Consolidated List of Summer Programs/Internships

Pre-College Issues Summer Programs
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<p>Selective summer programs that are free:</p>

<p>TASP (Telluride Association Summer Program) and also TASS:
Website: <a href="http://www.tellurideassociation.org/tasp1.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.tellurideassociation.org/tasp1.html&lt;/a>

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A TASP is a six-week educational experience for high school juniors that offers challenges and rewards rarely encountered in secondary school or even college. Each program is designed to bring together young people from around the world who share a passion for learning. Telluride students, or TASPers, attend a seminar led by college and university faculty members and participate in many other educational and social activities outside the classroom. (It accepts 86 students from around the world.)

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CC for 2007: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=249554%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=249554&lt;/a>
Notes: It’s mostly humanities oriented, but its 5 seminar’s topic changes every year so some of you non-humanities people may be interested in it too. TASS is the sophomore version on TASP. It can be found through the telluride website: <a href="http://www.tellurideassociation.org/tassfront.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.tellurideassociation.org/tassfront.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>RSI (Research Science Institute):
Website: <a href="http://www.cee.org/rsi/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cee.org/rsi/&lt;/a>

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Each summer approximately 75 high school students gather for six of the most stimulating weeks of their young lives. Selected from the United States and other nations, these students participate in a rigorous academic program which emphasizes advanced theory and research in mathematics, the sciences, and engineering.This is the Research Science Institute (RSI).

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CC for 2007: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=317114%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=317114&lt;/a>
Notes: BEWARE that though it accepts international students, some may not be able to apply (Canadians, for example). Check with RSI. RSI is mostly science/engineering oriented.</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon Summer Programs for Diversity:
Website: <a href="http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/summerprogramsfordiversity/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/summerprogramsfordiversity/&lt;/a>

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If you are entering your junior or senior year of high school and are considering careers in engineering, science and other math-based disciplines, you may be interested in SAMS: The Summer Academy for Mathematics and Science. Consider spending six weeks, June 30 - August 10, 2007, in our rigorous summer program focusing on technical areas of study. You'll build academic and personal skills required for admission to competitive colleges and universities and take part in fun and exciting summer activities.

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CC for 2007: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=277452%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=277452&lt;/a>
Notes: This program is the free version of Carnegie Mellon’s summer course program where you pay to get credits. It is significantly harder to get in to the free program than to the paid program.</p>

<p>For minorities:</p>

<p>MITES (Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science):
Website: <a href="http://web.mit.edu/mites/www/about/overview.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://web.mit.edu/mites/www/about/overview.html&lt;/a>

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MITES(Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science) is a rigorous six-week residential, academic enrichment summer program for promising high school juniors who are interested in studying and exploring careers in science, engineering, and entrepreneurship. This national program stresses the value and reward of pursuing advanced technical degrees and careers while developing the skills necessary to achieve success in science and engineering in an increasingly racially and ethnically diverse nation and world. MITES is rooted in MIT's belief in the importance to our nation that minorities and other underrepresented segments of the population pursue higher education and careers in these fields.

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CC for 2007: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=276267&highlight=MITES%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=276267&highlight=MITES&lt;/a> (There’s like 9 posts on that… can’t really find one that’s dominant)
Notes: Science/Engineering oriented.</p>

<p>For women (not free)</p>

<p>WTP (Women’s Technology Program):
Website: <a href="http://wtp.mit.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://wtp.mit.edu/&lt;/a>

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The MIT Women's Technology Program (WTP) is a four-week summer academic and residential experience where female high school students explore engineering through hands-on classes, labs, and team-based projects in the summer after 11th grade .

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CC for 2007: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=308827&highlight=wtp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=308827&highlight=wtp&lt;/a>
Notes: Engineering oriented.</p>

<p>Selective summer programs that are not free:</p>

<p>SSP (Summer Science Program; not to be confused with Harvard SSP):
Website: <a href="http://www.summerscience.org/home/index.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.summerscience.org/home/index.php&lt;/a>

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The Summer Science Program (SSP) is a residential enrichment program in which gifted high school students complete a challenging, hands-on research project in celestial mechanics. (It accepts 36 students and costs $3,400)

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CC for 2007: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=298349%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=298349&lt;/a>
Notes: This program focuses heavily on astronomy. </p>

<p>LEAD (Leadership Education and Development Program in Business):
Website: <a href="http://www.leadprogram.org/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.leadprogram.org/index.html&lt;/a>

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A national partnership of America's top corporations and business schools, the Leadership Education and Development Program in Business (LEAD) is at the forefront of building a talented and diverse workforce ready for the business environment.

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CC for 2007: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=292506%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=292506&lt;/a>
Notes: Business-oriented. 12 different business schools you can choose from. </p>

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<p>Those are the ones that are the “top” of their respective fields, if you will. It’s obviously not exhaustive, so please feel free to add any additional programs/information.</p>

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Co-op/Internship Opportunities
for 2007/2008*
for
High School Students
(*some organizations are beginning to update for 2008)
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Go to Co-op/Internship Postings
Return to Special Interest Group Co-op/Internship List</p>

<p>All of the Organizations listed below have updated their sites for 2007, or are starting to update for 2008 or offer opportunities on an annual basis (also indicated by a 2008).</p>

<p>To view information for any organization listed below:
a. Point and click with your mouse on the organization's homepage link to go to its homepage (for a university or college, you might want to go further to the homepage of the sponsoring department or program at that university or college, if it is not already the "homepage" link that is provided here).
b. Point and click with your mouse on program description to get the details for the internship offered by that organization or to the website from which you can then access the co-op/internship/research postings</p>

<p>Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK (2008) Scholarship and Internship Opportunities - Scroll down to ANTHC Summer Internship for "approximately 25 high school and undergraduate students and graduate students who are Alaska Native or American Indian permanent Alaskan residents" - contact information at bottom of this site</p>

<p>Baylor University, Waco, TX (2008) High School Summer Science Research Program "Applications will be accepted for the 2008 program beginning December 1, 2007 and are due by March 5, 2008"</p>

<p>Berry Botanic Garden, Portland, OR (2008) Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering (ASE) Program - "Each summer, The Berry Botanic Garden selects one or more high school students " -</p>

<p>Boston University, Boston, MA (2007) High School Honors Program</p>

<p>Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY (2007) Garden Apprentice Program for High School Students - not sure if this is a paid position</p>

<p>Buck Institute for Age Research, Novato, CA (2008) High School & University Student Internships "Details for the 2008 Summer Program will be posted in January 2008. Applications will be accepted February 1, 2008 - March 21, 2008."</p>

<p>Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute, Dallas, TX (2007) Student Intern Research Program</p>

<p>Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Camen, NJ (2008) Summer Internships</p>

<p>Cornell University, Nanobiotechnology Center, Ithaca, NY (2007) High School Student Summer Internship Program</p>

<p>Cornell University, Plant Genome Research Program, Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY (2007) Application is for 2007 Summer Research Internship - scroll down to High School Summer Internships</p>

<p>Creighton University, Omaha, NE (2007) High School Summer Research Institute for Underrepresented Students</p>

<p>Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (2007) High School Summer Research Internship Program</p>

<p>Duke University, Durham, NC (2007) Howard Hughes Precollege Program in the Biological Sciences for juniors and seniors from Durham and Orange County schools and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics</p>

<p>Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA (2007) Summer Research Apprentice Program for High School Students</p>

<p>Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA (2007) Public Health summer Research Apprenticeship Program Boston residency or attendance of a Boston city school is required.</p>

<p>Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indianopolis, IN (2007) Summer Student Internship Program "Preference will be given to college undergraduate and graduate students, but high school students (seniors) can also apply"</p>

<p>H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL (2008) Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge (SPARK) "Students are eligible the summer before their senior year in high school until they graduate from college."</p>

<p>Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN (2007) Summer Research Program</p>

<p>Iowa State University, College of Agriculture, Ames, IA (2007) Sande and Margo McNabb Internship Program for high school students, application</p>

<p>J. Craig Venter Institute [a merger of The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and The Center for the Advancement of Genomics (TCAG)], Rockville, MD (2008) Internship Program " Please check back on January 1, 2008 for internship information and applications for the 2008 Internship Program."</p>

<p>Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (2007) High School Student Research Participation Program</p>

<p>Magee Women's Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (2007) Summer Internship Program for High School Students</p>

<p>MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (2007) The Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation 45th Annual High School Summer Program in Biomedical Sciences</p>

<p>Medical College of Wisconsin, Multicultural Student Affairs, Milwaukee, WI - (2007) High School Programs - Apprenticeship In Medicine (AIM)</p>

<p>Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME (2007) High School Research Fellowships</p>

<p>National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD (2007) Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program</p>

<p>National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Bethesda, MD (2008) Summer Program "open to high school, .....students" scroll down to How to Apply " "Please visit our web site in November, 2007 when we will start receiving applications for the summer of 2008" "</p>

<p>National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (2008) several Research Training Programs for High School Students - The application for the 2008 summer program will open mid-November 2007.</p>

<p>National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD (2008) Summer Internships "Enrolled at least half-time in high school" - The application for the 2008 summer program will open mid-November 2007.</p>

<p>National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC (2008) Summers of Discovery "..given to outstanding high school, ....students interested in pursuing careers in the biomedical/ biological sciences" - The application for the 2008 summer program will open mid-November 2007.</p>

<p>National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD (2008) Summer Program in the Neurological Sciences "a unique opportunity for academically talented high-school, ...students " - The application for the 2008 summer program will open mid-November 2007.</p>

<p>National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (2008) High School Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (more details) - The application for the 2008 summer program will open mid-November 2007.</p>

<p>National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD (2007) NIDA Summer Research Program for High School Students at the University of Maryland</p>

<p>National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD (2007) Special Populations Office Programs - scroll down to Summer Research with NIDA</p>

<p>North Shore Long Island Research Institute, Manhasset, NY (2007) Academic Programs - scroll down to Student Internship Program - not sure if this is a paid opportunity</p>

<p>Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, Pittsburgh, PA (2007) High School Summer Internship</p>

<p>Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY (2007) Summer Opportunities for High School Students</p>

<p>Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, San Diego, CA (2007) "Applications for the 2007 program will be available in January" - High School Summer Enrichment Program for students from the San Diego area</p>

<p>San Diego Zoo, Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, San Diego, CA (2007) Job Opportunities Scroll down to Summer Internships for High School & College Students in the Education Department - "Positions are usually posted on the employment opportunities page around March of each year"</p>

<p>Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (2007) High School Student Research Education Program for enrolled in their junior or senior years in a high school in San Diego County</p>

<p>Stanford University School of Medicine, Center for Clinical Immunology, Stanford, CA - co-op (2007) Summer Internships for Bay Area high school students interested in biology.</p>

<p>State University of New York College at Oneonta, Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY (2007) - Internships Available for High School & College Students</p>

<p>The Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA (2007) Summer Internship third paragraph under Components "The Summer Internship offers an eight-week paid internship, during which students are paired with Forsyth researchers as mentors."</p>

<p>The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME (2008) High School Internship Program (during school year, September-May)</p>

<p>The Molecular Sciences Institute, Berkeley, CA (2007)- Genomic Biology Internship Program for High School Students</p>

<p>United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, D.C. (and many other locations) (2007) Summer Intern Program</p>

<p>University of California Davis Health System, Department of Pathology, Sacramento, CA (2007) Edmondson Fellowship Summer Program</p>

<p>University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT - (2007) High School Student Research Apprentice Program</p>

<p>University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT - (2007) Pre-college Enrichment Program</p>

<p>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Dentistry, Comprehensive Center for Inflammatory Disorders, Chapel Hill, NC (2008) Research Opportunities for High School Students</p>

<p>University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI (2007) - Biology Educator and Student Training-Team Experience in Research Program</p>

<p>USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Corvallis, OR - (2007) Temporary Student Summer Employment</p>

<p>U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC (2008) Student Educational Employment Program</p>

<p>Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (2007 - mid-June start date) Research Internship Program</p>

<p>Whitney Laboratory, St. Augustine, FL (2007) Pre-collegiate Program</p>

<p>Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA (2007) High School programs - scroll down to 2007 Summer Fellowship Program in Biomedical Research for High School Students Sponsored by the Hassel Foundation & GlaxoSmithKline June 25 - August 17

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<p>Link: <a href="http://www.cogito.org/Programs/programslist.aspx?internships%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cogito.org/Programs/programslist.aspx?internships&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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AAAS Student Research Grants</p>

<p>American Association for the Advancement of Science
To improve research in the sciences by secondary school students, AAAS provides funds to NAAS member academies to support research by secondary students. Typically, 10 to 12 small grants are awarded e...</p>

<p>Apprenticeship in Medicine program (AIM)</p>

<p>Medical College of Wisconsin
Grade(s): 11-12 | Wisconsin | Commuter
The AIM program offers 16 local high school students from diverse backgrounds, the opportunity to engage in a variety of clinical hands-on experiences. An intensive six-week program has been designed...</p>

<p>Bioscience High School Summer Research Program</p>

<p>University of Utah
Grade(s): 11-12 | Utah | Commuter
In this 9-week program for Utah residents, students receive training and research experience in a university setting to encourage them to prepare for careers in research, medicine, and education.</p>

<p>BNL High School Research Program</p>

<p>Brookhaven National Laboratory
Grade(s): 10-12 | New York | Commuter
Brookhaven National Laboratory conducts several different 5-week summer research programs (based on grade level and previous experience at BNL). These programs are intended to assist students with the...</p>

<p>CCIS Summer Internship</p>

<p>Stanford School of Medicine
Grade(s): 11-12 | California | Commuter
An 8-week summer internship program for San Francisco Bay Area high school students interested in biology or medical research.</p>

<p>Clark Scholars Program</p>

<p>Texas Tech University
Grade(s): 11-12 | Texas | Residential
An intensive 7-week summer research program for highly qualified students. The program helps students participate in hands-onl research with outstanding and experienced faculty. Scholars receive a $75...</p>

<p>Cooper Union Research Internship Program</p>

<p>Cooper Union University
Grade(s): 10-11 | New York | Commuter
In this 6-week program, interns work in teams on applied research projects under the guidance of Cooper Union undergraduate teaching assistants.</p>

<p>Coriell Institute Summer Internships</p>

<p>Coriell Institute for Medical Research
Grade(s): 11-12 | New Jersey | Commuter
A limited number of 8- or 10-week summer internships for in research laboratories studying molecular biology, cryogenics, and cytogenetics. A small stipend is included.</p>

<p>Cornell Nanobiotechnology Center High School Internship Program</p>

<p>Cornell University
Grade(s): 10-11 | New York | Residential + Commuter
This 4-week program immerses rising high school juniors and seniors in a nanobiotechnology experience.</p>

<p>Cornell Plant Genome Research Program High School Internships</p>

<p>Cornell University
Grade(s): 10-12 | New York | Commuter
Full-time, 10-week summer internships are available through the NSF-Plant Genome Research Program for students interested in pursuing a career in the plant sciences.</p>

<p>Craig Venter Institute Summer Fellowship Program</p>

<p>J. Craig Venter Institute
Grade(s): Age 16 or older | Maryland | Commuter
This 8-week program offers motivated high school and college students the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge genomic research. Areas of research include: Human Genomic Medicine, Environmental ...</p>

<p>Dr. Bessie Lawrence International Summer Science Institute</p>

<p>Weizmann Institute of Science
Grade(s): 12 | Israel | Residential
This month-long program of intensive lab work and lectures takes place at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Every summer, about 70 highly talented, recent high-school graduates from around...</p>

<p>Forsyth Institute Summer Internship</p>

<p>Forsyth Institute
Grade(s): 10-12 | Massachusetts | Commuter
An 8-week paid internship pairs Boston public school students with Forsyth Institute researchers as mentors. Interns participate in ongoing research projects.</p>

<p>Garden Apprentice Program for High School Students</p>

<p>Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Grade(s): 8-12 | New York | Commuter
Summer and year-round apprenticeships at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden provide training and experience in gardening, botany, environmental issues, and working with the public.</p>

<p>Genomic Biology Internship Program for High School Students</p>

<p>Molecular Sciences Institute
Grade(s): 11-12 | California | Commuter
This 8-week internship program enables San Francisco Bay Area high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a genomics laboratory.</p>

<p>High School Honors Science Program</p>

<p>Michigan State University
Grade(s): 10-11 | Michigan | Residential
A 7-week program for students with a keen interest in science and the ability to work independently and responsibly. Each participant works on an individual research project, guided by faculty, staff,...</p>

<p>High School Research Fellowships</p>

<p>Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
Grade(s): 10-12 | Maine | Residential + Commuter
The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) High School Research Fellowship program is a hands-on and mentored laboratory experience for Maine high school students interested in biology, me...</p>

<p>High School Student Research Apprenticeship Program</p>

<p>University of Connecticut
Grade(s): 11-12 | Connecticut | Commuter
This 6-week program is for 11th and 12th graders interested in medicine, dental medicine or biomedical research.</p>

<p>High School Summer Science Research Program</p>

<p>Baylor University
Grade(s): 11 | Texas | Residential
This 4-week program gives superior students hands-on research experience by working on research projects with Baylor University science professors in many disciplines.</p>

<p>Hugh Edmondson Research Fellowship</p>

<p>University of California - Davis
Grade(s): 10-12 | California | Commuter
This 8-week program provides a unique research opportunity for motivated graduating high school seniors and college students who have demonstrated a strong interest in research in the health sciences.</p>

<p>Internships at the Smithsonian</p>

<p>Smithsonian Institution
Grade(s): 10-adult | District Of Columbia
The Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex, offers internships in many areas of research and curatorship.</p>

<p>Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program</p>

<p>The Jackson Laboratory
Grade(s): 11-12 | Maine | Residential
Now in its 83rd year, this 10-week internship program offers a unique experience: research at an internationally recognized center for mammalian genetics, and a summer in a beautiful resort town on an...</p>

<p>J-Lab High School Summer Honors Program</p>

<p>Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Grade(s): 10-12 | Virginia | Commuter
In this eight-week summer internship for high school students who are at least 16, students work with researchers at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, a U.S. Department of Energy res...</p>

<p>LBNL High School Summer Research Participation Program (HSSRPP)</p>

<p>Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Grade(s): 11-12 | California | Commuter
Paid, 6-week summer internships in science, engineering, technology, and computing sciences for talented students from the San Francisco Bay Area.</p>

<p>Legacy Heritage Internship for Young Scientists (LHIYS)</p>

<p>Hebrew University
Grade(s): 11 | Israel | Residential
This rigorous 6-week summer internship for brilliant rising seniors gives students hands-on experience with Israeli scientists in the research laboratories of Hebrew University.</p>

<p>LLE Summer High School Research Program</p>

<p>University of Rochester
Grade(s): 11 | New York | Commuter
The Laboratory for Laser Energetics's Summer High School Research Program actively educates and trains a limited number of local high school students entering their senior year of study.</p>

<p>Margo McNabb Internship program for high school students</p>

<p>Iowa State University
Grade(s): 10-12 | Iowa | Commuter
A high school intern with an interest in Forestry or Plant Pathology will be sponsored by Dr. Sande and Margo McNabb. For six weeks students are matched with faculty mentors and have the opportunity ...</p>

<p>NASA Student Opportunities</p>

<p>NASA
Grade(s): Must be at least 16 years old | Alabama, California, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas, Virginia | Commuter
NASA research centers offer some internship and job opportunities. Each center administers its own educational programs.</p>

<p>NIDA Summer Research Program</p>

<p>National Institute on Drug Abuse
Grade(s): 10-12 | California, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin
This 8- to 10-week program introduces high school and undergraduate students from underrepresented groups to drug abuse research through research placements with NIDA grantees.</p>

<p>NIH Summer Internship in Biomedical Research</p>

<p>National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Grade(s): 10-12 | Maryland, Montana, North Carolina | Commuter
This 8-week program provides an opportunity to spend the summer working side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research....</p>

<p>Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative summer internship program</p>

<p>Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative
Grade(s): 11-12 | Pennsylvania | Commuter
The PTEI high school summer internship program gives junior and senior high school students a glimpse into the world of biomedical research, and a rich opportunity to explore careers in science, medic...</p>

<p>Pre-Collegiate Program</p>

<p>Whitney Laboratory
Grade(s): 10-12 | Florida | Commuter
The 10-week Pre-collegiate Program is an extension of the Whitney Lab's science education effort and is part of a nationwide endeavor to increase the number of minority students choosing careers in sc...</p>

<p>Project SEED</p>

<p>American Chemical Society
Grade(s): 10-11 | United States | Residential + Commuter
This 8- to 10-week program is designed to encourage economically disadvantaged students to pursue career opportunities in the chemical sciences.</p>

<p>Project Success: Opening the Door to Biomedical Careers</p>

<p>Harvard University
Grade(s): 10-12 | Massachusetts | Commuter
Project Success provides paid, mentored, summer research internships at Harvard Medical School and its affiliated institutions for students who attend high school in Boston or Cambridge.</p>

<p>Research Internship Program (RIP)</p>

<p>Vanderbilt University
Grade(s): 12 | Tennessee | Commuter
This program centers on an intense (40+ hrs/wk) six-week lab experience where students actively participate in research under the mentorship of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical ...</p>

<p>Research Opportunities for high school students</p>

<p>University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Grade(s): 10-12 | North Carolina | Commuter
The CCID provides research internship opportunities for promising high school students from participating North Carolina high schools.</p>

<p>Research Science Institute (RSI)</p>

<p>Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)
Grade(s): 11 | Massachusetts | Residential
Each summer approximately 75 high school students gather for six of the most stimulating weeks of their young lives. Selected from the United States and other nations, these students participate in a ...</p>

<p>Rockefeller University Science Outreach</p>

<p>Rockefeller University
Grade(s): 10-12 | New York | Commuter
The Science Outreach program gives high school students juniors and seniors an opportunity to experience modern research through immersion in the process of scientific inquiry.</p>

<p>Salk Institute High School Summer Research Internship</p>

<p>Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Grade(s): 11-12 | California | Commuter
Students from the San Diego may apply for this 8-week paid research internship under the mentorship of a Salk Institute scientist.</p>

<p>San Diego Zoo internships</p>

<p>San Diego Zoo
Grade(s): 10-12 | California | Commuter
Paid student internships are available for high school and college students, ages 16 and older. </p>

<p>Santa Fe Institute Summer Internship/Mentorship</p>

<p>Santa Fe Institute
Grade(s): 10-12 | New Mexico | Residential
This 6-week program at the famous Santa Fe Institute focuses on the study and computer simulation of complex systems.</p>

<p>Science & Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP)</p>

<p>Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Grade(s): 9-12 | Alabama, Arizona, California, District Of Columbia, Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia | Commuter
An 8-week apprenticeship program for academically talented students interested in science and math. Students work in Department of Defense (DoD) laboratories across the US.</p>

<p>Scripps Institute High School Student Research Education Program</p>

<p>The Scripps Research Institute
Grade(s): 11-12 | California | Commuter
San Diego area students selected for this comprehensive program participate in six tutorials during April and May, then begin an eight-week Summer Research Internship with a mentor at Scripps.</p>

<p>Simons Summer Research Program</p>

<p>Stony Brook University
Grade(s): 11 | New York | Residential + Commuter
This 7-week research internship gives academically talented rising seniors an opportunity to engage in hands-on research in science, math or engineering at Stony Brook University.</p>

<p>Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP)</p>

<p>USDA Forest Service
Grade(s): 10-12 | United States | Commuter
The USDA Forest Service offers the STEP program for students interested in working for the federal government.</p>

<p>Summer Fellowship Program</p>

<p>Wistar Institute
Grade(s): 10-12 | Pennsylvania | Commuter
The Wistar Institute is offering an eight-week summer program for high school students in the Philadelphia School District.</p>

<p>Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (SHARP)</p>

<p>University of California - Berkeley
Grade(s): 11 | California | Commuter
This 4-week research apprenticeship program at the Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE) Graduate Group at UC-Berkeley is open to Bay Area high school juniors.</p>

<p>Summer Internship</p>

<p>Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Grade(s): 10-12 | Alaska | Commuter
ANTHC Education and Development department awards nine-week paid summer internships to approximately twenty-five (25) high school and undergraduate students and five (5) graduate students who are Alas...</p>

<p>Summer Internship</p>

<p>Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research
Grade(s): 12 | Indiana | Commuter
In this 10-week program, students will be paired with individual faculty in one of 32 laboratories. The summer research project will be defined in consultation with this faculty.</p>

<p>Summer Internship Program</p>

<p>J. Craig Venter Institute
Grade(s): 10-12 | Maryland | Commuter
The Summer Internship Program provides opportunities to inspire young scientists and other science professionals to work in all areas of the Institute. </p>

<p>Summer Internships at the Biological Field Station (BFS)</p>

<p>SUNY at Oneonta
Grade(s): 10-12 | New York | Commuter
The BFS seeks to provide formative experiences in environmental conservation to expand student awareness. High School internships last 9 weeks.</p>

<p>Summer Minority Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP)</p>

<p>Harvard School of Public Health
Grade(s): 10-12 | Massachusetts | Commuter
For twenty-two years, the School has sponsored and managed this 7-week paid program, while watching its graduates move on to successful careers in health sciences.</p>

<p>Summer Opportunities for High School Students</p>

<p>Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Grade(s): 12 | New York | Commuter
RPCI offers summer research experiences to individuals at different levels of their academic development.</p>

<p>Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge (SPARK)</p>

<p>H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Grade(s): 12 | Florida | Commuter
SPARK provides 10 weeks of intensive research study with some of the nation’s leading researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center.</p>

<p>Summer Program in Biomedical Sciences</p>

<p>U of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Grade(s): 12 | Texas | Residential + Commuter
The 8-week program gives Texas residents the rare opportunity to conduct a research project in a biomedical disciplines under the guidance of an MD Anderson faculty.</p>

<p>Summer Scholars Program</p>

<p>Buck Institute for Age Research
Grade(s): 10-12 | California | Commuter
Every summer prospective young scientists get a unique introduction to the field of aging research at the Buck Institute. High school and college students taking part in the Summer Scholars Program ge...</p>

<p>U.S. Department of Agriculture Internships</p>

<p>USDA
Grade(s): 10-12 | United States | Commuter
USDA's student opportunities are designed to combine academic studies with on-the-job training and experience and to give students an opportunity to work with USDA while completing their education.</p>

<p>UC-Davis Young Scholars Program</p>

<p>University of California - Davis
Grade(s): 10-11 | California | Residential
This 6-week program exposes high achieving students to the world of original research in the natural sciences with emphases on the biological, environmental, and agricultural sciences.</p>

<p>UCSF Dept of Pediatrics High School Summer Internship Program</p>

<p>University of California - San Francisco
Grade(s): 11 | California | Commuter
During this eight-week internship program, students are placed with a research group or laboratory, where they have the opportunity to interact with and be mentored by various researchers including gr...</p>

<p>UCSF High School Summer Internship Program</p>

<p>University of California - San Francisco
Grade(s): 9-12 | California | Commuter
This program gives students authentic research experience and sustained support with the college application process. Students work in a research lab to gain understanding of how research is done at t... </p>

<p>Volunteer.gov</p>

<p>National Park Service
Grade(s): 7-12 | United States | Residential + Commuter
This searchable database has volunteer opportunities with U.S. government agencies including the National Park Service, the U.S. Geologic Survey, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Opportunities ra...</p>

<p>VolunteerMatch.org</p>

<p>VolunteerMatch
Grade(s): 7-adult | United States | Commuter
VolunteerMatch is the largest online volunteer search directory for nonprofit organizations. You can search for volunteer opportunities by Location or by Organization.</p>

<p>Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program (SIP)</p>

<p>National Cancer Institute
Grade(s): 11-12 | Maryland | Commuter
The Werner H. Kirsten SIP at the National Cancer Institute at Frederick is a 9-week program designed to expose high school seniors to research and administrative management in a health care environmen...

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<p>Link: <a href="http://www.cogito.org/Programs/programslist.aspx?summerprograms%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cogito.org/Programs/programslist.aspx?summerprograms&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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*Adventures in Veterinary Medicine</p>

<p>Tufts University
Grade(s): 6-12 | Massachusetts | Residential + Commuter
This 2-week program allows students to learn about being a vet. Students visit large and small animal hospitals and a wildlife clinic.</p>

<p>*Aerospace Summer Camp</p>

<p>Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Grade(s): 9-12 | Florida | Residential
This 3 1/2-week camp for high school students is designed to encourage and nurture an interest in space-related fields, the space program, and the aerospace industry worldwide.</p>

<p>*ASM Materials Camp</p>

<p>ASM: The Materials Information Society
Grade(s): 10-11 | Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington | Residential + Commuter
This free, 1-week academic camp features highly interactive, lab-based activities and field trips to introduce students to the present and future of materials science.</p>

<p>*Astrocamp</p>

<p>Guided Discoveries
Grade(s): 4-9 | California | Residential
Students at Astrocamp's 1- or 2-week sessions explore a mystery planetary surface, use telescopes and microscopes, rock climb, and launch rockets. Astrocamp is located in the mountain town of Idyllwil...</p>

<p>*Astronomy Camp</p>

<p>University of Arizona Alumni Association
Grade(s): 8-12 | Arizona | Residential
In this 1-week immersion experience students become astronomers, operating research telescopes, keeping nighttime hours, interacting with leading scientists, and interpreting their own observations.</p>

<p>*AwesomeMath Summer Program</p>

<p>AwesomeMath.org
Grade(s): 7-11 | Texas | Residential
This 3-week program is designed to hone students' mathematical problem-solving skills up to the Olympiad level. AwesomeMath's primary focus is on problem-solving, which is used as a tool to enhance st...</p>

<p>*Bio@TECH</p>

<p>Georgia Institute of Technology
Grade(s): 10-11 | Georgia | Residential
An intensive, 3-week investigative biology experience for high-school students with strong interests in the biological sciences. Students participate in lectures and laboratory experiments from 9:00 a...</p>

<p>*Biotechnology Summer Camp</p>

<p>Stony Brook University
Grade(s): 9-12 | New York | Residential
In this 4-week program, motivated students are introduced to the techniques used in modern biotechnology research. The students will begin by learning concepts and techniques as a class but will quick...</p>

<p>*Camp CAEN (Computer Aided Engineering Network)</p>

<p>University of Michigan College of Engineering
Grade(s): 6-12 | Michigan | Residential + Commuter
This 3-week computer and technology summer camp provides classes that include: Java & C++ Programming, Web Site Development, Flash Animation, 3D Modeling and Rendering, and Virtual Reality.</p>

<p>*Canada/USA Mathcamp</p>

<p>Canada/USA MathCamp
Grade(s): 9-12 | Maine | Residential
An intensive 5-week program for mathematically talented high school students from around the world. The goal of the camp is to inspire and motivate mathematically talented high school students by expo...</p>

<p>*Chemical Engineering Workshop</p>

<p>North Carolina State University
Grade(s): 10-11 | North Carolina | Residential
This 5-day workshop highlights chemical engineering applications in biotechnology, nanoscience, and "green" engineering.</p>

<p>*Cybercamp</p>

<p>Giant Campus, Inc.
Grade(s): 2-10 | California, Connecticut, District Of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington | Residential + Commuter
This camp offers courses on computer programming. All courses are project-based and are grouped into three main subject areas: user, coder, and gamer. Each track is designed to give students the maxim...</p>

<p>*DigiPen Project FUN Workshops</p>

<p>DigiPen Institute of Technology
Grade(s): 5-12 | Washington | Residential + Commuter
DigiPen Institute of Technology, a leader in video game development education, presents 2-week summer workshops designed to introduce participants of all experience levels to the fundamentals of game ...</p>

<p>*DNA Summer Camps</p>

<p>Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Grade(s): 5-12 | New York | Residential + Commuter
The Dolan DNA Learning Center offers summer courses for students to learn to use sophisticated equipment and perform experiments several grade levels ahead of their peers.</p>

<p>*Engineering Innovation</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins University
Grade(s): 10-11 | California, Maryland, Pennsylvania | Commuter
This intensive 4-week course exposes students to different fields of engineering through lectures, laboratories, virtual laboratories, and hands-on projects</p>

<p>*Firespark Medical Scholars Program</p>

<p>Brenau University
Grade(s): 9-11 | Georgia | Residential
This 2-week program allows students to explore medical careers by examining specific disease processes through the eyes of working medical professionals, patients, scientists, and diagnostic tools.</p>

<p>*Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSIM)</p>

<p>Hampshire College
Grade(s): 9-11 | Massachusetts | Residential
A rigorous 6-week math program that is both demanding and expanding. Participants spend a major portion of each day actively engaged in learning, doing, and sharing mathematics.</p>

<p>*High School Field School</p>

<p>Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Grade(s): 9-12 | Colorado | Residential
During this intensive and engaging three-week program, students make an important contribution to archaeological research at Crow Canyon. The weekends include white-water rafting, hiking on the Colora...</p>

<p>*Link Summer Science Explorations</p>

<p>Kopernik Space Education Center
Grade(s): 1-12 | New York | Residential + Commuter
The Kopernik Space Education Center offers 1- and 2-week programs in Astronomy, Space Science, and Earth Science. Only the programs for 7th-12th graders are residential.</p>

<p>*MathPath</p>

<p>MathPath
Grade(s): 6-8 | Colorado | Residential
This 4-week program is for students showing high promise in mathematics. Specific goals are: to teach writing in mathematics, to emphasize mathematical proof, to provide a broad view of mathematics th...</p>

<p>*Minds, Matter and Medicine in the 21st Century</p>

<p>Clark University
Grade(s): 11 | New York | Residential
This free 3-week program for high-school seniors offers college credit for a course that is team-taught by five Clark University faculty members from various departments. Students explore topics in sc...</p>

<p>*National Computer Camps (NCC)</p>

<p>National Computer Camps
Grade(s): 3-12 | Connecticut, Georgia, New York, Ohio | Residential + Commuter
These 5-day programs provide instruction in video game design, digital video production, and a variety of software applications.</p>

<p>*National High School Game Academy</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon University
Grade(s): 11 | California, Pennsylvania | Residential + Commuter
This intensive 6-week program gives students a taste of the current state of video game design and development. Modeled after CMU's graduate program in Entertainment Technology, the program includes a...</p>

<p>*Passport in Time</p>

<p>U.S. Dept of Agriculture Forest Service
Passport in Time (PIT) is a volunteer archaeology and historic preservation program of the USDA Forest Service. On their site, you can find information about their projects and related links.</p>

<p>*PROMYS: Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists</p>

<p>Boston University
Grade(s): 9-12 | Massachusetts | Residential
This six-week residential program encourages motivated students to explore the creative world of mathematics in a supportive community of peers, counselors, research mathematicians, and visiting scien...</p>

<p>*Ross Program at Ohio State University</p>

<p>Ohio State University
Grade(s): 8-12 | Ohio | Residential
This intensive, extremely challenging 8-week program immerses highly talented, highly motivated students in a world of mathematical discovery and encourages them to "think deeply." The central goal of...</p>

<p>*Rutgers Young Scholars Program in Discrete Mathematics</p>

<p>Rutgers University
Grade(s): 10-12 | New Jersey | Residential
This intensive 4-week program designed to encourage talented students to consider careers in the mathematical sciences provides a challenging introduction to discrete mathematics, a new and growing ar...</p>

<p>*Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMAC)</p>

<p>Stanford University
Grade(s): 10-11 | California | Residential
SUMAC brings mathematically talented and motivated students from around the world together for four weeks of serious mathematical pursuits. It provides these students access to advanced topics in math...</p>

<p>*Summer Institute for Mathematics</p>

<p>University of Washington
Grade(s): 9-11 | Washington | Residential
This 5-week program provides talented students with a glimpse of the depths of mathematics. The mathematical topics studied are accessible, yet of sufficient sophistication to be challenging, allowing...</p>

<p>*Summer Program in Early American History</p>

<p>College of William and Mary
Grade(s): 11-12 | Virginia | Residential
This immersive course offers a variety of approaches to studying the past, but the chief feature will be classes conducted "on site" at the abundant historic places in the Chesapeake region. </p>

<p>*Summer Science Program (SSP)</p>

<p>Summer Science Program
Grade(s): 10-11 | California, New Mexico | Residential
A challenging 6-week program in which gifted students complete a hands-on research project in celestial mechanics.</p>

<p>*Texas Mathworks Honors Summer Math Camp</p>

<p>Texas State University
Grade(s): 8-11 | Texas | Residential
An intensive 6-week program for outstanding high school students who are excited about doing mathematics. First-year students study elementary Number Theory and Mathematica; returning students study m...</p>

<p>*TIP Domestic Field Studies</p>

<p>Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP)
Grade(s): 9-12 | California, Florida, North Carolina, New Mexico | Residential
Each 3-week Field Study program involves travel to an exciting location that is ideal for research and creative exploration.</p>

<p>*U.S. Space Camp</p>

<p>U.S. Space and Rocket Center
Grade(s): 4-12 | Alabama | Residential
Space Camp offers a variety of programs in space training including Space Camp, Space Academy, Advanced Space Academy, and Parent/Child Space Camp. Participants are exposed to high-performance jet sim...

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<p>...And others that are less selective (there's 413 of them on the site).</p>

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<p>My debt to CC is paid! :) Enjoy your summer, everybody!</p>

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<p>whoa awesome!</p>

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<p>Thought I'd bump this</p>

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<p>lol too bad this was posted this summer, so ppl can't do that for 2007
if it was posted in jan or feb it would have helped sooo much....</p>