The Georgia Tech Summer Institute is a state-wide, summer residential program on the Atlanta campus designed to identify, engage, and prepare talented rising 11th graders in making the successful transition to college while increasing their exposure to STEM majors and careers. Based on the Governor's Honors Program and Georgia Tech's First-Generation College Institute, our goal is to attract talented students from socio-economic backgrounds who may not otherwise have access to programs of this type.

The residential program includes opportunities for participants to:

• Learn about financial aid and scholarships.
• Navigate college life.
• Participate in hands-on STEM learning sessions.
• Connect with Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff.
• Engage in team- and community-building activities.

This initiative aligns with the Institute's strategic focus goal to expand access by developing talent across Georgia with a focus on preparing and engaging K-12 students in rural and under-resourced communities. The Georgia Tech Summer Institute is hosted by Expanded Learning Programs in the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) along with support from Georgia Tech’s Office of Strategic Student Access and support from Georgia Tech’s Colleges.

Questions: Email summerpeaks@gatech.edu.

Program Goals

• Preparing and empowering talented rising 11th grade students for the transition from high school to college.
• Connecting talented rising 11th grade students with programs, resources, and people that will support their success at Georgia Tech.
• Engaging students through high-quality academic and hands-on STEM enrichment learning.

Click here to nominate a student. The deadline to submit nominations is March 27.