The RISE (Raising Interest in Science and Engineering) Summer Internship Program for HS Students is sponsored by the Office of Science Outreach. It’s an intensive 7-week summer program for local Bay Area students (living within 25-mile radius of campus) interested in science, engineering, math, and computer science. Students spend 30 hours a week on the Stanford campus, working in an active research lab under the guidance of a mentor from the lab (typically a graduate student), and attending weekly group sessions that include field trips, presentations, hands-on science activities, and lab tours.
RISE targets under-represented minority (Hispanic, African American and Pacific Islander) and low income students or those who will be the first in their families to attend college.
RISE offers participants:
o An intense and rewarding educational experience: We work to broaden participants’ understanding of the careers available in science, medicine, engineering and computer science by giving them experience working in an active research lab.
o Community activities: Once per week the entire group of interns gets together for activities that complement the work being done in the labs. These activities include field trips, lectures, hands-on science labs, and preparing for the poster presentation session.
o Stipend: Students earn a $2,500 stipend payable in two equal installments (half at the midpoint of the program, and half on the last day of the program). A few students may be invited to participate in the program full-time for 8 weeks and receive a $3,000 stipend.
o Mentor: Every student is assigned a mentor who is a graduate student, post-doctoral fellow, Stanford faculty member, or staff scientist. This mentor will supervise the student’s day-to-day work.
Please note the application deadline for summer 2012 has passed.
Kaye Storm, Director