Hospital internships, biomedical research, and biology programs for students considering medicine, neuroscience, or public health.
Programs in this collection (10)
Stanford SIMR: Stanford School of Medicine. Summer Program, Stanford, California, USA. Summer medical research program at Stanford for current high school juniors and seniors who are U.S. citizens or green card holders, at least 16, and attend a U.S. high school. The program is free and favors Bay Area students; most students get no stipend, but a few need-based stipends exist.
NIH Summer Internship Program: NIH. Internship, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Paid summer research placement in the NIH Intramural Research Program. Graduating seniors qualify only if they turn 17 by June 1 and 18 by September 30 of the program year, live within 40 miles of an NIH campus, and will have graduated before the internship starts. U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.
Applied Research Innovation in Science & Engineering (ARISE): New York University. Research, Brooklyn, New York, USA. A free seven-week summer research program at NYU Tandon for New York City high school students in 10th and 11th grade who show interest in STEM. Students spend five weeks in a participating NYU faculty lab with mentoring from a graduate or postdoctoral student, plus two weeks of workshops and college advising, and receive a stipend. Applicants must live in one of the five boroughs and apply to the program as a whole rather than to a specific lab.
Junior Academy: New York Academy of Sciences. Fellowship, Worldwide. A free online program of the New York Academy of Sciences in which students ages 13 to 17 join international teams and work with STEM expert mentors to solve real-world challenges. Each challenge is a 10-week virtual competition, held from mid-September to mid-November in the fall or mid-February to mid-April in the spring. Students who complete a challenge receive a certificate and a Young Membership to the Academy, and there is no travel.
HOSA: HOSA Future Health Professionals. Competition, Worldwide. Students join HOSA through a local school chapter and compete in health science events at the state level, with qualifiers advancing to the International Leadership Conference, where each member may enter one regular event. Membership requires national and state dues.
Johns Hopkins Pre-College: Johns Hopkins University. Summer Program, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Two-week pre-college summer programs at Johns Hopkins University for students who have completed 9th grade and hold a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Programs run online or on the Homewood campus in Baltimore between late June and early August, in medicine and health, STEM, social sciences and humanities. Each program earns one college credit. Tuition is $6,140 on campus, $4,660 for commuters and $1,950 online, plus an $85 application fee.
Penn High School Pre-Medical Programs: Univ. of Pennsylvania. Summer Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. A set of high school programs listed by Penn's Perelman School of Medicine for students exploring medicine and health careers, most aimed at Philadelphia-area students. Options include a four-week Summer Mentorship Program for Philadelphia rising 10th and 11th graders, a 6-week research internship hosted by Penn faculty with a seventh week of clinical exploration, and PhysicianTrack, which offers two summers of wilderness medicine.
USA Biology Olympiad: CEE. Competition, USA. National biology competition that selects the four-student US team for the International Biology Olympiad, drawing about 12,000 students a year. There are no individual entries: a student's school must register as a host and pay a 125 dollar school fee, so ask a science teacher to register before the deadline.
International Biology Olympiad: IBO. Competition, Worldwide. Annual international biology competition with practical lab exams and a theory exam covering all areas of biology, focused on how biology works in real situations rather than memorization. Each member country sends a team of four students chosen through its national olympiad.
Emory Pre-College: Emory University. Summer Program, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Current 10th and 11th graders who are at least 15 and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher take summer courses at Emory University in Atlanta, with options such as Summer College and a Pre-Med Institute. Students apply directly, with a $70 application fee, and tuition is charged.