Resources for High School Students Interested in Physics and Astronomy

Internships, Workshops, Camps, etc.

-Student Institute for the Gifted programs
http://www.giftedstudy.org/

-Space Telescope Science Institute Women’s Science Forum for Middle & High School Girls
http://www.stsci.edu/institute/conference/youthae/documents/WSF2016.pdf

-CTY programs (for early high school students)
http://cty.jhu.edu/summer/apply/eligibility.html

-Princeton Plasma Physics Lab’s Young Women’s Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
http://www.pppl.gov/YWC

-Fermilab Summer Internships
http://ed.fnal.gov/interns/

-Alfred University Summer Astronomy Camp
https://www.alfred.edu/summer/camps/astronomy.cfm

-PA Governor’s School for the Sciences
http://sciences.pa-gov-schools.org/

-MIT Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science
http://oeop.mit.edu/programs/mites/program-details

-MIT Research Science Institute
https://www.cee.org/research-science-institute

-Texas Tech University Clark Scholars Program
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/honors/academicsandenrichment/affiliatedandhighschool/clarks/index.php

-Stonybrook University Garcia Summer Scholars Program
http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/garcia/about/info.html

-Stonybrook University Simons Summer Research Program
http://www.stonybrook.edu/simons/

-Michigan State University High School Honors Science/Mathematics/Engineering Program (HSHSP)
http://education.msu.edu/hshsp/

-Boston University Summer Term Courses and Research
http://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/

-University of Iowa Secondary Student Training Program
http://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/students/summer/Classes.aspx?P=SSTP

-Summer Science Program
http://www.summerscience.org/

-Cal Tech Young Engineering and Science Scholars Program
http://yess.caltech.edu/index.html

-Smith College Summer Science and Engineering Program
http://www.smith.edu/summer/programs_ssep.php

-California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science
https://cosmos-ucop.ucdavis.edu/

-Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in Math, Science, and Engineering
https://douglass.rutgers.edu/douglass-project-rutgers-women-math-science-and-engineering

-Columbia University Summer Programs for High School Students
http://sps.columbia.edu/high-school/nyc/junior-senior-courses

-ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp
http://www.theharrisfoundation.org/sitecontent/565/summer-science-camp/category/457/education.aspx

 

Competitions, Activities, Online Resources, etc.

-Physics or Science Days at amusement parks
http://www.hersheypark.com/groups/schools.php (PA)
https://www.sixflags.com/greatadventure/special-events/physic-day (NJ)
https://www.sixflags.com/america/special-events/educational-event/physics-day (MD)
https://www.cedarpoint.com/item/Youth-Programs-9-10-14-29/Physics-Science-Math-Week (OH)

-NASA Dropping In a Microgravity Environment (DIME) Competition
https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/education-outreach/dime/

-Sigma Pi Sigma’s Adopt a Physicist program
http://www.adoptaphysicist.org/webdocs/about.cfm

-Intel Science Talent Search
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/competitions/science-talent-search.html

-The Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology
https://www.siemens-foundation.org/programs/the-siemens-competition-in-math-science-technology/

-Space Telescope Science Institute Youth for Astronomy and Engineering
http://www.stsci.edu/institute/conference/youthae

-Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge
http://www.conradchallenge.org/

-Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Competition
http://www.pjas.net/state-competition

-Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium
http://pa.spacegrant.org/
-General space grant site: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/spacegrant/about/index.html

-Indiana Junior Academy of Science Competitions
http://college.indiana.edu/science/academy/

-Physics in Your Future Publication from APS
http://www.aps.org/programs/women/reports/physicsfuture/index.cfm

-NSF STEM Learning and Research Center
http://stelar.edc.org/

-AAPT High School Physics Photo Contest
http://www.aapt.org/Programs/contests/photocontest.cfm

-AAPT PhysicsBowl Competition
http://aapt.org/Programs/PhysicsBowl/index.cfm

-Google Science Fair
https://www.googlesciencefair.com/en/

-USA Science and Engineering Festival
http://www.usasciencefestival.org/

-AAPT U.S. Physics Team (International Physics Olympiad Competition)
http://www.aapt.org/physicsteam/2016/program.cfm

-Destination Imagination
https://www.destinationimagination.org/

National Girls Collaborative Project
https://ngcproject.org/

 

Scholarships

-Carver Bridge to STEM Success Program
http://simpson.edu/carver-bridge-scholars/

-Catching the Dream Program for Native American Students
http://catchingthedream.org/

-Cognizant Making the Future Scholarship Program
http://www.cognizant.com/SiteDocuments/scholarship-eligibility-and-criteria-with-project-guidelines.pdf

-Earl Woods Scholarship Program
http://www.tigerwoodsfoundation.org/programs/earl-woods-scholarship-program/scholars

-Banatao Family Filipino American Education Fund
http://asianpacificfund.org/what-we-do/scholarships/apply-for-scholarship/#banatao

-Fontana Transport Inc. Scholars Program
http://www.fontanatransportincscholarsprogram.com/#!scholarship-requirements/c12na

-Gladys Carol Scholarship Program
http://gcsp.vpweb.com/

-National Space Club and Foundation Keynote Scholar program
http://www.spaceclub.org/scholarship/index.html

-SMA Native American STEM Scholarship
http://www.soudermiller.com/company/tss

-Hispanic Scholarship Fund
https://hsf.net/en/scholarships/

-The James M. & Erma T. Freemont Foundation Scholarship Program
http://www.freemontfoundation.com/scholarships.html

-Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship
http://www.xerox.com/jobs/minority-scholarships/enus.html

-Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship Program
http://www.jkcf.org/scholarship-programs/college-scholarship/

-Richard B. Kershner Merit Scholarship
http://cty.jhu.edu/scholarships/kershner/index.html

-UNCF STEM SCHOLARS PROGRAM
https://scholarships.uncf.org/Program/Details/3c41df47-d142-4e21-8d79-e10bd880a347