MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI) is a rigorous, world-class STEM program for rising high-school seniors offered by MIT and Lincoln Laboratory. It’s free and will be virtual in 2021, running July 5 – August 1 and offering 13 courses:
- Autonomous RACECAR Grand Prix
- Autonomous Air Vehicle Racing
- Autonomous Cognitive Assistance (Cog*Works)
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (New!)
- Medlytics
- Embedded Security and Hardware Hacking
- Build a Cubesat
- Unmanned Air System–Synthetic Aperture Radar
- Remote Sensing for Crisis Response
- Designing Assistive Technology
- Serious Game Design and Development with AI
- Quantum Software (New!)
- Cyber Security in Software Intensive Systems (New!)
There’s a multi-step process to qualify and apply. Students must first submit a nomination/reference from a STEM teacher or school administrator in order to register for the free BWSI Online Education Program, which the student must complete in order to apply for the summer programs.