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Research Program

IGlobal Research Fellows

A selective faculty-led research experience for international high school students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

🌍 Location: USA

🎓 Students: High school

🔬 Focus: Interdisciplinary

👩‍🏫 Faculty mentorship: Yes

📅 Program: Offered twice annually

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Research Program

UC San Diego Research Scholars

Research experiences for high school students offered in online, in-person and hybrid formats.

🌍 Location: USA / Online

🎓 Students: High school

🔬 Focus: Multiple disciplines

🧪 Research: Real-world projects

📅 Availability: Varies

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Summer Research

NC State Online Research Academy

A four-week virtual research program where high school students complete a dedicated research project with faculty mentorship.

🌍 Location: Online

🎓 Students: High school

🔬 Focus: Interdisciplinary

👩‍🏫 Faculty mentor: Yes

💰 Partial scholarships: Available

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Summer Research

Özyeğin University Summer Research Program

A research experience for high school students focused on learning how scientific research is conducted.

🌍 Location: Türkiye

🎓 Students: High school

🔬 Focus: Scientific research

💰 Cost: Free

🏠 Dormitory: Free

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Summer Research

Boyce Thompson Institute High School Research

Summer research experiences in plant science and computational biology with no prior lab experience required.

🌍 Location: USA

🎓 Students: High school

🔬 Focus: Plant Science & Computational Biology

🧪 Prior lab experience: Not required

📅 Applications: Annual

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Online Research

NC State Virtual Research Academy

Complete a college-level research project online under direct supervision from university faculty.

🌍 Format: Fully online

🎓 Level: High school

⏱ Commitment: 5–10 hours/week

👩‍🏫 Faculty mentorship: Yes

📜 Certificate: Yes

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Online Research

SARC — High School Academic Research Competition

A virtual research competition where students learn research skills, write a proposal and present their work.

🌍 Format: 100% virtual

🎓 Age: 13–18

🔬 Focus: Academic research

📝 Research proposal: Required

📹 Final presentation: Video

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University Research

Vanderbilt REHSS

An intensive six-week scientific research internship in a Vanderbilt University or Vanderbilt University Medical Center research lab.

🌍 Location: USA

🎓 Students: High school

🧪 Format: Laboratory research

👩‍🏫 Faculty mentorship: Yes

⏱ Duration: 6 weeks

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University Research

University of Kentucky High School Research

High school students can gain exposure to research and discovery while working with university faculty.

🌍 Location: USA

🎓 Students: High school

🔬 Focus: Academic research

👩‍🏫 Faculty supervision: Yes

📚 Research experience: Yes

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STEM Research

iResearch Institute

International summer research training for high school and early college students interested in science research.

🌍 Format: Online

🎓 Students: High school

🔬 Focus: Science research

🌎 International students: Welcome

💰 Financial aid: Available by request

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Medical Research

UCSF Summer Student Research Program

A structured biomedical research program where high school students work with mentors on clinical or basic science research projects.

🌍 Location: USA

🎓 Students: High school

🧠 Focus: Biomedical research

👩‍🔬 Mentor: Yes

💰 Stipend: Program-dependent

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Medical Research

UC Irvine Summer Online Research Program

An online research program for high school students interested in healthcare and medical research.

🌍 Format: Online

🎓 Age: 15–18

📊 GPA: 3.3+ recommended requirement

🧬 Focus: Healthcare research

📅 Sessions: Summer

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Research Competition

High School Academic Research Competition

A global virtual competition designed to help students learn research methodology and present an original research idea.

🌍 Location: Global

🎓 Age: 13–18

🔬 Type: Research competition

💻 Format: Virtual

📝 Prior experience: Not required

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Research Resource

Google Scholar

Search scholarly literature across many disciplines, including articles, theses, books and academic papers.

📚 Type: Academic search

🔬 Fields: Multiple disciplines

🌍 Access: Global

💰 Cost: Free to search

🎓 Useful for: Literature reviews

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Research Resource

PubMed

A major database for biomedical literature, medicine, neuroscience and life sciences research.

📚 Type: Research database

🧠 Focus: Medicine & Life Sciences

🌍 Access: Global

💰 Cost: Free search

🔎 Useful for: Literature research

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Research Resource

arXiv

An open-access research repository covering computer science, mathematics, physics and other fields.

📚 Type: Research repository

💻 Focus: STEM

🌍 Access: Global

💰 Cost: Free

📄 Papers: Open access

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