Support Seekers of Sustainability's MIT Trip

Support Seekers of Sustainability's Journey to MIT's EurekaFest

We are the Seekers of Sustainability. We received the prestigious Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam award to create a solution to reuse brine, runoff, and wastewater to reduce West Texas's reliance on the depleting Ogallala Aquifer.

The grant we received is enough to do the research, however, we would like to take our whole team to MIT this summer to present our findings and show off our solution. We have a team of 13 high schoolers and 2-3 adult chaperones. We estimate that we will need about $20,000 to send this group to Boston. We appreciate any help you can give.

Who are the Seekers of Sustainability?

We are a group of 13 students from 4 high schools (Southcrest Christian, Whiteface, Idalou, and Lubbock High Schools) led by Southcrest Christian School's HS science teacher Mrs. Milene de Farias.

Become a key supporter and have your name or business logo featured on our team t-shirt, website (seekersofsustainability.com), poster at MIT, and slideshows.

Key Sponsorships Supporters:

The Ogallala Legacy Diamond: $1,500+

The Ogallala Legacy Gold: $1,000

The Ogallala Legacy Silver: $500

The Ogallala Legacy Bronze: $250

What is the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam?

Now in its 21st year, the InvenTeams® grant initiative has been changing the way educators teach, and providing young people – especially young women and students from underrepresented backgrounds – with creative problem-solving and 21st-century skills to flourish in college and career. High school students experience invention and cultivate creativity through an InvenTeam grant of $7,500, along with the year-long support of Lemelson-MIT, Teaching Fellows, and many other resources. The InvenTeam initiative has worked with over 4,000 students across the U.S. to invent technological solutions to real-world problems.

Each year, the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam accepts proposals and awards 8 grants for student groups from all over the country (including Puerto Rico) to show off their STEM prowess and solve real-world problems. Each team interacts with faculty at MIT over the year. Every summer, the awardees travel to MIT to showcase their findings at the EurekaFest! in June. This year's projects range from a way to monitor water conditions along the coast to a device that helps people with limited hand mobility regain independence.