Caltech Summer Research Connection (ZTF track)
6-week research placement for Pasadena USD students analyzing real Caltech telescope survey data.
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Astronomy Camp (University of Arizona, Mount Lemmon)
Week-long overnight camp operating research-grade telescopes; Beginning/Advanced tracks.
Pioneer Academics — Astronomy Research Program
Accredited online 1:1 research program culminating in an original paper for college credit.
San Diego Natural History Museum High School Internship
School-credit internship rotating through Paleontology, Entomology, and Botany departments.
USA Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad (USAAAO)
Multi-round exam olympiad feeding the US international team.
Chabot Space & Science Center — Galaxy Explorers
Year-long Oakland teen program training students to lead planetarium shows/demos.
CHOP Neurology High School Scholars Program
A paid five-week internship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia pairing sophomores through seniors with a neurologist or neuroscientist mentor for a research project, clinical shadowing, and a final poster presentation. Program is paused for 2026, set to resume July 2027.