International Programs at Tufts University
Summer Institute for STEM Scholars
Medford, USA
Summer Course
DURATION
6 weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* late applications accepted for additional fee
Key Summary
About: The International STEM Scholar Programme at Tufts is an intensive 6-week graduate-level preparatory programme designed to ready you for English-speaking science, technology, engineering, or math graduate study. You’ll develop academic writing, research, communication, and presentation skills while building confidence for graduate school or the workplace. The programme reflects Tufts’s research and liberal-arts strengths and focuses on STEM preparation, academic English, research methods, and presentation skills.
Career Outcomes: Participants can progress to Masters or PhD programmes, research assistantships, industry internships, or technical roles needing strong analytical and communication skills. Career opportunities include academia, research, industry, government, and nonprofit sectors worldwide.
About Us
Our International STEM Scholar Program is an intensive 6-week graduate-level preparatory program designed to prepare you for enrolling in any English-speaking Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math graduate-level program. As part of our STEM Scholars course, you will develop your academic writing, research, communication, and presentation skills while building the confidence necessary for success in graduate school or the workplace.
Program Dates
In our International STEM Scholars Program, you will be part of a personalized online classroom environment where you can focus on learning the skills most important to you while engaging with classmates from across the globe. Your course work will be divided into three complementary parts: our Professional/Graduate Skills Course, Specialized STEM Workshop, and English Enhancement Tutoring.
Professional/Graduate Skills Course
Our Graduate Skills course will help you develop your academic note-taking, writing, research, communication, and presentation skills to prepare you for teamwork, discussions, debates, and other verbal interactions in English. As part of the class, you will learn to construct a graduate-level research paper and deliver a professional presentation.
STEM Workshop
Our STEM workshop will introduce you to different aspects of the STEM field through a guest speaker series and Q&A sessions. Additionally, you will gain insight into what is expected of STEM graduate students and how to prepare for your program. Workshop topics will include how to find campus resources, what to know about course selection, how to be a productive member of a study group or presentation group.
Language Tutoring
In our language tutoring sessions, you will meet with our language tutor to receive individual feedback on ways to strengthen your listening, pronunciation, and speaking skills. We tailor our instruction to meet your current skill set.
