The Yale Summer Program in Astrophysics

For rising high school seniors interested in astronomy and physics, the Yale Summer Program in Astrophysics (YSPA) is the perfect opportunity to challenge themselves. As children begin to embark on higher education and start to think about a career in scientific research, this is the perfect place for them to have a university-like experience.

The program runs for six weeks with the first two online followed by four at the Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium (LFOP) at Yale.

The entire program culminates in a mini-conference where all the young scientists get to present the findings of their studies, experiments, and research they conducted over their stay.

The residential program is intensive, but can also be fun for students. It's a summer course, professional internship, and summer camp all wrapped up into one. There are courses revolving around space with classes on astronomy and astrophysics.