Since our founding in 1983 the National Youth Science Foundation (NYSF) has struggled with a semantic issue: it is not a foundation that invests money or dispenses it to worthy outside organizations or projects. Instead, it is an organization that Read More
“The National Youth Science Camp taught me to live in the moment in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. I truly believe that I found my people at camp,” said Veda Dayananda, North Carolina delegate, about her 3.5 week experience. Read More
Charleston, West Virginia – The National Youth Science Academy (formerly the National Youth Science Foundation) is pleased to announce that after three years of fully virtual national programming, the 2023 National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp) will return to the mountains Read More
Davis, WV – The National Youth Science Academy is thrilled to announce the second annual BRITE Challenge, a creative thinking event celebrating young STEAM leaders as we are “Bringing Rural Imagination to Technology and Entrepreneurship!” This year’s event will showcase Read More
Charleston, WV – The National Youth Science Academy (NYSAcademy), formerly the National Youth Science Foundation, is pleased to announce the promotion of Ryan Haupt as its new Executive Director, following a vote from the Board of Trustees on April 1, Read More
Leonardo M. R. Ferreira, PhD May 19, 2023 @ 1:00 PM ET (10:00 AM PT) Talk Overview: The immune system is everywhere in the body, from our brain to our toes. How do we tap into this bodily global positioning Read More
Speaker: Samantha Hopkins, PhD Date & Time: April 14, 2023 @ 1:00 PM ET // 10:00 AM PT Topic of Discussion: Looking back to look forward: Conservation Paleobiology and the Value of Earth History in Understanding its Future Talk Overview: Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STEAM Adventure Camps Offered for Free in West Virginia West Virginia, USA – The West Virginia Science Adventures and the National Youth Science Academy are pleased to announce that they will be offering STEAM Adventure camps across Read More
Overview: Established in 1963 in West Virginia, the National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp) is a free residential honors program for two accomplished high school graduates from each state in the USA, plus Washington, DC, and select international countries. The 2023 Read More
Charleston, WV – The National Youth Science Foundation (NYSF) has selected accomplished science educator Dennis Schatz as their 2022 National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp) Alumnus of the Year. Schatz attended NYSCamp as one of the 1965 delegates from Colorado. The Read More
