Course Requirements

Students
  • Participants MUST be 16 years of age prior to the official start of the session applied for. (This is a safety requirement to work in a research laboratory.)
  • Completion of BOTH high school biology and chemistry courses are required; niether course may be concurrent.
  • Students must commit to attend all 11 weeks of this highly competitive program. Sessions last for three hours:
    • Section 1  Section 1 will run from  8:30am to 11:30am on consecutive Saturdays, January 7, 2017 – March 11, 2017
    • Section 2 Section 2 will run from 12:30pm to 3:30pm on consecutive Saturdays, January 7, 2017 – March 11, 2017
    • Mandatory attendance by BOTH sections for the final student presentations Saturday, March 18, 2017  (10a – 2p)
  • Parental consent is required for student participation. (please see application)
  • Selected participants will complete the on-boarding process through the Fox Chase office of Volunteer Services.
​The Application Process
  1. Submit a completed application digital application, by no later than 11:59pm on Monday, November 14, 2016
  2. An automated reply will be sent to your email address noting that your application has been received.
  3. The form may not be saved to future work and we ask that you only click “Submit” once. Please scroll through the application or print-screen to work on the sections prior to completing and submitting the application.
  4. If for any reason you are unable to access and/or submit the digital application, by the above date, you, your counselor, or teacher, MUST contact the Immersion Science Office (ImmersionScience.FoxChase@fccc.edu )   NO LATER than Friday, November 6, 2015 for further instructions.  
For more information see our FAQs page:  
Who should apply?
The Immersion Science Program (ISP) is open to all students in the Philadelphia- Tri- State area! Applications are blind-reviewed, so really work to make yourself come to life from the responses to the open-ended questions. The ISP is not a GPA or standardized test-driven program. We are looking for well-rounded participants that want to contribute academically, socially, and intellectually to the ISP Community.  Students who think outside-the-box, have collaborative natures, and will go on to be ambassadors of the ISP are encouraged to apply. The ISP welcomes YOUR talents & problem solving skills as we work together towards a better understand of the pathways frequently studied in cancer and the dietary components that affect them.
The current Student application period is open.
Teachers
  • Must teach biology/health science at high school level
  • Attend all 8 weeks of the evening program, which runs every Autumn
Program Goals
  1. To train teachers in experimental approaches to cancer research and provide them with the materials to utilize the techniques, concepts and experimental outline in their home schools in alignment with CORE curriculum and science standards
  2. To develop a research training program that will enable teachers and their students to partake in real-time cancer research experiments using (a) dietary supplements and (b) the fruit fly as a model organism
The current Teacher application period is closed.

Interested?

Click below to start the application now:
Digital application closes at 11:59pm on Monday, 
​November 14, 2016.