Join the LEAH Project

Applications for the STEM Teaching Internship school year 2023-24 are closed. We typically accept applications for the school year between Sept-Oct and between Jan-Mar for the summer.

What are the Different Internship Opportunities?

  • The STEM Teaching internship is a paid internship that runs during the school year. Applications typically open in the late summer/early fall.

    • Youth are placed in out-of-school time programs to teach STEM curricula to elementary school students.

    • Receive intensive training on classroom behavioral management, lesson planning, professionalism, and STEM topics relevant to LEAH curriculum

    • Provide support to afterschool programs while serving as role models for elementary school students

    • Meet high school students from across Boston and gain a support network

    • Gain exposure to STEM careers and studies

    • Receive support in the college process

    • Participate in an intensive lab at MIT during your summer after 10th or 11th grade

    • Participate in at least 5 STEM events throughout the following school year

    • After the first summer lab experience, receive a placement in an academic, organizational, or corporate lab placement to advance your lab and research skills the following summer

    • Receive a Mentor who works in a STEM field

    • Receive support in the college process

      Learn more about LEAH Knox Scholars here. Applications are open between January-March each year. Summer 2023 applications have closed.

    • Five-week wet lab research experience designed to introduce you to biology research

    • Job shadowing at biotech companies at LabCentral, the host site of the internship, to learn more about various career paths in STEM

    • After the first summer lab experience, receive a placement in an academic, organizational, or corporate lab placement to advance your lab and research skills the following summer

    • Receive a Mentor who works in a STEM field

    • Receive support in the college process

Who can apply?

  • Any Boston* Public School student in grades 10-12 (Preferences will be given to 10th and 11th graders).

    • *Youth from Cambridge, Everett, and Revere are eligible for the Biomedical Research Internship track, called LEAH Knox Scholars

  • Must turn 16 years old before starting the internship (by July 1st for summer internships and September 1st for school year internships).

  • Must be available to participate in the entire summer or school year program:

    • Summer: 5 days a week, beginning in July and continuing into August

    • School Year: 4-5 days a week, October - beginning of June

  • Youth should be interested or curious in STEM, youth leadership, and/or teaching.

    • By the way, STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math! And if you don’t know much about these areas and you’re interested in learning more about them, that’s awesome and you should apply!

  • BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Person of Color) youth are encouraged to apply.

    *These are paid internships. Youth can earn up to $2,250 during the summer and $3000 during the school year.

 

For more information, email us at leahproject@hria.org.