Below are Summer Programs for Middle School, High School, and Undergraduate levels.
Click below to see more about each program.

High School
Undergraduate

Academy College Courses

American Society of Microbiologists Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Aeronautical Engineering Program Aresty Summer Science Research Program

Career Summer Institute

Biomedical Careers Program
College Prepatory Program Cancer Summer Student Research Program
Cybercamps Academy Continuing Umbrella for Research Experience
Dorothy Dillahunt Memorial Scholarship Coriell Institute Summer Internship Program
Douglass Science Institute J&J Undergraduate Research Scholars Program

Environmental Science and Engineering Program

Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (LS-SURF)

Explore Careers in Technology & Engineering

Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
FEMME Academy NJ Commission on Cancer Research Summer Fellowship

Fundamentals in Physical Sciences

Project SUPER
Hun School Academic Session Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
iD Tech Camps Research in Science and Engineering (RISE)

Introduction to Chemical Industry in Engineering Program

NJ Pinelands Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
Math & Science Summer Camp Rutgers Mathematics Department REUs (Research Experience for Undergrads)

Medical Robots

Summer Medical and Dental Education Programs (SMDEP)
NJ Governor's School in the Sciences Summer Research Internships in Ocean Science (RIOS)
NJ Governor's School of Engineering and Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
NJ Governor's School on the Environment Waksman Undergraduate Research Fellowship
NJABR Summer Biomedical Research Fellowship Monmouth University School of Science, Technology and Engineering 2009 Summer Research Program (STE-SRP)

Pre-Engineering Program

 
SPARK (Summer Program at Rutgers for Kids)  
Summer Institute for the Gifted  
Summer Science Institute  
Summer Science Scholars Academy (S3A)  
Summer Study Programs Middle School

The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering and Technology

Biotech Bootcamp
Tech-Xploration Environmental Biotechnology Mini-Course
Waksman Student Scholars Program ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp

High School Programs (back to top)
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Academy College Courses
NJIT, Newark, NJ
Open to: high school students
Cost: $350 + $400 per credit + $1400 for housing
Duration: 5 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes

 

 

Aeronautical Engineering Program
NJIT, Newark, NJ
Open to: sixth grade students
Cost: $1,020
Duration: 5 weeks
Residential: no

 

College Prepatory Program
NJIT, Newark, NJ
Fields: Chemistry, Physics
Open to: 9-11th grade
Cost: $950
Duration: 5 weeks
Residential: no

Cybercamps Academy
(multiple locations)
Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ
College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ
Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ

Field: Computer Science
Open to: ages 10-17
Cost: $747-3,638
Duration: 1-4 weeks
Residential: no
 

Dorothy Dillahunt Memorial Scholarship
UMDNJ Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Newark NJ
Field: Biomedical Sciences
Stipend: $2,000
Duration: 8-10 weeks
Residential: no

 

Douglass Science Institute
Douglass Project for Women in Math, Science, & Engineering
Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ

Fields: Biology, Chemistry, Computers, Environmental & Marine Sciences, Engineering, Physics, & Mathematics
Open to: rising 9th graders
Cost: $700
Duration: 1 week (4 summers)
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes


Environmental Science and Engineering Program
NJIT, Newark, NJ
Open to: fifth grade students
Cost: $1,020
Duration: 5 weeks
Residential: no
 

Explore Careers In Technology & Engineering
NJIT, Newark, NJ
Open to: eighth grade students
Cost: $1,020
Duration: 5 weeks
Residential: no

 

FEMME Academy
NJIT, Newark, NJ
Fields: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Open to: 9th grade, women only
Cost: $1,020
Duration: 5 weeks
Residential: no

 

Fundamentals of Physical Sciences
NJIT, Newark, NJ
Open to: ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade students taking Chemistry or Physics in Fall 2009
Cost: $1,020
Duration: 5 weeks
Residential: no

 

 

Hun School Academic Session
Hun School, Princeton, NJ
Fields: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics
Cost: $1,248-5,023
Duration: 5 weeks
Residential: no

 

iD Tech Camps (multiple locations)
Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ
Seton Hall University, Seton Hall, NJ

Field: Computer Science
Open to: ages 7-17
Cost: $749-3,499
Duration: 6-7 weeks
Residential: no

Introduction to Chemical Industry in Engineering Program
NJIT, Newark, NJ
Open to: seventh and eighth grade
Cost: $1,020
Duration: 5 weeks
Residential: no
 

Math & Science Summer Camp
Communications Electronics Research & Engineering Center (CERDEC), US Army RDECOM (Research, Development and Engineering Command), Fort Monmouth, NJ
Open To: 10-11th grade
Cost: $30
Duration: 2 weeks
Residential: no


 

Medical Robotics
NJIT, Newark, NJ
Open To: eighth grade
Cost: $1,020
Duration: 5 weeks
Residential: no

NJ Governor's School in the Sciences
Drew University, Madison, NJ
Open to: NJ residents, 11th grade
Cost: Free
Duration: 3 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes

 

NJ Governor's School of Engineering and Technology
Rutgers School of Engineering, New Brunswick, NJ
Open to: NJ residents, 11th grade
Cost: Free
Duration: 3 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes
 

 

NJ Governor's School on the Environment
Richard Stockton College, Pomona, NJ
Open to: NJ residents, 11th grade
Cost: Free
Duration: 2 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes

NJABR Summer Biomedical Research Fellowship
Union, NJ
Cost: $250
Duration: 10 days
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes

 

  Pre-Engineering Program
NJIT, Newark, NJ
Open to: sixth grade
Cost
: $1,020
Duration: 5 weeks
Residential: no
  SPARK (Summer Program at Rutgers for Kids)
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Cost: $1,300
Duration: 2-6 weeks
Residential: no

Summer Institute for the Gifted
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Open to: 7-11th grade
Cost: 4,595
Duration: 3 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes

 

  Summer Science Institute
Peddie School, Hightstown, NJ
Fields: Robots, Genetics
Open to: rising 9-10th graders
Cost: $3,200
Duration: 3 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes
  Summer Science Scholars Academy (S3A)
UMDNJ-RWJMS, Piscataway, NJ
Open to: 11-12th grade
Cost: $2,800-3,000
Duration: 4 weeks
Residential: no
Summer Study Programs
Ranney School, Tinton Falls, NJ
Fields: Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Cost: $1,170-1,345 per course
Duration: 5-6 weeks
Residential: no
 

The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering & Technology
School of Engineering at Rutgers, Piscataway, NJ
Open to: women only, grades 6 through 10
Fields: Engineering, Math, Science
Cost: $250
Duration: 1 week
Residential: no

 

  Tech-Xploration
Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ
Open to: women only
Cost: Free
Duration: 4 weeks
Residential: no

Waksman Student Scholars Program
Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Field: Microbiology
Duration: 4-5 weeks
Residential: no

 

Career Summer Institute
Nontraditional Career Resource Center
Fields: Science and Technology, Healthcare, Engineering and Mathematics, Education, Building Trades and more.
Open to: current 9th, 10th and 11th graders
Cost: free
Duration: 1 week
Residential: yes
Residential: yes

   

Undergraduate Programs (back to top)
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American Society of Microbiologists Undergraduate Research Fellowship
American Society of Microbiologists, NJ
Field: Microbiology
Stipend: $4,000

  Aresty Summer Science Research Program
Aresty Research Center for Undergraduates, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Open to: Rutgers students only, 2nd year
Stipend: $3,000
Duration
: 11 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes
 
  Biomedical Careers Program
UMDNJ-RWJMS, Piscataway, NJ
Fields: Science & Healthcare
Cost: Free
Duration: 6 weeks
Residential: no

Cancer Summer Student Research Program
University Hospital Cancer Center, UMDNJ Medical School, Newark, NJ
Open to: Undergraduates enrolled in 7-year BS/MD programs
Duration: 8 weeks
Residential: no

  Continuing Umbrella for Research Experience
Cancer Insitute of New Jersey, UMDNJ-RWJMS, New Brunswick, NJ
 

Coriell Institute Summer Internship Program
Coriell Institute for Medical Research, Camden, NJ
Open to: ages 17+
Stipend: $7.75/hr
Duration: 8-10 weeks
Residential: no

 

J&J Undergraduate Research Scholars Program
Center for Advanced Biotechnology & Medecine, UMDNJ-RWJMS, Piscataway, NJ
Stipend: yes

 

  Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (LS-SURF)
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Field: Life Science
Open to: Rutgers students only
Stipend: $3,000
Duration: 10 weeks
Residential: no
  Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
UMDNJ-RWJMS, Piscataway, NJ
Field: Neuroscience
Open to: permanent residents of NJ
Stipend: $2,500
Duration: 10 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes
 

NJ Commission on Cancer Research Summer Fellowship
New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research, NJ
Field: Cancer Research
Stipend: $4,000
Duration: 10 weeks

  Project SUPER
Douglass Project for Women in Math, Science, and Engineering, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Open to: Rutgers students only
  Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program
Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (PRISM), Center for Compmlex Materials (PCCM), Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Stipend: $500/wk
Duration: 9 weeks
Residential: no

Research in Science and Engineering (RISE)
UMDNJ, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Stipend: $3,200-4,000
Duration: 8-10 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes

  NJ Pinelands Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
Open to: Sophmores, Juniors, Seniors
Stipend: $4,500
Duration: 10 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes
  Rutgers Mathematics Department REUs (Research Experience for Undergrads)
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Fields: Computer Science, Mathematics, or related
Stipend: $2,200-3,300
Duration: 8 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes
 

Summer Medical and Dental Education Programs (SMDEP)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, UMDNJ, Newark, NJ
Open to: Rising Sophmores & Juniors
Stipend: covers meals & living expenses
Duration: 6 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes
 

  Summer Research Internships in Ocean Science (RIOS)
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick or Tuckerton, NJ
Field: Marine Science
Stipend: $4,500
Duration: 10 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes
 

Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
UMDNJ Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Stratford, NJ
Field: Biomedical Sciences
Stipend: $3,000
Duration: 10 weeks
Residential: no

Waksman Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Waksman Institute of Microbiology, New Brunswick, NJ
Field: Microbiology
Open to: Priority to Rutgers students
Stipend: $3,500

 

  Monmouth University STE Summer Research Program
Monmouth University School of Science, Technology and Engineering,
West Long Branch, NJ

Field: Various research projects including biology, chemistry, software engineering and more
Stipend: $2,000
Duration: 12 weeks
Housing Provided: On-campus housing available at reduced rates
   

Middle School Programs (back to top)
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Biotech Bootcamp
Biotechnology High School, Freehold, NJ
Open to: 7-8th grade, girls only
Cost: $185
Duration: 1 week
Residential: no
Phone: (732) 431-7208
 
  Environmental Biotechnology Mini-Course
Biotechnology High School, Freehold, NJ
Open to: 7-8th grade
Cost: $185
Duration: 1 week
Residential: no
Phone: (732) 431-7208
 

ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp
NJIT, Newark, NJ
Cost: Free
Duration: 3 weeks
Residential: yes
Housing Provided: yes

       
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