Research Internships and Volunteering Opportunities

  • West Minister Free Clinic (WFC) Medical Internship program

    Grade/Age : 9th to 10th grade

    Program Link

    Application opens November 1st, 2025 and closes January 15th, 2026

  • CHLA - CAMP Health Care Career Exploration (Summer Program - LA county)

    Grade/Age : 9th to 12th grade

    Program Link

    Application opens January 5th, 2026 and closes January 19th, 2026

  • CHLA : Samuels Family LA-HIP High School Internship Program (Summer Program - LA county)

    Grade/Age : 9th to 12th grade

    Program Link

    Application opens November 3rd , 2025 and closes February 1st, 2026

  • CHLA : Chuck Lorre Research Scholars Program Application

    Program Link

    Application opens November 11th , 2025 and closes February 2nd, 2026

  • Collective of Youth Leaders (COYL) Program – please email Jesus Escobar (jeescobar@chla.usc.edu)

    Grade/Age : 9th to 12th grade

    Program Link

    Application opens Anytime and closes Anytime

  • SPARK/CIRM at Cedars-Sinai

    Grade/Age : age 16

    Program Link

    Program Link

    Application opens December 1st, 2025 and closes January 5th, 2026

  • City of Hope - Summer Internship : Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute Summer Research Program

    Grade/Age : age 16

    Program Link

    Program Link

    Application opens November 1st, 2025 and closes April 5th, 2026

  • "Scripps Research Translational Institute (SRTI): Research Internship Program"

    Grade/Age : age 16

    Program Link

    Application opens November 1st, 2025 and closes March 30th, 2026

  • "UCLA Neuroscience High School Scholars Program"

    Grade/Age : 9th to 12th grade

    Program Link

    Application opens December 8th, 2025 and closes February 9th, 2026

  • "Aguora Math Circle (AMC) - Volunteering"

    Grade/Age : 9th to 12th grade

    Program Link

  • "Global Volunteering - African Library Project (ALP) Book Drive"

    Program Link

    Application opens Anytime and closes Per Country

  • "Congressional Award - Gold medal takes 2 years"

    Grade/Age : Age 13 1/2 to 18

    Program Link

    Application opens Anytime and closes Per each Award timeline

  • "Ventura County Community Foundation Scholarship program (VCCF)"

    Grade/Age : 10th - 12th grade

    Program Link

    Application opens October 29th, 2025 and closes January 16th, 2026

  • "UCLA Health Volunteen Summer Program"

    Grade/Age : Age 16

    Program Link

    Application opens January 5th, 2026 and closes First Come First Serve

  • Summer STEM Entrepreneurship Program ThousandOaks

    Hosted by Amgen to support future business leaders

    Program Link

    Application opens April 11th and closes May 2nd 2025

  • VCHCA HOPE

    Summer Student Program

    Program Link

    Application Filing Period: Applications must be received no later than Friday, April 25, 2025 by email, or postmarked by Monday, April 21, 2025 (see address below).

  • Girls Who Code | Summer Programs

    Summer Immersion Program for high school students

    Program Link

    Application closes April 11th 2025

  • VC Medical Explorer Post 911

    Ventura County Explorer Post 911 Internship Program

    Program Link

    Application opens in May 2025