Click Here to sign up for the 2025 BSA Interest Form
BSA 2024 has officially come to an end! It was a record-breaking year with 37 academies offered and over 500 K12 students attending! Dates, pricing, and academy offerings for BSA 2025 will be updated in early Spring. Please check back come April 2025!
Follow us on Instagram @Calteachlearninglab to see highlights from BSA 2024 academies!
For information regarding BSA 2025, please email Mariah Gonsalez, CalTeach Director of K12 Education and Outreach: mgonsalez2@ucmerced.edu
Bobcat Summer STEM Academy is a series of two-day and weekly workshops for 1st - 12th grade students located at the University of California Merced campus. BSA workshops are created by UC Merced faculty, postdocs, research scientists, students, and staff. Workshops are designed to give students one-of-a-kind, hands-on STEM experiences.
Bobcat Summer STEM Academy, 2024, runs from June 17th, 2024 – August 2nd, 2024. Workshops are in-person, Monday – Friday, from 9 am – 3:30 pm. Drop-off begins at 8:30 am - 8:45 am and pick-up is 3:30 pm. Lunch and snacks are provided, please have your students bring a reusable water bottle. Spots are limited to 24 students per workshop.
The price is as follows:
$150 for 1-week academy
$60 for 2-day academy
$90 for 3-day academy
(Some academies will have reduced costs)
BSA Student Scholarships:
A limited number of scholarships are available to families experiencing financial constraints. Scholarships are limited to one per child and will only cover the cost of a single academy. To apply for a scholarship click HERE. Please note, that scholarships will be provided based on the submitted application, seat availability within the selected academy, and remaining scholarship funding. You will be notified via email if your student has been selected to receive the scholarship.
1. Elementary STEM Academy (1st - 6th Grade)
- Two-day and week-long academies are offered (Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm)
- Spots are limited to 24 students per workshop
- Students transitioning from 6th into 7th grade are eligible to attend the elementary academies.
- Have questions? Look at our Frequently Asked Questions here
- The price is $60 (2-day academy) or $150 (1-week academy) per workshop (lunch and snacks are provided)
- Registration set to open in April
2. Middle School STEM Academies (6th-8th Grade)
- Week-long (Monday- Friday) academies on campus from 9am-4pm
- 2 day (various days) academies on campus from 9am-4pm
- Spots are limited to 24 students per workshop
- Have questions? Look at our Frequently Asked Questions here
- The price is $150 per week long academy, and $60 for our 2 day long academies (lunch and snacks are provided)
- Registration is set to open in April
3. High School STEM Academies (9th - 12th Grade)
- Week-long (Monday- Friday) academies on campus from 9am-4pm
- 2 day (various days) academies on campus from 9am-4pm
- Spots are limited to 24 students per workshop
- Have questions? Look at our Frequently Asked Questions here
- The price is $150 per week long academies, and $60 per 2 day academies (lunch and snacks are provided)
- Registration is set to open in April
4. For CREST STEM camp offerings, click here!
QUESTIONS?
CalTeach Contact:
Mariah Gonsalez, CalTeach Director of K12 Outreach and Education, mgonsalez2@ucmerced.edu
General CalTeach Team at calteach@ucmerced.edu
