Aspirnaut High School Summer Research Internship

NIH Summer Internship Program (HS-SIP)

National Institutes of Health

The NIH's flagship high school summer internship, placing students in real biomedical research labs across NIH institutes (NCI, NHLBI, NIDDK, etc.) with a mentor and paid stipend.

Simons Summer Research Program (SIMR)

Stanford University

Highly selective 8-week summer research fellowship where rising seniors join Stanford labs in fields including immunology, neurobiology, cancer biology, bioengineering and genetics, ending with a post. Highly selective 8-week summer research fellowship where rising seniors join Stanford labs in fields including immunology, neurobiology, cancer biology, bioengineering and genetics, ending with a poster symposium.

Wistar Institute High School Program in Biomedical Research

The Wistar Institute

Hands-on biomedical research training for ~15 local high school juniors/seniors, including lab techniques in cancer, immunology and infectious disease, a research project, and a $1,500 stipend.. Hands-on biomedical research training for ~15 local high school juniors/seniors, including lab techniques in cancer, immunology and infectious disease, a research project, and a $1,500 stipend. No prior research experience needed.

Simons Summer Research Program (Stony Brook)

Stony Brook University

Select summer research program where ~100 high school students work on projects in biomedical sciences, engineering, chemistry and physics with Stony Brook faculty, earning a stipend and attending wee. Select summer research program where ~100 high school students work on projects in biomedical sciences, engineering, chemistry and physics with Stony Brook faculty, earning a stipend and attending weekly faculty lectures.

NIH High School STEP-UP (HS-STEP-UP)

NIDDK / National Institutes of Health

Short-Term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons: ~100 high school students nationwide perform paid hands-on research in NIH-funded labs, present at the STEP-UP poster session and receive ong. Short-Term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons: ~100 high school students nationwide perform paid hands-on research in NIH-funded labs, present at the STEP-UP poster session and receive ongoing mentorship.

CDC Disease Detective Camp

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Free week-long camp where students solve simulated public health 'cases', tour CDC labs, and learn epidemiology, disease outbreak investigation and public health careers from CDC scientists.