We are no longer accepting applications for the 2012 Summer Institutes Middle School Program. We will begin accepting applications for 2013 in December.

The EPGY Summer Institutes Middle School Program (MSP) consists of two-week sessions for students in grade 6 and 7. Similar to the Summer Institutes for high-school students, this program provides academic enrichment, a taste of college life at Stanford, and the opportunity to meet others with similar interests and abilities. The program is one that academically talented and motivated middle-school students will find fun, challenging and rewarding.

Summer Institutes MSP participants live in supervised Stanford housing and are taught by Stanford instructors. The instructors are assisted by undergraduate and graduate student mentors who have expertise in the course subject areas. These mentors serve a dual role of Residential Counselor and Teaching Assistant so that the academic and social aspects of the program are tightly integrated. The courses include material not typically presented at the middle-school level. Course offerings include Computer Programming, Creative Writing, Earth Sciences, Expository Writing, Mathematics and, Physical Science. Students participate in a single intensive course while attending the Summer Institutes MSP.

Summer Institutes MSP students come mainly from California; however, students from across the U.S. and around the world also attend. Students leave with a sense of academic accomplishment, new friends, and fond memories of a wonderful time spent at Stanford University.

Download the printable Middle School Program information sheet