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Service Excellence and Leadership (SEAL)
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Grade: At least 16 years or older
Application Deadline: September 13, 2018 Description: Students will learn such skills and qualities as becoming outgoing, service-oriented, patient, friendly, and comfortable in crowds. Service Excellence and Leadership Interns at the Aquarium of the Pacific are in many ways the “face” of our Aquarium. The Service Excellence And Leadership Internship (S.E.A.L.) requires 80 hours of service delivered in 8 hour shifts, once per week for 10 weeks. Click here for more information and the application. . |
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VolunTEEN
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Grade: Age 14-16
Application Deadline: September 25, January 29, April 29 Description: VolunTEENS are trained to interpret to our guests about the Aquarium, its inhabitants and ecosystem. Fall and spring session VolunTEENS are on-site for 8 hours each weekend for ten weekends. Our summer session for VolunTEENS is two days a week for five hours each day for eight weeks. The program includes on-going training on the Aquarium, its animals and habitats, and on development of exhibit interpretation skills. Click here for more information and the application. . |
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Community Teen Program
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Grade: At least 16 years or older
Application Deadline: September 26, 2018 Description: The Community Teen Program at the California Science Center is a program that fosters self esteem, uses informal science education as a vehicle to build skills for academic achievement and prepares students for the workforce and college by focusing on communication and leadership skills. Click here for more information and the application. |
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The Valley Economic Alliance Annual Hackathon
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Grade: High school, College
Application Deadline: Oct 9, 2017 Description: The Valley Economic Alliance is hosting its third Valley Hackathon on Friday, October 13th from 9am-5pm at the Glendale Public Library’s Auditorium. High school and college students are invited to come together to develop concepts and usable solutions to a challenge that is revealed at the technology focused competition. Students will also have the opportunity to network with apprenticeship sponsors at the event, who are offering internship opportunities to applicable candidates. Click here for more information and the application. |
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Girls On Ice
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Grade: Female students age 16 & 17 by June 1, 2017
Application Deadline: January 31, 2018 Description: Girls On Ice is an expedition for teenage female students that get the chance to learn about glaciers and the alpine or marine environment. Students spend 12 days exploring these new environments and participating in scientific field studies with professional scientist. Click here for more information and the application. |
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SMASH
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Grade: 9th
Expected Application Opening: March 1, 2018 Description: SMASH is a stem intensive college preparatory program for students of color. Students are provided access to STEM coursework and access to mentors, role models and support networks. Participants get the chance to live on the college campus immersed in STEM and living among their peers. Click here for more information and the application. |
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Girls Who Code
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Grade: Female students only, 10th & 11th
Expected Application Opening: Jan 2018 Description: Female students get the chance to learn computer science through real world projects in art, robotics, video games and much more for 7 weeks. Students get to meet and be apart of a supportive and diverse group of females in the STEM field. Click here for more information and the application. |
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Summer Coding Leadership Academy
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Grade: 7th, 8th, 9th, & 10th
Expected Application Opening: Jan 2018 Description: The Summer Coding Leadership Academy is a male student program which provides participants with the opportunity to express themselves through Digital Arts and Computer Programming. Students will learn about life and leadership skills, programming, graphic design, and entrepreneurship. Click here for more information and the application. |
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Ignite
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Grade: 10th, 11th
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2017 Description: Spend two weeks during the summer participating in a fully funded scientific research expedition alongside professional scientist and other students in a natural landscape across the United States. Click here for more information and the application. . |
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USC's Young Researchers Program
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Grade: 11th
Application Deadline: April 14, 2018 Description: USC's Young Researchers Program is an opportunity for students to engage in science and engineering research in real university labs. This summer programs also provides workshops to give students basic tools to help them get into college and pursue degrees in STEM. Click here for more information and the application. |
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LA Biomed Program
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Grade: 11th, 12th
Expected Application Deadline: March 22, 2018 Description: LA Biomed provides high school students with a hands on experience working in a scientific and research environment. Click here for more information and the application. |
Summer Marine Lap Experience
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Grade: 9th, 10th, 11th
Expected Application Opening: Jan 2018 Description: Week long Summer Science Programs provide high school students from across the country the opportunity to visit the USC Phillip K. Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Catalina Island, and other coastal sites. Over the course of a week, students get amazing opportunities to work with local researchers, conduct their own research projects, learn about careers in marine science, build their own ROVs, snorkel, kayak, and explore the marine protected areas around the island. Click here for more information. |
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Hire LA's Youth
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Grade: 11th &12th
Expected Application Opening: April 2018 Description: The City of Los Angeles is offering high school juniors and seniors who are interested in the sciences with a great opportunity to participate in a six week paid summer internship! Selected students will participate in the Summer Introduction to Engineering and Science Program (SITES) with the Department of Public Works Bureau of Sanitation. Click here for more information on how to apply. |
