High School Opportunities

Hispanic College Fund Scholarships are given to Hispanic students who demonstrate both academic excellence and financial need. The Google Scholarship Program offers funds to students studying computer science or computer engineering. Scholarship recipients will receive an academic scholarship as well as be invited to attend the Annual Google Scholars's Retreat in Mountain View, CA.

Imagine getting a taste of both college life and a subject you love at one of the best schools in the world: Harvard University. With Harvard's Pre-College [summer] Program, you can do just that. This two-week residential program offers students the chance to live on the Harvard campus, take daily classes on a wide variety of fascinating topics, and explore Boston with other bright and ambitious students from around the world. Examples of courses include AIDS, Earthquakes, and Ebola: The Fight to Save the World; Introduction to Astronomy; Introduction to Neuroscience; The Promises of Regenerative Medicine; and dozens more.

Tufts University's Health Science Honors program is a six-week course designed to provide students with an introduction to the philosophy and practice of medicine. This program is not residential, and students meet twice weekly on the Tufts campus for lectures on physiology and anatomy, plus hands-on laboratory activities. Perhaps most exciting are the number of field trips students take to area hospitals, clinics, and medical laboratories for behind-the-scenes looks at everything from medical research to patient cases and treatment.

Staff and managers at Los Alamos National Laboratory recognize that in order to maintain and cultivate a well-educated workforce, we must provide a quality learning environment for all students.

Michigan State's High School Honors Science, Math, and Engineering Program is the oldest continuously running program of its kind in the country. Not surprisingly, it's gained quite the reputation since it originally began way back in 1958. The program is seven weeks in length and is aimed at those ambitious, science-minded high school students who want to gain more experience conducting research at a top university. Each student will be paired with a lab mentor as they tackle different projects in the areas of biochemistry, plant and soil sciences, genetics, physics, .

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Intramural Training & Education and Office of Scientific Workforce Diversity announce the new High School Scientific Training and Enrichment Program (HiSTEP). The goal of HiSTEP is to expand the pipeline of students interested in biomedical and healthcare careers by expanding opportunities for high school students from schools with a large population of financially-disadvantaged students. We encourage current high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors interested in STEM-M (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medically-related) fields to apply.

Our high school summer research fellowship program is highly competitive. We welcome applicants who desire hands-on, research training experience in biomedical sciences. Each high school student is mentored by an MDI Biological Laboratory researcher or visiting scientist. A co-curricular program helps students develop professional skills and foster connections within the scientific research community. Applicants from under-served populations are encouraged to apply. Summer high school research fellows live on campus in a structured and supervised living-learning environment. They are provided with on-campus dormitory style accommodations, full meal plans in the MDI Biological Laboratory dining hall, and a stipend. Travel is not funded. Dormitories are supervised by live-in residential advisors. Students must be nominated by a science teacher or guidance counselor to apply to this program. A completed nomination form must be received and approved by the Education Office prior to any student application activity. Approved nominees will be invited to submit a full application.

Stanford University, located in the San Francisco Bay Area, invites high school students to choose from more than 140 courses during its summer quarter. This opportunity, called the High School Summer College, is an intensive and selective eight-week program meant to provide high-achieving students with a realistic taste of college at a top university. Not only do participants take the same courses as Stanford undergrads, but they are also able to learn from actual Stanford professors, and are even matriculated as Stanford students. What an opportunity!

Each year, the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab recruits

Washington University in St. Louis's High School Summer Scholars Program is a prestigious program in which students have the opportunity to study a variety of courses right alongside undergraduate students. During their chosen session (there are three, ranging from five to eight weeks in length), students live on campus in residence halls, participate in specialized seminars and a variety of social events, and are even made part of an academic support group. Course options are extensive, but science-themed courses include Geology of National Parks, Introduction to Psychology, General Chemistry, Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology, and much more.