You do the research
Small teams investigate one current question, gather their own evidence through surveys or simulations, and write a paper together. The discoveries are yours to make.
For curious students, grades 6 to 11
Do real research.
Write a real paper.
Before college.
Prima Scholars runs four-week research intensives and flexible online courses. You investigate one genuine question with a small team and finish as a co-author of a real research paper.
Why students choose Prima Scholars
Younger students rarely get to do the real thing. Here you do.
Mentor guided, start to finish
Educators who make hard subjects clear sit with every team from the first question to the final draft. They coach the process and never write it for you.
Built for your grade
Middle School teams in grades 6 to 8 and High School teams in grades 9 to 11 work separately, so the reading, the pace, and the expectations always fit.
Research programs
Five fields. One paper with your name on it.
Each program follows a real research arc. You frame a question, gather evidence, write it up, and defend it in front of an audience. Here is what that work looks like in each field.
Artificial Intelligence
Program 01
The Tutor in the Machine
Get hands-on with AI tools, run a peer survey or a structured tool comparison, and co-author findings on how schools should use AI in learning.
Explore program →Business & Finance
Program 02
Swipe Now, Pay Later
Track one real money trend, gather your own survey or market data, and co-author recommendations backed by evidence.
Explore program →International Relations
Program 03
Chokepoint Diplomacy
Analyze a global issue from competing national viewpoints, test your thinking in a negotiation simulation, and co-author a policy paper.
Explore program →Medicine & Health
Program 04
Wired and Tired
Study a timely public-health question among your peers, design an ethical survey, and co-author a paper built like a scientific report.
Explore program →Innovative Technology
Program 05
Designed for All
Find a real accessibility need, evaluate what already exists, design a fix (and optionally prototype it), and co-author a research-and-design paper.
Explore program →What you actually produce
Every cohort ends with a paper, evidence and a figure to defend.
Teams do not summarize a textbook. They collect their own data, build their own charts, and write conclusions they can stand behind at the symposium. The figure beside this text shows the kind of result a team puts on the page.
Online courses
Build the skills behind the work.
Flexible, self-paced courses sharpen the writing and research skills students rely on in every subject. Each one ends with a real piece of work you keep.
Creative Writing
Find your voice across fiction, poetry, and personal narrative, and leave with a portfolio of finished work.
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Research Methodology
Learn to ask a sharp question, judge sources, and write up findings that hold together.
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World History & Essay Writing
Trace the story of the world and learn to argue it on the page with evidence.
Open course →How it works
From a blank page to a paper, in four steps.
- Week 01
Frame the question
Explore the field, form a small team, and sharpen one specific question worth answering.
- Week 02
Gather the evidence
Run a survey, a simulation, or a case study, and review credible sources to back it up.
- Week 03
Analyze and draft
Turn findings into an argument and write the first full draft, section by section.
- Week 04
Present at the symposium
Revise, cite with care, and present your paper to the cohort at a closing symposium.
5
Research fields to choose from
6–8h
Per week, fully online
2
Cohorts, middle and high school
1
Symposium to present at
Applications are open
Ready to start your research?
Choose a program or a course, send a short application, and meet your cohort. No prior experience required.