The application for the summer 2024 program has closed. We wish all of the applicants the best during the selection process.
Selections will be made and applicants notified of the decision on their application by late April.
Effective for the summer 2024 program, PSAT, SAT and/or ACT scores are now required in order to adhere to our funding agency’s requirements. The application can be submitted without them however, they must be sent to us by no later than March 22nd.
About the Welch Summer Scholars Program
The Welch Summer Scholars Program (WSSP), sponsored by the Robert A. Welch Foundation of Texas, began more than 30 years ago. To date, the WSSP has provided nearly 2,000 Texas high school students with unique opportunities to participate in hands-on, college-level research projects using state-of-the-art equipment and modern technology not typically found in high-school classrooms.
The program is open only to sophomore and junior students who attend high school in Texas and selected individuals will participate in a five-week summer residency program engaging in one-on-one mentoring and first-hand research training with professors and graduate students at one of five Texas universities. Participating institutions are The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Dallas, The University of Houston and Texas Tech University.
The primary goal of WSSP is to expose partipants to a riqorous scientific research experience while also giving them a glimpse into life on a college campus. Through assignments, research projects, guest speaker series, tours of chemistry-based research facilities and presentations of personal research findings, students will complete the program with a better understanding of chemical principles. Many participants go in to pursue science and engineering degrees in college.
Students selected for the WSSP are chosen on a competitive basis by the selection committee comprised of participating faculty at each of the five universities. The committee considers various factors in their selection such as SAT scores, academic standing, participation in extracurricular activities, writing skills, and teacher recommendations.
The program is open only to sophomore and junior students who attend high school in Texas and selected individuals will participate in a five-week summer residency program engaging in one-on-one mentoring and first-hand research training with professors and graduate students at one of five Texas universities. Participating institutions are The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Dallas, The University of Houston and Texas Tech University.
The primary goal of WSSP is to expose partipants to a riqorous scientific research experience while also giving them a glimpse into life on a college campus. Through assignments, research projects, guest speaker series, tours of chemistry-based research facilities and presentations of personal research findings, students will complete the program with a better understanding of chemical principles. Many participants go in to pursue science and engineering degrees in college.
Students selected for the WSSP are chosen on a competitive basis by the selection committee comprised of participating faculty at each of the five universities. The committee considers various factors in their selection such as SAT scores, academic standing, participation in extracurricular activities, writing skills, and teacher recommendations.