We help you
- Integrate research into your teaching and advising practice
- Position your students for long-term success
- Keep a tab on your students’ intellectual growth
We help your students
- Stand out with a unique project
- Demonstrate their academic interest
- Develop research experience
- Figure out college major
Project Spotlight
When to start Polygence
The School Year
The School Year
- Time to cultivate a long-term, ambitious project
- Work towards mid-year deadlines for publications, competitions, science fairs, and conferences.
- Challenge yourself beyond your school curriculum
The next round of summer applications are due by March 15, 2021.
The Summer
The Summer
- Intensive and immersive experience
- Finish before college applications are due
- Be considered for the Symposium of Rising Scholars Summer Conference
Our next application deadline is March 15, 2021.
Students who apply by this date have a higher chance of getting matched with their preferred mentors, as March-July is our peak application season.
Mentor spotlight
Nora
University College London, PhD candidate
Expertise
Middle East History, U.S. History, Memory Studies, Life Writing, Nationalism, Representation and Cultural Studies, Public History
Education
- University College London, PhD
- Harvard University, A.M.
- Harvard College, A.B.
What topic interests you?
Search for law, physics, DNA...
Recent student reviews
My mentor expertly mixed in-depth topic knowledge with friendliness and openness to make the Polygence experience simultaneously exciting and manageable.
Academic and professional success in the 21st century requires autonomy, continual learning, and perseverance in the face of struggle. Polygence allows any student anywhere in the world to flex these muscles by engaging in rigorous independent research projects. That’s a win for students and a win for the future of education.James Kim, Former Assistant Director, Yale Undergraduate Admission
High school students who have an impressive personal project they are working on independently often impress colleges, because their commitment to a successful solo endeavor conveys initiative, self-discipline and originality.US News and World Report
Greetings from the program coordinators
Polygence is a selective online research academy dedicated to democratizing access to research opportunities for high school students. Whether you are interested in quantitative biology, fashion history or privacy law, Polygence mentors will help you explore your area of interest.
More questions?
Read the Frequently Asked QuestionsOur students come from high schools including:
Apply nowInternational Schools
- Hong Kong International School
- Chinese International School
- Independent Schools Foundation Academy
- German Swiss International School
- Diocesan Girls’ School
- Diocesan Boys’ School
- St. Paul’s Co-Educational College
- Korean Minjok Leadership Academy
US Boarding Schools
- Deerfield Academy
- Phillips Academy Andover
- Choate Rosemary Hall
- The Lawrenceville School
California Schools
- Lynbrook High School
- Archbishop Mitty High School
- Monta Vista High School
- San Marino High School
- Saratoga High School
- Portola High School
- Henry M. Gunn High School
- Leland High School
- Los Gatos High School
- Dougherty Valley High School
- Mission San Jose High School
- The Nueva School
- The Harker School
- Futures Academy
