The Bridge to Biostats Summer Program is a paid 6-week, in-person summer experiential learning program intended for New York City high school students from underrepresented backgrounds interested in data science and computing.
Applications for B2BSP are now open and will close on February 7th. Letters of recommendation will be accepted until February 10th. Please click here to apply.
B2BSP 2025 will run from Monday, June 30th to Friday August 8th.
Questions? Send an email to bridgetobst@mskcc.org
Eligibility & requirements:
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High school student (rising sophomore to rising senior)
- Must be a New York City resident and attend school in NYC
- Priority given to underrepresented minority and low-income backgrounds
- Interest in quantitative subjects (for example: math, computer science, statistics, data science)
- Can commute to midtown Manhattan (633 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10017), Monday through Friday
- One letter of recommendation
- Unofficial transcript
Students will:
- Learn fundamentals of statistics
- Learn basic programming in R
- Attend “statistical thinking” sessions
- Work on a cancer data analysis project and present results
- Be mentored by professional Biostatisticians
- Attend SAT prep classes and college/academic development workshops.