The Neubauer Phoenix STEM Summer Scholars program is a selective, one-week residential experience at the University of Chicago designed for current 11th graders passionate about STEM. Students begin with a virtual preparatory mathematics course through Schoolhouse.world before arriving on campus for model classes, facility tours, and visits to renowned research institutions like Argonne National Laboratory and Fermilab. Throughout the program, participants engage directly with distinguished UChicago faculty and alumni across fields such as molecular engineering and mathematics. The program is free for families earning under $125,000 annually (with travel also covered for those earning under $60,000), making this prestigious opportunity accessible to students from a wide range of backgrounds.
Designing studies, testing hypotheses, and drawing evidence-based conclusions.
Breaking down a challenge and working through it methodically to a solution.
Evaluating information carefully before drawing a conclusion or making a decision.
Using equations and formulas to represent and predict real-world situations.
Gathering and evaluating information systematically to answer a question.
Program explores computer science through model classes and research facility tours at cutting-edge institutions.
Students visit Fermilab and Argonne National Laboratory, experiencing groundbreaking STEM research firsthand.
Program includes exposure to molecular engineering through UChicago faculty and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.
Mathematics course combined with research exposure develops quantitative and analytical foundations for data-driven work.
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