Start exploring Fully funded pre-med summer programs in Texas for 11th graders

Dates:

Jun 7–Jul 9, 2027

Length:

About 5 weeks

Cost:

$0

Location:

Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX

Grades:

Texas high school students, including homeschoolers, at least 16 years old (completed grades 10–12)

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Jan 4, 2027

Paid summer research program at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, part of Duke's STAR program, where a small cohort of Texas high school students joins an active pediatric study with a mentor, takes short courses on research methods, scientific writing, and professional development, and finishes with a capstone presentation or research poster.

Residency restriction: TX residents

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

10 weeks

Cost:

$0

Location:

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX

Grades:

Local high school students entering senior year in fall 2027, age 18 by June 7, 2027; economically or educationally disadvantaged, with disabilities, or first-generation (completed grade 11)

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Jan 13, 2027

Ten-week, full-time paid cancer research experience at MD Anderson in Houston where up to 10 local high school students are matched with a faculty mentor for lab research, coursework, and seminars, finishing with a poster session.

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

8 weeks

Cost:

$0

Location:

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Grades:

Current high school juniors in North Texas, age 16 by June 1, 2027; no prior biomedical research experience

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Jan 22, 2027

Eight-week paid research program at UT Southwestern in Dallas where North Texas high school juniors work in a biomedical research lab, present their results at the end of the summer, and share their experience at their home schools.

Residency restriction: North Texas students only

Dates:

Jun 7–Aug 6, 2027

Length:

8 weeks

Cost:

$0

Location:

Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX

Grades:

Current high school juniors and seniors, age 16+; minimum 3.5 GPA

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Jan 29, 2027

Eight-week, full-time paid translational research internship at Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center where high school juniors and seniors work on a mentor-selected lab project, take a career and college-preparation curriculum, and present a poster at a closing research symposium.