Summer Program in Science for High School Students
1. BATS (Bay Area Teen Science)
http://bayareateenscience.org/
A portal to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) opportunities for all San Francisco Bay Area teens.
Information on variety of programs including: Girls Who Code, NASA STEM Enhancement in Earth and Space
Science, TASC program: Teen Advocates in Science Communication (Cal Academy), Emerging Innovators Program,
talks, workshops, and dozens of programs described.
2. Johns Hopkins University
JHU CTY: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/Opportunities-High-School-Undergraduate-Postbac-Students/
A large national online database of programs in science for high school students in a variety of fields: Astronomy,
Physics, Biomedical Science, Engineering, Biology and Environmental Science - in California and across the country.
3. UCSF AI4ALL
https://ai4all.ucsf.edu/
The program targets current 9th-12th graders from racial/ethnic groups dramatically underrepresented in AI: Black,
Hispanic/Latinx, and Native American. Applications from young women are particularly encouraged. Summer 2022
program applications will be available in mid-February 2022.
4. UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery – ENVISION Internship Program
https://www.oasisforgirls.org/envision
Oasis for Girls: Partners with young women of color aged 14-18 from under-resourced communities in San
Francisco to provide a medical internship experience. Spring 2022 applications will be open in February.
5. CHORI (Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute) Summer Student Research Program
https://summerstudents.ucsf.edu
CHORl 's Summer Research Program is committed to increasing diversity in research - offering internships for high
school students in their junior or senior year and undergraduates. High school students must have completed at least
1 year in math and biology. All admitted, eligible students will receive a stipend. Summer stipends range from $3000–
$4000, varying by student status and granting agency.
Deadline for high school applicants: Friday, February 25, 2022.
6. Arthritis Foundation Summer Science Internship Program
https://ugr.ue.ucsc.edu/Arthritis
This 8-week internship gives students the opportunity to work alongside cutting-edge arthritis researchers and is
open to high school juniors and seniors; research or clinical laboratory placements in rheumatology, immunology,
arthritis and related autoimmune diseases, at UCSF or Stanford University. A stipend is offered.
Application deadline: Late February. Check website for details. AFSummerScience2015@gmail.com
7. Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (SMYSP)
https://smysp.spcs.stanford.edu/
5-week residential science and medicine-based enrichment program; open to low-income and/or underrepresented
minority high school sophomores and juniors. Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (SMYSP) will be held online in
summer 2022. Details about the program will be available on their website this winter, and the application will open in
January. The application deadline is March 15, 2022. Please join our mailing list to receive announcements about the
program and application information.
Summer Program in Science for High School Students
8. UC Davis REMOTE Young Scholars Program for High School Students
http://ysp.ucdavis.edu/
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. Applicants must be 16 years of age by the first day of the program (July 19, 2022) but
not 18 years of age at the end of the program, (before July 30, 2022).
9. Exploratorium Explainer Program
https://explainers.exploratorium.edu/highschool/
High School Explainers, the Exp1oratorium's youngest employees (ages 15-20), are a diverse group of students who
engage visitors at exhibits, lead demonstrations, guide and inform visitors to the museum, and run many museum
operations. By sharing with the visiting public, Explainers enhance visitors' experience and gain an understanding of
informal methods of science learning. Explainers are paid San Francisco's Minimum wage. Applications can be found on
the Exploratorium jobs page when positions are available.
E-mail: hsesupervisors@exploratorium.edu
10. UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences
https://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/education/global-reach/summer-researchers-global-health
Six-week summer internship for rising high school seniors that introduces students to global health concepts and
immerses them in challenging, real-life projects. Interns may qualify for a stipend of up to $2,000.
11. COSMOS California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science
https://cosmos-ucop.ucdavis.edu/app/main
Four-week summer residential program for students who have demonstrated an aptitude for academic and professional
careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects. June 13-July – July 21, 2022.
Deadline for all application material is March 1, 2022.
12. Stanford Office of STEM Outreach: Programs for high school students
https://oso.stanford.edu/programs/high-school-students
UCSF/ SEP - Updated, Winter, 2022