The College Now STEM Research Academy at City Tech is a two-part program designed to provide NYCPS students from partner schools under-served by science programs with an opportunity to develop strong college-level research skills by engaging in authentic science inquiry and research activities. Selected students will be enrolled into a free Spring 2025 pre-college research course. Upon successful completion of the spring course, students will have the opportunity to apply for the 2025 STEM Summer Research Internship.
- Introduction to Science Research Course
- This course is designed to strengthen basic skills such as formulating researchable questions, designing testable experiments, performing literature searches in library databases, and reading scientific literature including peer-reviewed journal articles. Participants conduct experiments in a science lab and field research at sites throughout Brooklyn, with the purpose of preparing them for a summer research experience with CUNY research faculty (class meetings for this hybrid course will be conducted both on-campus and remotely). They engage in research on a topic in the field of biology or chemistry, learn to formulate a question and hypothesis, design an experiment, analyze results, and present findings in a scientific format.
- Summer Internship
- Students who complete the spring course will have the opportunity to apply for the summer STEM internship.
- Selected students will participate in a six-week structured laboratory program where they are matched with a City Tech faculty researcher and lab team, based on the student’s area of interest. In addition to working in a research lab four days a week, students will be required to participate in a once-weekly college seminar and discussion group, conduct their own short research project, write a paper discussing their findings and present these at the Summer Science Symposium in the American Museum of Natural History.
Location(s)
- CUNY City Tech, Brooklyn, NY
Schedule
- Spring Research Course: February 8th - May 31st, 2025
- Summer Internship: June 26th - August 15th, 2025
Cost/Compensation
Eligibility Requirements
Spring Research Course
- Sophomore or Junior in a NYC public high school
- Completed Essay
Deadline
- December 13th, 2024
Application or Entry Requirements
- Complete the applications
- Obtain the required parental and school staff signatures.
- Complete a one- to two-page, typed essay discussing your areas of interest in science, explaining what you hope to gain from STEM Academy participation and what makes you a great candidate for the program.
- Attach your most recent high school transcript.
Notifications of Decisions
- January 10th, 2025
Financial Aid Details
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The City University of New York (CUNY) is a public university system in New York City, established in 1961. CUNY is the largest urban university system in the United States, with 25 campuses and over 275,000 students. CUNY offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, including liberal arts, sciences, business, education, engineering, and more. With a mission of providing access to higher education for all, CUNY is renowned for its commitment to social mobility and equity. CUNY’s renowned faculty includes Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and other distinguished scholars. CUNY also has many notable alumni, including former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, writer/activist Audre Lorde, and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
