Top Tier College Research Internship Program

Seize your opportunities to intern for research projects at top tier colleges and universities including the Ivy League.

How we prepare you for internship

Step 1	We invite and review eligibility of internship applicants - you	Applicants are evaluated based on a variety of standards, including academic performance, areas of interest and depth, reading comprehension skills, level of writing skills, and readiness for serious academic and intellectual exploration.
Step 2	We train you	Applicants are trained to read and summarize the key points necessary for conducting top tier college research projects, form logical questions, and present and explain areas of interest, topics, and issues in academic languages.
Step 3	We make final selection	Final selection is made by professor in charge based on the evaluation of many different standards such as the applicants’ readiness, seriousness, ability to perform tasks, sense of responsibility, maturity, and ability to collaborate with others observed or confirmed in the training process.
Step 4	You carry out your internship	You perform the assignments of the actual research project under the guidance of professor in charge or researcher in charge.
Step 5	Professor evaluates your performance	Professor in charge makes a comprehensive evaluation of accuracy of the intern's assignment performed, as well as various standards such as abilities to think, solve problems, and reflect feedback, sense of responsibility, extent of growth, and quality of collaboration.
Step 6	Professor may issue evaluation, letter of recommendation, or reference	Based on the results of the comprehensive evaluation of your internship performed, you could receive a letter of evaluation, recommendation, or reference from the professor in charge or the researcher in charge.

Expenses you pay

No.	Classification	Payment schedule
1	Program fees / Selection and training fees (before Step 1)	30%
2	Final selection and professor / institution matching fees (after Step 3)	50%
3	Performance evaluation and recommendation letter / reference letter management fees (after Step 4)	20%
4	Total	$15,000-55,000 (varies by internship)

Relevant information on the Top Tier College Research Internship Program

No.	Classification	Details
1	Location	Offline or online research internships conducted at on-campus labs or affiliated research institutes at schools and college of Harvard University, including Harvard Medical School, other Ivy League colleges, and major research-oriented universities such as New York University and Georgetown University.
2	Length	8-12 weeks of summer break, 2-3 weeks of winter break, or varies by the schedule of research internships held at different times throughout the year
3	Number of internship	Flexible (decided prior to the start of the "Internship Application Preparation Process" in conjunction with the "Internship Overview" and "Professor Information." --> This is to ensure that the disclosure of information is handled carefully until the recruitment of applicants has been confirmed to have a sufficient number of qualified applicants.) Flexible (decided with the “Internship Overview” and “Professor Information” before the start of the "Internship Application Preparation Process")
	Some examples of internship (of our former students)	Medical research internship; cancer cell research internship, radiology research internship; surgical research internship; pediatric research internship; health care policy and legal research internship; religious studies research internship; philosophy research internship; and anthropology research internship, among others.
	Types of internship	Research internship participation type : You participate as an intern or research assistant in an ongoing or upcoming research project for your professor in charge or a lab. Guided research project participation type : You participate in developing research projects together with your professor in charge or lab based on the topic presented by your professor in charge or lab or your interest or topic.
4	Decision maker	Approximately 1-3 interns will be selected for each type of internship, and the final decision on selection and assignment is made by the professor in charge (and the final internship assignment may be accepted or declined by the successful applicants).
5	Prerequisites	Execute the internship application preparation process to demonstrate your ability to participate in the research projects led by world-class professors.
6	Selection process	After undergoing training through the internship application preparation process, each professor in charge conducts  interviews in the final 2-3 stages and makes the final selection.
7	Recommendation letter of professor	Depending on the success and quality of internship, you could receive a letter of evaluation, recommendation, or reference from your professor in charge, which may be submitted for admission to the colleges of your choice, related research institutes, or major companies.
8	Scarcity & powerfulness	You could secure rare top-tier college research internship opportunities based on the training results through the internship application preparation process. References provided by stakeholders such as your professor in charge may be submitted for admission to the colleges of your choice, related research institutes, or major companies regarding your ability to perform research at a different level.
9	Benefits	Based on your professor in charge’s judgement of your performance or contribution, among others, you may be registered as a co-author or other contributor in the publication of a world-class  academic journal with your professor in charge.
10	Selectivity	The internship competitiveness varies depending on the situation every year, and approximately 10 out of 100 applicants are expected to be selected. However, interns may be selected at the discretion of each professor in charge.