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Research Science Institute (RSI) - Stanford
Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)
Dates:
Jun 27–Aug 7, 2027
Length:
6 weeks (42 days)
Cost:
$0
Location:
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Grades:
Current high school juniors (one year left before graduation), at least 16 by July 1, 2027
Format:
Residential
Deadline:
Dec 11, 2026
Six-week, cost-free summer research program at Stanford that opens with a week of intensive STEM seminars taught by professors, followed by a five-week individual research internship with a scientist mentor and a final research paper and symposium presentation.
Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Eligibility:
Rising 9th graders through current high school students; younger students with strong readiness considered (matches completed grades 8–12 in search filters)
Format:
Commuter / Residential
Deadline:
Priority Dec 31, 2026 · Regular Feb 28, 2027
Two-week history research and writing workshop where each student develops a research paper on a historical topic of their own choosing, with daily group instruction and seminar discussion, one-on-one conferences with instructors, and afternoons of research and writing in a research library.
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center – Community Science Education & Outreach
Dates:
Jun 14–Aug 6, 2027
Length:
8 weeks
Cost:
$0
Location:
UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Grades:
Current 11th graders living in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, or San Mateo County; age 16+ by program start; minimum 2.5 GPA
Format:
Commuter
Deadline:
Feb 7, 2027
Eight-week, full-time research internship in a UCSF laboratory for Bay Area high school juniors, mentored by UCSF faculty, postdocs, and graduate students, with a weekly college seminar, college and career advising, and a closing research showcase.
Residency restriction: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, or San Mateo County students only
Current high school juniors and seniors (2026–27 school year), at least 14 by June 20, 2027; U.S. citizens and permanent residents
Format:
Commuter
Deadline:
Feb 21, 2027
Seven-week in-person research internship at Stanford where high school juniors and seniors work in small teams with Stanford mentors on interdisciplinary projects spanning engineering, computer science, neuroscience, linguistics, art, and design, with weekly faculty lectures and workshops.
Junior National Young Leaders Conference – University of California, Berkeley
Envision by WorldStrides
Dates:
4 sessions between Jun 20–Jul 2, 2027 (5 days and 6 days options)
Length:
5 days–6 days
Cost:
$3,199–$3,499
Location:
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Grades:
Students currently in grades 5–6
Format:
Residential / Commuter
Leadership program for students finishing grades 5–6 on a college campus, with hands-on challenges such as running mock presidential campaigns and building advocacy projects, plus visits to local landmarks, offered residential or as a day program.
NYLF Explore STEM – University of California, Berkeley
Envision by WorldStrides
Dates:
2 sessions between Jul 17–Jul 22, 2027 (5 days and 6 days options)
Length:
5 days–6 days
Cost:
$3,199–$3,599
Location:
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Grades:
Students currently in grades 6–8
Format:
Residential / Commuter
Middle school STEM program on a college campus with hands-on challenges across fields such as coding and robotics, forensic science, and anatomy, offered as a residential program with dorm stays and evening activities or as a day program.
Junior Medicine & Health Care – University of California, Berkeley
Envision by WorldStrides
Dates:
2 sessions between Jul 24–Jul 31, 2027 (6 days and 8 days options)
Length:
6 days–8 days
Cost:
$4,099–$4,499
Location:
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Grades:
Students currently in grades 7–8
Format:
Residential / Commuter
Middle school medical program with hands-on clinical skills such as suturing and taking blood pressure, disaster-triage and outdoor emergency medicine simulations, and visits to a medical school or simulation center, offered residential or as a day program.
July 6-13, 2027 (University of California, Berkeley)
Length:
8 days
Cost:
$4,599
Location:
University of California, Berkeley
Grades:
9-12
Format:
Residential
Credit:
1-2 college credits from George Mason University, as a non-degree high school guest student
8-day pre-college engineering program (NYLF series) introducing design thinking and its application across disciplines, with students addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals through hands-on projects. See flags file for the standing complaint about George Mason credit delivery timing, which applies to this program.
Pre-Med & Life SciencesLeadership & GiftedFirst-Come
NYLF - Medicine & Health Care
Envision by WorldStrides
Dates:
July 25 - August 1, 2027 (University of California, Berkeley)
Length:
8 days
Cost:
$4,499
Location:
University of California, Berkeley
Grades:
9-12
Format:
Residential
Credit:
1-2 college credits (residential: 2; commuter: 1) from George Mason University, as a non-degree high school guest student
An 8-day pre-college medical program (part of the National Youth Leadership Forum series, acquired by Envision in 2007) combining hands-on clinical-skills rotations (suturing, blood pressure, phlebotomy, neuro exams), two full simulation days (a Disaster Triage simulation and an Outdoor Emergency Medicine / wilderness-medicine simulation originally developed with Stanford School of Medicine faculty), a tour of a medical school or simulation center, guest speaker panels with practicing clinicians, and a final medical case-study presentation. Runs at six university campuses in 2027 with residential-only pricing/dates confirmed; a commuter option exists (on-campus lunches included, no room & board) but 2027 commuter pricing was not shown on this page. Optional add-ons include a private airport shuttle (extra fee) and a partnership offering with Polygence (independent research mentorship).
Choose Jun 24–Jul 3, Jul 6–15, Jul 17–26, or Jul 28–Aug 6, 2027
Length:
10 days
Cost:
$5,999
Location:
Palo Alto, CA (venue pending)
Grades:
Students currently in grades 9–12
Format:
Residential
Credit:
Yes (2 George Mason University college credits included)
Ten-day residential trial-law program at Stanford Law School where students prepare and present a case with university legal mentors, attend lectures from Stanford faculty, and build litigation, trial-prep, and public-speaking skills.
