Mississippi Forge Forward Student Summer Experience
Mississippi Forge Forward offers students a hands-on experience while learning how cutting-edge technology provides a new pathway for manufacturing. Students will work directly with faculty and staff from the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence on the University of Mississippi Campus to design and develop a functioning prototype relevant to the defense industry. Regardless of your interests, this is a unique, hands-on opportunity to gain marketable experience while learning to support our nation’s defense. Spend a week being part of something BIG and take away tangible skills, leadership skills, and team skills.
More details are outlined below.
Any work-eligible student enrolled in a Mississippi high school, college, or university is welcome to apply. Work-eligible students are considered to be:
- Rising high school juniors and seniors
- Rising college freshmen and sophomores
The MSFF Student Summer Experience is designed for students interested in learning how technology, engineering, and manufacturing support the United States defense initiatives. We are looking to include students with a wide variety of skills, interests, and abilities.
Student Application
Applications must be received by March 1, 2022 to be considered.
Deadline for rising college freshmen and sophomores has been extended to March 23, 2022.
Academic Recommendation
Applicants must provide the name and email address of an academic recommendation. This person can be a teacher, guidance counselor, instructor, or administrator who can speak to the applicant’s work ethic and collaboration skills. The academic recommendation form will be automatically sent to the email address provided. Applicants are encouraged to notify this person to expect an email from cmsepd@go.olemiss.edu.
Academic recommendations must be received by March 8, 2022 to be considered.
Academic recommendations for rising college freshmen and sophomores must be received no later than March 27, 2022.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2022
Deadline for rising college freshmen and sophomores has been extended to March 23, 2022.
Academic Recommendation: March 8, 2022
Academic recommendations for rising college freshmen and sophomores must be received no later than March 27, 2022.
Selected Participants Notified by: No later than March 31, 2022
Summer Experience Dates:
Rising High School Juniors & Seniors: June 6-10, 2022
Rising College Freshmen & Sophomores: July 11-15, 2022
This application Window is Closed.
This event is sponsored by the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence through funding from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Frequently Asked Questions
All 2021 applications will be retained. Our staff will reach out to 2021 applicants in the Fall 2021 to determine if they would like for their application to be considered for the 2022 Summer Experience.
Students selected to participate in the Mississippi Forge Forward Experience will be notified no later than March 31, 2022.
The Mississippi Forge Forward Summer Experience is sponsored by the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence through funding from the U.S. Department of Defense. There is no fee for students to attend.
Details about overnight accommodations will be provided at a later date, as these plans may be impacted by COVID-19 safety guidelines. More information will be made available when applicants are notified (by March 31, 2022).
There is no GPA requirement. Students will be selected based on their application responses and academic recommendations. We are looking to include students with a wide variety of skills, interests, and abilities.
Due to limited space, we ask that if a selected participant is unable to attend, please notify us as soon as possible so that the seat can be given to the next applicant on the waitlist. Changes in registration can be made by sending an email to cmsepd@go.olemiss.edu or by calling (662) 915-6621.