2026 Summer Research Program
Free 6 Week Summer Research Program
Our free 6-week Online Neuroscience Research Program is designed for motivated current high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are interested in exploring the brain, behavior, cognition, and the nervous system through academic research.
Students meet live online twice a week on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6-7 PM EST. Throughout the program, participants learn how to read scientific literature, develop a focused neuroscience research question, evaluate credible academic sources, and write a mini literature review-style research paper.
By the end of the program, each student will complete a polished mini research paper and have the opportunity to publish their work in our internal student research journal.
Program Details
- Length: 6 weeks (around 5-8 hours of work per week)
- Format: Online, live sessions with asynchronous work
- Meeting days: Monday and Thursday 6-7PM EST
- Session length: 1 hour each, twice a week
- Cost: Free
- Eligibility: Current high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors
- Focus: Neuroscience research and literature review writing
- Final product: Mini literature review research paper
- Publication: Selected or completed papers published in an internal student research journal
| Week | Focus |
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Week 1: 7/6 – 7/12 |
Introduction to neuroscience research and choosing a topic |
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Week 2: 7/13 – 7/19 |
Finding, reading, and evaluating scientific sources |
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Week 3: 7/20 – 7/26 |
Developing a research question and annotated bibliography |
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Week 4: 7/27 – 8/2 |
Outlining and drafting the literature review |
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Week 5: 8/3 – 8/9 |
Peer review, revision, and scientific writing |
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Week 6: 8/10 – 8/16 |
Final editing and internal journal submission |
Apply Today!
Priority applications will be due on 6/21/2026 at 11:59 P.M. and decisions will be released in the following week. Applications received after this deadline will be reviewed on a rolling basis up until the start of the program.