Miami University’s Summer Scholars Program is a week-long summer experience for high-achieving high school students who will be juniors or seniors the following fall. This program provides experiential learning opportunities that will prepare you for college and future success. The Summer Scholars curriculum is built for active learners. Students participate in lively discussions, hands-on projects, and real-world experiences with our faculty.

Scholarships and grants for the program may be available. As a Summer Scholar alumnus, when you apply for undergraduate admission to Miami University, your application fee is waived and you’ll receive priority consideration for admission and selective programs.

The 2024 Summer Scholars Program will take place over two sessions:

Session 1: Sunday, July 7 – Friday, July 12
Session 2: Sunday, July 14 – Friday, July 19*

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Summer Scholars Program, you must:

• Complete your sophomore or junior year of high school by June 30 of the year you would attend Summer Scholars and not graduate from high school before the following January.
• Demonstrate strong academic ability in a challenging curriculum.
• Students typically have a high school grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Summer Scholars Program Fees

Enrollment Fee (due at time of confirmation) – $350
Program Fee – $730
Total cost – Enrollment Fee + Program Fee = $1,080

Session 1 Courses

• Beginning Design: Architecture and Interior Design
• Brain Mythbusters: Unraveling SCIENCE in Neuroscience
• Engineering: Design and Build an Interactive Robot
• Entrepreneurial Experience: Building Your Dreams and Passions into Fun and Profitable Ventures
• Exploring the Helping Professions
• Exploring Transformational Education
• Fashion Design and Merchandising
• Health and How to Change the World
• Making Media: Video Production
• Quality Assurance Analytical Chemistry Using Instrumental Analysis
• Quantum Computers: The Future of Computing
• Studio Art: Portfolios that Punch
• The Role of Data Science in the Modern World
• Unpacking Your Business Briefcase: Integrated Workplace Skills Development

Session 2 Courses

• Beginning Design: Architecture and Interior Design
• Brain Mythbusters: Unraveling the SCIENCE in Neuroscience
• Campus-CommUNITY Challenge: Leaders for Social Change
• Citizens of Tomorrow*
• Engineering: Design and Build an Interactive Robot
• Entrepreneurial Experience: Building Your Dreams and Passions into Fun and Profitable Ventures
• Exploring Game Design
• Exploring the Helping Professions
• Geotagged Adventures: Exploring the World with Drones, GPS, and LiDAR
• Jumping into Kinesiology
• Law and Politics 101*
• Lost Cities and Civilizations: Archaeology and the Ancient World
• The Modern Naturalist
• Unpacking Your Business Briefcase: Integrated Workplace Skills Development

* The “Law and Politics 101” and “Citizens of Tomorrow” modules will run for two weeks between July 14-26. Grant funding for these may be available.