Research Opportunities Database for High School Students

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ORCA is an innovative early college academy for high school students, who can earn up to two years of college credit while completing their high school graduation requirements. The ORCA experience is the only early college of its kind in the country, designed around the best of what we know about teaching and learning. The program utilizes the study of the ocean as inspiration for our approaches to learning, building on the power of engaging in active research in the local environment and across disciplines. The innovative early college design allows similar-age students to work in a cohort and with the same talented college faculty.

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"The Science Research Mentoring Program (SRMP) at the American Museum of Natural History is an opportunity for New York City high school students to conduct one year (August–June) of scientific research with Museum scientists. In SRMP, high school students get paid to learn how to conduct research. Students work with peers and scientist mentors twice a week throughout the school year for a total of four hours a week on a project that has never been done before. Every research project is different.SRMP students learn a wide range of new skills, like working with DNA in the lab, analyzing data from space based telescopes, reading scientific articles, and learning to code and analyze data in Python, R, and other programming languages. In the current 2023-2024 academic year, you must be in the 10th or 11th Grade and passing your classes for the last three or more semesters. Attend one of the high schools or partner programs"

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Restricted to invitees by DAPCEP. This residential summer program presents an excellent opportunity for prospective engineering students interested in Computer Science and Engineering. During the program, students will learn computer science and computer engineering principles, coding using Python, data analytics, cybersecurity, and applications into autonomous vehicles through short lectures, demonstrations, hands-on experiments, team-based problem-solving, and tours.

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Restricted to invitees by DAPCEP. Intended for rising high school seniors seriously considering engineering as their career choice, this residential program is designed to give in-depth experiences in engineering majors. Each day students will learn about a significant and spend time with an engineering faculty member, a graduate student, and an undergraduate student engaged in a short lecture, demonstrations, hands-on activities, team-based problem-solving, and tours.

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This 10-week program offers paid summer internships for rising CSSM seniors to perform cutting-edge biomedical research in a laboratory. The program exposes students to a professional laboratory setting, teaches them basic laboratory skills and scientific methodology, and challenges them to think like a scientist, creating plans to solve real-world biomedical research questions.

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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 within the fields of the biological, agricultural, environmental and natural sciences. Participants in the UC Davis Young Scholars Program will work one-on-one with research faculty and research groups in state of the art laboratories for six weeks. Each student will work on an individual project and prepare a journal quality paper and symposium presentation about their work. Participants must be at least 16 years of age by the first day of the program but not 18 years of age at the end of the program; and must be currently enrolled as a sophomore or junior in high school.

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Envirothon® is a competition and leadership experience for high school students (grades 9-12 or ages 14-19) in the United States, Canada, and China. The Envirothon consists of in-class curriculum learning with hands-on outdoor experiences where students can learn natural resource management techniques from natural resource professionals. Students can then participate in the academic competition to test their knowledge and skills. We think this is a very comprehensive and balanced program that combines learning and competition, while working with a very reputable org like the National Conservation Foundation.

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The USA Biology Olympiad, or USABO, is a prestigious biology competition for high school students in the United States, consisting of 4 rounds of exams. This is a bit of a different kind of competition as it consists of tests rather than research or project submissions. If test-taking is more for you and you're interested in biology, this could be a great opportunity to build upon your biology knowledge beyond what you can learn in the classroom.

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This is a unique program with a unique purpose: to learn about the intersection of language, culture, and business. In the two-week program, you will learn about the communication styles and cultures of different language regions, gain a basic understanding of business practices in the US and targeted areas, and develop networking and professional skills. The program's curriculum is based on the Kelley School of Business's undergraduate program, providing an overview of business operations and current events' impact on international business.

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The Indiana University Simon Cancer Center Summer Research Program (SRP) aims to increase the proportion of high school and undergraduate students. Students interested in biomedical and behavioral science topics should enroll in this program. Students benefit from hands-on experience in these areas. High school seniors can enroll in the program, which lasts 8 weeks.