AT A GLANCE
What will you learn?
- Hands-On Robotics & Engineering
- Foundational Programming Skills
- Program Electrical & Mechanical Engineering
- Robot Competitions & Challenges
ACCEPTING STUDENTS AGE 14+ (GRADES 9-12)
ACCEPTING US RESIDENTS AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
TWO-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM MONDAY–FRIDAY, 9 AM-4 PM
TUITION BASED
Located at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
Important Dates
Application Deadline: May 15th , 2025
Note: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Session 1 : June 16 – June 27
Session 2 : June 23 – July 4*
Session 3 : June 30 – July 11
Session 4 : July 7 – July 18
Session 5 : July 14 – July 25
Session 6 : July 21 – August 1
Expenses
TOTAL COST: $3,300
Course Tuition - $2,800
Materials - $250
NYU Events - $100 ($50 per week)
Application Fee - $50
NYU Service Fee - $100
Additional Cost:
Housing Fee $638.00 ($319 per week)*
Mandatory Meal plan with housing $398 ($199 per week - 10 meals plus 30 Dining Dollars)
Note: International Students require a student visa to attend our programs.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
SPARC The Summer Program for Automation Robotics and Coding (SPARC) introduces students to the basics of robotics, mechatronics, and programming. This is a 2-week, full-day summer program for rising 9th through 12th-grade high school students. Students do not need experience in robotics to participate in SPARC, but should be academically strong students with an interest in robotics and the ability to take initiative. During the program, students will learn about applications for microcontrollers, interface sensors, and actuators through hands-on manipulation of the components provided in their robotics kit.
Build and program robots while learning core concepts in automation and robotics engineering.
"the robotics project was really great, and it was super fun to be able to build and program a robot with someone i met just a week earlier. we even won 2nd in the competition at the end, which was really cool. the environment was great -- even though we lost to the 1st place team, everyone was very encouraging. we had a lot of freedom to do whatever we wanted, which i liked a lot. SPARC gave me the confidence and experience i needed to pursue robotics in the future, and i even joined my school's robotics team a few months after..."
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"SPARC completely changed the course of my life because i really wanted to do computer science before that, and i only had programming experience before... now i applied to every one of my colleges as a mechanical engineering major. i really loved the projects with the arduino and breadboard, because it showed me that while electrical circuits look complicated, they are actually pretty simple once you get the hang of it. and the lesson about electricity actually helped me in my physics class the next year! "
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Meet Our Mentors
SPARC is led by Prof. Vikram Kapila alongside several colleagues from Tandon's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
SPARC News
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