I really like dance and so I've participated in my school's dance club for 2 1/2 years just for fun and have performed at every dance show but that's rlly it it's just fun idk if I should put this cause it is a longterm activity and I thought it might make my ECs look more human but idk it's not rlly a lot of impact besides performing in 5 dance shows
Here's some more I could find, gl!
The Young Writers Initiative Summer Program
Cost: 0$/Donation-based
Deadline: May 22nd
TYWI's Virtual Summer Camp is an exciting opportunity for 13-19 year olds who desire to immerse themselves in their craft and make long-lasting connections with other writers. Summer Camp is 6 weeks long, with one weekly workshop. There will be opportunities for writers to set goals, complete educational exercises, and make meaningful connections that will truly last them a lifetime.
Project Glimmer Virtual Academy
Cost: 0$
Deadline: June 7th
At the completion of this program, high school students who identify as girls or non-binary will receive a $250 stipend (contingent with attendance, participation, and intersession assignments) and walk away with a set of tangible tools to achieve their goals, including:
- A new understanding of the unique strengths you have and how to develop and own them to become a more confident and authentic leader.- A stronger foundation of personal finance.
- A plan to reach your own personal goals.
- A map of your network and plan for how you can leverage it to reach your next goal.
- Greater communication confidence that comes with practice.
Summit Research Scholars (SRS)
Cost: $2900
Deadline: May 17th
Summit Research Scholars (SRS) teaches students how to conduct rigorous research by combining core research methodology with technical skill development. Through the bootcamp, students learn to think analytically, design research studies, and apply data-driven approaches to real-world problems. By the end of the program, students gain the tools to pursue research in fields ranging from biology and engineering to computer science, mathematics, and beyond.
Inspiring Women Fellowship Program
Girls aged 15-20 can explore real-world skills beyond the classroom, connect with like-minded young women ,and grow through learning, collaboration and new experiences. (Applications open May 20th but can't find that much info tbh)
Public Policy Fellowship | YIP Institute
Cost: 0$
Deadline: May 29th
The public policy fellowship program is a two-month development opportunity designed for young, emerging leaders who are passionate about learning how to engage with and develop public policy and create positive social, political, economic, and environmental change.
(Fall opportunity) Young Women in Bio Ambassadors
Cost: 0$
Deadline: June 4th
Young Women In Bio (YWIB) launched the YWIB Ambassador program in 2020 for students interested in championing and supporting the organization’s efforts to create educational and leadership opportunities in STEM for young women. Each school year, YWIB welcomes approximately 20 students to the new class of Ambassadors.
Silent Spring Institute High School Summer Program
Cost: 0$
Deadline: June 5th
The Silent Spring Summer Institute is a free virtual program for high school students interested in learning about environmental health. Students learn how our everyday environments—the water we drink, the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the products we use—shape our health and well-being and how science can advance solutions to reduce disease risk and create healthier communities. Students receive a certificate upon completion of the course.
AI for Science Summer School
Cost: $3000
Deadline: June 10th
A four-week intensive or advanced high school students taught by PHD research scientists on what it means to do science in an age of machine intelligence. Learn how to evaluate, trust, and wield AI as a tool for scientific discovery.
The Medica Zone Internships
Cost: 0$
Deadline: May 22nd
Aiming to break the socioeconomic inequities in access to healthcare knowledge, educational resources, and leadership opportunities, The Medica Zone provides internship opportunities that may be academically-accredited upon request for students interested in the healthcare field and/or nonprofit relations under the guidance of an expert director. Our directors are experienced doctors of their respective fields, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD candidates who are familiar with the student's internship area. Interns will work with their director consistently throughout their internship as well as work together with fellow peers on various projects throughout the cohort. Interns will gain real world experience while also developing skills of leadership, communication and professionalism. Furthermore, interns will benefit from opportunities of connections, CV enhancement opportunities, among others. Interns will be presented and highlighted during a seminar program at the end of the internship cohort.
F2p so I have C0 Nefer, C0 Lauma, and C0 Nahida as options for the team but not sure how I can get any healing/shielding in
Is there any way to get financial aid when your one working parent is gonna leave the country and may not pay anything to help with fees
I found that my timing for essays is always really bad so I rarely have time to actually check what I write which leads to a lot of fragments that I was going to start but then found a better way to write it
Would I still be able to get at least a 5 if there's maybe a random "however, this' in the middle of my essay...
Here's as many as I could find! Mainly from Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn so look there!
I can't guarantee the quality of the program cause I haven't done/heard much about any of these
Mini-Fellowship Program on Molecular Imaging Techniques @ Stanford
Deadline: May 31st, 2026
Cost: 0$
This program introduces the student to these fields through web-based and on-site didactics. Fellows registered to each module will meet weekly two hours and learn virtually as a group with faculty mentors to discuss biomedical imaging related projects and learn together through sharing experiences. Fellows will have the opportunity to learn new topics in molecular imaging research with a particular emphasis on the development of practical, rigorous research skills and the advancement of research in the field of biomedical research.
C.R.A.F.T. Research Scholars
Deadline: June 7th
Cost: 0$
Research scholars gain first authorship of a research portfolio (abstract, e-poster, presentation video, resume). Learn the R Programming language and to use web of science.
Teens in Health Summer Programs
Deadline: May 31st
Cost: 0$
This program is a free, virtual summer research program designed for any high school students interested in healthcare, science, and social impact. Participants learn from university students and researchers while developing skills in research, writing, and real-world problem solving. Most programs involve creating a publishable research article or a final project.
IYNA Neuroscience Summer Courses
Deadline: May 15th
Cost: 0$
The International Youth Neuroscience Association (IYNA) is hosting a six-week Youth Neuroscience Summer Program. This Program aims to inspire the next generation of neuroscientists by presenting students with an introduction to neuroscience topics and providing opportunities to forge connections with leading neuroscientists, peers, and neuroscience students of all levels. No prior neuroscience coursework is required, though we do recommend that students have completed a high school biology class before joining our summer course.
Medicine4Youth High School Summer Research Program
Deadline: May 17th
Cost: $30 upon acceptance
Medicine4Youth invites enthusiastic HIGH SCHOOL students to participate as Research Assistants in a dynamic, fully virtual research team. Over the course of the program, participants will work alongside university students and supervisors to conduct research and contribute to the development of a literature review (scoping or narrative) on a selected medical or health-related topic. This is an opportunity to explore meaningful research questions, develop academic skills, and potentially contribute to scientific work.
2026 SynBio High School Internship
Deadline: May 16th
Cost: 0$
It is a 4-week internship with in-person (at McMaster University's campus in Ontario, Canada) and online components that will require at least 10 hours of synchronous work per week, and possibly more asynchronous work. Interns will be introduced to undergraduate science and engineering ideas that fit into the realm of synthetic biology and genetic engineering.
YPW Summer Mentorship Application
Deadline: May 15th
Cost: 0$
While there will be a general program structure, resources, and support, with a personalized curriculum of weekly readings, writing prompts, and discussions, you will have a lot of freedom to request goal-specific support from your mentor. The writing world can be big, confusing, and isolating—our mentors can provide not only a guided study of writing and feedback on your work but also insight and advice on navigating teen writing, from contests and publication to the American college application process from a writer's perspective.
Global Science & Medicine (GSM) Virtual Medicine Summer Camp
Deadline: June 1st
Cost: 0$
This competitive 4-weeks FREE summer camp will be conducted virtually, allowing you to attend regardless of your location, and it is free of cost. The camp will consist of a series of panels and webinars hosted by medical professionals, including physicians, surgeons, scientific researchers, biotechnologists, startup leaders, and many more. In addition to panel sessions, you will have the opportunity to participate in STEM Enrichment Projects, enhancing your knowledge and passion in Medicine. This summer camp provides professional development opportunities, where experienced mentors will guide you in crafting an outstanding resume and practicing how to advocate for yourself. By the end of the summer camp, you will gain access to potential extracurricular activities to get involved in and be guided by our leadership team.
Stanford iGEM Bioengineering Research Program
Deadline: May 30th
Cost: 0$
Grow as a bioengineer through SIBRP this summer! From applications of bioengineering to start-ups, this research and mentorship program gives scholars the opportunity to develop proficiency in a wide range of bioengineering topics.
Roots in Research
Deadline: May 22nd
Cost: 0$
The program is entirely VIRTUAL and introduces the basics of research to students in the program, and is thus designed for those without prior research experience. There are potential volunteer research opportunities which are then continued through the remainder of the summer.
BioMedizone - AI ML Summer Research Internship
Deadline: May 10th (apply now!!)
If I were to theoretically do 3 internships/research programs this summer (rising senior) would that look too oversaturated on my application even if they're all slightly different?
Hi guys found this program Summer of Neurosciences | Neurosurgery | Stanford Medicine that seems mostly low commitment due tonight at 11:59 PM if any of yall are interested
Blah blah basic [] going into premed but I want absolutely nothing to do with coding or machine stuff (just not my thing) so I'm unable to cold email since I don't have any necessary skills for research like that and I don't have any wet lab research either so they won't let me in
also got rejected from the research related summer programs so uh yeah that's meeeee
Got into the pathways program as a rising senior
I think I'll be doing 1 health-ish related internship as well but that's all I really got confirmed
I want to go into med/neuro/health but I'm not sure if doing gwc will look bad on my application
I already don't have a lot of STEM ecs tho... but as a rising senior I think gwc isn't that prestigious right?
Okay so you've probably seen ambassadors spamming about this program
I understand it's been putting a lot of you off and yall probably think that it's a sus program so I'm going to be as honest as possible
What I will say it is definitely not a scam but depending on who you are it might not be what specifically you're looking for
I won't excessively glaze it, here's the honest breakdown of what I did when I was in the program
The actual program:
- For me this program was great and I did it as a rising junior with basically 0 experience so it was a great program that definitely helped me learn about the research process in general
- I got an amazing mentor who was super knowledgeable and who helped me consistently throughout the course of the program. I was again basically new to advanced science concepts so I honestly struggled a bit synthesizing but she helped me out.
However, I know that a few mentors were significantly worse than others. While I believe most of them were good there are a few I believe who had a bit of attitude or were uncommunicative.
- If you're a beginner, this is something good that could give you a foundation for more advanced science/research programs. Otherwise, the program does mainly deal with original studies/literature review types of projects so if you've already done that you might want to stay clear
- There's opportunities of guest speakers and renowned Harvard faculty. They were very hit or miss, some of them were amazing speakers who were really interesting, some others you could tell that they were maybe better at just doing the research rather than presenting it.
- There's also opportunities to win cash prizes and get full publication. Not everyone was published, only 5 lit reviews and 5 research studies were published in their entirety. If you're looking for guaranteed publication, this is not the program for you. All of the people who won received cash prizes up to $500
Application:
- They're not looking for 1 specific cookie cutter person. They're ultimately looking for someone who's more of a beginner but obviously shows passion in the sciences
- This doesn't mean you have to have 10 research competitions, me and a few other people connected our ecs of volunteering and art to our passions for science
- I personally had a 4.0 uw gpa with only 4 weighted classes on my transcript and did not talk about any "fancy" extracurriculars (I mentioned 1 art club and 1 'research' program ran by highschoolers I did and that was it)
- of course there's people who also had much more science experience than me who also got in so again, they're not looking for 1 type of person with 4.0 uw 1600 sat 5 comps type of thing
- in your app just make sure to highlight your unique background and interest in a scientific topic and highlight personal growth/your motivation/thought process
Another thing, this program is often called Harvard SRI because this program is ran by the Harvard Undergraduate OpenBio Laboratory. It's not officially correlated with Harvard but that's why Harvard shows up in its name a lot. This doesn't mean it's not as official though as like I said, the staff who run this program coordinate with Harvard faculty to both serve as guest speakers and judge the publications. But yeah this isn't like a program that'll help you get into Harvard