ELIGIBILITY:

All student applicants must meet the following criteria:

Current enrollment in a Los Angeles County or Orange County high school.
Current enrollment as a high school senior graduating in 2022, or a high school junior graduating in 2023.
Demonstrated outstanding general academic achievement with particular focus on science coursework.
Ability to participate in all program activities during the eight-week period (June 13, 2022 through August 5, 2022, generally from 8 AM to 5 PM). College tours/orientations and vacations should be scheduled so as to avoid any conflicts.

Please contact the Education Office at education@lundquist.org if you anticipate a conflict with any of the dates or program requirements as listed above.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

The following materials must be submitted by April 1, 2022:

2022 Summer Fellowship Program Student Online Application Form.
Official high school transcript.
Two letters of recommendation from high school teachers, preferably science teachers.

Applications, transcripts, and letters of recommendation can be:

Submitted online.
Sent via email to education@lundquist.org
Sent via mail to:
The Lundquist Institute
Office of Education
1124 W. Carson St.
Bldg. J-2
Torrance, CA 90502-2064

All material must be received by the due date to be considered. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Personal Information

First Name

Middle Name(s)

Last Name

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

Some research projects involve the use of radiation. You must be 18 years old to work on these projects.

Ethnicity

THIS IS OPTIONAL

Contact Information

Telephone No.

Email Address

Street Address (including Apt/Suite)

City

State

Zipcode

School Information

School Name

School Street Address

City

State

Zipcode

School Phone Number

High School Graduate Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

High School Science Courses

Course Name

Grade

AP/Honors

High School Math Courses

Course Name

Grade

AP/Honors

Academic Information

What is your overall grade point average?

Weighted

What is your science and math GPA

Weighted

What do you think will be your college major?

Scholastic Honors Received

Honor/Award

Year Received

Areas of Scientific/Medical Research

First Preference

Second Preference

Third Preference

Summaries

Briefly describe your answers for each question below in 200 words or less.

Describe your extracurricular activities/hobbies/interests/achievements and why they are important to you.

Tell us about math and sciences courses/experiences you have enjoyed most. Why did this experience stand out?

How did you hear about our Summer Fellowship Program? What do you hope to gain from this experience?

What are your current career goals and why?

Letters of Recommendation

You are required to submit two to three letters of recommendation. Please submit the names of the high school teachers providing a letter of recommendation, which must be sent to:

The Lundquist Institute

Office of Education

1124 W. Carson St.

Bldg. J-2

Torrance, CA 90502-2064

Or by email to education@lundquist.org.

All letters must be submitted on high school letterhead. Emailed letters must originate from the recommender's email address.

Teacher #1

Teacher #2

Teacher #3

Attachments

High school transcripts and letters of recommendation must be directly mailed or emailed to the Office of Education by the school/recommenders. You may attach additional documents you wish to provide to the admissions committee here.

Onsite Training

The 2022 Summer Program is scheduled to provide virtual training. However, should circumstances change such that the Institute is able to admit a small subset of students for on campus training, please indicate your interest in being considered.

I am interested in on campus training as an additional component to the Summer Fellows Program.

Questions? Please email education@lundquist.org.

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