Program Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Pathways Research Explorers (High School Explorers Program)
Two-week introduction to cancer research at Fred Hutch in Seattle, with hands-on lab activities. It costs nothing to attend, students who finish get a $500 award, and applicants must live in the Seattle area. Applications for 2027 open next January.
A clearer starting point
What this opportunity is really like
Here’s the short version before you leave Pathfind to investigate the official details.
Is it a good fit?
A free, in-person program in Biology & Medicine run by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. Pathfind lists it for grades 9–10.
Planning a summer around this? See the summer programs for 9th graders it appears in, alongside the other verified options.