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Secondary Student Training Program

The Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP) provides opportunities for high school students to conduct research in a University of Iowa laboratory under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students attend faculty seminars, science communication workshops, and many social and recreational activities during the six-week program. During the final week, they present their research results in a formal symposium attended by other SSTP students and the program's faculty and research staff. All SSTP students write a formal abstract summarizing their six weeks of research.

SSTP students live on the University campus during the program.

The University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine, the Graduate College, and the Colleges of Dentistry, Engineering, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Pharmacy, and Public Health all participate in the Secondary Student Training Program.

Students may enroll in 418:001 Secondary Student Training Program for 0 s.h., or instead, they may choose to take 002:004 Secondary Student Training Program for 3 s.h. and a grade.