Welcome to the UCI California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science
(UCI COSMOS)!
COSMOS (The California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science) is a 4-week program for talented high school students hosted by the University of California, Irvine. COSMOS students apply to a specific “cluster”, with each cluster addressing advanced topics in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, including a variety of engineering disciplines, pharmaceutical sciences, and computer science (to name a few). See our clusters for more information. COSMOS clusters are taught by world-renowned UCI faculty during the month of July.
The 2024 COSMOS program is now complete! Please check back later this Fall as we gear up for our 2025 program.
UC Davis COSMOS | UCLA COSMOS | UC San Diego COSMOS | UC Santa Cruz COSMOS
2024 Program Dates & Deadlines
(for reference – 2025 dates
will be updated soon)
| Wednesday, January 10 |
Application Opens, 8:00 AM |
| Friday, February 9 |
Application Closes, 11:59 PM (unsupported after 5:00 PM) |
| Saturday, February 10 |
(Optional) Financial Aid Application Postmark Deadline |
| Friday, March 29 |
Notification of Acceptance, 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday, April 10 |
Offer Acceptance Deadline, 11:59 PM |
| Friday, April 19 |
Tuition Deadline |
| Sunday, July 7 |
Opening Day |
| Friday, August 2 |
Closing Day |
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Reflections of COSMOS Alumni
…”In the COSMOS Summer Program, I was able to make valuable connections that I will cherish in addition to having the opportunity to interact with passionate faculty members to fully engage myself in not only learning academics, but presenting and reasoning skills. I’m so glad I was given the opportunity to attend this program, and I truly enjoyed every minute of it, having lots of fun while innovating with my peers!” -Aditi
…”I really enjoyed UCI COSMOS. I appreciated learning about things I had never learned about before as well as meeting new people who have similar interests as me.” -Sophie
…”I found COSMOS to be challenging academically and a lot of fun. Being with like minded and skilled individuals helped me to put goals in focus.” -Thomas
…”This month passed by so quickly and I am amazed at how much we were able to accomplish in such a short amount of time. COSMOS not only helped me learn so much, but also introduced me to new pathways and incredible peers.” -Kailin
…”I dove headfirst into the COSMOS experience, taking notes in lecture and brainstorming project ideas and doing lab write-ups late into the night. I learned about genetic mutations that cause cancer and how to model them mathematically.” – Julia
…”My four weeks here were spent with joy. I had several professors to learn from and a special faculty guest lecture each Wednesday that introduced topics that I had never touched upon before at school.” -Selena