Opportunity Guide I Summer, Enrichment & Activities Guide



  1. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) - Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP)
    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. Arthritis Foundation Summer Science Internship Program
    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. UC Berkeley Daniel C. Sonderegger Perception Science Program
    This program offers advanced high-school students the opportunity to be involved with cutting-edge research in vision science. In this immersive experience, students will be involved in every step of… Read more
  4. LA Biomed High School Summer Fellow Program
    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. Buck Institute for Research on Aging: The Buck Research Immersion Program
    Summer at the Buck offers local students the opportunity to experience science in an exciting, hands-on way! This two-week high school immersion program provides an in-depth internship program to… Read more
  6. Buck Institute for Research on Aging Summer Scholars Program
    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
  7. Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute Summer Student Research Program
    The CHORI Summer Student Research Program is designed to provide an unsurpassed opportunity for students to immerse themselves in the world of basic and/or clinical research for three months during… Read more
  8. City of Hope Eugene And Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy - Inquiry-Based Biomedical Research
    City of Hope's Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy gives curious and hardworking students the opportunity to learn about science by actually doing science work: Unlike traditional high… Read more
  9. J. Craig Venter Institute Internship Program
    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
  10. U.S. Department of Energy - Joint Bioenergy Institute High School Research Experiences - Biotech Academy and Bioscience Career Institute (BCI)
    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
  11. U.S. Department of Energy - Joint Bioenergy Institute High School Research Experiences - JBEI Internships
    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
  12. Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD)
    Talent Search Assessment - A research-validated program, Northwestern University’s Midwest Academic Talent Search (NUMATS) utilizes above-grade-level testing to identify academic ability, measure… Read more
  13. Rosetta Institute Biomedical Summer Camps
    We provide advanced classes for high achieving high school students interested in pursuing a career in medicine or related fields, such as biomedical research, drug development, pharmacy or nursing.… Read more
  14. Salk Institute for Biological Studies Heithoff-Brody Scholars Program at the Salk Institute
    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
  15. Sonoma State University School of Science and Technology Summer HS Internship Program (SHIP)
    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
  16. Stanford Earth Young Investigators
    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
  17. Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR)
    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
  18. Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)
    Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC) leads participants on a journey in advanced mathematics through lectures, guided research, and group problem solving. In a social environment centered on… Read more
  19. University of California Davis (UC Davis) Young Scholars Program
    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
  20. University of California San Diego (UCSD) Summer Session
    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
  21. University of California San Francisco (UCSF) High School Intern Program
    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
  22. University of California San Francisco (UCSF) San Francisco Health Investigators Program (SFHIP)
    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
  23. University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) Research Mentorship Program
    The Research Mentorship Program is a competitive, six-week summer program that engages qualified, high-achieving high school students from all over the world in interdisciplinary, hands-on,… Read more
  24. University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) Science & Engineering Research Academy
    The Science & Engineering Research Academy is a dynamic, 4-week residential and commuter summer program that introduces qualified high school students to the research enterprise through project-… Read more