2008 Diversity
Summer Programs
Below is a list of summer programs
primarily for students of color.
General:
Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/summerprograms2007-1.htm
http://www.blackexcelorg/summer-progs.htm
<http://www.blackexcel.org/summer-progs.htm>
College Horizons
http://www.collegehorizons.org
<http://www.collegehorizons.org/>
Target: Native American students; rising sophomores & juniors
College sites change each year (2008 programs at Duke Univ. and
Lawrence Univ. )
Dedicated Engineers
http://www.dedicatedengineers.org/Resources/summer_programs.htm
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
http://djnewspaperfund.dowjones.com/fund/hss_summer_workshop.asp
INROADS
http://www.inroads.org/interns/internWhatItTakes.jsp
Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
http://www.qem.org/internship.htm
WECAAARE Education Foundation
http://www.wecaaare.org/pages.asp?pageid=6833
College-Specific:
California Institute of Technology
Young Engineering and Science Scholars
http://www.yess.caltech.edu/
Target: Historically under-represented students in science and
engineering; rising sophomores and juniors
Carleton College
Liberal Arts Experience
http://apps.carleton.edu/summer/clae
Target: African American students; rising juniors
Cornell University
CURIE Academy
http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/diversity/office-diversity-programs/summer
-programs/highschool-programs/curie-academy/index.cfm
Target: High school girls interested in engineering; rising juniors and
seniors
CATALYST Academy
http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/diversity/office-diversity-programs/summer
-programs/highschool-programs/catalyst/index.cfm
Target: African American/Latino or Native American students
interested in science, technology, engineering and math; rising
sophomores, juniors and seniors
Howard University
Summer Enrichment Program and Recruitment
http://www.cpnahs.howard.edu/ctr_excellence/summer_enrichment.htm
Target: African American/Hispanic students applying for admission to
health professions in the CPNAHS at Howard University
Lehigh University
Students That Are Ready (S.T.A.R.) Academies
http://www.lehigh.edu/star/
Target: Economically and academically disadvantaged and/or at-risk
middle/high school aged students
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MITES
http://web.mit.edu/mites/www/
Target: First-generation, historically under-represented in science &
engineering; rising seniors
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
PREFACE Summer Program
http://doso.rpi.edu/update.do?catcenterkey=87
Target: Historically under-represented students in science/technology;
rising sophomores & juniors interested in engineering and technology
University of Notre Dame
African American Scholars Program
http://www.nd.edu/~aasnd/
<http://www.nd.edu/%7Eaasnd/>
Target: Catholic African American high school students
Latino Community Leadership Seminar
http://www.nd.edu/~lclsem/
<http://www.nd.edu/%7Elclsem/>
Target: Catholic Latino students; rising seniors
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
STRIVE
http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Diversity/K12/Strive/program.html
Target: African American/Latino/American Indian students interested
in engineering; rising juniors and seniors
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