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.
Summer Admission is OPEN
Early Admissions Deadline: 1 May, 2024
Regular Admissions Deadline: 15 May, 2024
Programme Start Date (rolling admissions and opening): June 2024
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%
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 Claudia on Viewing the Musical Theatre Industry in China
Tianyi (Claudia) Li, a high school student at Shanghai Starriver Bilingual School in China, has an impressive list of honours and awards, including National Bronze
High School Student Researcher Rithwik’s Paper on Multi-Class Anomaly Detection for Astronomical Transients Accepted at 243rd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
Rithwik Gupta, a student at Irvington High School in the USA, boasts significant achievements in mathematics and science. He has excelled in prestigious competitions such
High School Student Researcher Frankie on The Rise of China: China’s Economic Model, Western Liberal Democracy, and the Capital-Driven World Order
Yue (Frankie) Fu, a high-achieving high school student at Shanghai Starriver Bilingual School in China, has a keen interest in economics and international relations. He
High School Student Researcher Jonathan’s Paper on Development of a Low-Cost Vibration Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring Accepted at MIT URTC
Jonathan Lee, a student at Archbishop Mitty High School in the USA, has demonstrated exemplary leadership and commitment to community service. As the Public Forum