
Research Scholar Program
Contribute to our collective global knowledge base with your research. Make a striking and lasting impact - help develop a new antibiotic, computational algorithm or create a new way to structure investments.
Schedule a Free ConsultationOur Research Scholar Program offers students the opportunity to work one-on-one with a PhD mentor to produce an independently-developed research project. We make it simple to set up research opportunities for high schoolers. Choose the research program for high schoolers that fits best with your interests and schedule.
26+ Countries
400+ Mentors
5,200+ Mentor Hours
A Global Community of Ambition
Why Research?
- Make an impact on the world: Help develop a new vaccine, antibiotic, computational algorithm, or a new way of doing business.
- Gain expertise in a topic: Advance and contribute to a body of research and knowledge.
- Stand out for admissions: Conducting research and writing papers
Possible Research Topics
Students will also be able to customize their own research topic, if not currently available in the offerings below.
Biotechnology
Software Development Systems
Psychology
Civil, environmental, chemical engineering
Physics & Astrophysics
Organic and inorganic chemistry
Gender and education in global perspectives
Machine Learning
Behavioral Economics
Reproductive Politics
Research Scholar Programs
Program
Basic
Standard
Fellowship
eparation Sessions with a Counselor
2
2
8
Individual sessions with a mentor
9
15
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Individual sessions with writing coach
2
4
8
Individual sessions with publication specialist
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3
6
Program oversight from Empowerly Research Program Manager
Who can apply
Students from 8th-12th grade
Students from 8th-12th grade
Students from 8th-12th grade
Length of program
12 weeks
12 weeks
6-12 Months
Testimonials

Samuel
Student, Columbia University
Empowerly helped me get accepted to MIT Launch summer program (<10% acceptance rate), start my own environmental nonprofit, and intern with Dr. June Flora at Stanford University. I worked with Empowerly on over 50 essays and finished all of them by November. I was accepted to Columbia, Duke, Carnegie Mellon, USC and more. I also have a deeper insight about my career and the impact I want to make in the world.

Jaya
Parent, Harvard University
Thank you for helping SM over these last 2 years in his formative high school years, finding summer internships, and helping him get accepted to Harvard, UPenn, MIT, Yale, Johns Hopkins University (Hodson scholar), USC (full ride), and many others. With 70+ essays across 15+ college applications, SM wouldn’t have finished so many applications with such high quality without Empowerly.

Parent
UC Berkeley
I interviewed many college admission counselors and Empowerly stood out with its innovative, fresh approach. Our college admissions counselor was very helpful and a great fit, helping my son with the entire process. The AdCom Review was incredible, giving valuable brutally honest feedback. My son applied to competitive CS/EECS programs and he was accepted early to UC Berkeley (his top choice!) as a Regent’s and Chancellor’s Scholar.

Nancy
Parent, Wash U St Louis
When my daughter started with Empowerly in 10th grade, she immediately connected with her counselor Brooke, who helped her build her resume for the pre-med track. We can’t say enough good things about Brooke! Additionally, the awesome Empowerly team helped immensely with finding a UCSF research internship and editing essays. If you’re a parent unsure which counselor to pick, look no further and contact Empowerly.

Casey
Student, UCLA
Empowerly counseling was a very personal experience where I was encouraged to pursue my interests. If you’re wondering about how effective the process is, I would say that I accomplished more than I expected and got into schools that would have been out of my reach otherwise.