Research Program Deadlines for High School Students
46 research programs with a deadline ahead, 21 of them open to apply now. The next one closes . Many more take applications on a rolling basis; browse all research programs.
Add these deadlines to your calendar: Google Calendar · Apple Calendar or Outlook · .ics file. Includes opening dates for programs not open yet, and new ones show up as they're added.
November 2026
December 2026
January 2027
- High School Summer Research Experience in Cancer (SURE-CAN)Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- MIT THINK Scholars ProgramMassachusetts Institute of Technology
- Non-Trivial Online Research Fellowship for High SchoolersNon-Trivial
- Rockefeller University Summer Science Research Program (SSRP)The Rockefeller University / RockEDU Science Outreach
- Duke Summer Training in Academic Research (STAR) ProgramDuke Clinical Research Institute · Opens Nov 16
- St. Louis Summer Immersion Program in Neurosciences (SLSIP)WashU Medicine
- Sanford PROMISE Scholars (High School Research Scholars Program)Sanford Research
- CHESS: Cancer Health Engagement Summer ScholarsUniversity of Illinois Cancer Center · Not open yet
- UChicago Medicine ResearcHStartUChicago Medicine
- MD Anderson King Foundation High School Summer Program in Biomedical SciencesMD Anderson Cancer Center, School of Health Professions · Opens Nov 16
- Aspirnaut Lu-Springer High School Summer Research InternshipAspirnaut, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Georgia Cancer Center Summer Research ExperienceGeorgia Cancer Center at Augusta University
- McGovern Medical School High School Summer Research ProgramUTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School · Not open yet
- Broad Summer Scholars Program (BSSP)Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard · Opens Nov 23
- UT Southwestern STARS Summer Research Program for StudentsUT Southwestern Medical Center, STARS · Opens Nov 16
- JAX Summer Student ProgramThe Jackson Laboratory · Not open yet
- WashU Young Scientist Program Summer FocusYoung Scientist Program, Washington University in St. Louis
- Houston Methodist Summer High School Research InternshipHouston Methodist Academic Institute · Opens Dec 4
February 2027
- Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student AcademyIrell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences, City of Hope
- OMRF Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars ProgramOklahoma Medical Research Foundation
- UNMC Summer High School Advanced Research Program (SHARP)University of Nebraska Medical Center
- California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS)University of California Office of the President · Opens Jan 6
- LSU College of Engineering High School Summer Research ProgramLSU College of Engineering
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Summer Student ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Opens Dec 1
- Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (ASSIP)George Mason University College of Science · Opens Dec 7
- University of Minnesota Lillehei Heart Institute Summer Research Scholars ProgramLillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School · Opens Dec 1
- Heithoff-Brody High School Summer Scholars ProgramSalk Institute for Biological Studies · Opens Dec 1
- WFIRM Mentored Research Exposure Program for High School StudentsWake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine · Opens Jan 15
- Lundquist Institute STAR High School ProgramThe Lundquist Institute
- Scholar Immersion Program (SIP)University of California, Santa Cruz · Opens Jan 15
- KU PKD Center Summer Research InternshipUniversity of Kansas Medical Center, Kidney Institute
- Wertheim UF Scripps Kenan Fellows High School Summer InternshipThe Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology · Not open yet
March 2027
- KU Cancer Center ACE High School Summer Research ProgramThe University of Kansas Cancer Center · Not open yet
- Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP)Belin-Blank Center, University of Iowa · Opens Dec 15
- Young Scholars Program (YSP)UC Davis School of Education · Opens Jan 1
- Indiana CTSI SEED/STEM Summer Research ProgramIndiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI)
- Albany Medical College NextGen Neuroscience Summer ProgramAlbany Medical College
- Loma Linda University Apprenticeship Bridge to College (ABC) Summer Research ProgramLoma Linda University Health, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine · Opens Jan 1
- Seattle Children's Research Training Program for High School StudentsSeattle Children's Research Institute · Opens Jan 4
- Research Mentorship ProgramUC Santa Barbara Summer Sessions · Opens Dec 15
- Stanford Young InvestigatorsStanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University · Opens Feb 1
- High School Graduate Research ProgramVan Andel Institute · Not open yet
April 2027
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- UMKC STAHR High School Scholars ProgramSTAHR (Students Training in Academia, Health, and Research), University of Missouri-Kansas City
- MD Anderson King Foundation High School Summer Program in Biomedical SciencesMD Anderson Cancer Center, School of Health Professions
- Duke Summer Training in Academic Research (STAR) ProgramDuke Clinical Research Institute
- UT Southwestern STARS Summer Research Program for StudentsUT Southwestern Medical Center, STARS
- Broad Summer Scholars Program (BSSP)Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Summer Student ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- University of Minnesota Lillehei Heart Institute Summer Research Scholars ProgramLillehei Heart Institute, University of Minnesota Medical School
- Heithoff-Brody High School Summer Scholars ProgramSalk Institute for Biological Studies
- Houston Methodist Summer High School Research InternshipHouston Methodist Academic Institute
- Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (ASSIP)George Mason University College of Science
- Stanford SHTEM Summer InternshipsStanford Compression Forum
- Research Mentorship ProgramUC Santa Barbara Summer Sessions
- UCSB Summer Research Academies (SRA)UC Santa Barbara Summer Sessions
- Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP)Belin-Blank Center, University of Iowa
- Research in Science & Engineering (RISE)Boston University Dept. of Biology
- Ocean STEAM Powered (O-STEAM) FellowshipWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant
- Young Scholars Program (YSP)UC Davis School of Education
- Loma Linda University Apprenticeship Bridge to College (ABC) Summer Research ProgramLoma Linda University Health, Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine
- Seattle Children's Research Training Program for High School StudentsSeattle Children's Research Institute
- Yale Summer Program in Astrophysics (YSPA)Yale University
- California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS)University of California Office of the President
- Scholar Immersion Program (SIP)University of California, Santa Cruz
- WFIRM Mentored Research Exposure Program for High School StudentsWake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
- Stanford Young InvestigatorsStanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University
- NYU GSTEM Summer Research ProgramNYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences