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Academic Talent Search is sponsored by California State University Sacramento and is designed for high achieving students currently enrolled in sixth through ninth grade. The benefits of ATS include: providing students with an opportunity to accelerate their learning in traditional subjects like mathematics and to experience new topics (for example, forensic science) which are not always available in regular school; the ATS teaching staff includes University faculty, community college professors, area high school instructors, and industry profe...
http://edweb.csus.edu/Projects/ats/
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The goal of ITP is to assist students to recognize and identify their high achievement abilities and to take advantage of rigorous curriculum that would challenge these abilities. ITP participants are encouraged to pursue their potential for academic and professional growth through first hand experience within a post-secondary environment at The University of Iowa.
Students enrolled in ITP are eligible for a full financial support package to attend the University of Iowa for at least four years.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~belinctr/programs/itp/
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The Midwest Academic Talent Search serves 3rd-9th grade students in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois and South Dakota. Qualified students may access summer programs at Northwestern University and Case Western Reserve.
http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/
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Iowa State University 's Office of Precollegiate Programs for Talented and Gifted (OPPTAG) and Duke University 's Talent Identification Program (TIP) offer this cooperative talent search. They have entered into this collaborative agreement in order to provide the highest level of service to Iowa students.
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~opptag_info/homepage.html
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Rocky Mountain Talent Search (RMTS) is an academic talent search program providing opportunities for assessment, recognition, and summer enrichment programs for academically talented youth.
The Rocky Mountain Talent Search serves students in Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico. Qualified students may access summer programs at the University of Denver.
http://www.du.edu/education/ces/rmts.html
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The University of California, Irvine sponsors the UCI Academic Talent Search (ATS) which is a two-fold testing program designed primarily for students in grades six through ten. It identifies students with extraordinary mathematical and/or verbal reasoning abilities, assists participants in their placement in pre-college programs, and offers information and materials which will aid parents and educators of high-ability students. By participating in ATS, you will gain valuable information about your mathematical and verbal abilities early in you...
http://www.admissions.uci.edu/ats/brochure.html
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The Washington Search for Young Scholars (WSYS) was created by the Robinson Center to identify and work with our state's most capable students, their families, and their schools to develop more opportunities for academically gifted young people. WSYS is modeled after other talent searches affiliated with universities around the US: Students who score high on achievement tests are invited to register with WSYS. Fifth and 6th grade participants qualify simply by documenting their high achievement test performance. Seventh and 8th grade participan...
http://depts.washington.edu/cscy/wsys/
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The Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) is proud to offer many opportunities for talented students in Wisconsin. These include on-line programs during the school year, and enrichment and accelerated courses through their residential programs during the summer months. In addition to these, WCATY is the Wisconsin affiliate for the Midwest Talent Search. The mission statement of WCATY is to provide programs and services that support, motivate, and challenge academically talented students in the state. WCATY's philosophy empha...
http://www.wcaty.org/
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The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is a private, independent foundation, established by Jack Kent Cooke to help young people of exceptional promise reach their full potential through education. The Foundation offers financial support to qualified applicants.
http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org
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The Johns Hopkins Talent Search serves students in Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Washington D.C.. Qualified students may access summer programs at Johns Hopkins, Dickinson College, Hawaii Pacific University, Franklin-Marshall College, Loyola Marymount, Siena College, Skidmore College and St. Mary's of Maryland.
http://www.jhu.edu/gifted/ts/index.html
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The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) identifies top academic students in grades two through eight and provides fun and challenging educational programs through their 10th grade year. Educational programs include summer residential programs, distance education, and conferences.
http://cty.jhu.edu/
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BESTS is an opportunity for students to take part in an enjoyable and academically stimulating experience to learn more about their academic strengths. It is also a chance for parents and educators to discover the level of academic challenge appropriate for their students.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~belinctr/talent-search/index.html
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BESTS is designed to identify, via above-level testing, students in grades 4-9 who need further educational challenge to fully realize their academic talent. Above-level testing is an educational procedure in which a test developed for older students is administered to younger students.
BESTS students are eligible to participate in Belin-Blank Center precollege programs. The Center currently offers ten different summer programs as well as an academic-year program that takes place on selected Saturdays during the fall and spring semest...
http://www.uiowa.edu/~belinctr/talent-search/index.html
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Are you the next Einstein?
You never know without trying! To start, why not participate in the WYP 2005 Physics Talent Search? You can earn Talent Search points by visiting a physics lab, making a poster, writing a play, or doing a physics experiment in your school's science fair. If you earn 10 points, you earn the right to be called a "United States Physics Talent." For more points, who knows? You might become one of the United States "Physics Young Ambassadors."
http://www.usphysicstalentsearch.org/
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One of the top gifted education and talent development centers in the nation, the Belin-Blank Center has established itself as a worldwide leader in research, training and gifted resources. Gifted students are the focus – this organization concentrates on identification, specialized opportunities (such as talent searches and summer programs) and much more. With a recent focus on international education, useful policy information and more is available for those interested, all over the globe. There are also a number of resources available for p...
http://www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/
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The program consists of one day, three hour, Saturday or Sunday workshops throughout the Fall and Spring semesters for academically talented elementary students, primarily courses in science and mathematics, but also creative writing, computer, poetry, marketing, and literature. Child may attend up to four courses a semester. They also have Parent Information Sessions.
http://www.cmu.edu/cmites/
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The College of DuPage offers gifted students in grades 3 to 12 the opportunity to take courses in math, science, information technology, problem solving, literature, language and writing. Located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, this talent search admits student who score in the 95th percentile or higher on a qualifying standardized test.
http://www.cod.edu/youth/talent/index.htm
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The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) identifies gifted children and provides resources to nurture the development of these exceptionally bright youngsters. Giftedness is greatly misunderstood, and children with advanced intellectual and academic abilities continually perplex and challenge educators and parents. Duke TIP is committed to serving this unique group of students by providing services and programs beyond what is offered in the classroom. Often schools do not have the resources and staff to adequately provide...
http://www.tip.duke.edu
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This article link takes users to the Lifewise Family Matters website. The Associated Press article dicusses motivation among gifted students related to talent search programs. It includes appeal for more federal funding.
http://www.canoe.ca/LifewiseFamilyHomework01/0206_gifted_ap.html
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