Welcome Students

The NCI at Frederick and the Frederick National Lab employees are in the community, in schools and universities, in civic organizations and volunteer groups: in science – to save lives. Check out our summer menu of science activities for students.

Frederick Summer Camps

There are numerous summer camps in Frederick that are available. Find out the perfect one here!

Summer Camps STEM Focus

Many of the larger camps offer programs with a science/STEM focus. Please look at individual camp websites for additional information. We have listed some below for your information.

Summer Internship Program (SIP)

Summer programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide an opportunity to spend a summer working at the NIH side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. The NIH consists of the 240-bed Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center and more than 1200 laboratories/research projects located on the main campus in Bethesda, MD and the surrounding area as well as in Baltimore and Frederick, MD; Research Triangle Park, NC; Phoenix, AZ; Hamilton, MT; Framingham, MA; and Detroit, MI. NOTE: the number of positions in Phoenix, Hamilton, Framingham, and Detroit is limited.