National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC): Psychology & Neuroscience
A nine-day residential summer program held on college campuses (Duke, UC Berkeley/San Francisco, University of Michigan) where high school students explore the biological systems that shape thought and behavior through clinical simulations, anatomy workshops, and brain imaging studies.
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Neuroscience Institute – Wake Forest Pre-College Summer Program
A week-long, overnight pre-college program at Wake Forest University for current 9th-12th graders featuring brain dissection, lab visits, electrophysiology demonstrations, and poster presentations covering neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, and behavioral neuroscience.
UCI Brain Camp
A two-week, full-day neuroscience program at UC Irvine's Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory for high school students, covering brain anatomy, sensation, memory, and brain-machine interfaces through lectures, dissections, and hands-on lab techniques like electrophysiology and optogenetics.
UCLA NeuroCamp
A free, eight-day neuroscience program at UCLA's Brain Research Institute for Los Angeles County high school students in grades 9-12, teaching fundamentals of molecular neurobiology, neurophysiology, and neuroanatomy through hands-on lab techniques.
NSLC Summer Cybersecurity Program
A 9-day residential summer program at Georgetown University run by the National Student Leadership Conference, where students ages 14-18 study cryptography, digital forensics, and network security through simulations, a capture-the-flag exercise, and visits to federal agencies like the FBI and DIA.
NYLF Business Innovation (Envision)
An 8-day residential pre-college program held at Georgia Tech, Yale, and UC Berkeley for students in grades 9-12, combining case studies in customer acquisition, financial management, and product development with team-based business challenges culminating in boardroom-style investor pitches and college credit from George Mason University.
Rockefeller University Summer Neuroscience Program (SNP)
A free, two-week intensive neuroscience course for New York City public high school students, led by Rockefeller University graduate students, featuring interactive lectures, scientific paper analysis, original experiment design, brain dissection, and lab tours.