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Research Opportunities for 10th Graders

Nichable lists 106 research opportunities open to 10th graders (sophomores). 45 of them pay a wage or stipend. 19 of them cost money. Each one is checked against the organization's own page. Soonest deadlines first.

Research· Paid· Boston, MA
DeadlineNov 23

MIT THINK Scholars Program

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research· Remote
DeadlineJan 1, 2027
Research· Remote
DeadlineJan 4, 2027

CHESS: Cancer Health Engagement Summer Scholars

University of Illinois Cancer Center
Research· Paid· Chicago, IL
Opening soon · Due Jan 11, 2027
Research· Paid· Nashville, TN
DeadlineJan 13, 2027

McGovern Medical School High School Summer Research Program

UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School
Research· Costs money· Houston, TX
Opening soon · Due Jan 15, 2027

UNMC Summer High School Advanced Research Program

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Research· Omaha, NE
DeadlineFeb 1, 2027

California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science

University of California Office of the President
Research· Costs money· UC Santa Cruz, CA
Opens Jan 6, 2027 · Due Feb 5, 2027

High School Summer Research Program

LSU College of Engineering
Research· Baton Rouge, LA
DeadlineFeb 5, 2027

Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program

George Mason University College of Science
Research· Costs money· Fairfax, VA
Opens Dec 7, 2026 · Due Feb 12, 2027

WFIRM Mentored Research Exposure Program for High School Students

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Research· Winston-Salem, NC
Opens Jan 15, 2027 · Due Feb 15, 2027
Research· Paid· Torrance, CA
DeadlineFeb 19, 2027

Scholar Immersion Program

University of California, Santa Cruz
Research· Costs money· Santa Cruz, CA
Opens Jan 15, 2027 · Due Feb 26, 2027

Wertheim UF Scripps Kenan Fellows High School Summer Internship

The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology
Research· Paid· Jupiter, FL
Opening soon · Due Feb 28, 2027

Young Scholars Program

UC Davis School of Education
Research· Davis, CA
Opens Jan 1, 2027 · Due Mar 1, 2027

Secondary Student Training Program

Belin-Blank Center, University of Iowa
Research· Costs money· Iowa City, IA
Opens Dec 15, 2026 · Due Mar 1, 2027

Indiana CTSI SEED/STEM Summer Research Program

Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI)
Research· Paid· Indianapolis, IN
DeadlineMar 1, 2027
Research· Albany, NY
DeadlineMar 1, 2027
Research· Paid· Loma Linda, CA
Opens Jan 1, 2027 · Due Mar 1, 2027

Research Mentorship Program

UC Santa Barbara Summer Sessions
Research· Santa Barbara, CA
Opens Dec 15, 2026 · Due Mar 8, 2027
Research· Paid· Seattle, WA
Opens Jan 4, 2027 · Due Mar 8, 2027

Stanford Young Investigators

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Research· Stanford, CA
Opens Feb 1, 2027 · Due Mar 15, 2027
Research· Indianapolis, IN
DeadlineApr 15, 2027

PRIMES-USA

MIT Department of Mathematics
Research· Remote
Opening soon

Science Honors Program

Columbia University
Research· New York, NY
Opening soon

The Junior Academy

The New York Academy of Sciences
Research· Remote
Opening soon
Research· Chicago, IL
Opening soon
Research· Costs money· Remote
Opening soon

Pioneer Research Program

Pioneer Academics
Research· Costs money· Remote
Opening soon
Research· Costs money· Remote
DeadlineRolling

Garcia Research Scholars Program

Garcia Center for Polymers at Engineered Interfaces
Research· Costs money· Stony Brook, NY
Opening soon
Research· Paid· Philadelphia, PA
Opening soon

Frontiers

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Research· Costs money· Worcester, MA
Opening soon

Summer High School Research Academy

Freshman Research Initiative
Research· Costs money· Austin, TX
Opening soon

INSIGHT High School Program

Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center
Research· Costs money· Remote
Opening soon

Summer Student Research Program

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Research· Paid· Oakland, CA
Opening soon
Research· Remote
DeadlineRolling

TARGET Program

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) TARGET Program
Research· Paid· Batavia, IL
Opening soon
Research· Paid· Austin, TX + online
Opening soon

Science Research Mentoring Program

American Museum of Natural History
Research· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Waksman Student Scholars Program (vWISE)

Waksman Institute of Microbiology
Research· Costs money· Remote
Opening soon

Far Horizons Teens

Adler Planetarium
Research· Chicago, IL
Opens Aug 10, 2027

Mentorship Program

RISE Research
Research· Costs money· Remote
Opening soon
Research· Paid· Raleigh, NC
Opening soon

Education Programs

Los Alamos National Laboratory
Research· Los Alamos, NM
Opening soon

Education Programs

Brookhaven National Laboratory
Research· Upton, NY
Opening soon

MIT PRIMES

MIT Department of Mathematics
Research· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon

Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

National Science Teaching Association
Research· Nationwide
DeadlineRolling

CCNY College Now STEM Research Academy

The City College of New York
Research· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Research· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon
Research· Paid· Brooklyn, NY
Opening soon
Research· New York, NY
Opening soon
Research· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Research· Costs money· Stanford, CA
Opening soon

UNH Project SMART

University of New Hampshire
Research· Durham, NH
Opening soon
Research· Paid· Pittsburgh, PA
Opening soon

Ocean STEAM Powered (O-STEAM) Fellowship

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant
Research· Woods Hole, MA
Opens Jan 1, 2027

HMRI Year-round Biomedical Research Internship

Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Research· Pasadena, CA
DeadlineRolling

Project TRUE Field Research Assistant Internship

Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo
Research· Paid· Bronx, NY
Opening soon

Ohio State Explorations in Neuroscience Research Internship

The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Research· Paid· Columbus, OH
Opening soon

Common questions

Can 10th graders apply to these research opportunities?

Yes. Each of the 106 research opportunities here accepts 10th grade by its own grade range, or sets no grade limit. Many also limit where you live or which school you attend, so read the listing before you apply.

Do these research opportunities cost money?

19 of the 106 listed here charge tuition or a required fee, stated on the organization's own page, and are marked "Costs money". The other 87 don't list a cost.

How do I apply?

Each listing is run by its own organization and you apply on that organization's site. A free Nichable account shows each listing's deadline and how to apply, and lets you save and track them.