How to Apply
The application period for Spring 2024 PASH is closed.
Information on how to apply for the Spring 2025 cohort will be posted in the fall.
Eligibility
- Attends a Philadelphia public or charter high school
- Sophomore, junior, or senior in high school
- No prior experience in research is necessary
Important Dates
- Application Opens: Fall 2024
- Application Deadline: Jan 2025
- Acceptance Notification: Feb 2025
- Program Dates: TBD (March 2025)
“I never knew waking up at 7 am to catch the 8:10 bus for 4 Saturdays would be the highlight of my day. For every Monday that rolled around, I couldn’t help but wish it was Saturday again so I could attend my PASH workshop. Every Saturday was as blissful and exciting as the next. There was a whole new world of learning to be uncovered the minute I stepped foot on the elevator.”
10th Grader
Parkway West High School
Application Instructions
Step 1: Fill out the online application form, which includes short essay questions. You may use this form for our online submission and can edit it until the application deadline.*
Step 2: Recommendations from teachers or mentors are required via a brief survey. This should take your recommender no more than 10 minutes to complete. No formal letters will be accepted.
*The Office of Outreach, Education, and & Research has volunteers that can proof your essay responses. If you are interested in using this resource, please send your draft essay responses (word document) to psom-outreach@pennmedicine.upenn.edu no later than a week before applications close.
All accepted students who successfully complete the Saturday academy are eligible to apply for for summer research internships through the Office of Outreach, Education, & Research. All summer interns also participate in participate in Penn Dermatology’s Early Cutaneous Research (ECuRE) Programming during their summer internship experience.
