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Berkeley Summer Academy of Science is an intensive 2-week high school program that combines lectures, laboratory sessions, and hands-on experimental lab opportunities. Students work on building prototypes, visit Berkeley student labs and Silicon Valley companies, and take part in an info session and a Completion Ceremony. The 2026 theme is “Foundations of Modern Science,” with curriculum topics that include Quantum, Optics & Lasers, Semiconductors, and Quantum Tech.
• Ages: 15–17 years old
• Schedule: Intensive 2-week high school program, July 20–July 31, 2026
• Price: Regular price: $5,500. The program price covers the cost of faculty, lab space, equipment/supplies, industry visits, administrative fees, and daily lunches. Scholarships available to select individuals. Separate application required.
Each day follows a set schedule of classes divided into two parts: lectures from 9am–12pm, a lunch break from 12–1pm, and lab from 1–4pm, with daily programming ending at 4pm. The program is limited to 36 students, and high school students ages 15–17 by the start of the program are eligible to apply. Students are provided lunch and can eat at Berkeley cafeterias, and housing is not provided, so students live in the area and commute to camp. The program includes interaction with UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students, as well as visits to Silicon Valley companies.
The Berkeley Summer Academy of Science is offered through the Dado and Maria Banatao Center for Global Learning and Outreach from Berkeley Engineering (GLOBE), which was founded in 2005. The GLOBE Center’s stated mission is to bring the best of Berkeley Engineering to the world and the best of the world to Berkeley Engineering. The program was previously known as the “Berkeley Summer Academy of Sustainability.”
Faculty associated with the program include Professor Junqiao Wu, Chair of the UC Berkeley Department of Materials Science and Engineering and on the Chair line of the Division of Materials Physics of the American Physical Society; Prof. Jie Yao, a faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley; Joel W. Ager III, a Senior Staff Scientist in the Materials Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and an Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley; and Shimon Kolkowitz, an Associate Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley and the Herst Chair. Shimon Kolkowitz is a recipient of the Packard Fellowship, the Sloan Research Fellowship, and the NSF CAREER Award.
Testimonials from past GLOBE-related students describe learning about connecting coursework to future work, gaining new insights from a course called “Material Production,” experiencing an international focus and team projects in the “GLOBAL Engineer” class, and finding that first-hand experience of Berkeley culture was helpful when applying to graduate school.
Last updated March 16, 2026.
• Ages: 15–17 years old
• Schedule: Intensive 2-week high school program, July 20–July 31, 2026
• Price: Regular price: $5,500. The program price covers the cost of faculty, lab space, equipment/supplies, industry visits, administrative fees, and daily lunches. Scholarships available to select individuals. Separate application required.
Each day follows a set schedule of classes divided into two parts: lectures from 9am–12pm, a lunch break from 12–1pm, and lab from 1–4pm, with daily programming ending at 4pm. The program is limited to 36 students, and high school students ages 15–17 by the start of the program are eligible to apply. Students are provided lunch and can eat at Berkeley cafeterias, and housing is not provided, so students live in the area and commute to camp. The program includes interaction with UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students, as well as visits to Silicon Valley companies.
The Berkeley Summer Academy of Science is offered through the Dado and Maria Banatao Center for Global Learning and Outreach from Berkeley Engineering (GLOBE), which was founded in 2005. The GLOBE Center’s stated mission is to bring the best of Berkeley Engineering to the world and the best of the world to Berkeley Engineering. The program was previously known as the “Berkeley Summer Academy of Sustainability.”
Faculty associated with the program include Professor Junqiao Wu, Chair of the UC Berkeley Department of Materials Science and Engineering and on the Chair line of the Division of Materials Physics of the American Physical Society; Prof. Jie Yao, a faculty member in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley; Joel W. Ager III, a Senior Staff Scientist in the Materials Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and an Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley; and Shimon Kolkowitz, an Associate Professor of Physics at UC Berkeley and the Herst Chair. Shimon Kolkowitz is a recipient of the Packard Fellowship, the Sloan Research Fellowship, and the NSF CAREER Award.
Testimonials from past GLOBE-related students describe learning about connecting coursework to future work, gaining new insights from a course called “Material Production,” experiencing an international focus and team projects in the “GLOBAL Engineer” class, and finding that first-hand experience of Berkeley culture was helpful when applying to graduate school.
Last updated March 16, 2026.
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