Our faculty come from
Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Yale, Brown, UC Berkeley, UPenn, Princeton, and Stanford.
Our students publish in
- IEEE MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference
- Columbia Undergraduate Research Journal
- Microbiology Society Annual Conference…
For more publications and interviews, see Student Research Spotlight
Our alumni go on to
Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, UPenn, Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, NYU, MIT, UC Berkeley, Emory, Pomona, Cornell, LSE, Yale, Duke, Stanford, and more.
the CCIR Academy
Highly-selective online research programmes designed and taught by top Oxbridge and Ivy League faculty
Cambridge Future Scholar Programme
Join one of our small-group research courses.
Fall 2024 Admission OPENS now.
Early admissions deadline: 1 October 2024
Regular admissions deadline: 15 October 2024
Programme Start Date (rolling admissions and opening): October/November 2024
Spring 2025 Pre-application Deadline: 15 January 2025
1-on-1 Research Mentorship
Embark on a bespoke research mentorship experience.
Admission Open All Year
CCIR Academy provides rigorous online research programmes for talented high school students around the world, working with leading researchers and professors from top US and UK universities, to each produce an independent research paper that showcases academic passion and commitment.
Programmes [like CCIR Academy] to inspire the next generation of researchers can have a huge impact.
Backed by a Think Tank
Our non-profit work at the CCIR Think Tank enables the Academy to be uniquely connected to the broader academic world.
Rigorous Standards
Our rigorous academic standards aim to find the best students and push the bounds of their intellectual horizon.
Programmes Highlights
Oxbridge & Ivy League Faculty
We only partner with current teaching faculty members at the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, or Ivy League Universities.
A Network of Knowledge
Our students develop close and lasting friendships with their peers and mentors as a part of the CCIR network.
Admitted Student Profile
Median SAT score
1500
Countries and regions
40+
Average GPA (4.0 scale)
3.90
Programmes' Overall Acceptance Rate
<20%
High School Student Researcher Karma Bridgman Presented at MIT URTC and UAE Space Agency’s Space Research Conference
Karma Bridgman, a remarkable student at Dubai College in the UAE, has consistently demonstrated an exceptional academic focus and a deep passion for the fields
CCIR Academy Featured by Nature, The World’s Most Prestigious Academic Publication
Student Researcher Rachel sharing her research experience at CCIR on the world’s most prestigious academic publication.
Our Exceptional Alumni: College Admission Results 2020-2023
CCIR has always prided itself on the students we admit, and the work they are able to do with us—their stellar academic backgrounds, their curiosity,
High School Student Researcher Tarun’s Paper on Analyzing the Racial Bias of ChatGPT-4 Accepted at the FLLM 2024
At Hillsborough High School in the United States, Tarun Mahesh has already begun to make a name for himself in both academic and research circles.
High School Student Researcher Ishaan’s Paper on Examining Structural Transformation and Resilience of the Indian Economy Accepted at the MIT URTC 2024
Ishaan Gangwani, a student at Indus International School, Pune, has made an impressive mark in both the financial and academic spheres. As the founder of