Waksman Institute Summer Experience (WISE)
Waksman Institute, Rutgers University
Program overview
High school students interested in authentic molecular biology and bioinformatics research, including DNA sequence analysis and GenBank submission
Eligibility
Must have completed a high school level biology course
Key details
- Organization
- Waksman Institute, Rutgers University
- Type
- Summer research program
- Location
- Piscataway, NJ (in-person WISE); online (vWISE)
- Format
- remote
- Cost
- WISE: $2200; vWISE: $600 (non-transferable, non-refundable, due 2 weeks after application approval)
- Time commitment
- WISE: weekdays for two weeks, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM ET for June session or 9:00 AM–4:00 PM ET for August session; vWISE: weekdays for two weeks, 9:00–10:30 AM and 1:00–3:00 PM ET, plus online assignments and quizzes
- Application status
- Summer 2026 WISE application available after 2/2/26; 2026 vWISE application available after 3/2/26; Summer 2027 WISE applications expected late January 2027
How to apply
Apply on the program's own site. Details here were read from that page and can change — confirm them there before applying.