From classroom to
research laboratory
Research Assistantships
for High School Students
(RAHSS) with NSF-Funded
Small Businesses
Are you a motivated
high school student ready to…
Address real-world challenges with hands-on
applications to STEM?
Preview STEM studies before college?
Interact with STEM and business mentors in a
small business/startup environment?
Become engaged in innovative and
entrepreneurial thinking?
By the numbers…
Up to $6000/high school student
Up to 2 students per SBIR/STTR company
http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/portfolio/
researchexp.jsp
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
How to Apply for a
Research Assistantship
for High School Students
with a Small Business
Innovative Research
Company
•Application instructions can be
found here: nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/
portfolio/researchexp.jsp.
• High school student (RAHSS)
applicants are strongly encouraged to work with a (RET)
teacher applicant as a student/
teacher research pair.
•To find information on an SBIR
grantee in your area, visit
nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/portfolio.jsp
and click on any blue marker.
industries and universities
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