The Bridge to Biostats Summer Program is a paid 6-week, in-person summer experiential learning program intended for New York City high school students from underrepresented backgrounds interested in data science and computing.
Application Link: https://admissions.mskcc.org/portal/apply-at-mskcc
All applications materials are due by on March 1st, 2024.
B2BSP will run from Monday, July 1st to Friday, August 9th
Questions? Send an email to [email protected]
2024 program info:
Monday, July 1 – Friday, August 9
Full-time in midtown Manhattan
$199/week stipend
Applications open February 5th, 2024
Applications due – March 1st, 2024
Eligibility & requirements:
- High school student (rising sophomore to rising senior)
- Priority given to underrepresented minority and low-income backgrounds
- Interest in quantitative subjects (for example: math, computer science, statistics, data science)
- Can commute to midtown Manhattan (633 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10017) Monday-Friday
- One letter of recommendation
- Unofficial transcript
Students will:
- Learn fundamentals of statistics
- Learn basic programming in R
- Attend “statistical thinking” sessions
- Work on a cancer data analysis project and present results
- Be mentored by professional Biostatisticians
- Attend SAT prep classes and college/academic development workshops.