Executive Director:Tina Ewing, (919) 523-8257

Durham County Mentoring Program Chair:

Laura Smith, (919) 544-6055

Women and Mathematics Network

April 7, 2014

Dear Math Mentoring Program Parents/Guardians:

As we mentioned on Program Kick-Off Night, we will be offering scholarships for summer enrichment programs in mathematics, science and/or technology. Your daughter is eligible to receive one of our scholarships as a result of her participation in the Women and Math Mentoring Program. Scholarships are for program tuition costs, and may be for the full or partial tuition amount depending upon the cost of the program.

STEP 1 – REVIEW THE LIST OF PROGRAMS. Please read over with your daughter the list of Summer Programs and discuss with her, and maybe with her mentor, what program she might like to attend. Your daughter is also welcome to investigate a math, science or technology summer program that is NOT on our list if you have something special in mind.

STEP 2 – APPLY TO THE SUMMER PROGRAM. Each program has several pieces of contact information (address, phone number and Web site). You can use any of these to get an application form. Obtain the application form for the program in which your daughter is interested and have her apply. Apply as soon as possible as these programs are not large and may fill up rather quickly. If payment is required with application, let them know you are applying for a WAM scholarship and they should allow you to defer payment.

STEP 3 – APPLY FOR WAM SCHOLARSHIP. After your daughter has applied to the program of her choice, she should then fill out the WAM Scholarship Application Form. Please note that the scholarship application is due by April 30, 2014.

We hope that you will take advantage of this very special opportunity! If you need help with any of these steps, please contact your daughter’s mentor or me. Winners will be notified at our final event in May.

Sincerely,

Arvis Bridges-Epps

Scholarship Committee

WAM Program Coordinating Team

(919) 484-8749

P.S. We would also like to remind you of our Math Mentoring Dinner for students, parents, and mentors. M3 – Mentoring Madness in May—will be held onMonday, May 21, 2014, 6:00-8:00 PM. The evening will include dinner, math entertainment, projects on display, and mathematics competitions with prizes. We hope that you will come with your daughter to see what she and her friends have accomplished this year! Invitations and details will be sent in May.

With Support from Amgen Foundation; GlaxoSmithKline;Texas Instruments, Inc.;

North Carolina Central University; and the Delta Foundation