REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER 2026 (opens on March 1, 2026)

STANFORD EXPLORE 2026 WEEKLY TOPICS:

Week 1 (July 6-10) Immunology/Cancer Immunotherapy

Week 2 (July 13-17) Neuroscience/Stem Cell

Week 3 (July 20-24) AI in Biomedicine/Precision Health   

Week 4 (July 27-31) Careers in Science and Medicine

 

The Stanford EXPLORE Lecture Series is open to high school students (currently in 9th-12th grade at the time of registration) and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents CURRENTLY LIVING in the U.S.  Students who would like to register for the series need to sign up for a minimum of 2 weeks (please follow the steps below).  If there are any issues with the registration, students will be contacted within a week.  In terms of academic preparedness, generally we expect all students to have taken at least one year of high school biology and have As/Bs for all science classes on their transcript.   The online registration begins on March 1st, 2026 (9am PST) on our website and will continue until all slots are filled.  

 

FORMAT/COST:  Two formats are offered-- virtual and an in-person format on campus. Only one format can be selected (in-person or virtual).  The fee structure is $600 per week for the virtual series and $800 per week for the in-person series.  Students can sign up for 2, 3 or 4 weeks (a minimum of 2 weeks).

SUMMER 2026 PLANS (PLEASE READ):  We are planning to have an in-person option as well as a virtual zoom webinar program option for the summer of 2026 for 4 weeks (July 6-July 31st, 2026; 9am-12pm PST).  The zoom webinar format will be used for the lectures.  Webinars do not allow for student video/audio so questions during lectures will be submitted through the Q &A feature on zoom.   

STEPS FOR REGISTRATION:

PLEASE NOTE: THE REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON MARCH 1, 2026.

 

PLEASE NOTE: THE SUMMER 2026 LECTURE SERIES PROGRAM (July 6-31; 9am-12pm PST) WILL BE RUN WITH TWO FORMAT OPTIONS (YOU CAN ONLY SIGN UP FOR ONE FORMAT):

1) VIRTUAL PROGRAM AS A ZOOM SERIES ($600/week; $2400 for all 4 weeks)

2) IN PERSON PROGRAM ON STANFORD CAMPUS ($800 per week; $3200 for the 4 week program). 

Students need to sign up for a minimum of 2 weeks.

 

STEP 1) ONLINE REGISTRATION ON THE SLIDEROOM SITE

HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT- For the online registration through Slideroom, you will need to upload a high school transcript issued by your high school on the registration portal so please have this ready to upload (please do not upload report card screen shots). Please make sure your full name and school name is on the transcript (and please make sure it includes all grades from 9th grade and on). 

  • BRIEF ESSAY- On the registration, you will also need to answer a short paragraph (a few sentences) on why you want to participate in the Explore series.  The registration will be on a first come, first served basis.  Many of the lectures will be at a high level so we strongly encourage students to have sufficient preparation in the sciences demonstrated by mostly As and Bs in their science courses and taking at least one year of high school biology before the program.
REFERENCE LETTER: The letter is only needed for those who will be asking for financial aid.  You can input the name of the teacher in the Slideroom registration portal (under the references section) and an email will be sent to the teacher.
  • PLEASE NOTE: Once you submit the Slideroom program registration form and payment form, you will receive a final confirmation email within a week confirming your spot. If there are any issues with your registration/payment, we will let you know.  Please make sure you meet the ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS before submitting your registration/making the payment.

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STEP 2) PAYMENT (NO REFUNDS CAN BE REQUESTED)-

The fee is $2400 for the 4 week virtual program ($600 per week; 2 week minimum). 

The fee is $3200 for the 4 week IN PERSON program ($800 per week; 2 week minimum). 

A link to our Cardinal Pay system is provided when the registration opens on March 1, 2026.  Parents/payee will need to create an account on our Cardinal Pay site.  Once you pay please provide the payment # to the student so that they can enter it on their registration.

Please note: once a payment is made there will be NO REFUNDS for any cancellations so please be sure you would like to participate before registering/paying.  IF for some reason (for example, not meeting the eligibility requirements) the registration is not approved by us, we will refund the payment.  We will only be able to accept credit card payments this year.  After you register, within a week you will receive a confirmation email from the program confirming that the payment and registration have been received and approved. 

PLEASE NOTE:  AFTER YOU SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION IT CAN TAKE UP TO A WEEK TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE.

 

FINANCIAL AID REQUEST (ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THE ONLINE PROGRAM): 

Please fill out the form that is provided in the Slideroom registration system and also request a letter of recommendation from a teacher.

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BEFORE THE PROGRAM STARTS:

We will email additional information to you in mid-June regarding other program details.

CONSENT/WAIVER FORM: For the participants in the program, there will be an electronic consent form sent to parents about 3 weeks (around mid-June) before the program start date.  This must be filled out in order for students to participate.

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