High School Science Research Internship Program

The 11th Grade High School Science Research Internship Program is a partnership between MMSD and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 11th grade students from MMSD are partnered with researchers at UW-Madison each summer. The goal of the program is to provide an authentic science research experience for the intern. As the summer ends, interns design a scientific poster and the concluding event of the program is a scientific poster session. This allows the interns to communicate their findings to a larger audience and also to celebrate the completion of their internship with associates from the university, teachers, friends and family. 

Participants will earn:

• MMSD academic credit
• One academic credit from UW-Madison which is funded by MMSD
• Wisconsin Youth Leadership Skill Certificate

Requirements

• Junior status at an MMSD high school at the time of application
• Available for lab work 20-25 hours per week for 9 weeks during the summer
• Attend an orientation meeting with a parent/guardian in March
• Attend all group seminars on campus during the summer
• Complete and present a formal scientific poster
• Complete all requirements and documentation for the Wisconsin Youth Leadership Skill Certificate

Application Information

Informational/Q&A Meetings for the Summer 2021 SRI Program will be held in January.

• SRI Promotional Trailer
• What is SRI? (Screencast)
• Live Q&A - Coming in January
• Research Internship Home Page

Applications and two recommendations are due by February 12, 2021. The forms can be found here:

• Application
• Recommendation
• Parent/Guardian consent form
• Early College Credit Program form

Please address questions to Pete Jaeger, sriprogram@madison.k12.wi.us.