Research Science Institute (RSI)

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Academic Level:
High School Students

Description:
The Research Science Institute (RSI) is a free summer research internship program for rising high school seniors who are brilliant in science and mathematics. Students apply for RSI during the fall of the junior year in high school.RSI is sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Each summer, 100 of the world's most accomplished high school students gather at MIT for the Research Science Institute. RSI is the first cost-free to students, summer science & engineering program to combine on-campus course work in scientific theory with off-campus work in science and technology research.

Participants experience the entire research cycle from start to finish. They read the most current literature in their field, draft and execute a detailed research plan, and deliver conference-style oral and written reports on their findings.

RSI scholars first participate in a week of intensive STEM classes with accomplished professors. The heart of RSI is the five week research internship where students conduct individual projects under the tutelage of mentors who are experienced scientists and researchers. During the final week of RSI, students prepare written and oral presentations on their research projects.

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