We are dedicated to making science and engineering open to everyone.
Too often, kids’ zip codes play a larger role in determining their educational opportunities than do their abilities.
For over 40 years, we have opened the doors to MIT by offering highly motivated and diverse middle and high school students the chance to pursue their passion for STEM subjects.
Lemelson-MIT Program
The Lemelson-MIT Program inspires a new generation of inventors. Comprised of high school students, educators, and mentors, InvenTeams receive grants to invent technological solutions to real-world problems.
The JV InvenTeams, which are comprised of students in grades 7–10, hone their hands-on skills and enrich their STEM education through invention-based design activities.
MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science (MITES)
MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science works to advance access and equity in STEM through transformative, free of charge, pre-college experiences.
MITES Semester
A six-month STEM and college preparation experience, MITES Semester provides students the opportunity to be part of an inspiring community of intelligent, motivated, like-minded peers—while building the skills and confidence they need for success.
MITES Summer
MITES Summer is a six-week, on-campus program that immerses students from across the country in life at MIT. Students take five rigorous, rewarding math, science, and humanities courses, and also participate in lab tours, social events, and college admissions counseling.
MITES Saturdays
The MITES Saturdays program allows local students to gain an exciting, challenging foundation in STEM through a multi-year program for 7th–12th graders in Boston, Cambridge, and Lawrence, MA public schools. Applicants should have a strong academic record and interest in science, engineering, and technology.
Women’s Technology Program
The Women’s Technology Progam seeks to motivate female high school students to pursue engineering. A four-week residential experience, the women pursue a track in either mechanical engineering or computer science. Participants explore through hands-on classes, labs, and team-based projects. All of the classes are taught by current MIT graduate students who are female.