Barnard MasterScholar Summer Research Program

The Barnard MasterScholar Program is a highly selective interdisciplinary summer research program, built for high school students who seek a meaningful, engaging, and rigorous pre-college academic experience. The longstanding relationship between Barnard College and Columbia University offers students a unique learning environment, with the chance to enjoy campus life and academics at both a renowned women's liberal arts college and an Ivy League university. Designed to give students a head start on college-level research, the Barnard MasterScholar Program is built around interdisciplinary studies: students choose multiple subject areas spanning STEM, the arts, and the humanities, combining them into an innovative research topic that explores the intersections between these fields. The accompanying coursework features small, seminar-style classes taught by Barnard and Columbia professors, expert guest lecturers, and advising and support from a dedicated staff of teaching assistants.