High School Apprenticeship Challenge
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
A statewide program that funds paid life-sciences internships for underrepresented and low-income Massachusetts high school students by subsidizing intern wages at research institutions and small life-sciences companies.
Who should apply
Underrepresented or low-income Massachusetts high schoolers seeking a paid first research/biotech internship; works best when paired with a host lab or company.
Eligibility
Underrepresented and low-income high school students across Massachusetts. Works best when paired with a host lab or company (the host applies for the wage subsidy).
What you get
- Paid internship (host reimbursed up to $4,080, based on $17/hour for six weeks full-time)
- Optional pre-internship biotechnology and professional-skills training
- Real lab or company research experience
What the application involves
- Underrepresented or low-income status
- Massachusetts high school student
- Internship at an eligible host organization (the host applies for the wage subsidy)
Application tips
- Identify a host lab or small life-sciences company early, MLSC reimburses the employer rather than placing students directly.
- Consider the pre-internship training program to strengthen biotech and professional skills before applying.
Good to know
Creates 150+ internships/year; since 2016 has supported 950+ internships at 120+ organizations. Contact: internship@masslifesciences.com.
Not eligible for this one? These are open anywhere in the U.S.
Being in the wrong state rules out a lot of programs and almost none of the good ones. Here are three you can apply to from anywhere, soonest deadline first.
Due December 1 · ~4 months
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Nemours Summer Undergraduate Research Program
Nemours Children's Health
A 10-week full-time paid summer research program for undergraduates at four Nemours pediatric sites in Delaware and Florida. Students work on clinical, laboratory, or translational research projects.
Who can apply: Anywhere in the U.S. · grade 12
Due in February · ~7 months
Research
Johns Hopkins Internship in Brain Sciences (JHIBS)
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
A biomedical research internship inspiring underrepresented students toward careers in neurological and behavioral sciences, with an in-person Baltimore track and a national virtual track.
Who can apply: Anywhere in the U.S. · grades 11–12
Due in February · ~7 months
Research
Simons Summer Research Program
Stony Brook University
A summer program where academically talented high school students join active science, math, or engineering research teams under faculty mentors and present at a closing poster symposium, receiving a stipend award.
Who can apply: Anywhere in the U.S. · grade 11