We welcome parent input, questions and concerns. Science research will open up a multitude of opportunities for your student. Please be aware that many of our students enter competitions that are held on weekends and in the evenings. Many of our students also participate in summer research programs.

South Side High School science research students have won prizes in the following competitions in the past: 

Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO)

Dowling College

Earth and Sky Radio Show

Electrathon Car Race

Intel Science Talent Search

Junior Humanities and Science Symposium

Kathy Belton Science Fair

Long Island Science and Engineering Fair

Long Island Science Congress

Nassau Community College Arts & Science Fair

National Engineering and Design Challenge

New York State Science and Engineering Fair

New York State American Chemical Society Chemagination Competition

Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology

WAC Lighting Foundation Invitational Science Fair

Toshiba ExploraVision

There are numerous summer research programs located all over the country. Some are free and some are quite expensive. South Side High School also has a program. Below are some links to programs.

We encourage you to do your own search and apply as early as possible. You will more than likely need some letters of references from teachers and your transcript.

Science Research Training Programs for High School Students

When you find a program you are interested in contact your teacher

Cornell University Research Apprentice Program for High School Students

Cornell University Summer College

Knowledge Exchange Institute for International Studies (KEI) Precollege Research Abroad Program

Kopernik Observatory & Science Center

New York Academy of Sciences: High School Research Programs

Penn State University: Summer Study Programs

Stony Brook University: Summer Study Programs

Stony Brook University: Garcia Center for Polymers at Engineered Interfaces

John Hopkins University: Pre-College Programs

Michigan State University: High School Honors Science/Mathematics/Engineering Program

Hofstra University: Summer Science Research Program

Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research: Summer Student Internship Program

Rockefeller University: High School Science Outreach Program

Roswell Park’s Summer Cancer Research Experience Program