2025 Aspirnaut Summer Research Internship Program at U-M
2025 Aspirnaut Summer Research Internship Program at U-M
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ABOUT
The Aspirnaut Summer Research Internship Program at UM strives to expand interest in basic science research by bringing high school students from underresourced areas to UM to become immersed in a handson science laboratory experience. We are recruiting students from select communities across Michigan including rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities.
High school student interns will spend six weeks on UMs Ann Arbor campus working with a team of researchers in the life sciences. They will conduct their own research project and gather results that contribute to cuttingedge research. At the end of the experience our Aspirnaut interns will present their findings to peers and mentors.
The 2025 program schedule will run from June 16th through July 25th.
BENEFITS
Interns will receive a stipend to participate in the program which will be divided into three payments over the course of the program.
Room and board are also included in the program. Students will be provided with housing in a student residence hall on campus and meals at a campus dining facility (three meals MondayFriday and two meals on Saturday and Sunday).
REQUIREMENTS
Aspirnaut interns are required to be present and on campus for the duration of the program. Absences for nonhealth or nonemergency related reasons are not permitted.
Interns are responsible for providing transportation to and from the program.
Interns are required to have health insurance coverage for the duration of the program.
LIFE ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS
Housing is provided in a campus residence hall and the program plans on double occupancy (shared rooms).
Over the course of the summer interns will have opportunities to interact in social and professional activities with participants in other summer high school programs while exploring our beautiful campus in downtown Ann Arbor.
Aspirnaut interns will also have access to university resources such as campus recreation facilities and the student health service.
COLLEGE CAREER AND CULTURAL PREPARATION AND ENRICHMENT
Interns will benefit from professional development and enrichment opportunities. These include individualized meetings with mentors preparation for standardized tests college advising networking opportunities with scientists in a worldclass research environment as well as cultural and social activities.
A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
Aspirnaut interns are supervised by research supervisors undergraduate resident advisors and program staff. The universitys policies and procedures for hosting minors on campus promote a safe and supportive environment for participants.
Consistent with those policies the Aspirnaut program follows an established Code of Conduct. Its faculty staff (including student employees) and volunteers submit to criminal background screening complete required training and adhere to all applicable reporting obligations. For more detailed information please refer to the universitys Policy on Minors Involved in UniversitySponsored Programs or Programs Held in University Facilities.
The Aspirnaut Summer Research Internship Program at UM is modeled after a very successful program started by two faculty members at Vanderbilt University. Learn more about the original Aspirnaut program which continues as an independent nonprofit based in Nashville.
BEYOND THE PROGRAM
While this is a sixweek summer program our goal is to help students pursue their dreams of enrolling in college and pursuing educational and career opportunities in the sciences. If a participant is later admitted to the University additional university resources may also be available like the Go Blue Guarantee which provides four years of free tuition to admitted instate students from households earning less than $125000 per year & with under $125000 in assets.
It has made me mature as an individual and appreciate everything others do for me. I also learned I am smarter than I thought and anything can be accomplished if you really try hard. Aspirnaut participant M.G
The program is open to rising seniors in the state of Michigan. Aspirnaut interns must be 16 years of age or older by the start of the program. There will be at least six high school interns in the 2025 cohort.
An excellent academic record and participation in a wide range of extracurricular activities are highly regarded but are not the sole criteria for the selection process.
If you are under 18 your parent or legal guardian will also be contacted to acknowledge that they are aware that you applied to the program and that they approve of your participation if you are selected.
Eligibility
- Be a rising senior in high school (i.e. students can apply their junior year)
- Attend a high school in Michigan (MI)
- Be a US citizen permanent resident or nonUS citizen with employment authorization documentation (EAD)
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
