Summer Programs (free or almost free) for Minorities
SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FREE OR LOW COST TO MINORITY STUDENTS:
- College Lists List of Summer Programs for Minorities
- Black Excel List of Summer Enrichment Programs
- Carnegie Mellon Program for Summer Diversity
Cornell Engineering – scholarships available
http://doso.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=658
RPI In Troy, NY – Engineering/Science
http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/cosmos/
Science - Various University of California Campuses
http://apps.carleton.edu/summer/clae/
Northfield, Minnesota - Liberal Arts program including African American Culture Classes – FREE – African Americans only,
http://www.sewanee.edu/bridgeprogram/
Math and science program at Sewanee College of the South in Tennessee.
http://www.usc.edu/dept/chepa/SummerTIME/aboutsummerTIME.php
USC intensive writing program – LAUSD students only
http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Diversity/K12/Strive/program.html
Math, Science and Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/entrada/
General Ed, Hispanics
http://mep.mines.edu/web/2_visitors/outreach_programs/summet.shtml
Minority Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
http://www.units.muohio.edu/lifelonglearning/btc/index.html
Miami U in Oxford Ohio, Interdisciplinary Service Based Learning, scholarships available.
http://cesp.usc.edu/2010/summer/summer.shtml
USC Summer Seminars – all races, scholarships available, many subjects, live in or commute.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/college/ddc/admission.html
Students must live in the Borough of Manhattan – Columbia University
http://www.latino.si.edu/programs/youngambassadors.htm
For graduating seniors – 4 week interdisciplinary internship. w/$2000 scholarship!
Variety of leadership and business programs, 100% tuition available on sliding scale, various campuses in Southern California
http://www.collegehorizons.org
College Prep for Native Americans, Eskimos, Hawaians
MIT Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science program,
Young Engineering and Science Scholars - Caltech
http://www.pomona.edu/administration/draper-center/educational-outreach.asp
General Ed Pomona Academy for Youth Success
http://summersearch.org/about/program.aspx
Comprehensive program in various cities
http://www.csocollegecenter.org/pnpinfo.aspx?id=17
Minneapolis Area only College prep – year long+
http://www.csocollegecenter.org/pnpinfo.aspx?id=15
Boston Area College prep – year long+
http://www.csocollegecenter.org/programnp.aspx
Master list of programs
http://www.csocollegecenter.org/pnpinfo.aspx?id=68
Los Angeles Area College Prep year long +
http://www.csocollegecenter.org/pnpinfo.aspx?id=5
Boston Area College Prep Year Long +
http://www.csocollegecenter.org/pnpinfo.aspx?id=50
Austin, Texas College Prep 6 year commitment
http://precollege.nd.edu/seminar-for-african-american-scholars/
For Catholic African Americans – cultural exploration/college prep.
http://precollege.nd.edu/latino-community-leadership-seminar/
For Catholic Latinos – cultural exploration, college prep
http://www.andover.edu/SummerSessionOutreach/MathScience/Pages/default.aspx
Math and Science for minority 9th graders
http://smysp.stanford.edu/education/summerProgram/
Stanford’s Minority Summer Program
http://www.clarkscholars.ttu.edu/home.htm
Based on intellect, not race, free, Lubbock, Texas
The Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project
http://www.clylp.com/s/107/index.aspx?sid=107&gid=1&pgid=2000
Childrens Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA: Summer Research Program http://www.chori.org/Education/Summer_Internship_Program/summer_internship.html
Clark University, Worcester, MA: Summer Science Program (tuition-free) http://www.clarku.edu/admissions/specialprograms/summerscienceprogram/index.cfm
http://www.tellurideassociation.org/programs/high_school_students/tasp/tasp_general_info.html AMAZING program for all races.
Interamerican College of Physicians and Surgeons, Washington, DC: National Hispanic Youth Initiative (stipend and program-related expenses paid, full scholarships also available) http://www.icps.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2078
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA: Women’s Technology Program , http://wtp.mit.edu/, Full scholarships offered.
Michigan Tech, Houghton, MI: Summer Youth Program , http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/students-prospective-scholarship.php
Morehouse College, Atlanta: Coca-Cola Pre-College Leadership Program (residential; male sophomore and junior students or seniors who are applying to Morehouse) http://www.morehouse.edu/centers/leadershipcenter/ccleadership.html
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD: The National Space Club Scholars Program , http://www.spaceclub.org/scholars.html
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease’s (NIDDK): Short-term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) (sophomore, junior and seniors) http://stepup.niddk.nih.gov/hs.htm
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ: Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA) , http://www.ledascholars.org/
QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship (providing scholarships to various summer programs) http://www.questbridge.org/access/collegepreptext/
Smith College, Northampton, MA: Smith College Summer Science & Engineering Program (for girls) http://www.smith.edu/summerprograms/ssep/
Spelman College, Atlanta, GA: Howard Hughes Biomedical Summer Science Program (for rising senior high school females) http://www.spelman.edu/academics/programs/biology/howardhughes_summer.shtml
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center: Youth Opportunity Program (summer internship employment) http://www-public.slac.stanford.edu/hr/jobs/YopProgram.asp?catid=0200
Stanford University, Stanford, CA: Asian Liver Center Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) on Asian and Pacific Islander Health (residential program), http://liver.stanford.edu./YLC/YLC2009.html
Stanford University, Stanford, CA: Stanford Medical Youth Science Program , http://smysp.stanford.edu/
Stanford University, Stanford, CA: Summer Residential Camps , http://www.stanford.edu/dept/hds/scs/youth/
Stanford University Center for Clinical Immunology (CCIS), Stanford, CA: Stanford Institutes of Medical Research (SIMR) Summer Internship Program , http://ccis.stanford.edu/
University of Houston, Houston, TX: Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES), http://www.egr.uh.edu/promes/?e=camps
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL: GEMS – Girls Engaged in Math and Science, http://gems.ncsa.uiuc.edu/index.html
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY: Summer High School Institute, http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/provost/hsi/
University of Southern Florida Area Health Education Center (USF AHEC), Tampa, FL: Health Professions Summer Academy (residential program for local junior and senior students; minority and underrepresented students highly encouraged to apply) , http://health.usf.edu/ahec/HighSchool/Students-summeracademy.htm
USDA Agricultural Research Service: Summer Internships and Research Apprenticeships, http://www.ars.usda.gov/Careers/Careers.htm?docid=5927&modecode=53-25-00-00&page=2
Variety of leadership and business programs, 100% tuition available on sliding scale, various campuses in Southern California
http://www.engineeringedu.com/camps/
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