Scholars in the News
Reshma Tharani, 21, is part of a new breed of community college student
External Resources
Talent Search Organizations
Duke University Talent Identification Program
Duke University Talent Identification Program: Provided by one of the Foundation's partners in the Young Scholars Program, the site includes information about TIP and application materials. This resource directory is available exclusively for participants in the Duke TIP talent search program. Contact Duke TIP for more information. Your educational adviser also has access to the print version of the Opportunity Guide.
Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth: Provided by one of the Foundation's partners in the Young Scholars Program, the site includes information about the Center for Talented Youth and links to other programs serving gifted children.
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development: Provided by one of the Foundation's partners in the Young Scholars Program, this site includes application and other materials related to the center.
University of Denver Center for Innovation and Talented Youth
University of Denver Center for Innovation and Talented Youth: Provided by one of the Foundation’s partners on the Young Scholars Program, the site includes information about the university’s programs for gifted children.
Gifted Organizations
College of William and Mary Center for Gifted Children
College of William and Mary Center for Gifted Children: Provides links to programs and organizations serving gifted children.
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
Davidson Institute for Talent Development: Provides information and resources to recognize, nurture, and support profoundly intelligent young people.
The Gifted Child Society
The Gifted Child Society: Provides educational enrichment and support services specifically designed for gifted children and assistance to parents in raising gifted children to full and productive adulthood.
National Association for Gifted Children
National Association for Gifted Children: Trains teachers, encourages parents, and educates administrators and policymakers on how to develop and support gifted children.
National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented: The National Research Center on Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) current 5-year research plan will lead to empirical and descriptive understandings of "what works in gifted education."
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) is dedicated to fostering environments in which gifted adults and children, in all their diversity, understand and accept themselves and are understood, valued, nurtured, and supported by their families, schools, workplaces and communities.
Twice-Exceptional Students
Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Children
Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Children: Offers an extensive listing of websites with information on funding and financial aid for gifted children, university centers for talented youth, and programs and organizations serving children with disabilities.
Council for Exceptional Children
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
School Searches
School Matters
School Matters is a service of Standard & Poor’s that allows parents and students to locate local public schools, compare demographic and academic performance data, and read or write reviews of schools.
US Department of Education School DataDirect
US Department of Education School DataDirect: Provides a free, easy-to-use website featuring state education data and analytic tools.
Other Resources
The Education Program for Gifted Youth
The Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) at Stanford University is a continuing project dedicated to developing and offering multimedia computer-based distance-learning courses. Combining technical and instructional expertise, EPGY provides high-ability students of all ages with an individualized educational experience, optimized in both pace and content. Through EPGY, students have access to courses in a variety of subjects at levels ranging from kindergarten through advanced-undergraduate. Since its inception over 50,000 students from 35 countries have taken courses from EPGY.
HOagies
Hoagies offers extensive resources and information for gifted students and their parents.
Children's scholarship fund
Children's Scholarship Fund offers tuition assistance and promotes a diverse and competitive educational environment.