Summer Enrichment
Research
Research drives innovation across all fields of study—STEM, business, science, and the humanities. Hands-on college-level research programs match high school students with faculty mentors for either individual or group projects. Many even provide an opportunity to present or publish findings. You don’t necessarily need any prior experience to do research—just an intellectual curiosity and a strong work ethic. Programs are divided into two categories:
Directed Research Programs
Self-Developed Research Projects with a Faculty Mentor
DIRECTED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Inspirit AI - 1:1 Program AI + X Individual Research (AI Scholars Program prerequisite)
Aspiring Scholars Directed Research Program (ASDRP)
Boston University Research in Science & Engineering (RISE) Internship/Practicum
Cambridge Future Scholar Programme
City of Hope Eugene & Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy for Biomedical Research
CrowdMath by Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) and MIT-PRIMES (year-round options)
Georgetown Online Medical Research Course(year-round options)
Inspirit AI - 1:1 Program AI + X Individual Research (AI Scholars Program prerequisite)
International Research Institute (IRI-NC) of North Carolina (year-round options)
InternWorks Research & Professional Internships
J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) Summer Science Research Internship Program
Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program (JAX SSP) for Genetics & Genomics Research
Lundquist Institute Summer Training in Advanced Research (STAR) High School Program
MDI Biological Laboratory Summer Biomedical Bootcamp
MIT Program for Research in Mathematics, Engineering, & Science (PRIMES-USA) (year-round distance mentored math research)
MIT Research Science Institute (RSI), Co-Sponsored by Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) (highly selective, very early deadline)
Northwest Association for Biomedical Research Camp BIOmed
NYU Courant Institute GSTEM Summer Research Program for Women
PVNet Academy for STEM Research Internships
Scholar Launch Advanced Group Research Programs (year-round options)
Scholar Launch Research Interest Exploration Program (year-round options)
Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR) (highly selective, early deadline)
Stanford (Data) Compression Forum SHTEM Summer Research Internships (early deadline)
Stony Brook Garcia Center (for Polymers at Engineered Interfaces) Research Scholar Program (highly selective)
Stony Brook Simons Summer Research Program
SSP International Summer Science Program (SSP) (highly selective, early deadline)
Texas Tech Anson L. Clark Scholars Program (highly selective)
The Rockefeller University Summer Science Research Program (highly selective, very early deadline)
UC Davis Young Scholars Program (YSP)
UC Irvine School of Medicine Summer Online Research Program (early deadline)
UC Santa Barbara Summer Research Academies (SRA)
UC Santa Barbara Summer Research Mentorship Program (RMP)
UC San Diego CaliBaja Center for Resilient Materials & Systems - ENLACE Summer Research Program(early deadline)
UC San Diego Research Experience for High School Students (REHS)
UC San Diego Research Scholars
UC Santa Cruz Science Internship Program (SIP) (highly selective)
UMass Amherst Summer Research Intensives
University of Chicago Research in the Biological Sciences (RIBS)
University of Iowa Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP) Summer Research Program
University of San Diego Research Scholars
UPenn Biomedical Research Academy
UPenn Chemistry Research Academy
UPenn Experimental Physics Research Academy
UPenn Neuroscience Research Academy
Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth (PTY) Mentor Immersion Summer Experience
SELF-DEVELOPED RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH A FACULTY MENTOR
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Horizon Academic Research Program (HARP)
International Journal of High School Research (IJHSR) Publication Opportunities
International Research Institute of North Carolina (IRI-NC) Scholars
Lumiere Education Research Programs
Summer opportunities are constantly evolving, and CMCA strives to provide up-to-date resources. If you’d like to recommend a program your student loved, notice a discontinued offering, or encounter a broken link, share your feedback here.