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Research Programs for High School Students in New York

Nichable lists 17 research programs for high school students based in New York, and 8 of them pay students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

NYU GSTEM Summer Research Program

NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Research· Costs money· New York, NY
Opens Feb 1, 2027

Memorial Sloan Kettering Summer Student Program

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Research· Paid· New York, NY
Opens Dec 1, 2026 · Due Feb 5, 2027

NextGen Neuroscience Summer Program

Albany Medical College
Research· Albany, NY
DeadlineMar 1, 2027

Laboratory for Laser Energetics Summer High School Research Program

Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Research· Paid· Rochester, NY
Opening soon

High School Summer Research Experience in Cancer

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research· Buffalo, NY
DeadlineJan 1, 2027

Project TRUE Field Research Assistant Internship

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

Urban Barcode Research Program

DNA Learning Center
Research· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Columbia BRAINYAC (Brain Research Apprenticeships in New York at Columbia)

Columbia University Zuckerman Institute
Research· New York, NY
Opening soon

NYU ARISE (Applied Research Innovations in Science and Engineering)

NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Research· Paid· Brooklyn, NY
Opening soon

CCNY College Now STEM Research Academy

The City College of New York
Research· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Education Programs

Brookhaven National Laboratory
Research· Upton, NY
Opening soon

Science Research Mentoring Program

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

Rockefeller University Summer Science Research Program

The Rockefeller University / RockEDU Science Outreach
Research· New York, NY
DeadlineJan 4, 2027

Garcia Research Scholars Program

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

Partners for the Future

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Research· Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Opening soon

Science Honors Program

Columbia University
Research· New York, NY
Opening soon

Simons Summer Research Program

American Chemical Society
Research· Paid· Stony Brook, NY
Opening soon

Common questions

Are there paid research programs for high school students in New York?

Yes. 8 of the 17 research programs listed in New York pay students a wage or stipend.

How do high school students apply to research programs in New York?

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.

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