Partners in Science

Partners in Science is an intensive, eight-week summer program for rising high school juniors and seniors that pairs students with mentors in science, health, and technical fields. The program offers high school students who have exhibited outstanding abilities or unrealized potential in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields the opportunity to go beyond textbooks and school-based labs by immersing them in authentic scientific research. It exposes them to current questions driving scientific discovery. Those accepted into Partners in Science receive a stipend upon successful completion of the program.

Partners in Science has several goals:

  • Experience working in a college or university research facility.
  • Cultivate their competence in scientific inquiry and research.
  • Develop oral and written science communication skills.
  • Create a network of advisors and lifelong professional connections.
  • Foster positive self-esteem, social development, and academic progress.

    Registration for Summer 2025 is closed. Please check back next year for Summer 2026

    Eligibility Requirements

    To be eligible for admission to the Partners in Science program, a student must:

    • Be a rising 11th or 12th by June 2025; AND
    • Be 16 years of age as of July 1, 2025; AND
    • Be fully available from June 25, 2025 - August 16, 2025;
    • Have a keen interest in science and technology;
    • Possess a maturity level appropriate for a professional lab environment

    Sponsor a Student

    Partners in Science is generously supported by contributions from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other institutions. Offer a direct hand to a talented young scientist by sponsoring one or more students. To support this program, please call 201.253.1327 or email individualgiving@lsc.org.

    Support provided by The Hearst Foundations, Union City Board of Education, Daiichi Sankyo, Marianne and Edward Colangelo Fund, and Anonymous.

    For general questions about the Partners in Science program, or questions about the application process, please email partnersinscience@lsc.org.