Group Research Program - Fall 2025

Application Deadlines Bonuses
Early Bird Round I: July 31, 2025 2 Bonus TA Sessions
Early Bird Round II: August 21, 2025 1 Bonus TA Session
Regular Round: September 15, 2025 None
Rolling Admission: After September 15, 2025 None. Students may be allocated to cohorts other than their first choice.
  • Target students: Grades 9 to 12

  • Starts in late September 2025 and lasts for 12 weeks

  • 6 group sessions with Faculty Advisor

  • 6 1:1 sessions with Teaching Assistant

  • 3 recorded methodology courses

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  • [STEM]

    Fundamentals of Cancer Biology

    Faculty Advisor: Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis

  • [STEM]

    Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning with Python

    Faculty Advisor: Professor, Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • [STEM]

    Neuroscience and Psychology: How the Brain Works in Learning and Memory

    Faculty Advisor: Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego

  • [STEM]

    Mechanical Engineering Applications: Planes, F1 Cars, and Rockets

    Faculty Advisor: Research Fellow, Phutung Research Institute; Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University

  • [STEM]

    Decoding the Environment: Applied Machine Learning and Explainable AI for Environmental Applications

    Faculty Advisor: Adjunct Professor, Data Science and Machine Learning, Duke University

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Financial Crises: History and Future

    Faculty Advisor: Researcher PhD candidate, University of Pennsylvania; Head Teacher in History, Leiden University, 2019

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    The Business of Digital Media: How Do Enterprises Leverage Technology, Media, and Innovations?

    Faculty Advisor: Associate Professor, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Storytelling through Research: Humanities and Social Sciences Versatile Research Academy

    Faculty Advisor: Professor of Global Liberal Studies, New York University in Paris

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Law and Justice Across Cultures

    Faculty Advisor: Adjunct Professor, Anthropology, Georgetown University

  • [Art and Architecture]

    Music Production in Film and Television: The Art and Technology of Creating Emotional Impact

    Faculty Advisor: Emmy Award Winner; New York-based composer and producer

Junior Group Research Program - Fall 2025

  • Target students: Grades 7 to 9

  • Starts in late September 2025 and lasts for 12 weeks

  • 8 group sessions with Faculty Advisor

  • [STEM]

    The Science of Sharks and Rays: A Dive into the Biology and Ecology of Elasmobranch Fishes

    Faculty Advisor: PhD researcher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

  • [Humanities and Social Science]

    Mapping Identity through Research: Story, Self, and Society

    Faculty Advisor: Assistant Professor, Queens University of Charlotte; Ph.D. in Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley

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