Young Nebraska Scientists (YNS), conducted by Nebraska EPSCoR with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), offers camps for middle and high school students throughout the state. YNS experiences focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) topics, and are a great way for teens to sample a career or campus, meet friends and mentors, and find their future!
Camp fees include meals and lodging, except day camps. NSF funding helps keep camp fees low, plus need-based scholarships are readily available. Faculty from Nebraska colleges and universities are camp session leaders, and camp staff include university students.
Summer 2025 opportunities for MIDDLE SCHOOL students (Grades 6-8) include:
July 21-23: The Secret Life of Metals (Creighton University in Omaha)
Times: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; lunch provided.
Camp cost is $60; day camp format.
Opportunities for HIGH SCHOOL students (Grades 9-11) include:
- NEW! June 4-6: The STEM in Your Apple
This camp takes place at UNL Food Science/Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, with a visit provided to camp sponsor Kimmel Orchards in Nebraska City.
Camp timing is Wednesday through Friday; camp cost is $75 (residential format). - June 16-19: Explorations in Biology (at Nebraska Wesleyan University, in Lincoln). Camp timing is Monday through Thursday and camp cost is $150 (residential format).
- July 6-12: Biodiversity (at UNL Cedar Point Biological Station in Ogallala)
Camp timing is Sunday through Saturday, and camp cost is $150 (residential format). - NEW! July 29-31: Quantum Camp. This is an online camp, led by University of Nebraska at Kearney Physics faculty with Nebraska's NSF-funded EQUATE (Emergent Quantum Materials and Technologies) research collaboration. Camp cost is $20 for this virtual (online) format.
Also, YNS offers one-day Food Science camps at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln. Registration closes two weeks before each camp starts.
- May 29: Dairy Camp – Ice Cream
- June 19: Pizza: Rise of the Dough
- NEW! July 22: The Science of Chocolate
Learn more and apply now at yns.nebraska.edu/camps!
Questions? Email yns@nebraska.edu.
More details at: https://yns.nebraska.edu