Johns Hopkins University, a top private institution in Maryland, is known for research and STEM, especially biology, medicine, and engineering. This post covers the best Johns Hopkins high school programs, including dates, requirements, eligibility, and more. Details change year to year, so confirm the current information with each program.
Bonus online competition: check out the International Research Olympiad (IRO), the premier competition for high school researchers. Because research is so central to the pre-med path, showing an aptitude for it strengthens your applications to top pre-med schools.
Before we start: Rishab Jain, a Harvard student and ISEF winner, has made his free student STEM guide public, with a list of 50+ more opportunities and competitions. It’s worth a look after this post.
1. Discover Hopkins (Online)
- About: a virtual program where students take courses taught by Johns Hopkins faculty and can earn 1-4 credits depending on the class, in subjects from creative writing to anatomy and physiology.
- Eligibility: all high school students.
- Dates: three sessions across the summer (roughly late June to early August).
- Cost: around $1,950 per credit.
2. Johns Hopkins Engineering Innovation Pre-College Programs
- About: the Johns Hopkins College of Engineering offers summer high school programs, from engineering courses to designing lab experiments.
- Eligibility: some programs require prerequisites like Algebra II and Physics; most are open to all high schoolers.
- Dates: varies.
- Cost: roughly $3,350 to $8,000.
3. Discover Hopkins (In-Person)
- About: the in-person version of the first program. Students take courses on the Johns Hopkins campus and join student activities for 2-4 weeks, depending on the number of courses, with classes Monday to Friday.
- Eligibility: all high school students.
- Dates: three sessions across the summer (roughly late June to early August).
- Cost: varies.
4. JHIBS: Johns Hopkins Internship in Brain Science
- About: JHIBS is a summer research program that supports students from underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds. Over eight weeks, participants are mentored in person by research faculty and do hands-on research. There’s also a five-week online version.
- Eligibility: current juniors and seniors from underrepresented backgrounds attending schools in Baltimore City.
- Dates: in-person runs June to August; online runs July to August.
- Cost: free; participants receive a stipend.
5. Summer Academic Research Experience (SARE)
- About: SARE fosters interest in biomedical research for students from low-income and under-resourced areas. Over eight weeks, scholars learn experimental design, lab skills, and analysis, with mentorship throughout.
- Eligibility: underrepresented and low-income high school students from Baltimore City.
- Dates: confirm on the official site.
- Cost: free.
6. ASPIRE High School Mentoring Program
- About: an in-person summer program (run by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory) that exposes high schoolers to many areas of STEM through technical skills, hands-on projects, and group and mentorship sessions.
- Eligibility: juniors and seniors from the Washington-Baltimore metro area with a GPA of at least 2.8.
- Dates: starts in late June and lasts 6-9 weeks.
- Cost: free.
Concluding remarks
These are some of the best high school programs at Johns Hopkins. Taking part offers a range of benefits: exposure to fields you’re interested in, a chance to support communities, and valuable experiences over a summer.
Don’t stop at these. Check out 50+ more STEM opportunities in this curated guide from Rishab Jain, a Harvard student and ISEF winner.
High school programs and competitions look great on college applications, and they give students real experiences and room to grow. Best of luck!
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