Health Sciences Summer Camps
Inspiring Future Health Leaders
Each year, Dell Med offers several summer day camps for middle and high school students in Central Texas. Participants enjoy hands-on science experiments, interact with health professionals from various fields, spend time with outstanding camp counselors — and much more! Providing these experiences is just one way the Dell Med team encourages members of the local community to pursue careers that contribute to health transformation.
2021 Virtual Camp: Health in the 21st Century & Beyond
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 camp was held virtually over the summer. Camp attendees were presented with a number of interactive sessions featuring experts in science and medicine. Over 200 middle and high school students, all inspired to pursue careers in health sciences, were immersed in topics ranging from vaccine development, aerospace research, health disparities, sports medicine and more. The virtual camp explored how scientists and physicians are tackling current problems, incorporating advancements in the field and learning about what is on the horizon for the future in medicine.
Summer Camps in Action
How to Apply
There are two ways to apply: through a school district partner or the open application.
Dell Med partners with local school districts to fill enrollment and ensure the camps are serving local students well. Nominations from school district partners comprise 75% of total camp enrollment.
Questions? Contact the team.
- Austin Achieve
- Austin ISD
- Del Valle ISD
- Eanes ISD
- IDEA Bluff Springs
- IDEA Health Professions
- IDEA Montopolis
- Manor ISD
- Pflugerville ISD
- Round Rock ISD
The school district nomination process has concluded for 2021.
Dell Med reserves the remaining 25% of total enrollment for students who do not attend a school within the partner districts, due to increasing interest from students across the county, state and country. These students are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis through the open application, which includes a few short-answer questions for students to complete.
To be eligible for the open application, students must:
- Have never attended a Health Sciences Summer Camp; and
- Be current 7th, 8th, 9th or 10th grade students.
Current 7th and 8th grade students attend the middle school camp. Current 9th and 10th grade students attend the high school camp.
Selections are made on a first-come, first-served basis from the first 25 high school applicants and the first 25 middle school applicants. Submitting an application does not guarantee automatic acceptance into the camp, and the application must be completed in full to be considered. Do not submit more than one application per student.
By submitting an application you acknowledge, if selected, you will attend the full week of camp in its entirety; partial attendance is not acceptable. Please make appropriate plans to your schedule in advance.
The application period has concluded for the 2021 camp.
Cost & Scholarships
Tuition for the virtual camp is $200 per student. Students who are eligible for free/reduced lunch receive full tuition scholarships. Partial scholarships are available for other families in need of financial assistance. The camps supply materials, but students must have internet and a suitable device to access it.
The Health Sciences Summer Camps are made possible by support from the KLE Foundation through the Summer STEM Investment Hub, the Harry Willett Foundation and other generous donors.
Explore Our Impact
She’s pre-med and the first in her family to go to college. Her time at Dell Med’s Health Sciences Summer Camps helped her get there.
Dell Med programs, including the camps, are working to make sure an increasingly diverse body of students have opportunity to explore the health professions.
In addition to pursuing new interests in health sciences, several summer camp alumni return as mentors for younger students.