STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)

  • Science Club for Girls - Spring

    Program Description: Multiple program options
    Major Content Area: STEM
    Target Audience: 8-12th graders
    Application Deadline: 1/31/2012
    Residential Program: No
    Tuition/ Stipend: $55 -$100 stipend
    Time Period for Program: Spring
    Program Website: http://www.scienceclubforgirls.org/sites-boston-northeastern.php
    Posted 1.27.12

  • MITES (Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science) at MIT

    Program Description: Intensive college-level residential and on-line, academic enrichment programs for promising high school juniors who are interested in studying and exploring careers in science and engineering.
    Program Dates: June 15 - July 28, 2012
    Major Content Area: STEM
    Target Audience: 11th graders
    Application Deadline: 2/3/2012
    Residential Program: Yes
    Tuition/ Stipend: Free
    Time Period for Program: Summer
    Program Website: http://web.mit.edu/mites/

    Posted 1.27.12

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Introduction to Engineering Software

    Program Description: Gain experience with programming and data analysis using MATLAB, Mathcad and LabVIEW. The workshop includes fundamentals of programming, scripts and functions, plotting and visualization, data acquisition, basic statistics and data analysis.
    Program Dates: July 11-15
    Major Content Area: STEM
    Target Audience: Rising 10th - 12th graders
    Application Deadline: 2/14/2012
    Residential Program: No
    Tuition/ Stipend: $495 tuition
    Time Period for Program: Summer
    Program Website: http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Summer/introd743.html

    Posted 1.27.12

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Launch

    Program Description: 5 day program in bio, chem, media, game development, or robotics (Multiple different courses.
    Program Dates: August 8-12
    Major Content Area: STEM
    Target Audience: Rising 9th and 10th
    Application Deadline: 2/14/2012
    Residential Program: No
    Tuition/ Stipend: $495 tuition
    Time Period for Program: Summer
    Program Website: http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Summer/highsc074.html

    Posted 1.27.12

  • CURE (Dana Farber/Harvard)

    Program Description: The CURE program introduces high school and college students from underrepresented populations to the world of cancer research by placing them in real research settings at local cancer research institutions.
    Program Dates: 6/25/12-8/17/12
    Major Content Area: STEM
    Target Audience: Under- represented populations in grades 9-12
    Application Deadline: 2/21/2012
    Residential Program: No
    Tuition/ Stipend: See website
    Time Period for Program: Summer
    Program Website: http://www.dfhcc.harvard.edu/center-initiatives/iecd/student-training/cure-program/?PHPSESSID=31558e594cf56bff7ff81c5ad44471ad#c6867

    Posted 1.27.12

  • Broad Institute Summer Internship

    Program Description: Intensive independent research in genetics/molecular biology, mentored by scientists.
    Program Dates: 7/9/12-8/17/12
    Major Content Area: STEM
    Target Audience: Rising 12th graders
    Application Deadline: 2/28/2012
    Residential Program: No
    Tuition/ Stipend: Stipend
    Time Period for Program: Summer
    Program Website: http://www.broadinstitute.org/education/high-school-educational-outreach/summer-internship

    Posted 1.27.12

  • Northeastern Young Scholars Program

    Program Description: Paid work in STEM research labs, seminars, field trips
    Major Content Area: STEM
    Target Audience: Rising 11th and 12th graders. Priority to low-income.
    Application Deadline: 4/1/2012
    Residential Program: No
    Tuition/ Stipend: $150/wk stipend
    Time Period for Program: Summer
    Program Website: http://neuysp.weebly.com/

    Posted 1.27.12

  • Summer Pathways (Boston University)

    Program Description: Summer Pathways is a chance for girls to discover the breathtaking range of opportunities in science and engineering, and to meet the real women working in these fields today. This is no mere summer camp, but a chance to explore thrilling future career paths.
    Major Content Area: STEM
    Target Audience: Girls who are rising 11th and 12th graders
    Application Deadline: 5/1/2012
    Residential Program: Yes
    Tuition/ Stipend: $575 tuition. Financial aid available
    Time Period for Program: Summer
    Program Website: http://www.bu.edu/lernet/spathways/

    Posted 1.27.12

  • Engineering Our Future @ National Grid

    Program Description: National Grid’s Engineering Pipeline Program offers high school and college students the chance to learn more about National Grid and the engineering profession as a whole through a structured six-year program.
    Major Content Area: STEM
    Target Audience: 11th graders (program follows students through college and beyond)
    Application Deadline: 5/6/2012
    Residential Program: No
    Tuition/ Stipend: Potential paid internships
    Time Period for Program: Multi-Year
    Program Website: http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/Summer/National_Grid_Engineering_program.pdf

    Posted 1.27.12

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Frontiers

    Program Description: On campus residential research experience in STEM and other courses.
    Two sessions: July 8 - 20 and July 22-31.
    Major Content Area: STEM
    Target Audience: Rising 11th and 12th graders
    Application Deadline: 5/15/2012
    Residential Program: Yes
    Tuition/ Stipend: $1500-$3300 tuition
    Time Period for Program: Summer
    Program Website: http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Summer/fronti750.html

    Posted 1.27.12