Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science (GEMS) is an extracurricular science education program, which enables students to experience science in a real laboratory setting.

The program is based on a multi-disciplinary educational curriculum, and is focused on age- and grade-appropriate hands-on activities, in areas such as science, engineering, mathematics, computational sciences, computational biology, biomedical sciences, chemistry and biology.

Students receive a stipend to participate in one week-, two week- and four-week long programs, depending on student grade and program site. Programs offered at different sites are unique. Please take the time to explore these programs, offered at the sites listed below.

GEMS programs are offered at the following locations:

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD

The Army Research Lab, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

The Army Research Lab, Adelphi, MD

The Army Research Lab, White Sands Missile Range, NM

The Engineer Research & Development Center, Champaign, IL

The Engineer Research & Development Center, Vicksburg, MS

Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center, Huntsville, AL

Fort Detrick, MD

US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), Natick, MA

United States Army Institute of Surgical Research (USAISR), San Antonio, TX

U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory (USAARL), Fort Rucker, Alabama

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland

If you encounter any problems in submitting your application, please complete this Word document and send it to seap@gwu.edu along with a copy of the error message so that we can ensure your application is entered into the database: GEMS Program Form.