School of Science and Engineering

Applications are still being accepted for the 2012-13 Academic year program!! 2012 Summer Program applications are closed. Applicants will be notified by May 31st. (posted 5/22/12)

2012-13 Academic Year Program

The Tulane Science Scholars Program (TSSP) is a selective program for high school students who have exceptional talent in the sciences and mathematics.  TSSP holds classes at Tulane from 10:00 AM to noon on Saturdays during the academic year.  The classes generally meet eight times in the fall and eight times in the spring.  There is a $300 fee with this program that can be waived depending on the financial status of the student and the funding levels for the year.

Summer Program

In addition to the academic year program, a summer program is offered to high school students.  This summer session will focus on the field of Neuroscience, which is the study of the brain.  Neuroscientists study everything from the electrical activity of individual brain cells to the behavior of animals and people. TSSP students will have the opportunity to learn from the same techniques and equipment that Tulane neuroscientists use in their own research.  Laboratory activities will be supervised by Tulane faculty members and their students will include the following:

 

Learn basic brain anatomy by studying actual human brain specimens

Learn how to test the effects of drugs on the behavior of rats

Learn how to prepare brain tissue for study under a microscope

Learn how to measure human brain waves

Learn how to interpret data through statistical analysis

Learn how to write in the style of science

 

The 11 day summer program will be held on Tulane University's campus on Monday July 9th through Friday July 20th, from 10:00 am – 1:00 PM. This program is offered for one hour of university credit and has a $300 fee, which is due upon acceptance into the program.  Need-based scholarships are available through the generosity of the Bruce J. Heim Foundation, for which a separate additional application is required and will be sent upon request.