For Summer 2025
- Open House: January 16, 2025 at 7 pm – CELS 120
- Orientation: May 8, 2025 at 6:30 pm – Center for Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS), Atrium
Accepted scholars will get to meet all the mentors and ask questions about the research projects. - Tuition: $990
The Weston Science Scholars Program is a summer experience based learning opportunity for Montclair High School’s ninth, tenth and eleventh graders. High achieving students specifically in science, mathematics and related fields are given the opportunity to learn science by doing science.
The partnership between Montclair State University and Montclair Public Schools is made possible by Judy and Josh Weston and family. The Weston Program at Montclair State University fosters a community of thinkers who ask tough questions and embrace new ideas.
The program will run July 7 – 25, 2025
Weekly Schedule
- Monday through Thursday: 8:30 am to 2pm
- Friday, Field trips: 9:00 am to 2 or 3 pm
This summer…
Learn
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- Weston students in Dr. Lee Lee’s microbiology lab
- Scholars learning from Dr. Paul Bologna in his lab
- Weston students in Dr. Robert Meredith’s Lab
- Scholars talking with Josh Weston
Do
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- Weston students in the physics LIGO Lab
- Scholars showing Josh Weston what they are working on in their Computer Science group
- Scholars working in Dr. Bologna’s Jellyfish lab
- Weston students in Dr. Julian Keenan’s Lab
Explore
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- Scholars looking at jellyfish sample in Dr. Bologna’s lab
- Weston students doing field research with Dr. Kevin Olsen
- Josh Weston speaking with Scholars working with Dr. Julian Keenan
- Weston students at Jenkinson’s Boardwalk Aquarium penguin exhibit with Dr. Paul Bologna