The CU Science Discovery paid mentorship program partners highly motivated high school students with researchers at the CU Boulder campus and CU Anschutz Medical Campus. 

In this four-week summer program, CU faculty and graduate students act as mentors to two high school students interested in gaining real-world laboratory experience. Students will shadow mentors in the lab and be utilized wherever necessary. Tasks could include taking data, analyzing data, taking pictures, doing background research on an area the mentor would like to explore or setting up a new piece of equipment, to name a few. The goal of this program is to have students involved in projects that help the lab move forward. 

The students are expecting to work 30–35 hours per week, while getting a taste of real research. Participants will have the opportunity to attend a research methods seminar where they will learn proper writing techniques, the process for creating a scientific poster, how to do a literature search and the process for getting work published. During the course of this program, participants will be developing a poster to present at the culminating Research Expo on July 26.

This program will run July 1–26. Mentor applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. For ease of scheduling, please apply now.

Participating mentors receive an $800 grant for their lab.