Perimeter Institute Undergraduate Summer School

The Perimeter Institute Undergraduate Summer School is a two-week on-site programme offering courses on modern topics in theoretical physics taught by researchers and teachers. Approximately 30 successful applicants participate in the school, which includes travel support, accommodation, and food, with no fee for participants. Applicants to the summer school may also apply for the PSI Start Research Internship, a paid in-person research placement of up to 15 weeks that runs between May and August and includes immersive research experience and access to seminars and discussion groups. Selection for the internship is carried out at the same time as summer school selection and interns participate in the two-week summer school.

Participation in courses on modern theoretical physics; travel support, accommodation and food for summer school; no programme fee; paid research internship opportunity (PSI Start) with potential for research publication and access to seminars.

Applicants must plan to apply to a graduate program in physics that starts in 2027 or later and must have some knowledge of classical mechanics and quantum mechanics before the start of the program in June 2026.

Apply via Perimeter Institute's undergraduate programme 'How to Apply' page; applicants may indicate interest in the PSI Start internship and selection for internship occurs at the same time as summer school selection.