Young Scholars Program
The CISTAR Young Scholars Program enables high school students to spend six weeks on campus at the University of Notre Dame to engage in full-time research and educational activities. Students work alongside CISTAR Fellows in the laboratories, explore career options in chemical engineering, and participate in lectures about ethics, communications, laboratory safety, and other relevant topics.
Details of the Notre Dame program are provided below.
- The program runs for six weeks from mid-June through July. Applications are accepted annually in December through mid-February. Graduating seniors are eligible to apply. Students from underrepresented minority groups, women, and person with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Students receive a $2,000 stipend, which is subject to mandatory tax withholdings and fringe benefits. Students will not receive academic credit.
- Students commit to full-program participation, meaning students may not enroll in classes or hold other jobs during the day, and must also attend required lectures, seminars, focus groups, tours, class sessions, and workshops.
- Students may attend other professional development workshops and social functions for summer undergraduate researchers, as long as these events do not interfere with required CISTAR programming.
- Students may present their research projects during the annual Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.
- Students should live locally or find their own housing and transportation to and from Notre Dame's campus.
For more information, please contact Anne Berges Pillai at apillai@nd.edu, 574-631-9106, or Maeve Drummond at maeve@purdue.edu, 765-494-2254. To learn more, read about how Notre Dame's first two young scholars spent their summer doing research: A CISTAR Summer
Below is a photo of the 2022 Young Scholars, Aaviskar Khatiwada and Erika Ruiz, presenting their research projects during the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium at Notre Dame on July 20, 2022.
