UMass Amherst Summer Programs for High-School Students

UMass Amherst will offer several short pre-college summer programs for high-school students interested in various STEM fields.  Limited financial aid may be available.

  • BioTech Bootcamp, July 10-16
  • Understanding Your Brain: An Introduction to Neuroscience, July 10-16
  • Genetic Engineering and GMOs, July 24-30
  • Light Optics and Illusion, July 24-30
  • How Food Scientists Feed the World, July 10-23
  • Particle Physics, July 10-23
  • Summer Engineering Institute, July 10-23
  • Forensic Chemistry, July 24-August 6
  • Modern Astronomy: Observing the Physics of Our Mysterious Universe, July 24-August 6
  • The Science of Water and Watersheds, July 24-August 6
  • Lab Placements with University Faculty, June 26 – August 6