American Chemical Society SEED Summer Program
Contact: Carlos Crespo 216.368.1911
Do you like science? Are you interested in learning what scientists really do in their laboratories? Get exposure to chemistry, prepare for college, and learn about science career paths in the ACS Project SEED program.
Clinical Research Summer Observation Program
Contact: Amanda Tyhulski
This is a program for students 16 years and older to learn about clinical research.
Math Corps Super Saturdays @ CWRU
Contact: Francisca García-Cobián Richter, PhD 216.544.2121
One of the several Math Corps replication programs in the country. Together with the Math Corps Summer Camp offered at Cleveland State University, students and mentors develop their talents and support each other through their middle and high school years to build a caring community that fosters academic excellence and equity in the Cleveland area.
National Youth Sports Program (NYSP)
Contacts: Dennis Harris 216.368.4843; Monique Olowu
The National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) at Case Western Reserve University provides an enriching five-week summer experience that combines sports activities, educational enrichment, career planning, nutrition, and health services to more than 300 Greater Cleveland participants ages 8-16 each year.
Project STEP-UP
Contact: Janice Eatman Williams 216.368.1462
Founded in 1988, the award-winning Project STEP-UP (Student Tutoring Effort to Promote Utilization of Potential) initiative has provided tutoring and mentoring to elementary, middle and high school students throughout the Cleveland area. STEP-UP operates as a school and community-based tutoring initiative that supports students from kindergarten through 12th grade with their academics.
The Provost Scholars Program
Contacts: Dr. Faye Gary; Latonya Shazor 216.368.0709
A partnership between CWRU, Shaw H.S., Ginn Academy, and the Cleveland School of the Arts. Students are matched with CWRU mentors and tutors to support positive academic outcomes. Seminars, field trips, research projects, summer programming, and family support are included. On-site program for 6th through 8th graders at Kirk M.S.
ThinkSTEM Summer Day Camp
Contact: Kyle Williams 216.368.2356
thinkSTEM is a two-week summer day camp that offers students entering 7th, 8th, and 9th grade the opportunity to learn about different types of engineering through hands-on activities and a rigorous curriculum that explores fundamental engineering concepts.
Trio Talent Search
Contact: Erica Calderon 216.368.3750
Offer college, career and financial aid information, along with academic tutoring and mentoring. Identify and select students demonstrating the potential for postsecondary enrollment and provide motivation and support to enroll in postsecondary education (college/university, technical or vocational school) after high school.
Trio Upward Bound
Contact: Erica Calderon 216.368.3750
The oldest of the pre-college programs at Case Western Reserve University. Established in 1966, the year-round program is designed to prepare low-income and potential first-generation college high school students for successful postsecondary studies. Includes a six-week summer component and a well-developed academic year component.
Youth Engaged in Science (YES) Program
Contact: JT Render 216.368.6457
A full-time, seven-week, paid summer research immersion program based at CWRU cancer laboratories offering Cleveland-area high school students opportunities to participate in educational activities and cancer research projects with Case Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists.