If your high schooler is moping around already and grumbling about nothing to do this summer, you might as well help them prepare for college. Below is a list of summer programs primarily for students of color. As with any other useful resource, please pass this information on to someone who may be able to take advantage of it.
P.S. I received this list via Adrian at Black Women in Europe. Thanks Adrian, I'm sure some kids in America will be able to make good use of this list of resources.
Diversity Summer Programs
Black Excel
Summer Programs and Internships for High School and College Students: 2007
100-Plus Summer Enrichment Programs
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Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
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Target: Native American students; rising sophomores & juniors
College sites change each year (2008 programs at Duke Univ. and Lawrence Univ.)
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College-Specific:
California Institute of Technology
Young Engineering and Science Scholars
Target: Historically under-represented students in science and engineering; rising sophomores and juniors
Carleton College
Target: African American students; rising juniors
Cornell University
Target: High school girls interested in engineering; rising juniors and seniors
Target: African American/Latino or Native American students interested in science, technology, engineering and math; rising sophomores, juniors and seniors
Howard University
Summer Enrichment Program and Recruitment
Target: African American/Hispanic students applying for admission to health professions in the CPNAHS at Howard University
Lehigh University
Students That Are Ready (S.T.A.R.) Academies
Target: Economically and academically disadvantaged and/or at-risk middle/high school aged students
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Target: First-generation, historically under-represented in science and engineering; rising seniors
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Target: Historically under-represented students in science/technology; rising sophomores & juniors interested in engineering and technology
University of Notre Dame
African American Scholars Program
Target: Catholic African American high school students
Latino Community Leadership Seminar
Target: Catholic Latino students; rising seniors
Target: African American/Latino/American Indian students interested in engineering; rising juniors and seniors
