Tulane University’s GiST Program provides fifth through seventh grade girls with the opportunity to meet and work with women role models in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Workshops developed and offered by Tulane faculty and Tulane student teams encourage and empower girls to inquire, investigate, and discover in a positive environment. Our goal is to open the doors wide and welcome young students to careers in STEM fields by encouraging creative thinking, promoting self-esteem, and increasing awareness of the opportunities that await them.
Are you in 5th-7th grade? Be a Girl in STEM at Tulane!
Join us for hands-on learning and fun with all kinds of women scientists and engineers at Tulane. Participants will visit three different labs where they will do workshops in STEM fields. Lunch (pizza), snacks, and a t-shirt** will be provided.
The cost is $10. Please do not mail checks or forms until contacted by email. There are NO REFUNDS. Participants with complete applications including payment and forms will be accepted on a first come/first serve basis.**We do our best to accommodate requests for specific t-shirt sizes, but we cannot guarantee that everyone will get their first choice of sizes.
Next Event: Saturday, October 11, 2025
9:00am - 3:00pm
Hosted by Tulane Faculty & Students
Register for GiST!
Want to Bring a Group of Girls to GiST?
Fill out the group registration form and someone from our team will reach out with more information. Registration for this event will open on September 3, 2025. Spots are limited!
We have some policies regarding group registration:
1.Groups can bring no more than 15 students**.
2. In order to secure your spots, you must reserve your spots prior to the event.
3. Groups MUST use registration spreadsheet provided through email.
4. Signed forms for each girl must be provided on the morning of GiST. If we do not have forms for a student, that student MAY NOT participate in GiST.
Please understand that we are trying to make the registration process easier for everyone. We believe that these policies regarding groups will benefit everyone and enable us to maximize the number of students that we reach with GiST.
**One way to limit number of students to 15. The coordinator for one school group that has participated in GiST many times asks her science teachers to select girls from their classes that would benefit from attending the workshop. They are usually their top performing students. They also like to select different students for each GiST event.
Are you in 8th-12th grade? Be a GiST LEADER!
Have you ever had a great time at GiST? Would you like to come help us out with the next one? If you are in 8th-12th grade, like STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and would like to get more involved with GiST, we'd love to have you apply for our leaders program! You could be an assistant group leader or work with our professors and students in running one of your favorite workshops.
Need information on our Boys at Tulane in STEM (BATS) program? Please click here.
Our Academic Year 2025-2026 events are sponsored by the generosity of The Bruce J. Heim Foundation, Shell USA, Inc. , Entergy, and Papa Johns.
Tulane is an equal opportunity educator that does not discriminate on the basis of sex. Accordingly, sex is not an eligibility criterion, for participation. Participation is open to youth without regard to sex.
