute.

The NM Institute is being funded by a number of sponsors, including
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, and the
National Park Trust. Like past Institutes, we use a variety of
facilities as learning sites, including national parks, national
forests, national laboratories, and more.

Students will be housed at the Glorieta Conference Center and closely
supervised by NHEC instructors and staff. The Institute is designed
to help build the next generation of environmental leaders and
professionals. Students learn about key environmental, energy, and
natural resource topics, as well as the wide range of careers in the
environmental, natural resource, and energy arena. Students also
receive information about college majors and universities in these
fields.

In addition to our Instructors, NHEC also has an overlay of "role
models" -- working minority professionals from every environmental
field -- who each year participate in the Institute as volunteers. A
number of role models are present every day to inspire the students,
help teach the curriculum, and share their environmental expertise,
technical knowledge, and cultural heritage.

The attached pdf files contain all materials necessary for students to
apply to the Institute. Please read the "Fact Sheet" first, as it has
key information about the program. Interested students should apply
as soon as possible as the Institute is fast approaching.

We also ask that you forward this email on to those you think might be
interested in this highly educational program, including qualified
students, fellow educators, high schools, colleges, youth
organizations, and more. We appreciate your help.

Feel free to contact NHEC, especially our Programs Coordinator, Juan
Rodriguez, at jrodriguez@nheec.org or myself, at rrivera@nheec.org if
you have any questions. Thank you.

Roger Rivera

President, NHEC