Summer program
Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP)
University of Iowa - Belin-Blank Center
Cost
$7,500 program fee (covers room, board, materials, and 3 semester hours of credit); financial aid can cover up to 95% of cost
Deadline
~Feb 16, 2026
Estimated; confirm on sponsor site
The Secondary Student Training Program is a five-and-a-half week residential research program at the University of Iowa's Belin-Blank Center, pairing academically talented students in grades 10-11 with UI faculty mentors across roughly 16 departments. Participants earn three semester hours of university credit for their supervised research work.
Eligibility
- Grade levels
- High school sophomore, High school junior
- Citizenship
- Any
- Fields of study
- Research, Natural sciences, Engineering, Business, Social sciences, Communications
- Essay
- Required
Application requirements
- Submit the online application with demographic and background information
- Pay the $95 non-refundable application fee
- Write two essays (750 words maximum each)
- Submit a current high school transcript
- Provide two letters of reference (one academic, one character)
- Submit SAT or ACT scores (optional but recommended)
Verified Jul 8, 2026 · View official source