GeneLab for High Schools (GL4HS) is a four-week intensive training program for rising high school juniors and seniors held at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley (Mountain View, CA). It provides students an opportunity to immerse themselves in space life sciences with a specific focus on omics-based bioinformatics research, the science of collecting and analyzing complex biological data such as genetic codes, and computational biology.
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Application ProcessGL4HSapp.com is where students are able to apply to the GL4HS program at NASA Ames Research Center.

Before beginning, please read the instructions. Then, login or create a new user account.

Deadline Extended

Deadline extended to
February 29, 11:59pm PT.
We are now accepting applications.

Logistics
  • Application Deadline (Extended): February 29, 2020 11:59 PM PT
  • Application Review: Application close - March
  • Offers Extended: Late-March to Early-April
  • Dates: from June 22 - July 17, 2020
  • Duration: 4 weeks
EligibilityAn applicant for a GL4HS program must:
  • Be a US citizen or US Green Card holder*
  • Be at least 16 years old on or before Dec. 21, 2020
  • Be entering their junior or senior year next Fall
  • Have a GPA or equivalent of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)
  • Be willing to participate in all four weeks of the GL4HS summer program
  • Have taken at least one high school biology course (Please note that AP biology is not a requirement of this program)
  • Have a passion for learning and for Space Biology

GL4HS is an equal opportunity program. All applications received will be reviewed by NASA. Students will be selected based on their academic records, their reference letters, and their personal statements.

*Citizens of US territories Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Marianas are U.S. citizens.

Additional Program InformationYou can read more about the GL4HS program here.
Additional Opportunities

For other NASA opportunities, you may wish to visit http://intern.nasa.gov.

System Notes
  • This system uses the UTC timezone for deadlines.
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  • If you have any problems using this system, please contact help@GL4HSapp.com immediately.
System Time:
2020-08-06 10:58:40 UTC