Summer 2025 Student Programs
Registration is open!
LIMITED SPACES ARE AVAILABLE IN R-STEM SUMMER STUDENT PROGRAMS. IF THE SESSION YOU ARE INTERESTED IN IS SOLD OUT, YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO JOIN THE WAITLIST. YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY PLACED ON THE WAITLIST WHEN YOU FINISH THE REGISTRATION PROCESS IF A SESSION YOU SELECTED IS CURRENTLY FULL. PLACEMENT ON A WAITLIST DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SPOT AVAILABLE IN A PROGRAM.
ACCOUNT SETUP AND PAYMENTS:
R-STEM uses Active Network for registration for all programs that require a fee. To create an account with the ACTIVE Network or access your current ACTIVE Account, please click here.
Application-based, or programs that are non-fee based or free, do not require an Active account. If you are applying to a free program, simply visit the program website and complete the application via the link provided on the program website.
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION ONLINE:
- Safari, Firefox, and Google Chrome are the recommended web browsers for the system.
- The child's birth date and the age they will be when the session you register for begins.
- Child's t-shirt size.
- Physician's name and phone number.
- The child's known medical conditions, required medications, or allergies.
- All necessary credit card information for payment.
- Rice Employee ID (Faculty & Staff ONLY). Required for discount code.
- Student ID (Rice Students ONLY). Required for discount code.
- Military service members or Veterans. Required for discount code.
- Graduation year and college (Rice Alumnus ONLY). Required for discount code.
- If you are eligible to receive one of the discount codes above, please contact stem@rice.edu to obtain your discount code before registering. Refunds will not be issued post-registration for discount codes not applied upon registration by the account user.
Elementary School
STEAMotion
STEAMotion is a dynamic one-week summer academy for grades K-8 (2024-2025 current school year) crafted by the Rice Office of STEM Engagement in collaboration with various education agencies. Our program is designed to ignite young minds and bodies, offering a unique blend of enriching STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) activities.
STEM-Letics Academy
A joint effort with Rice Athletics, STEM-Letics Academy is week-long academy offered multiple weeks during the summer for current 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students (2024-2025 current school year). This academy is designed to keep students both mentally and physically active during the summer by incorporating STEM and physical activities.
Middle School
Introduction to Research and Innovative Design in Engineering (iRIDE)
iRIDE Academy is for 6th and 7th Grade students (2024-2025 current school year), and is a hands-on program designed to introduce middle school students to the challenging and diverse field of engineering.
Rice Computer Engineering Design Academy
Rice Computer Engineering Design Academy is a week-long program for current 6th, 7th, and 8th graders (2024-2025 current school year) to learn about Arduino, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) programming, and rapid prototyping.
Middle & High School
Forensics Investigators Program
This one-week student program for students in Grades 7-10 (2024-2025 current school year) aims to introduce the science behind crime scenes, covering topics such as evidence collection and classification, blood evidence, toxicology, DNA, and more.
High School
Rice Biotech Academy
The Rice Biotech Academy is a week-long program offered to high school students currently in 9th through 11th Grade (2024-2025 current school year). Students complete hands-on activities in biotechnology together and have the opportunity to talk with guest speakers from a variety of fields.
Energy Academy
Energy Academy is a week-long program for 8th–10th Grade students (2024-2025 current school year) to explore the future of energy and sustainability. Through hands-on experiments, workshops, and projects, students will investigate fossil fuels, renewables, and emerging technologies.
Digital Health Young Scholars Program
This program is a FREE summer program for current (2024-2025 school year) 10th and 11th Grade students to introduce them to engineering research at Rice University and its practical applications in the health care field.
Houston Environmental Action Learning
The Houston Environmental Action Learning (HEAL) is a free two-week summer program designed to involve 9th & 10th Grade students (2024-2025 current school year) in environmental participatory action research and raise awareness about environmental challenges and issues.
Data Divas
Data Divas empowers female students Gades 11-12 with a week-long immersion into the world of data science, blending comprehensive learning with hands-on activities. Guided by successful female professionals, participants develop essential skills, culminating in a collaborative team presentation to showcase their newfound expertise.
This program is not currently available for summer 2025 online registration. If you are a school or district interested in hosting Data Divas at your campus, contact Matthew Cushing at mpc3@rice.edu.
Student Workshops
R-STEM Academy
R-STEM Academy is a series of one-day workshops for current 2nd-12th grade students to participate in STEM lessons designed by experienced teachers inspired by the ongoing research at Rice University.
Young Scholars Invent Workshop
Young Scholars Invent is a 1.5-day program where
students tackle real-world challenges with cross-school
teammates, engage in active design, build and test their
solutions, and present to a panel of judges. The focus is
on collaborative problem-solving, mirroring industry
environments.
NextGen STEM Scholars
NextGen STEM Scholars coming soon..
Rice Summer Sessions
Learn more about the other K–12 student programs offered at Rice University this summer to help you student stay ahead and earn college credit using the link below.