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Human Service Programs > News > STEAM Science Research Mentoring Program

Did you participate in the Science Research Mentoring Program? We want your feedback!

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The Cambridge STEAM Initiative is conducting a research study to learn more about how the Harvard-MIT Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP) has shaped participants’ career and life pathways.

SRMP gives Cambridge Rindge & Latin School (CRLS) students the chance to work on a year-long, independent astrophysics research project, guided by astrophysicists and planetary scientists from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) and MIT. Each year, 10-16 students work in small teams with a mentor from September to May and present their results at an end-of-year symposium hosted by Harvard University. The program is supported by the Cambridge STEAM Initiative and the Office of Workforce Development at the City of Cambridge.

Whether you are a current SRMP participant or an alum who graduated from college years ago, we would love to hear from you. If you took part in SRMP during your time at CRLS, please fill out this 10-15 minute survey to tell us about your current interests, where your career is headed, and how SRMP fits into your journey.

Parents and caregivers: If your child has participated in SRMP, please forward this announcement or the survey link so they can fill it out.

Your participation will:

  • Help the Cambridge STEAM Initiative and the CfA understand what has worked well, what has been most meaningful to participants, and how to make the program even better for future students.
  • Demonstrate the lasting, real-world impact of these mentorships.
  • Help secure the funding needed to keep the program going.
  • Show why programs like SRMP matter for the Cambridge community.

Survey responses are collected anonymously and analyzed by an independent evaluator. We encourage you to share your experiences honestly, whether positive, challenging, or somewhere in between.

Please submit your responses by November 30. Questions? Contact Sharlene Yang, Director of the Cambridge STEAM Initiative, at syang@cambridgema.gov.

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