Opportunities for High School Students

 
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

 
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Bethesda, MD (2009) application for the 2009 summer program - Summer Student Program "...for students sixteen years of age or older who are currently enrolled at least half-time in high school or an accredited U.S. college or university. Students who have been accepted into a college or university program may also apply"
 
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC (2009) application for the 2009 summer program - Summers of Discovery "..given to outstanding high school, ....students interested in pursuing careers in the biomedical/ biological sciences"
 
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD (2009) application for the 2009 summer program - Summer Program in the Neurological Sciences "a unique opportunity for academically talented high-school, ...students "
 
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (2009) application for the 2009 summer program - High School Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (more details)
 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Biotechnology Activities, Bethesda, MD (2008) SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES (scroll down)
 
National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD (directions) (2008) Summer Internship Program (news release) (PDF version) "for students 16 years of age or older who are enrolled at least half-time in high school, have finished high school, or are attending an accredited U.S. college or university"
 
National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD (2008) Summer Research with NIDA for Underrepresented Minority Students
 
North Shore Long Island Research Institute, Manhasset, NY (2008) Academic Programs - scroll down to Student Internship Program - not sure if this is a paid opportunity
 
Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative, Pittsburgh, PA (2008) High School Summer Internship
 
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, MA (2008) 2008 High School Marine Education Internship (for high school juniors and seniors)
 
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY (2009) Summer Opportunities for High School Students
 
Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, San Diego, CA (2008) High School Summer Enrichment Program for students from the San Diego area
 
San Diego Zoo, Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, San Diego, CA (2008) Job Opportunities Scroll down to Summer Internships for High School & College Students in the Education Department - "Positions are usually posted online around March of each year"
 
Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (2008) High School Student Research Education Program for enrolled in their junior or senior years in a high school in San Diego County - "Applications for 2008 will be posted in January"
 
Stanford University School of Medicine, Center for Clinical Immunology, Stanford, CA (2008) CCIS/ITI Summer Student Intern Program for Bay Area high school students interested in biology.
 
State University of New York College at Oneonta, Biological Field Station, Cooperstown, NY (2008) - Internships Available for High School & College Students
 
The Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA (2008) Summer Internship third paragraph under The Scientific Scholars Program includes the following components: - "The Summer Internship offers an eight-week paid internship, during which students are paired with Forsyth researchers as mentors." - Application for 2008
The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME (2008) High School Internship Program (during school year, September-May)
 
The Molecular Sciences Institute, Berkeley, CA (2008) Genomic Biology Internship Program for High School Students
 
Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ (2009) Helios Scholars Program - be enrolled in an Arizona accredited high school
 
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Center for Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD - (2008) - High School Summer Internship Program
 
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, D.C. (and many other locations) (2008) Summer Intern Program
 
University of California Davis Health System, Department of Pathology, Sacramento, CA (2008) 2008 application - Edmondson Fellowship Summer Program
 
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT - (2008) High School Student Research Apprentice Program
 
University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT - (2008) Pre-college Enrichment Program
 
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Neuroscience, Omaha, NE (2008) Travis B. Lewis Scholarship Award
 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Dentistry, Comprehensive Center for Inflammatory Disorders, Chapel Hill, NC (2008) Research Opportunities for High School Students
 
U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Washington, DC (2008) Student Educational Employment Program
 
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (2008) Research Internship Program
 
Whitney Laboratory, St. Augustine, FL (2008) Pre-collegiate Program, For information, contact Jessica Roberts-Misterly, (jessica@whitney.ufl.edu), Education Coordinator at the Whitney Laboratory
 
Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA (2008) High School programs - scroll down to 2008 Summer Fellowship Program in Biomedical Research for High School Students Sponsored by the Hassel Foundation & GlaxoSmithKline June 23 - August 15