High School

 
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (2009) Summer Science for Seniors Program - "Students from any school in the Houston area are eligible for the program"
 
Baylor University, Waco, TX (2008) High School Summer Science Research Program "Applications will be accepted for the 2008 program beginning December 1, 2007 and are due by March 5, 2008"
 
Berry Botanic Garden, Portland, OR (2009) Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering (ASE) Program - "Each summer, The Berry Botanic Garden selects one or more high school students "

 
Boston University, Boston, MA (2009) High School Honors Program - "Course descriptions, application details, and important dates for the 2009 High School Honors Program will be available on December 15" - not sure if this is a paid program
 
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY - co-op (2009) Horticulture Internship
 
 
Buck Institute for Age Research, Novato, CA (2009) "Information for next summer's program will be posted on the website in January 2009 " - High School
 
Student Internships "Requirements: Marin County High School Student with priority given to juniors and seniors

 
Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute, Dallas, TX (2008) Student Intern Research Program
 
City of Hope Cancer Center, Duarte, CA - co-op (2009) Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy - "City of Hope welcomes high school and college students who meet the following criteria: • Students must be at least 16 years old. • Students should have completed high school courses in chemistry and biology"
 
Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Camen, NJ (2009) "Positions are available each summer..... Summer Internships
 
Cornell University, Nanobiotechnology Center, Ithaca, NY (2008) Summer Internship Program for High School Students
 
Cornell University, Plant Genome Research Program, Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY (2009) Summer Research Internship - scroll down to High School Summer Internships
 
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Initiative to Eliminate Cancer Disparities, Boston, MA (2009) The Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) - "We will be accepting applications for the 2009 program after December 1, 2008" - must be be a Massachusetts resident or attend an institution (high school or college) in Massachusetts
 
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (2008) High School Summer Research Internship Program
 
Duke University, Durham, NC (2008) Howard Hughes Precollege Program in the Biological Sciences for juniors and seniors from Durham and Orange County (NC) schools and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
 
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA (2008) Public Health summer Research Apprenticeship Program Boston residency or attendance of a Boston city school is required.
 
Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indianopolis, IN (2008) Summer Student Internship Program "Preference will be given to college undergraduate and graduate students, but high school students (seniors) can also apply"
 
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL (2009) Summer Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge (SPARK) "Students are eligible the summer before their senior year in high school until they graduate from college." 2009 Application process
 
Human BioMolecular Research Institute, San Diego, CA (2008) High School Summer Internships - not sure if this is a paid opportunity
 
Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN (2008) Summer Research Program
 
Iowa State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ames, IA (2008) George Washington Carver (GWC) Internship Program
 
J. Craig Venter Institute [a merger of The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and The Center for the Advancement of Genomics (TCAG)], Rockville, MD (2008) Internship Program
 
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (2008) High School Student Research Participation Program
 
Magee Women's Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (2009) Summer Internship Program for High School Students
 
Maine Space Grant Consortium, Augusta, ME - co-op (2009) Maine Research Internships for Teachers and Students (MERITS) - scroll down to Summer 2009 Program is now open for High School Students!! - not sure if this is a paid opportunity
 
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY (2008) Summer Fellowship Program - "Exceptionally talented gifted high school students will also be considered for the program"
 
MD Anderson Cancer Center, School of Health Sciences, Houston, TX (2009) The Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation 45th Annual High School Summer
 
Program in Biomedical Sciences
 
Medical College of Wisconsin, Multicultural Student Affairs, Milwaukee, WI - (2009) scroll down to High School Programs - Apprenticeship In Medicine (AIM)
 
Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL (2008) Public Horticulture Internship (description, application) "life sciences area, including Biology, Environmental Science or Ecology"
 
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME (2009) High School Research Fellowships
 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH (2009) Lewis' Educational and Research Collaborative Internship
Program - scroll down to High School Program - not sure this is a paid internship
 
National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD (2009) Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program
 
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (2009) application for the 2009 summer program Research Training Programs for High School
Students
 
National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD (2009) application for the 2009 summer program - Summer Internships

AIFS Summer Advantage programs provide high school students aged 16* and older who have completed their sophomore year with a taste of university life before they enroll in college, as well as help strengthen their prospects for acceptance at a leading university through foreign language study or liberal arts courses abroad. Most U.S. colleges accept transfer credits for completed work from the programs.

The Osaka Girls’ Senior High School (www.osakagirls-shs.ed.jp) is a small, private, secondary school founded in 1929 in Osaka, one of Japan’s most dynamic cities and the largest city in the Kansai region. We’re only 80 minutes from Kyoto, a city with 17 World Heritage sites, and minutes from the multitude of other cities in Kansai. The close by wilderness in Yoshino Nature Center provides a beautiful connection to nature.

NorthWest Student Exchange offers a variety of international high school exchange opportunities for both international and American youth: academic-year, reciprocal, semester,
partner school, and summer programs.

CIEE High School Abroad programs and Gap Year Abroad programs provide U.S. high school students and recent high school graduates with an unforgettable international experience. Since 1947, CIEE has sent over 50,000 U.S. youth to locations around the globe. These programs allow U.S high school students and recent high school graduates to study abroad, to live with a native host family, work abroad, and/or volunteer, and to challenge themselves on a new level by becoming fully immersed in a language and a new culture.

AYUSA is a leading non-profit organization promoting global learning and leadership through foreign exchange student programs. Since 1980, AYUSA has provided over 40,000 high school students and host families with exchange programs to build bridges of international friendship.

AFS (formerly the American Field Service) is a leader in intercultural learning and offers international exchange programs in more than 40 countries around the world through independent, nonprofit AFS Organizations, each with a network of volunteers, a professionally staffed office, and headed up by a volunteer board.

We’ve been exchanging students throughout the world for 60 years. That’s six decades of history and experience in international education with an exemplary record of safety, security, and service to students, parents, and educators.

The Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET) is a not-for-profit organization committed to quality international educational travel and exchange for youth at the high school level.

The purpose of CSIET is to identify reputable international youth exchange programs, to provide leadership and support to the exchange and educational communities so that youth are provided with meaningful and safe international exchange experiences, and to promote the importance and educational value of international youth exchange.

The mission of CSIET shall be to:

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