SLAC has an exciting program offering summer internships for undergraduates, and for more than thirty years has offered 20-25 students an eight-week paid internship at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in Menlo Park, California.
The Stanford Summer Research Program in Biomedical Sciences/Amgen Scholars Program is an eight-week residential internship program. It offers undergraduates from across the country who want to prepare for and enter Ph.D. programs in biomedical sciences a unique opportunity for advanced research experience within a world-class university.
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 students 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.
Stanford draws students from only A HANDFUL OF PARTNER SCHOOLS in the Bay Area; students must be NOMINATED by their principal or teacher; they will then be invited to apply.
Stanford is a partner in the Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP). This program, principally for underserved and underrepresented students, offers undergraduates the opportunity to work for eight to ten weeks under the guidance of a faculty or research mentor at participating Alliance institutions.
The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program offers five weeks of intensive science and health training each summer for low income and under-represented high school students from northern and central California. Participants live together at Stanford, attend scientific lectures, complete anatomy laboratory practicums, intern at Stanford and Palo Alto hospitals, and learn about college entrance requirements, application procedures and financial aid. Program is free to the students; selection is based on an application process. THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS CLOSED FOR 2009.
Med School 101 is a one-day annual program at Stanford's School of Medicine offered each spring to local high school students to introduce them to the field of medicine. The day includes presentations about different areas of medical research and findings, a panel discussion by Stanford medical students, lunch, and even a graduation ceremony. Interested local high schools should contact Stanford's School of Medicine Office of Communication & Public Affairs.
The Carnegie Institute Department of Biology offers summer research experiences to undergraduates from Stanford and other institutions (including local community colleges and state Universities). Students are expected to work full-time for 8-10 weeks during the summer.
Stanford Summer School offers visiting high school students, undergraduates, graduate students, and adults a full range of 8 - 10 week classes during the summer in the Humanities, Sciences, Math, Engineering and Athletics. Tuition is charged and credit earned by students may be eligible for transfer to another college or university.