High School Summer Internships - Biology Research

Finding credible and high-impact summer internships for high school students can be overwhelming. This curated list represents hours of research across hundreds of websites, program pages, and forums to identify some of the most respected STEM-focused internship and research opportunities in the U.S.

Each entry includes:

• Eligibility (10th or 11th grade)
   
• Application timelines
   
• Exact or estimated program dates
   
• Cost and housing details
   

Internships are divided into national and local categories, and further grouped by the minimum grade level required. Within each group, programs are listed alphabetically.

Army Educational Outreach Program (Offered by AEOPS, MD) (16 years old)
https://www.usaeop.com/program/high-school-internships/

• Application Time: Dec 07, 2026 to Feb 29, 2026
   
• Cost: Get Paid
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

Aspirnaut Summer Research Internships (Offered by Vanderbilt, TN) (16 years old)
https://aspirnaut.org/high-school-internships/

• Program Dates: Jun 02, 2026 to Jul 14, 2026 (6 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Oct 01, 2026 to Jan 17, 2026
   
• Cost: Get Paid $2,000+Housing
   
• Housing: Yes
   

Cancer Research (Offered by UPMC Hillman Academy, PA) (16 years old)
https://hillmanacademy.upmc.com/apply-now/

• Program Dates: Jun 20, 2026 to Aug 08, 2026 (7 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Dec 07, 2026 to Feb 11, 2026
   
• Cost: Free
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

Cancer Research (Offered by Georgetown, DC) (16 years old)
https://lombardi.georgetown.edu/education/summer_volunteer/

• Program Dates: Jun 24, 2026 to Aug 19, 2026 (8 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Feb 01, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
   
• Cost: Free
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

George Mason – ASSIP (Offered by George Mason, DC) (16 years old)
https://science.gmu.edu/assip

• Program Dates: Jun 18, 2026 to Aug 13, 2026 (8 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Nov 29, 2026 to Feb 04, 2026
   
• Cost: ?
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

High School Foundations Summer Internship (Offered by Dartmouth Hitchcock, NH) (16 years old)
https://dhwri.org/internship-programs/high-school-summer-internships-program/#

• Program Dates: Jun 24, 2026 to Aug 09, 2026 (7 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Dec 14, 2026 to Mar 15, 2026
   
• Cost: Get Paid - $3,500
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

Laboratory Learning Program (Offered by Princeton, NJ) (16 years old)
https://research.princeton.edu/about-us/internships/laboratory-learning-program

• Program Dates: Jun 26, 2026 to Aug 07, 2026 (6 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Feb 15, 2026 to Mar 15, 2026
   
• Cost: Free
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

Moffitt Cancer Center – HIP IMO Program (Offered by Moffitt, FL) (16 years old)
https://www.moffitt.org/education/research-education-and-training/office-of-undergraduate-and-visiting-scholar-affairs/formal-programs/hip-imo/

• Program Dates: Jun 03, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026 (8 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Nov 01, 2026 to Feb 01, 2026
   
• Cost: Get Paid $1,000
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

SEAP Science & Engineering Apprenticeship Program (Offered by US Navy SEAP, MD) (16 years old)
https://www.navalsteminterns.us/seap/

• Program Dates: Jun 10, 2026 to Aug 05, 2026 (8 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Sep 01, 2026 to Nov 01, 2026
   
• Cost: Get Paid $4,000
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

STAR - Summer Training in Academic Research (Offered by Duke, NC) (16 years old)
https://dcri.org/education/dukes-star-program/

• Program Dates: Jun 24, 2026 to Aug 05, 2026 (6 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Nov 20, 2026 to Jan 05, 2026
   
• Cost: Get Paid $2,600
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

TUBERS Tufts University Biomedical Engineering Research Scholars (Offered by Tufts, MA) (16 years old)
https://www.tuftstubers.com

• Program Dates: Jul 01, 2026 to Aug 12, 2026 (6 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Feb 01, 2026 to Apr 26, 2026
   
• Cost: Free
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.

Cleveland Clinic Florida – Summer Scholar Program (Offered by Cleveland Clinic Florida, FL) (17 years old)
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/florida/medical-professionals/education/summer-scholar-program#overview-tab

• Program Dates:  June 16, 2025 to July 4, 2025. 

• Application Time: Varies
   
• Cost: Free
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.

HSHSP (Offered by Michigan State University, MI) (16 years old)
https://education.msu.edu/hshsp/program-information/#eligibility

• Application Time: Varies
   
• Cost: Free
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

Kimberly Querrey Summer Research Program (Offered by Northwestern, IL) (16 years old)
https://www.medicine.northwestern.edu/divisions/pulmonary-and-critical-care/education/summer-intern.html

• Program Dates: Jun 03, 2026 to Jul 22, 2026 (7 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Jan 01, 2026 to Feb 02, 2026
   
• Cost: Get Paid
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.

Research Science Institute (RSI) (Offered by CEE at MIT, MA) (17 years old)
https://www.cee.org/programs/research-science-institute

• Program Dates: June 22, 2026 to August 2, 2026 (6 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Opens Fall 2025, Deadline December 11, 2025
   
• Cost: Free (includes tuition, room, board, and research supplies)
   
• Housing: Provided on MIT campus

RISE – Research in Science & Engineering (Offered by Boston University, Boston, MA)
https://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/rise-internship-practicum/

• Program Dates: June 29, 2026 to August 8, 2026 (6 weeks) (based on past program duration)
   
• Application Time: Expected to open in December 2025 with deadline mid-February 2026 (based on prior cycles)
   
• Cost: $7,500
   
• Housing: Provided on Boston University campus
   

Medical Research (Offered by Coriell, NJ) – (17 years old)
https://www.coriell.org/1/About-Us/Education/Summer-Experience

• Program Dates: Jul 17, 2026 to Aug 19, 2026 (4 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Varies to May 15, 2026
   
• Cost: Get Paid
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.

NIH – Summer Internship Program (SIP) (Offered by NIH, MD) (17 years old)
https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/sip

• Program Dates: Jun 17, 2026 to Aug 09, 2026 (8 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Nov 15, 2026 to Feb 15, 2026
   
• Cost: Get Paid
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

SAMS Summer Academy for Math and Science (Offered by Carnegie Mellon, PA) (16 years old)
https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/academic-programs/sams.html

• Program Dates: Jun 22, 2026 to Aug 03, 2026 (6 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Jan 01, 2026 to Mar 01, 2026
   
• Cost: Free
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

Simons Summer Research Internship (Offered by Stony Brook (Nomination Based), NY) – (16 years old)
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/simons/about/about.php

• Program Dates: Jul 01, 2026 to Aug 09, 2026 (5 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Varies to Feb 07, 2026
   
• Cost: Free
   
• Housing: $2,781.50
   

SSP - Summer Science Program (Offered by Summer Science Org, IN) (16 years old)
https://summerscience.org

• Program Dates: Jun 17, 2026 to Jul 29, 2026 (6 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Dec 22, 2026 to Feb 15, 2026
   
• Cost: Fees $8,000 (strong financial aid available)
   
• Housing: Yes
   

SSRP - Summer Science Research Program (Offered by Rockefeller, NY) (16 years old)
https://www.rockefeller.edu/outreach/ssrp/

• Program Dates: Jun 24, 2026 to Aug 08, 2026 (7 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Varies
   
• Cost: Free
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.

Summer Scholars Research Program (Offered by Emory University, Atlanta, GA) –
https://winshipcancer.emory.edu/education/pre-college/summer-scholars-research-program.html

• Program Dates: June 10, 2026 to July 19, 2026 (6 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Opens Winter 2025, closes February 12, 2026 (estimated)
   
• Cost: Get Paid $2,400
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing (campus housing available separately)
   

FIU – Summer Research Internship (Offered by Florida International University, FL) (16 years old)
https://case.fiu.edu/opportunities/internships-jobs/summer-research-internship/

• Program Dates: Jun 13, 2026 to Aug 08, 2026 (8 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Currently closed (as of 2026)
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR) (Offered by Stanford, CA) (16 years old)
https://simr.stanford.edu

• Program Dates: Jun 09, 2026 to Jul 31, 2026 (8 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Dec 15, 2025 to Feb 22, 2026
   
• Cost: Get Paid $500 minimum stipend
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.
   

University of Chicago – researcHStart (Offered by University of Chicago, IL) (16 years old)
https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/research/center-for-cancer-health-equity/researchstart

• Program Dates: Jun 17, 2026 to Aug 09, 2026 (8 weeks)
   
• Application Time: Jan 08, 2026 to Feb 12, 2026
   
• Cost: Get Paid $2,800
   
• Housing: Not provided; students must arrange their own housing.

Young Scholars Program (YSP) (Offered by Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL) – (17 years old preferred)
https://ysp.osta.fsu.edu

• Program Dates: June 9, 2026 to July 21, 2026 (6 weeks)
   
• Application Time: January 1, 2026 to February 15, 2026
   
• Cost: Free (includes housing)
   
• Housing: Provided on FSU campus