Student Enrichment
& Summer Opportunities
Application: approximately 2 months prior to session
Description: 1 or 2 week immersive experiences at local community colleges for students interested in cybersecurity
Gavilan College usually hosts a free 2-week session at it's Gilroy campus over the summer.
Time: Year-round (check website as dates are added often)
Application: Jan 16 - March 15, 2024
Current 9th, 10th and 11th grade students in Northern California
Description: SAGE offers a FREE one-week summer camp hosted by the Department of Energy laboratories in Northern California:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory June 9-15
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory June 23-29
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory July 7-13
Time: June - July
Application: December - February
Description: 3 Saturday workshops covering a broad range of engineering disciplines
Time: June - August
Application: December - March
Description: 1-week summer program covering a variety of engineering disciplines
Time: June - August
Application: February - April
Description: 2-week summer program introducing high school students to game-making as a form of artistic practice, teaching them the techniques and tools that will help them develop analog and digital games that reflect their own creative voice and vision
Time: July - August
Application: February - March
Application Closes APRIL 15, 2022 AT 5:00 pm (PST)
Description: Lab 1-Students will go through a variety of hands-on projects to learn about the world of computers, software, and electronics. Lab 2-Students will participate in hands-on activities to learn how earthquakes impact buildings as well as the design methods and technologies that ensure greater seismic safety. Lab3-Students will explore the use of various sensors to monitor weather and soil conditions around a single plant.
Time: June- July
Application: Begins in November, due at end of February
Description: Summer program at universities throughout the United States, starting the summer of 9th grade year
Time: Summer
Application: January - February
Description: 4-week summer learning program in various math/science topics offered at the following UC campuses - UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, UC San Diego.
Time: July
Application: January - April
Description: 4-week summer research program at UC Santa Barbara focused on project-based STEM research. Cost $1,700 (tuition only).
Time: June - August
Application: Due January
Description: High school seniors, college, and graduate students, who identify as female and are pursuing a BS or MS in engineering or computer science full-time at accredited universities are eligible for SWE SCV scholarships. Gilroy zip codes are valid.
Application: Due February
Description: High school seniors, college, and graduate students.
Application: October - April
Description: 8-12 week summer internships working with Sandia scientists on their current research, opportunities to continue year-round . Costs $0, these are typically paid positions.
Time: Year-round (check website as dates are added often)
Application: November - February
Description: 4-week summer entrepreneurship program at MIT.
Time: June - August
Application: approximately 2 months prior to session
Description: 1-day immersive experiences at local hospitals for students interested in medicine and engineering
Time: Year-round (check website as dates are added often)
Description: 3 week introduction to computer science (CS) for graduating high school seniors with a passion for technology, especially students from historically underrepresented groups in the field. CSSI is not your average summer camp. It's an intensive, interactive, hands-on, and fun program that seeks to inspire the tech leaders and innovators of tomorrow by supporting the study of computer science, software engineering, and other closely-related subjects.
Time:
Requirements:
Be a current high school senior
Intend to be enrolled as a full-time student in a 4-year BA/BS program in the US (excluding territories) or Canada
Application: January - February
Description: 2 Week Summer Camp.
Time: June - August