The Bridge to Biostats Summer Program is a paid 6-week, in-person summer experiential learning program that aims to provide opportunities in data science and computing to New York City high school students, including those from under-resourced communities.
Applications for B2BSP are now closed. Decisions will be announced on a rolling basis.
B2BSP 2025 will run from Monday, June 30th to Friday August 8th.
Questions? Send an email to bridgetobst@mskcc.org
Eligibility & requirements:
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High school student (rising sophomore to rising senior)
- Must be a New York City resident and attend school in NYC
- Interest in quantitative subjects (for example: math, computer science, statistics, data science)
- Can commute to midtown Manhattan (633 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10017), Monday through Friday
- One letter of recommendation
- Unofficial transcript
Students will:
- Learn fundamentals of statistics
- Learn basic programming in R
- Attend “statistical thinking” sessions
- Work on a cancer data analysis project and present results
- Be mentored by professional Biostatisticians
- Attend SAT prep classes and college/academic development workshops.