The MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI) is a rigorous, world-class STEM program for talented students who will be entering their senior year in high school. The BWSI Program consists of online (prerequisite) courses and hands-on summer synchronous courses that build upon one or more of these prerequisites. The four-week summer program teaches STEM skills through project-based, workshop-style courses.

Non-credit

Commuter

Online

Financial Aid

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The MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI) is a rigorous, world-class STEM program for talented students who will be entering their senior year in high school. The BWSI Program consists of online (prerequisite) courses and hands-on summer synchronous courses that build upon one or more of these prerequisites. The four-week summer program teaches STEM skills through project-based, workshop-style courses.

The four-week summer component of BWSI AT will give students a chance to use and further develop the skills they learned through the online course. The course will have online lectures, hands-on design exercises, small group technical mentorship, and project management activities. A team of MIT researchers and students will help students through these materials and activities, using previous solutions developed at MIT as guiding examples and helping facilitate community member engagement. During the summer, students will work in groups to gain hands-on experience applying advanced learning and data to solve real-world challenges.

Summer Program offers the following courses:
• Serious Game Development with AI
• Embedded Security and Hardware Hacking
• Medlytics
• CogWorks: Build Your Own Cognitive Assistant
• Build-a-CubeSat
• Autonomous RACECAR Grand Prix
• Remote Sensing for Disaster Response
• UAS Synthetic Aperture Radar
• Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
• Cyber Security in Software Intensive Systems
• Quantum Software
• NEW: Back to bASICs Chip Desgin
• NEW: Microelectronics and Hardware Development
• Designing for Assistive Technology is now a Challenge and will not offered in BWSI 2023
• Autonomous Air Vehicle Racing (Will NOT be offered as course in 2023)

The following courses will be offered in-person this summer: Autonomous RACECAR, UAS-SAR, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Build a CubeSat; other courses listed will be offered in a virtual format. Students and families accepted for the in-person will be responsible for accommodations or commuting to the MIT Campus for classes.

The online courses are independent study and therefore individual performance based. Our July program is rigorous, challenging and team-based so that students can achieve more together.
We will be hosting classes from 10am - 6pm EDT, Monday-Friday, July 10-Aug 6. There will be a mix of lectures, labs, and office hours. As we accept students from across the US, some classes may be adjusting hours for different time zones based on their students.

Beaver Works Summer Institute

Jul 10 - Aug 06

4 weeks

Commuter

0 USD

Beaver Works Summer Institute

Jul 10 - Aug 06

4 weeks

Online

0 USD

The program itself is free, students will need a laptop and internet access to fully participate in courses.
For out-of-state students who require lodging arrangement there is a fee ($5,000 for 4 weeks).

Financial Aid

This fee is waived fully or partially based on their family income (proof of income will need to be provided)

Fully waived ($0 cost) if annual income is less than $90,000,
$4,000 waived ($1000 cost) if income is less than $100,000
$3,000 waived ($2,000 cost) if income is less than $110,000
$2,000 waived ($3,000 cost) if income is less than $120,000
$1,000 waived ($4,000 cost) if income is less than $130,000
There is no waiver if income is more than $130,000.
All students are responsible for their travel arrangements to/from BWSI.