Description

UW-Milwaukee Design and Build Camp Student Application - 2026
Thank you for your interest in the UW-Milwaukee Design & Build Camp!
To participate in the program, you must be a part of the class of 2027 or 2028 from an MPS high school, complete this application, and submit.

Rising juniors and seniors, you can help design the future! Join the UW-Milwaukee Design & Build Camp - spend two weeks this summer engaging in hands-on, design, engineering, and construction experiential learning. With guidance from UWM faculty, college teaching assistants, community partners, and STEM professionals, campers will delve into how engineering and architecture are used in the real world. Campers will design, engineer, and construct a project to beautify a Milwaukee Neighborhood. 

Additionally, participants will participate in college and career readiness sessions, taking a path toward post-secondary success. MPS rising juniors and seniors who will be 16 or older by June 22 are eligible to apply!

Camp dates: June 22 - July 3, 2025, 9AM-4PM weekdays

Location: UW-Milwaukee campus
Fees: There is no fee for the camp, thanks to our sponsors and partners - the Milwaukee Public Schools, the MPS Foundation, the UW-Milwaukee College of Engineering & Applied Science, the Milwaukee Area Technical College, Employ Milwaukee, and the Nadella Scholars Program, funded by Satya Nadella '90 and Anupama Nadella. 
Stipend & Credit: Participants who complete the full program (at least 80% attendance, active participation and following of program rules) will be paid a stipend and receive college credit and MPS internship credit.

Requirements

The application has 7 parts, including two to be completed by a parent or guardian:
1. This introduction page
2. Student Information, including employment questions for the Earn & Learn program3. Student Interest in STEM Questionnaire
4. Student Short Responses
5. Student Confirmation of Commitment Checklist
6. Parent Information
7. Parent/guardian Confirmation of Commitment

Each applicant must have a unique personal email address that can be easily used outside of school (siblings applying cannot use the same email account). Do not use a school account because it may block messages from UWM or Earn & Learn.

Your parent/guardian will receive required permission forms by email; completed parent/guardian forms and all parts of this application are required in order to be considered for the program.

Review of applications will begin on April 15th. Seats are limited.

If you are accepted to the program, you will receive required registration materials to enroll for UW-Milwaukee college credit.  You will be required to present some documents in person and attend an on-boarding session with the Earn & Learn program to qualify for your stipend payments.