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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Air Force Association CyberCamp
A free week-long residential summer camp for high schoolers hosted by the Air Force Association at partner universities nationwide (including the University of Pittsburgh), covering cyber hygiene and systems administration and culminating in a hands-on vulnerability-finding competition; a feeder program into CyberPatriot.
Explorations in Neuroscience Summer Camp – Ohio State University
A week-long day camp at Ohio State University College of Medicine for high school juniors and seniors interested in the brain and spinal cord, featuring hands-on lab sessions, clinical presentations, and faculty research discussions.