Writing Your Own Research Paper + Create a Coding Project!

At Intelliher, we realized there is a severe lack of accessibility and preparation for students to learn about writing their own research paper. We decided to tackle this issue and provide our very own Research Paper Writing Camp. This blog post will go over several tips to create your own research paper shared at our camp and share various research opportunities for aspiring students.

Tips From Camp:

1. Choosing a well defined topic (narrow and specific)

2. Gather data from reputable sites (academic databases, libraries, government websites, news sources, college websites, data collection tools)

3. When taking notes, ensure you write down which source the information came from. This will make it easier when citing your sources at the end

4. Strong thesis statement - It guides the direction of your writing and helps maintain focus

5. Develop a structured outline

6. Create an engaging introduction that starts with a hook - Grabs attention

7. Critically analyze - Don’t summarize the sources. Connect it back to your idea and how the evidence supports it. Include contradictions and limitations when discussing results as well.

8. You should also plan on seeking feedback from any mentors or peers. They can offer valuable insights or catch weaknesses you may have overlooked.

9. Format according to instructions (citation style, font style, font size, spacing, etc.)

Research Opportunities:

There are several opportunities for students to get involved with research, including remote and in-person programs. Many of these programs are hands-on and feature mentors that have attended prestigious universities, and we highly recommend passionate students to take these!

Inspirit AI (Deadline: July 31) - Inspirit AI provides AI research opportunities with instructors from Stanford University, Google, Harvard, and more. Students will combine AI for social good, with some previous projects being AI + Criminal Justice and AI + Fake News Detection.

Lumiere (Fall Cohort Deadline: Aug 27) - Lumiere’s select programs allows students to conduct and write their very own research with world-class researchers. Some topics that they explore are: Biology, Psychology, Physics, Computer Science, and much more.

Headwaters Research Institute - Students will be able to select their own research project and will be mentored by a professional student. Students can conduct field research and learn to analyze their findings. Their paper will then be submitted for publication.

Polygence - Polygence offers personalized research experience that is flexible and tailored towards you. Offering three different programs, they allow students to publish their own research paper, create podcasts, or even prototypes of their ideas.

These are some research opportunities that are open year-round. For those who are looking for Summer research opportunities, be sure to search online around December to February, as March is the typical deadline for more competitive programs. It is best that you sign up for their emailing lists or bookmark the page so you do not forget!

Journals:

Submitting research papers to academic journals as a high school student can be a great way to show your work and get experience in the publishing process. Here is a list of journals that accept submissions from high school students. Remember to read all the guidelines before submitting your paper to them!

The Concord Review, Inc - They publish well-researched history papers by high school students. They require well-written essays which are backed up with evidence. Papers are admitted on a rolling admissions basis.

Journal of Emerging Investigators - It is an open access journal which publishes outstanding middle school and high school student papers about topics in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Papers are admitted on a rolling admissions basis.

Young Scientist Journal - It is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research, review articles, news stories and opinion pieces. Topics cover a wide range of scientific disciplines, and papers are also admitted on a rolling admissions basis.

Journal of Research High School - It is a research journal which publishes any academic subject including science and humanities. They accept original research and significant literature reviews. There is a $100 fee, and papers are admitted on a rolling admissions basis.

Journal of High School Science - It is a peer reviewed STEAM journal which publishes papers quarterly. There is a $35 fee, and papers are admitted on a rolling admissions basis. They accept literature reviews, original research and opinion pieces.

Coding Camp

Our coding summer camp was a success! Students created a variety of projects, using ML, web dev tools, and more!

Check out our students' projects and camp photos here:

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