Internships for high schoolers

Changemakers in Computing (CIC) is a summer 2023 program hosted by the University of Washington’s Allen School. This free program aims to serve Washington State high school students from systemically marginalized backgrounds. Students will be organized into Mentee groups led by Mentors who are current UW undergraduate students. Mentees will develop coding skills through culturally relevant project-based learning, learning about different areas of computing, explore the changemaking impact one can have through technology, receive support in pursuing continued learning, and building community with other changemakers.

The State Pre-College Enrichment Program (S-PREP) is a free high school and college preparatory program designed for 7th - 12th grade students who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine or related STEM fields. The purpose of the program is to increase the number of historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students prepared to enter college and improve their participation rate in mathematics, science, technology, health-related fields, and the licensed professions.

New York Bioforce is a workforce development internship program that provides NYC high school students with hands on lab training designed to meet the needs of biomedical research labs, biotech start-ups, and biopharmaceutical companies. During the program students will receive 100 hours of research training, ranging from hands-on biomedical research skills like PCR, gel electrophoresis, and microscopy, to science communication and networking skills.

The Summer Neuroscience Program (SNP) is a two-week course for NYC public high schoolers led by Rockefeller graduate students. Participants take a look at ongoing neuroscience research in an effort to understand how the brain works and how it relates to our daily life. We aim to introduce students to modern neuroscience, while empowering them to explore in their own unique ways the mysteries that remain.

In this program you will describe the characteristics of a public health-based problem, reference public health data sources and identify gaps in information, make community-based inferences using qualitative and quantitative data, collect, store, retrieve, and analyze qualitative and quantitative data, and use public health theory to inform program implementation. Create a programmatic logic model for use in implementation and evaluation; Present qualitative and quantitative data to address public health issues in writing.

The RockEDU team is excited to present a new model for the SSRP by leveraging what we learned from our remote mentored research experiences that took place throughout the pandemic. SSRP scholars will have the opportunity to design and conduct their own research project as part of a themed research track.

The Lab Jumpstart program aims to ‘jumpstart’ the development of research skills and exposure to laboratory culture. During the after-school portion of the program, which spans March through June, students participate in small-group laboratory experiments in the RockEDU teaching laboratory to develop content knowledge and scientific skills in preparation for their summer mentored research experience. The after-school program culminates with an oral presentation demonstrating their research and scientific skills.

What do cutting edge research, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and unparalleled access to professional scientists and engineers have in common? The AEOP High School Apprenticeship. Spend your summer in a university research lab or in one of the U.S. Army Research Laboratories and Centers through this unique apprenticeship opportunity.

The summer research scholar program at the Center for Discovery and Innovation offers an immersive experience in academic research. If you have a passion for science, a curious mind, and a desire to contribute to groundbreaking projects, this program is tailor-made for you. Each year, we provide comprehensive training to nearly 40 passionate individuals through our Summer Research Scholar Program. As a Research Scholar, you will have the chance to actively engage with our laboratory staff and assist in executing research techniques, contribute to data collection and entry, and play a role in compiling essential study documents.

NIST research is subdivided into six organizational NIST laboratories that conduct research in a wide variety of physical and engineering sciences. The labs respond to industry needs for measurement methods, tools, data, and technology. Six laboratories participate in the SHIP program.

The Research Science Institute (RSI) is an intensive summer science and engineering program held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for high school juniors. It is the first cost-free program that combines on-campus coursework in scientific theory with off-campus work in science and technology research. During the program, participants experience the entire research cycle, including reading the most current literature in their field, drafting and executing a detailed research plan, and delivering conference-style oral and written reports on their findings. The program consists of a week of intensive STEM classes with accomplished professors and a five-week research internship where students conduct individual projects under the guidance of experienced scientists and researchers. The program culminates with students preparing written and oral presentations on their research projects during the final week of the program. Overall, RSI provides a unique opportunity for high school students who are interested in pursuing a career in science and technology to gain valuable research experience and explore their field of interest.

The Wayne State Discovery to Cure High School Internship Program is an 8-week program designed for rising high school seniors who are at least 16 years of age. The program, located at the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development at Wayne State University, provides students with the opportunity to conduct high-quality life science research and exposes them to exciting biomedical research careers. Upon acceptance, interns are assigned a mentor and an individual research project, which they will work on for at least 6 weeks of the program. Interns are expected to attend all mandatory training and scheduled seminars and will participate in Research Presentation Day/Closing Ceremonies, where they will give a 10-minute oral presentation on their research. The program does not provide housing or transportation, and students are responsible for their own arrangements.

The College Now STEM Research Academy at York College is designed to provide students with an opportunity to engage in authentic research activities. Utilizing a two-semester program model (spring to summer), students will be allowed to enroll in a spring Backyard Toxicology class to strengthen basic skills such as formulating researchable questions, designing testable experiments, performing literature searches in library databases, and reading scientific literature including peer-reviewed journal articles.

We are a network of high schoolers leading science education and health advocacy. We want to partner with more high schoolers to share what we can do to help our communities learn about healthcare careers and improve healthcare initiatives. Some of our opportunities include publishing articles in Teens in Health journals, participating and leading events with scientists and health professionals and connecting with students all around the world to spark initiatives in our communities.

The Simons Summer Research Program gives academically talented, motivated high school students the opportunity to engage in hands-on research in science, math or engineering at Stony Brook University. Simons Fellows work with distinguished faculty mentors, learn laboratory techniques and tools, become part of active research teams, and experience life at a research university.

The STEM Research Academy is a two‐semester program, consisting of a spring pre‐college science course and the opportunity to conduct hands-on research with CUNY faculty members in a summer research experience. The Academy is designed to provide students with an opportunity to build essential literacy and numeracy skills by engaging in ‘authentic inquiry’ activities. High schools that lack a strong science research program and serve a population generally underrepresented in the STEM fields are targeted for student recruitment.

The AMRI High School Summer Research Program provides a unique 8-week opportunity for high school students to work in research labs with recognized scientists in areas such as chemistry, physics, materials science, and engineering. The program allows students to work on their own research project or as part of a team, exploring fundamental and applied research topics.

Current 11th graders only are eligible for ISB’s paid 8-week (~300 hours) formal summer internship. This summer’s possible internship topics include but are not limited to: computational biology (which can include scenarios in health and/or the environment), microbial interactions, resilience and collapse of complex systems, the microbiome, microbial evolution, cancer, systems medicine (medicine that is predictive, preventative, personalized and participatory), and bioengineering with algae. All projects are aligned with a current ISB project which is driven by a mentor. Students will learn about systems biology and apply their learning to a research project.

The Summer Internship Program is designed to provide young people an opportunity to spend a summer working side-by-side with some of the most talented scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. Summer interns conduct full-time biomedical research. They are expected to work just as hard as the postbacs, graduate students, and postdocs in their research groups, and the group will depend on their results.

This field and laboratory science internship program engages high school students in authentic, rigorous research projects. The primary research site is the Piermont Marsh, which is part of the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, where students conduct a wide range of environmental and ecological studies, including sediment accumulation, groundwater chemistry, nutrient cycling, bacterial levels, fish species, fish feeding patterns, invasive and native plant distributions, and more, while working in teams under the mentorship of Columbia researchers and technicians.

Chicago EYES (Educators and Youth Enjoy Science) on Cancer is a cancer research training program for high school and college students interested in careers in biomedicine. For two consecutive summers, participants work full time in the laboratories of established cancer researchers at the university. Rigorous research training is complemented with a cancer-based summer lecture series, year-round career development and skill-building workshops, and a network of faculty and peer mentors dedicated to participants’ success.

The STEM Research Academy is a two‐semester program, consisting of a spring pre‐college science course and the opportunity to conduct hands-on research with CUNY faculty members in a summer research experience. The Academy is designed to provide students with an opportunity to build essential literacy and numeracy skills by engaging in ‘authentic inquiry’ activities. High schools that lack a strong science research program and serve a population generally underrepresented in the STEM fields are targeted for student recruitment.

If you’re a high school junior, get first-hand scientific research experience to make those all-important decisions about a college science major and future career in science or healthcare. At Roswell Park’s Summer Cancer Research Experience Program, you’ll work with our experts on your own independent research project.

Every summer the Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy admits a select group of high school and college students into its internship program. This 10-week program allows students to work one-on-one with professional astronomers and participate in research and gain an understanding of the scientific process.