MassRobotics opens applications for third Jumpstart Fellowship program

It provides opportunities for Massachusetts high school girls to learn about careers in robotics.

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Following a successful pilot run of the MassRobotics Jumpstart Fellowship Program, and a second successful year of growth, applications for the third cohort are now open through November 20. The Jumpstart program provides opportunities for diverse Massachusetts high school girls to learn about careers in robotics, expose them to technical skills and develop their professional networks through direct engagement with industry professionals.

All female high school juniors and seniors, especially those who are Black and Latinx, with a passion for robotics and technology are encouraged to apply. The application link is here; learn more by attending an upcoming virtual student information session here.

This cohort will run January through mid-May 2023. Following completion of the scheduled curriculum and site visits, students will have paid summer internships at participating robotics companies.

The Jumpstart curriculum exposes young women to the many technical skills needed within the robotics industry, from programming to design and simulation, to hands-on building, prototyping and testing. The curriculum includes expertise from MassRobotics’ partners and the Massachusetts robotics ecosystem including SolidWorks, Lightspeed Manufacturing and GreenSight.

The first Jumpstart cohort was made possible through funding and support provided by The Boston Foundation, Dassault Systèmes’ La Fondation and MassTech Collaborative and is continuing through a grant provided by the Cummings Foundation and ongoing support from MassTech Collaborative. “We know that girls, especially Black and Latinx girls, are not well-represented in the tech sector. We believe this program can help change this when it comes to the talent pipeline in robotics,” said Carolyn Kirk, executive director, MassTech Collaborative.

A key part of the Jumpstart program is making sure these young women feel confident and empowered to enter the STEM field. Students learn directly from mentors about the different types of robotics jobs and how to leverage their studies into a career in robotics through lab and company visits. Students are given the opportunity to receive paid internships at robotics and technology companies participating in the program.

GreenSight co-founded Jumpstart because supporting STEM education and helping foster DEI in the tech industry are core goals of our company. Jumpstart allows us to make a noticeable difference in both these areas,” said Joel Pedlikin, cofounder and COO at GreenSight. “To us, the lack of diversity in robotics is an obvious sign that a lot of high quality talent simply is not able to break into the industry. Jumpstart is a small but significant way for GreenSight to enlarge the pool of US robotics engineers. Years of experience has taught our company how to make excellent use of engineering co-ops and interns, and the Jumpstart interns we’ve hired have made significant contributions to GreenSight.”

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