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Bootcamp 2026 Applications are OPEN! If you have any questions please contact Angie Pogson.
Check back in 2027 for the Spring 2027 CORE Application. If you go to College of San Mateo, Skyline, West Valley, Mission, Cañada, or SJCC, check with your MESA directors for Fall 2026.
Summer 2026 CORE Internship Applications
The Summer 2026 CORE Internship Application has CLOSED.
If you have questions please contact Megan Nolan.
The Summer 2026 CORE Internship Application has closed.
Are you interested in doing hands-on biology or engineering research this coming Summer? CCOP invites you to apply for a paid internship from June 8th to August 14th where you will conduct research in a Stanford Biosciences or Engineering laboratory. During this full-time position (40 hrs/wk for 10 weeks), you will work closely with a lab mentor on exciting topics such as embryonic development, stem cells, tissue regeneration, cancer, neuroscience, metabolism, gene regulation, evolution, engineering, or data science.
This summer, CCOP will support several community college (CC) students for paid, full-time research internships. We are recruiting lab mentors across the Stanford Biosciences and Biology departments. Mentors will gain valuable teaching experience and make an impact on their mentees' path in STEM. Please join us in promoting equality and increasing talent and diversity within the scientific community!
Internship Host Labs
We are recruiting host labs year-round. If you are a principal investigator interested in hosting research interns during the academic year or for the summer term, please email us at ccopstanford@gmail.com or contact our leadership team.
Mentors
If you cannot mentor this term but would like to in the future, please let us know here.
Bootcamp Applications
Stanford's Community College Outreach Program (CCOP) is hosting a 5-week virtual Summer Transfer Preparation & Career Development Bootcamp for community college students in STEM. Join us for weekly workshops with invited speakers followed by small-group feedback and advice from Stanford graduate students and scientists. Topics will include demystifying CVs and Resumes, finding scholarships and internships, and an admissions officer Q&A.
Bootcamp will run from July 9th to August 6th on Thursdays afternoons:
(1) Introduction & Letters of Recommendation
(2) Guest speaker: Demystifying CVs and Resumes
(3) Financial Aid, Scholarships, & Internships
(4) Transfer Office Panel: What makes a good transfer application?
(5) Writing a Compelling Story: How to write a personal statement
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(Aug 15th) Optional in-person celebration and student panel: Transferring & Beyond