THE SUMMER 2020 HSRA is Cancelled.

ELIGIBILITY

The HSRA is NOT a residential program. We do not provide housing or transportation for the participants. We will not be responsible for the students outside the time they are working in their research groups. 

To be eligible for participation in the HSRA, students need:

• to be 15 years or older
• to be either rising sophomore, junior, or senior for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year. Our preference is for rising juniors or seniors.
• accomodation in Austin for the period of the camp
• transportation to and from the UT Austin campus each day. Austin public transport is free with your high school picture ID, or with a UT ID card, that you may purchase for $10.
• availability for five or more consecutive weeks to dedicate to conducting research over the summer, between dates that will be listed when our next application is posted. Typically most research groups operate in June and July, with only a few staying open into August. The more availability you indicate, the more likely it is that we can find a research group to match your schedule. 

TIME COMMITMENT

Each high school researcher is expected to spend a minimum of: 

• 5-11 weeks in their research program dependent on the time availability of the particular research group that they have joined. 
• ~15-25 hrs per week. Hours are arranged with the research group that the student is placed in.
• Schedule flexibility will vary by research group. Admission is the same for any number of weeks and number of hours perweek listed above. Some students may have time to fit in other activities during the week, e.g., taking a community college course, or having a job, but the schedules in some research groups may not be able to accommodate this.
• All students will have opportunity to present their progress during their time with their research group. 

COLLEGE CREDIT

• Participants can elect to earn college credit through the UT Extension Program. This will require an additional fee ($125) due at the same time as the HSRA fee. 
• To be eligible for credit, students will be required to submit several assignments for grading, including a final report on their research work.

FEES

• $2,000 per student. This fee covers administrative and material costs associated with the program.  Payment of the fee is not required until the student has been accepted into the program. There is no application fee. Students wishing to gain course credit for their research experience will need to pay an additional $125 at the same time that they pay the HSRA fee.

• Scholarships are available. We are committed to providing this opportunity to a diverse range of high school students.  We have some paid internships and scholarships available to help defray the costs of the program.

• To apply for a scholarship please contact us at utaustinhsra@gmail.com.

APPLY HERE BY MARCH 25, 2020

The HSRA Application process has two separate components:

1. HSRA is cancelled for summer 2020
2. One teacher recommendation is required per applicant. Copy this link and send it to the teacher that you will recommend you.

The first round of offers for placement in our program are typically sent out by email in the middle of April. We anticipate that some offers will be turned down by people who have got into other programs, and so follow up offers will continue for multiple weeks after that.