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The KEYS Internship Program is a unique summer internship for motivated high school students from across Arizona who have a strong interest in bioscience, engineering, environmental health or biostatistics. Students in this seven week intensive program work side-by-side with top faculty in University of Arizona research labs, participate in innovative research projects and get the opportunity to present their findings to friends, family and the UA academic community.
Past interns have assisted in creating better ways to detect and treat diseases like Alzheimer’s, cancer, asthma and diabetes; explored the effects of contaminated water sources on populations and the environment; studied plants and animals to determine their impact on ecosystems; and analyzed the role genes play in individual human health.
It is our goal to continue impacting as many students as possible. We have grown the program from a cohort of nine KEYS interns in 2007, to 50 annually, and now proudly count 477 Arizona high school students as KEYS alumni! We are committed to continuing strategic growth, while always sustaining the experiential quality of the program which is why we need your help today.
We are asking for 50 people, like you, to make a gift today in support of our 50 interns and the work they are doing to change the world. Your gift will help sponsor students, including providing the necessary materials for their internship.
Learn more about the KEYS Research Internship here.
Twelve KEYS alumni have been awarded National Merit Scholarships.
Seventy-two percent of KEYS alumni choose to stay in Arizona to attend college, with the majority attending the UA!
We are able to provide this internship with one hundred percent of the costs covered for the students, thanks to generous supporters like you!
