MINT-Impulse an der Schule, run by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), encourages girls to study Mathematics, Information Technology, Natural Sciences and Technology (MINT) by providing inspirational enrichment activities, boosting confidence and breaking down in-grained gender stereotypes. The project, seed-funded by The Hg Foundation, reaches 450 girls per year aged 14-16 at select schools in rural Bavaria which struggle to take part in extracurricular programmes because of a lack of resources and geographic isolation.

Instructors from TUM travel to the schools to work face-to-face on research projects with the students for one school day. Students receive preparation beforehand to make the most of their time with the instructors and the programme is completed by a series of online follow-up sessions and opportunities to join a wider range of enrichment activities run by the university and its partners.

The Hg Foundation’s investment in the programme will be accompanied by a longitudinal study to capture its long-term impact on girls’ achievement and academic and career choices.