The Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR) is run by Stanford Medicine and invites high school juniors and seniors to spend eight weeks doing basic research in Stanford faculty labs, mentored day to day by graduate students and postdocs. The program has eight institutes, including immunology, neurobiology, cancer biology and bioengineering, plus a Bioengineering Team Internship. Tentative 2027 dates are June 7 to July 29, at about 40 hours a week.
The program expects around 50 students a year, depending on participating labs and funding; the number of applicants and the admission rate are not published. SIMR accepts only US citizens and permanent residents who live in and attend high school in the US, and states that selection heavily favors local Bay Area students. Selected students attend free; the application fee is $50 and can be waived for lower-income families, and limited need-based stipends are available.
SIMR provides no housing, and participants must live with a family member or legal adult guardian. For students outside the Bay Area, EDUBUS recommends settling housing first, before making SIMR a primary target.
