Mississippi Summer Transportation Institute

This is a one-week residence camp (June 16-June 24, 2023) funded by the FHWA and MDOT. Participants will experience transportation modes including air, water, road, rail, and transmission through classroom, laboratory, and field trip experiences. Field trips are planned to include visits to Columbus Air Force Base (CAFB), Aurora Flight Science, PACCAR, Raspet Flight Research Laboratory (RASPET), Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, MDOT, MMC, the Tenn-Tom Waterway, and Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS). The opportunities to fly in a GA aircraft, fly an AF simulator, build projects, experiment with bridge design, building, and testing are provided. There is no registration fee. All participants are expected to commit to the entire one-week program. Participants must be US citizens and acquire a state-issued ID by the beginning of the camp. School IDs can not be substituted for state-issued IDs. MSU Richard A. Rula School of Civil and Environmental Engineering has been honored to host this summer camp 14 times and we all are looking forward to another amazing summer camp in 2023!

Audience: Mississippi residents; rising 9-11 grade (8-10 grade for 2022-2023 school year) who have good grades in algebra and at least one high school science class.
Must be US resident and have state issued ID. Student ID’s can not be a substitute.

Dates: June 16 – 24

Cost: There is no charge to participants due to the generosity of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Mississippi Transportation Institute, Ergon, MSU Bagley College of Engineering, and MSU Richard A. Rula School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Application packet must include student application, recent report card, two recommendation letters, photo release form and waiver form.

Application Deadline: April 14
Notification of Acceptance: May 1

After completing this student application, please send your
most recent report card, two recommendation letters,
photo release form and waiver form to:

BCoE Summer Academies
Mailstop 9544
MS State, MS 39762