Summer Programs

Garcia MRSEC - The Research Scholar Program for High School Students offers the opportunity for high school teachers and students to perform research on the forefronts of polymer science and technology together with GARCIA faculty and staff.

Stony Brook University Simons Summer Research Program - gives academically talented, motivated high school students who are between their junior & senior years the opportunity to engage in hands-on research in science, math or engineering at Stony Brook University

Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) - offers summer research experiences to students to participate in programs designed to give them an opportunity to learn and become active participants in cancer research

Penn Summer Programs for High School Students

• Penn Summer Biomedical Research Academy - four-week, non-credit Biomedical Research Program immerses you in some of the most cutting-edge areas of biomedical research, including cardiovascular disease, oncology, immunology, and neuroscience

• Penn Summer Forensic Science Research Academy - covering everything from fingerprints and DNA matching to ballistics and blood-spatter analysis, recent advances in forensic science have transformed basic police investigative work as well as the conduct of the judicial system

• Penn Summer Experimental Physics Research Academy - this program combines in-depth lectures and discussions on mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum dynamics, and astrophysics with hands-on experiments to measure the speed of light and a field trip to an amusement park to study the physics of rides using electronic data-logging devices

The Rockefeller University Summer High School Science Outreach Program

University of California at Santa Barbara Summer Research Mentorship Program - a hands-on program for highly motivated high school students interested in participating in the conduct of academic research in the social, life or physical sciences.

Research Science Institute at MIT - elected from the United States and other nations, approximately 75 high school students participate in a rigorous academic program which emphasizes advanced theory and research in mathematics, the sciences, and engineering

Columbia University Science Honors Program - a Saturday morning program specifically designed for high school students in the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. Classes are held on the Columbia University Morningside Campus during the entire academic year from September through May

Boston University Research Internship in Science and Engineering - six-week program allows outstanding high school students to experience the culture of the laboratory environment while also gaining technical skills and valuable insight into the scientific process working with a research mentor who guides them in the development and execution of a project in their discipline of interest

• Brookhaven National Labs
• Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• American Museum of Natural History
• Stony Brook University
• SUNY Old Westbury
• MIT Research
• Stanford University Research
• Harvard Medical School
• California Institute of Technology
• Columbia University