Editing Draper Laboratory (section)

===Technical education===
The research-based Draper Fellow Program sponsors about 50 graduate students each year.<ref>{{cite web| last = Donnelly| first = Julie M.| title = Draper program prepares fellows for advanced, niche roles| work = Mass High Tech| publisher = Boston Business Journal| date = 4 January 2011| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2011/01/draper-program-prepares-fellows-for-advanced.html| access-date = 2013-12-28}}</ref> Students are trained to fill leadership positions in the government, military, industry, and education. The laboratory also supports on-campus funded research with faculty and principal investigators through the University R&D program. It offers undergraduate student employment and internship opportunities.

Draper Laboratory conducts a [[STEM fields|STEM]] (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) K–12 and community education outreach program, which it established in 1984.<ref>{{cite web| last = Mytko| first = Denise| title = Educational Outreach| publisher = The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.| url = http://www.draper.com/educational_outreach.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612193115/http://www.draper.com/educational_outreach.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2011-06-12| access-date = 2013-12-28}}</ref> Each year, the laboratory distributes more than $175,000 through its community relations programs.<ref>{{cite web| title = 2010 Tech Citizenship honoree: Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc.| work = Mass High Tech| publisher = Boston Business Journal| date = 23 November 2010| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2010/11/2010-tech-citizenship-honoree-charles-stark.html| access-date = 2013-12-28}}
</ref> These funds include support of internships, co-ops, participation in science festivals and the provision of tours and speakers-is an extension of this mission.<ref>{{cite web| last = Mytko| first = Denise| title = Community Relations| publisher = The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.| url = http://www.draper.com/community_relations.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612184141/http://www.draper.com/community_relations.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2011-06-12| access-date = 2013-12-28}}</ref>

{{Asof|2021}}, Draper Laboratory also sponsors Draper Spark!Lab, at the [[National Museum of American History]] on the [[National Mall]] in Washington, DC. The hands-on invention workspace operated by the [[Smithsonian Institution]] is free to all visitors, and focuses on educational activities for children aged 6 to 12 years.<ref name="SparkLab">{{cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions about Spark!Lab |url=https://invention.si.edu/frequently-asked-questions-about-sparklab |website=Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |access-date=2021-02-24 |language=en |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>