Research · Hybrid

MIT PRIMES and PRIMES-USA

A year-long after-school research program in mathematics, computer science, and computational biology for high-school students.

  • Grades 10–11
  • Highly selective

About

PRIMES serves students near MIT, while PRIMES-USA serves students across the United States through remote mentorship. Students work on original research problems and write research papers or present their results.

What you can win

Mentored research participation and possible research presentations or papers

Who can apply

Grades
Grades 10–11
International students
Can't apply

What it takes

  • EssayNeeded
  • Recommendation lettersNeeded
  • InterviewNot needed
  • PortfolioNot needed

Details

Format
Hybrid
How competitive
Highly selective