Opportunity Guide I Summer, Enrichment & Activities Guide



  1. Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) is a direct mentor-student relationship between Department of Defense scientists and talented high school seniors; an unparalleled opportunity.… Read more
  2. The Arthritis Foundation Summer Science Internship Program places outstanding high school and college students in the world renowned Rheumatology and Immunology Laboratories at Stanford University… Read more
  3. The Asian Art Museum’s Art Speak internship offers on-the-job training and monthly stipends to seven public high school students in grades 10–12. Interns discover Asian art and cultural traditions,… Read more
  4. The Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute in Torrance, CA offers an 8 week summer program for outstanding Los Angeles County rising 11th & 12th graders who excel in science. Students earn a … Read more
  5. High school internships. Each summer the Buck Institute for Research on Aging provides a seven-week research internship to prepare local high school students for careers in biomedical and geoscience… Read more
  6. Created in 1996, the Careers in Science (CiS) Intern Program provides San Francisco youth from communities traditionally underrepresented in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) fields… Read more
  7. The Summer Internship Program provides an opportunity for high school and undergraduate students to carry out independent research under the supervision of Carnegie DPB Staff Members. The program… Read more
  8. The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is a world leader in genomic and bioinformatics research fueled by a team-centered, multidisciplinary approach to large research initiatives. JCVI has a long… Read more
  9. The Introductory College Level Experience in Microbiology (iCLEM) is an eight-week paid summer science intensive for economically disadvantaged high school sophomores and juniors. The program seeks… Read more
  10. JBEI takes a limited number of interested, well-prepared high school students for research mentorships throughout the year for course credit. If you are interested, see the website for application… Read more
  11. JBEI welcomes high school students to the lab each summer though iCLEM, Biotech Partners, and other partner programs. If you are a high school student at Berkeley, Oakland Tech, Antioch or San Marin… Read more
  12. High School Explainers, the Exploratorium’s youngest employees, are a diverse group of students who engage visitors at exhibits, lead demonstrations, and run many museum operations. Some are… Read more
  13. Girls Make Games is on a mission to increase diversity and inclusivity in the games industry. The program launched in 2014 with a summer camp and has since run workshops in 44 cities worldwide,… Read more
  14. Through KP LAUNCH, Kaiser Permanente offers young adults a variety of paid internship opportunities in the Oakland headquarters and medical offices across Northern California. Iinterns have the… Read more
  15. The Lawrence Hall of Science has a fun and dynamic program for teens. All teens who wish to participate are required to apply to the program in February, and then to volunteer in various roles at the… Read more
  16. MTC is the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Each year MTC sponsors a High School Internship Program. The purpose of the program… Read more
  17. Welcome to the Natural History Family of Museums Internship Program. The Museum has welcomed students from across the nation to participate in our Internship Program. Previous interns have had… Read more
  18. See website for current program details. Past program involved the La Brea Tar Pits. As part of the first cohort, ten 13- to 16-year-olds worked behind-the-scenes with expert staff from the La… Read more
  19. Teen Environmental Education Mentorship (TEEM) is a volunteer environmental education internship and leadership program for San Francisco and Marin high school students. Through TEEM, participants… Read more
  20. Youth volunteers (under age 18) are encouraged to become part of our Youth Program, which offers meaningful opportunities for education, training and community service. Internship program at the… Read more
  21. POWERHOUSE YOUTH ARTS PROJECT PYAP is a stipended arts program for San Francisco students aged 14-17. PYAP's goal is to cultivate youth development and career exposure through community-relevant… Read more
  22. Exposure to a dynamic industry can be a game changing experience for a student. TIP provides an opportunity for students to grow, and for businesses to build a diverse pipeline of future talent and… Read more
  23. Every summer, the Salk Institute accepts a small group of high school students to work in a lab side-by-side with Salk scientists on cutting-edge research. During the paid internship, students… Read more
  24. Zoo InternQuest is a work-exploratory program offered through the San Diego Zoo. It’s designed to give high school juniors and seniors a real-world look at wildlife and conservation related jobs at… Read more
  25. Since 2008, this program has matched top Sonoma County high school juniors with faculty mentors at SSU to collaborate on research projects in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and… Read more
  26. At Stanford University's School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, high school students spend the summer working in research laboratories. The students become involved in existing… Read more
  27. SIMR is an 8-week summer internship program open to high school juniors and seniors. The program consists of hands-on research under the direct guidance of a one-on-one mentor at a top class lab… Read more
  28. The Cardiothoracic Surgical Skills and Education Center Stanford Summer Internship is designed to educate high school and pre-medical students considering careers in science, medicine, and public… Read more
  29. The RISE (Raising Interest in Science and Engineering) Summer Internship Program for High School Students is sponsored by Stanford University. It’s an intensive 7-week summer program for students… Read more
  30. The UC Davis Young Scholars Program is a summer residential research program designed to expose approximately 40 high achieving high school students to the world of original research in the natural… Read more
  31. During the summer you can: accelerate progress towards your degree; enroll in courses that are difficult to enroll in during the fall, winter or spring quarters; enhance your career prospects; enrich… Read more
  32. Each summer, SFUSD high school students conduct original research under the direction of a UCSF scientist mentor. This program is rigorous and intense with just eight short weeks for students to… Read more
  33. SF HI is structured to provide an immersive summer experience at UC San Francisco, where rising SFUSD juniors will learn the science underlying a current health issue, principles of public health,… Read more
  34. The Science Internship Program provides motivated, advanced students with a unique opportunity to work and learn at a premier research institution. SIP is a summer-long (10 week) research internship… Read more
  35. YouSTEM is a free web resource that aims to make it easy to find and browse information about local programs for K-12 students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in the Bay Area.… Read more