These programs provide opportunities for students to learn necessary and important research skills and to innovate in order to take a leadership role in society.

Undergraduate Research Programs   

Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) programs give students a chance to flourish in various ways. Students learn how to do research, but also how to pick projects that will improve a societal problem and enhance the quality of life for a community of people.  These programs are designed to help students develop the vision to contend with global challenges. More information on the URI website.
 

Graduate Research Programs

Doctoral and Master’s graduate students are an integral part of NJIT research enterprise. Graduate students work at faculty research laboratories and centers through 19 doctoral and 56 Master’s degree programs. NJIT faculty grants and contracts directly fund graduate students providing outstanding opportunities for basic, applied and translational research and technology development. 

Students may contact Principal Investigators and Directors of research centers and laboratories for exploring the availability of research opportunities in specific areas. Please see Centers and Laboratories website for additional information on research opportunities.

High School STEM Research Programs

NJIT offers excellent opportunities for professional and career development in STEM areas to undergraduate, as well as high school students, through institutional programs as well as faculty-centered grants and research centers. NJIT is committed to providing opportunities for experiential research participation for high school students under the guidance of a faculty advisor with close mentoring through NJIT undergraduate and graduate students.   

The high school summer research internship program requires a commitment of 6 weeks from June 23rd, 2025 to July 31st, 2025. The highly competitive program is designed to inspire the students to appreciate the value of discovery and innovation with the ultimate objective of encouraging them to pursue a career in science and lifelong learning. Accepted students are paired with a faculty mentor and their research team typically consisting of undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs.  Each student’s schedule will vary.  Schedules are determined by the faculty member the student is paired.  Our faculty members are involved in the following five broad areas of research, you will be asked to choose one research area on the application.

• Artificial Intelligence, Machine Intelligence & Robotics

• Bioscience & Bioengineering

• ​Data Science & Management

• Environment & Sustainability

• Material Science & Engineering

This year we will be collecting applications via an automated workflow system called InfoReady at NJIT.  Once active, the “apply” link will bring you to the appropriate NJIT InfoReady page.

External applicants (non-NJIT users) will need to create an InfoReady account then log in to apply to the  NJIT High School Summer Research Program. In InfoReady, please read the applicant guide on the right for instructions on how to create an account.

We are no longer accepting applications for summer of 2025.

Eligibility:

● Applicants must be completing 10th or 11th grade in June 2025. Graduating high school seniors are not eligible.
● Applicants should have an unweighted GPA of 3.75 or better, and show a demonstrated interest in science.
● Students must be New Jersey high school students and residents of New Jersey.
● Students must be able to commute to NJIT daily (at their own expense) for the duration of the program.  Housing is not available.
● A parent or legal guardian must grant permission for the student to participate in the program

Students who do not meet the criteria above will not be considered.

Application Information: (please click word apply above to be taken to the application)

• A transcript will need to be submitted - student should submit most recent Genesis transcript

• A letter of recommendation from a teacher or counselor is required. (You will enter their email address and the application will route to them to provide a letter.)

• You will be asked in 300 words or less why you want to conduct research in your chosen field.

• You will be asked in 300 words or less to identify the ways you think this experience will impact your future STEM ambitions.

• Applications will not be considered complete without both the student portion and the recommendation letter.

EMAILED APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATION LETTERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Timeline:

Applications will open in February 2025.  

The student portion of the application is due by Thursday, February 27, 2025.  The system will automatically close at this time and cannot be reopened.

The letters of recommendation are due by Thursday, March 6, 2025. The system will automatically close at this time and cannot be reopened.

Notification of application status will be in early to mid April.

Payment and permission forms for those accepted will be due on May 5, 2025.

There is a $150 program fee for those accepted.  Need based waivers are available to those who qualify, please contact hssri@njit.edu if you require financial assistance. 

If you have any questions, please contact us at hssri@njit.edu.  Please allow 1-3 business days for a response.

Space in the program is dependent on mentor availability.  Historically, about 20 students total are accepted each summer.

Center for Pre-College Programs

For more information about NJIT's extracurricular STEM programs for students in grades 4 -12, please visit our Center for Pre-College Programs.

Note: The Center for Pre-College Programs does not oversee the Summer Provost High School Internship Program nor will they be able to provide program or application materials.