TYPES OF PROGRAMS OFFERED
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROGRAM
Individual sessions with mentor
Individual sessions with writing coach
Individual sessions with publication specialist
Program oversight from Lumiere program manager
Mentor Type
Goal output
Duration
9
2
-
PhD fellow and post-doc
College-level academic paper
12 weeks
PREMIUM RESEARCH & PUBLICATION PROGRAM
15
4
4
PhD fellow and post-doc
Publication in
high-school or college-level journal*
3-4 months research time, 1-4 months publication time
LUMIERE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
PROFESSOR PREMIUM PUBLICATION PROGRAM
30
10
6-8
4
4
4
PhD fellow and post-doc
Highly selective research competition or publication*
6-12 months
Professors from Top 20 universities
Publication in
high-school or college-level journal*
3-4 months research time, 1-4 months publication time
*No academically rigorous program can or should promise publication. We provide support for 3 rounds of submission to selective high-school or college-level journals.
UPCOMING APPLICATION DEADLINES AND PROGRAM DATES
COHORT
Summer Cohort I 2026
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Early Admission - February 8, 2026
Priority Admission - March 8, 2026
Regular Admission I - April 13, 2026
Regular Admission II - May 10, 2026
START DATE
June 1, 2026
Summer Cohort II 2026
Summer Cohort III 2026
Fall Cohort 2026
Fall Cohort II 2026
Winter Cohort 2026
Winter Cohort II 2026
June 21, 2026
July 19, 2026
August 23, 2026
September 27, 2026
November 15, 2026
July 13, 2026
August 3, 2026
September 14, 2026
October 12, 2026
December 7, 2026
December 27, 2026
January 18, 2027
PROGRAM TIMELINE
Week 1: Meet with your mentor and align on a topic
Week 2-4: Explore the topic and identify the research question
Week 5-9: Write research paper with 1-1 support from research mentor
Week 10-12: Make final edits and submit the paper for final evaluation
After week 12: Students in the Premium Research and Publication Program will continue to meet with their mentor and submit their paper to a journal for publication
