Secondary Student Training Program
About the Program
The Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP) is a highly selective and intensive summer research program for students in grades 10-11. Students conduct research under the mentorship of world-class faculty from a research-intensive university. Through this program, students explore their interests, enhance their academic skills, and make meaningful friendships with intellectual peers.
SSTP offers rare access to opportunities that help students realize their academic and professional goals.
Dates
June 17 - July 24, 2026
Application Timeline
- Application Opens: December 15, 2025
- Application Deadline: February 16, 2026
- Notification of Acceptance: April 2, 2026
Expectations
As a highly selective research program, you expect a top-notch experience at SSTP. Similarly we at the Belin-Blank Center, and your research partners, have high expectations for you. You will be working alongside highly accomplished faculty mentors in university research labs and we expect you to commit fully to this six-week program. Read more about the full timeline and daily schedule, and the expections for us and for you.
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I came to Iowa expecting a summer program. Six weeks later, I left a researcher—working shoulder-to-shoulder with faculty who treated my questions like they mattered.
Available Sessions
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Contact
Secondary Student Training Program
Belin-Blank Center
600 Blank Honors Center, Iowa City, IA 52242
Email: belinblank@uiowa.edu
Phone: 319-335-6148