1st session Jun 26-July 16; 2nd session July 24-Aug 12.

This special institute will include an interactive and collaborative CS curriculum, as well as a unique residential experience in which students can build a network with other attendees. They will meet alumni from their schools and other Google engineers while immersing themselves in daily life at the Googleplex. Students will also enjoy technical talks by Googlers, lectures by guests from across the technology industry, and social activities around the Bay Area.

Must be enrolled (or start Fall 2012) in a 4 yr BA/BS computer science related undergraduate program in the US or Canada; able to demonstrate an interest in and motivation for studying CS.

Candidates should have completed their undergraduate education or be in the senior year of college when they apply. They should also have an interest and preferably experience in writing about science and should be prepared to report, research, write, and edit under weekly deadlines. Like newspapers and news weeklies, Science covers the issues of the day, but writers also analyze technical subjects at the frontiers of research. Having a scientific background is advantageous but is not required.