Department of Defense Sponsors
JSHS Department of Defense Sponsors
The Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) Program is a collaborative effort between the research offices of the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force and Space Force, National Science Teaching Association, and leading research universities throughout the nation. The Department of Defense generously provides funding for the regional and national symposia and JSHS scholarships.
U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense
The Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program mission is to provide opportunities to students and educators of all ages throughout the country and across all demographics to enrich our current and future DoD workforce. To achieve this mission, we partner with federal, state, and local educational agencies, academia, and industry.
U.S. Army
The U.S. Army continues its long tradition and strong commitment to the advancement of STEM education and literacy through the Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP). Leveraging its most valuable assets—world-class scientists and engineers and research facilities—AEOP offers our Nation’s youth and teachers a continuum of meaningful, real-world STEM enrichment activities, competitions and apprenticeship programs.
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
The Department of the Navy's focus on STEM is threefold: 1) to inspire, engage, and educate the next generation of scientists and engineers; 2) to employ, retain, and develop our civilian and uniformed technical workforce; and 3) to collaborate across the Naval STEM enterprise and with other agencies to maximize benefits to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. STEM programs are mission-critical investments in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps' current and future workforces and are critical to meet present and future war-fighting challenges.
U.S. Air Force and Space Force
The Department of the Air Force recognizes there is a critical need for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) talent for future technology and innovation efforts within our nation’s STEM workforce. The Department of the Air Force STEM Outreach Office services the Department of the Air Force and surrounding communities through fostering development, improvement, coordination, and assessment of Department of the Air Force STEM outreach programs across the United States. The office also works with other Department of Defense components, academia, and industry to efficiently and effectively improve K-12 STEM literacy.
