# Program Details: LEAH Knox Scholars Program

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## Program Dates

The five-week lab course for first-year LEAH Knox Scholars runs from July through August. Six-week internships for second-years begin the last week of June. For application details, visit the [Health Resources in Action (HRiA) website](https://www.leahknoxscholars.org/news/2019/2/26/summer-applications-are-open).

## Program Goals

Established in 2017, the [LEAH Knox Scholars Program](https://www.leahknoxscholars.org/) is offered in collaboration with [HRiA](https://hria.org/), and funded by a National Institutes of Health [Science Education Partnership Award](https://nihsepa.org/).

The goal of this two-year program is to encourage public high school students from low-income families and non-college educated parents in Boston, Cambridge, and Everett to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).

## Program Structure

Students begin the program as rising juniors or seniors, and attend a five-week course at MIT taught by [Vanessa Cheung](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/vanessa-j-cheung/)and [Mandana Sassanfar](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/mandana-sassanfar/). Participants receive a stipend, learn basic laboratory and quantitative techniques, and attend workshops to develop other professional skills.

The next summer, these students are placed in research labs throughout the Boston/Cambridge area to complete a six-week internship.

## Program Eligibility

Rising juniors and seniors who meet the following requirements are eligible:

- Must attend a public high school in Boston, Cambridge, or Everett
- Must be 16 years old by July 15