Apply to one of the five 4-week long virtual research program at North Carolina State University (NCSU) this summer outlined below. Students will join a comprehensive research project led by NC State faculty who they will meet with twice a week and are expected to spend 5-10 hours a week on their programs. Participants will learn fundamental research methodologies and apply these skills to their projects, which they will present to their peers. Students will receive an NC State University program certificate and an evaluation letter from the faculty upon the successful completion of the program.

Applications are now open and rolling until June 1. We will notify you if you are accepted into the program with next steps.

Program Info

Dates: June 26 - July 31, 2025

Cost: $1275/student

• Rising 10th graders and higher

• English proficiency minimum score requirements for international students:

  • TOEFL IBT 75

  • IELTS 6.0

  • Duolingo 95

Application Requirements

Digital Marketing Campaigns: AI & Communication Research

This project aims to provide students with a structured learning experience in marketing communication, emphasizing AI-driven content analysis, campaign development, and performance evaluation. Over several weeks, students will explore various aspects of digital marketing, develop research methodologies, and implement AI tools to optimize marketing strategies. The project culminates in a final presentation and research paper that apply learned concepts to real-world marketing scenarios.

This research project is for high school level students at the 10th grade and above. This project is tailored for high school students interested in communication research and digital marketing. It is ideal for those looking to explore these fields further, develop practical skills, and gain experience in a professional setting.

Research Topic

Drone Delivery for Retail: Assessing, Analyzing, and Predicting

This project aims to provide students with a structured learning experience in marketing communication, emphasizing AI-driven content analysis, campaign development, and performance evaluation. Over several weeks, students will explore various aspects of digital marketing, develop research methodologies, and implement AI tools to optimize marketing strategies. The project culminates in a final presentation and research paper that apply learned concepts to real-world marketing scenarios.

This research project is for high school level students at the 10th grade and above. This project is tailored for high school students interested in communication research and digital marketing. It is ideal for those looking to explore these fields further, develop practical skills, and gain experience in a professional setting.

Research Topic

Understanding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Human Well-being

This project provides students with an opportunity to learn about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the way in which they are promoting human well-being across the planet.

The four week session will give students an overview of the SDGs and then focus on three of the goals related to human well-being:
Goal 2: Zero Hunger
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Students will work both in teams and develop individual projects that explore these three goals. Each student will prepare a research poster that summarizes their findings on their chosen topic. In addition to classes, students will have the opportunity for coaching on their own research project development.

This research project is for high school level students at the 10th grade and above.

Research Topic

Visualization in Engineering

This project aims to provide students with a structured learning experience in marketing communication, emphasizing AI-driven content analysis, campaign development, and performance evaluation. Over several weeks, students will explore various aspects of digital marketing, develop research methodologies, and implement AI tools to optimize marketing strategies. The project culminates in a final presentation and research paper that apply learned concepts to real-world marketing scenarios.

This research project is for high school level students at the 10th grade and above. This project is tailored for high school students interested in communication research and digital marketing. It is ideal for those looking to explore these fields further, develop practical skills, and gain experience in a professional setting.

Research Topic

Research Topic

Financial Derivatives Pricing in the U.S.

The finance services industry, a derivative is a contract whose valuation is derived from another asset’s price. For example, a call option on common stock: a call on Microsoft stock (MSFT) gives the holder the right to buy MSFT at a predetermined strike price. Markets for derivative products are mainstay in the modern financial services industry. Typically, a large financial institution will employ professional traders whose job is the brokering, sale and creation of derivatives. In Q1 of 2024, derivative products in the U.S. had a total notional of $206 trillion. Some of these derivatives are speculative positions of investors betting on the direction of price movements, but the majority are part of the risk-management strategies of large corporations who are using these derivatives as insurance instruments–-a practice commonly referred to as ‘hedging’.

Prerequisites:

• Pre-Calculus

• Basic probability (coin flipping and games of chance)

• Students must have had some exposure to Python programming (e.g., Numpy or PyPlot) and must have a working Python environment on their local machine or have access to computing tools on a cloud.