Programs for High School Students
Summer Programs
Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy
The vision of the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund Biomedical Research Academy (VBRA) is to provide an immersive biomedical research, educational and college preparatory program for San Antonio high school students. Applicants are nominated by their schools during the Freshmen year of high school.
BEAT Academy - Biomedical Excellence and Academic Training
BEAT Academy for Summer 2026 IS FILLED AS OF 2/23/2026. Please keep checking this website for other programs as they arise. The goal of The BEAT Academy at the UT Health San Antonio is to expose high school students to a unique opportunity to medical and biomedical research and provide them with guidelines for a successful future in a biomedical or health career of their choice.
Greehey CCRI Donald G. McEwen Memorial Summer Undergraduate Research and High School Program WILL NOT TAKE PLACE IN SUMMER 2025, Stay tuned for updates regarding summer 2026!
The purpose of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) Undergraduate Research & High School Summer Internship Program is to allow talented undergraduate and high school students interested in research the opportunity to spend approximately ten weeks during the summer conducting hypothesis-driven research in childhood cancer in one of the laboratories at the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute. Our institution has been educating the next generation of cancer researchers and has received students from different states and around the world.
Northside ISD Summer Research Mentorship Program
For over thirty years, Northside ISD and the University of Texas Health-San Antonio have cooperated in a summer research and mentorship program! This program gives highly motivated students the opportunity to work with a UT Health-SA faculty member in ongoing research projects. Students will be actively involved in all aspects of research including literature searches, forming hypotheses, designing experiments ,data collection and analysis, and presentations. The program is free to students who are accepted.
Eligibility Requirements:
1. Must be a current student in Northside ISD
2. Returning to high school in 2026-2027 academic year
3. Be at least 16 years old by June 1, 2026
4. Completion of Biology and Chemistry courses
5. Identify 1 math and 1 science teacher to receive a digital recommendation form
Recommendation forms will be sent to teachers starting the week after applications close. The NISD Summer Research Mentorship Program may enhance a student's qualifications for college admissions and scholarships. Due to this, the program requires a strong commitment from both the student and their family. Students accepted into this unpaid internship will be expected to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, from the first week of June to the first week of August. Please note that these dates are tentative and more specific dates will be provided later. Additionally, student interns must complete mandatory online safety training before their first day in the lab.
Students are selected by NISD. Please contact them directly for additional information, please contact Stacey Reyes, NISD High School Science Specialist, at stacey.reyes@nisd.net or 210-397-8660
Programs for College & High School Students
Visiting Student Program
This program is designed to give students interested in pursuing a medical/health related career an opportunity to gain clinical, research, and professional experience. While giving primary consideration to collegiate students, high school students over the age of 16 may apply; provided mentors agree to host them in their professional environments.
Student Internship Program
A year-round program for high school, college, premed, or pre-PhD students designed to provide an intensive, hands-on, discovery-rich, creative and interdisciplinary research experience. This is a unique experience in learning and interdisciplinary research, with senior investigators serving as mentors and role models.