Program · 2026
MIT THINK Scholars Program
Research-proposal selection program offering mentoring and up to $1,000 in project funding; intended for ideas needing support to become completed research.
Next action
Awaiting announcement
Finalists are announced for THINK 2025-26:
Requirements before the deadline
Explicitly supports high-school participants. Full-time high-school students with permanent US residency during the academic year; citizenship not required; individuals or pairs.
No structured prerequisite list has been verified; consult the organizer’s full eligibility and submission rules.
Edition timeline
Applications open (2026 program)
Nov 1, 2025
Proposal deadline (2026 program)
Jan 1, 2026
Semifinalists announced (2026 program)
Jan 30, 2026
Evidence and source
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Costs and participation
- Application
- Unknown — not verified by the reviewed sources
- Program / tuition
- Unknown — not verified by the reviewed sources
- Compensation / stipend
- Unknown — not verified by the reviewed sources
- Travel & lodging
- Unknown — not verified by the reviewed sources
- Materials
- Unknown — not verified by the reviewed sources
- Aid & support
- Unknown — not verified by the reviewed sources
Participation modes
Attendance format has not been verified. Online submission does not imply remote presentation.
“Unknown” never means free. Amounts and attendance obligations can change by edition; confirm them with the organizer before committing.