Our Programs

This is a brief description of our programs. Please follow the links for additional information, program deadlines and contact information.

SURE: The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience offers a 10-week residential research experience. Students present their research in a symposium at the end of the program. The program has a research ethics training component.

PREP: This residential program for outstanding sophomores and juniors in Atlanta-area high schools targets students who have completed advanced mathematics and science coursework. Participants are nominated by their academic counselors and spend 6 weeks on the Emory campus honing critical thinking skills and studying biology, chemistry and physics.

Summer Institute: First-year underrepresented minority students with an interest in science are invited to participate in this week-long program. Participants receive an in-depth introduction to our campus and facilities, as well as advice on how to succeed in their intended science majors. Activities include pre-tests that help student determine how prepared they are for introductory coursework and to evaluate their time management skills.

Hughes Scholars: During their first year, Summer Institute students participate in weekly meetings that are also open to the Emory community. Guest speakers and science career orientation resources are featured.

GIFT: The Georgia Intern-Fellowships for Teachers program is based at Georgia Tech, and our Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant supports the participation of ~10 teachers, who work with mentors at Emory research laboratories. Each teacher receives funds to purchase materials and equipment to translate the GIFT summer experience into an educational project for his or her classroom.

PRISM: Problems and Research to Integrate Science and Mathematics is a graduate fellowship program that funds 10 students annually to work with middle and high school teachers. The collaborative teams are oriented to problem-based and investigative case-based learning pedagogy and then work together to develop and implement original curricula based on these methodologies.

Workshops: The CSE is a resource for instructors interested in curriculum development. Each year we host workshops on hands-on learning for high school and college instructors.