The Application

Student Application (Round 1)

The Camp GOALS for Girls 2013 summer application process is now CLOSED. All complete applications received on or before the deadline are being assessed.


The completion of the student application and supplemental materials is the first step to being a potential camper. The information can be downloaded from the Camp G.O.A.L.S. for Girls webpage via the Intrepid Museum website. The application includes:
  • 6-page application (signed by student and parent/guardian)
  • 500 word essay (choose 1 of 3 essay topics)
  • Teacher recommendation (math OR science teacher)
  • Copies of school transcripts

How to submit your application and supplemental materials
Application Deadline: Friday March 15, 2013

Place your completed application, including the essay and copies of your transcripts in a manila envelope postmarked on or before March 15, 2013 to the following address:
Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum Attention:
Shay Saleem, Education Department
One Intrepid Square, Pier 86
W46th Street and 12th Ave.
New York, New York 10036

* All applications and supplemental materials must be mailed via US postage. Please be sure to include a complete return address

*Incomplete applications/missing materials will not be considered

How to submit the Teacher Recommendation(s)
Teacher Recommendation Deadline: March 22, 2013

Your application MUST include one (1) recommendation from a Math or Science Teacher. You may include recommendations of teachers from other disciplines (for example: social studies, art, English, etc.), however it is not required. Each recommendation letter MUST be placed in a signed (by the recommending teacher) and sealed envelope and postmarked on or before March 22, 2013 to the address noted above. The teacher recommendation(s) can be mailed along with the complete student application, in their signed envelopes.

*Any unsealed/signed teacher recommendation envelope(s) will not be considered and the application will be deemed incomplete.

The Interview Process (Round 2)

Once all applications have been assessed, Round 2 begins. A select group of female students will be asked to participate in our Interview process aboard the Intrepid Museum (dates/time to be determined).

The one-on-one interview with a Museum’s Education staff member provides an opportunity to meet the potential campers, ask questions, and get to know each student.

We are excited to know why you chose to apply for Camp G.O.A.L.S. for Girls? Why you like or dislike math and/or science? Have you ever attended a summer camp?, etc. The interview will last for ~10-15 minutes. We encourage the students to maintain a positive and engaging dialogue with the interviewer, complete with questions of her own about the G.O.A.L.S. program.

Next Steps (Round 3)

Once the interview process is complete, Camp G.O.A.L.S. Staff will make the decisions for the new cohort of 2013 summer campers. Potential campers and their parents/guardians are contacted (dates to be determined) as to their acceptance/non-acceptance.