The STARS Summer Program provides summer term support for select Yale undergraduate students who live on campus and participate in laboratory research with Yale faculty members. Students selected for the program work as full-time research assistants who support the research of their mentor and/or faculty advisor.
In addition, enrollment in SCIE 101 Scientific Research: Process and Presentation and active participation in weekly journal club sessions are required. These sessions provide STARS scholars the opportunity to discuss their individual lab journals as well as other journal article samples selected for the program. At the conclusion of the summer program, each student will submit his or her research results in a written publishable format and will conduct a formal presentation of their research at a public symposium.
All STARS Summer fellows must live on the Yale campus for the duration of the nine week program (Monday, May 30 - Friday, July 29, 2022). The purpose of this arrangement is to foster an exciting and challenging academic environment where summer fellows may come together as a community to exchange ideas and information. The program includes evening activities and occasional weekend trips.
Summer Fellows are required to:
- Work with a mentor in designing a mutually beneficially research project that will further develop the summer fellow’s research and analytical skills;
- Write a 6-10 page paper on his/her research project to be presented at the end of the program. This paper/presentation will be evaluated by the mentor and course instructor.
- Present the findings of research projects before all their peers, mentors, and invited guests from the larger Yale community at the Summer Research Program Symposia in July;
- Attend and participate in a weekly evening discussion regarding scientific issues. Some reading and preparation is required;
- Attend class sessions of the summer course.
STARS Summer Fellows are awarded a $2,500 stipend and the program covers participants’ room, board, and SCIE 101 course tuition.