Registration Opens for Valparaiso University’s Beacon Engineering Academy

Registration for Valparaiso University’s Beacon Engineering Academy is now open! Camp will take place from June 22–28, 2025 and is open to students entering the 10th or 11th grade. This exciting, hands-on week will allow participants to explore the world of engineering through projects, activities, and team challenges.

This year, the program offers two options: an overnight camp running from June 22–28 and a day camp from June 23–27.. Cost per-student is $800 for the overnight camp and $400 for the day-camp, with a limited number of partial scholarships available for qualifying participants.

Led by expert engineering faculty and current undergraduate students, the overnight camp features four key components: introductions to various engineering fields, development of real-world skills, social activities, and collaborative large-scale engineering projects. Returning projects include robotics, biomechanics and prosthetics challenges, along with a new environmental engineering project.Participants are encouraged to have completed courses in physics or chemistry prior to attending. For more information, details about scholarships, or to apply to attend, click here. For any questions regarding Beacon Engineering Academy, please contact engineering.camp@valpo.edu.

Please note that children of any member of faculty and staff are automatically eligible for a $100 scholarship to attend the camp.