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TYPES OF PROGRAMS OFFERED
Individual sessions
with mentor
Individual sessions with
writing coach
Individual sessions with publication specialist
Program oversight from Lumiere program manager
Goal output
Duration
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
PROGRAM
9
2
-
College-level academic
paper
12 weeks
PREMIUM RESEARCH & PUBLICATION PROGRAM
15
4
4
Publication in high-school or college-level journal*
3-4 months research time,
1-4 months publication time
LUMIERE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
30
6-8
4
Highly selective research competition or publication*
6-12 months
*No academically rigorous program can or should promise publication. We provide support for 3 rounds of submission to selective high-school or college-level journals.
Programs: Services
TYPES OF PROGRAMS OFFERED
Individual sessions
with mentor
Individual sessions with
writing coach
Individual sessions with publication specialist
Program oversight from Lumiere program manager
Goal output
Duration
INDIVIDUAL
RESEARCH
PROGRAM
9
2
-
College-level
academic paper
12 weeks
PREMIUM
RESEARCH & PUBLICATION PROGRAM
15
4
4
Publication in
high-school or
college-level journal*
3-4 months
research time,
1-4 months
publication time
LUMIERE
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
30
6-8
4
Highly selective
research competition
or publication*
6-12 months
PROFESSOR
PREMIUM
PUBLICATION
PROGRAM
10
4
4
Mentor Type
PhD fellow and
post-doc
PhD fellow and
post-doc
PhD fellow and
post-doc
Professors from
Top 20 universities
Publication in
high-school or
college-level journal*
3-4 months
research time,
1-4 months
publication time
*No academically rigorous program can or should promise publication. We provide support for 3 rounds of submission to selective high-school or college-level journals.
UPCOMING APPLICATION DEADLINES AND PROGRAM DATES
PROGRAM TIMELINE
COHORT
APPLICATION DEADLINE
START DATE
Winter Cohort 2024
November 24, 2024​
December 16, 2024
Spring Cohort 2025
February 9, 2025​
March 3, 2025
Summer Cohort I 2025
Early Admission - February 9, 2025
Priority Admission - March 9, 2025
Regular Admission I - April 13, 2025
Regular Admission II - May 11, 2025
June 2, 2025
Summer Cohort II 2025
June 23, 2025
July 14, 2025
Programs: Schedule
Week 1: Meet with your mentor and align on a topic
Week 2-4: Explore the topic and identify the research question
Week 5-9: Write research paper with 1-1 support from research mentor
Week 10-12: Make final edits and submit the paper for final evaluation
After week 12: Graduation ceremony and symposium! Students in the Premium Research and Publication Program will continue to meet with their mentor and submit their paper to a journal for publication
Programs: List
AVAILABLE AREAS FOR RESEARCH
STEM
Biology
Data Science
Mathematics
Astrophysics
Computer Science
Physics
Neuroscience
Medicine
Chemistry
Engineering
Architecture
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Economics
Psychology
Business
Gender Studies
Philosophy
International Relations
Environmental Studies
History
Education
Sociology
Law
Classics
Linguistics
Students will also be able to customize their own research topic, if not currently available in the above offerings.
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