The "Global Challenge Award ITEST Program" will engage young women and minority high school students in a series of integrated STEM activities. International teams of approximately 200 14-17 year old students will participate in the program receiving 280 hours of mentoring and tutoring from research scientists, engineers, mathematicians and project leaders. Eight to 10 team challenges will be designed to build students' prerequisite knowledge and skills to succeed in the annual GCA competition.

Information Technology Engineering and Environmental Education Tools (IT-E3 Tools) is an innovative three-year project designed to inspire and nurture students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.