Sunday, March 1st Spring program applicant update:
Thank you to all students who applied to our Spring 2026 STEM Zoom Immersion Programs. From Sunday, March 1st to Tuesday, March 3rd we will be working to send out acceptance emails to as many students as possible. Afterward, we may take additional students off the waiting list. We know several high schools were only able to share the program in the final days of the recruitment period, and we have decided to extend an application grace period until the evening of Wednesday, March 4th so all students have a fair chance to apply. Application decisions are largely based on the number of spaces available with high school juniors and seniors given higher priority because this could be their last chance to enroll in the program. We highly encourage students who do not hear back from us to reapply for the program in the future and we will run additional sessions of the 9 Saturday afternoon programs in Summer 2026 (June 6th to August 8th, 2026). The dates and details of the future Summer programs will be updated on our website by Friday, March 20th.
Spring 2026 Engineering Immersion Program (E-IP) – Student Application
Application Grace Period Extension: Wednesday, March 4th 2026 11:59 PM PST
We are currently reviewing all Section One and Section Two applications that were received during the application period. Students who did not have a chance to apply during the application period can submit a grace period application until Wednesday, March 4th.
Section One: Students Who Meet the Family Guidelines for the Free/ Reduced Lunch Program
Free / No Program Fee
Section Two: All Other High School Students
$795 Program Fee
Spring 2026 E-IP Student Application Information:
All high school students (grades 9 – 12) in the United States who have an interest in the program material are eligible to apply for E-IP. We want Spring 2026 E-IP to be an enriching and high quality program that all students from any background would feel proud to attend. We also want our program to be accessible and practical to the widest array of students possible. To achieve both of these goals, we have divided our program into sections. Section One consists of students in our program who meet the family income guidelines for the Free and Reduced Lunch program for the current 2025 – 26 school year which can be accessed here (https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/rs/scales2526.asp). Receiving free lunch at your high school does not necessarily mean a student meets the Section One family income qualification due to changes in many school district meal policies. Section One applicants who are accepted into the program will attend at no cost. Section One students can include students who attend a private school but meet the family guidelines. Section Two consists of all other high school students. They will pay a program fee lower than many other comparable programs. Those applying for Section One will need to submit a form of verification before final acceptance into the program. All times and dates are in Pacific Standard Time (PST) unless otherwise stated. We will respond to your application by sending an email from applications@impactinternships.org to the email address listed in your application. Questions can be emailed to us at info@impactinternships.org. We recommend applying early if possible as we have limited space and are looking to plan ahead.