Spend Your Summer Taking Your First Steps Into the World of Engineering Research
Polygence and Summer Discovery have partnered to design an immersive summer program where you’ll explore cutting-edge engineering research on campus and work with a mentor to design and conduct your own project.
How it works:
On campus in the summer, online with your mentor
Your experience starts on the UC Berkeley or Yale campus, where you'll explore engineering workshops, meet researchers, and learn about groundbreaking techniques and methods shaping modern engineering. Through interactive lectures and hands-on workshops, you’ll gain valuable insights into how engineers solve some of today's trickiest problems.
After your on-campus experience, you’ll be matched with an expert mentor who will guide you in designing and conducting your own research project. Whether you’re fascinated by aerospace, AI, robotics, or another field, you’ll have the freedom to choose a topic that excites you. Your mentor will support you every step of the way, from brainstorming ideas to exploring results and writing your very own college-level research paper. With one summer, you can become a researcher.
Who is this program for?
This program is perfect for curious, driven students who are eager to learn, explore, and make their mark in the world of engineering research. By the end of your journey, you’ll not only have developed your own project but also built skills and confidence to pursue future engineering endeavors. Open to students in grades 9-12.
Program Highlights:
Two-week immersive experience on the UC Berkeley campus or three-week half-day commuter program at Yale
Workshop tours and hands-on exposure to cutting-edge engineering research methods
Personalized mentorship to guide your independent research project
Flexibility to choose a research topic that excites you
A chance to gain real-world skills and explore your passion for engineering
Research in Engineering is available as a Two-Week program with Residential & Commuter options at UC Berkeley or a Three-Week half-day commuter program at Yale.
