Success is providing the first ever Research Mentorship program in Myanmar in collaboration with Lumiere Education.

Founded by Harvard & Oxford researchers, the Lumiere Research Scholar Program is a mentored research program for talented students. In the program, students work 1-1 with a researcher from a top university to produce an independent research project.

Why Research?

  • Stand out in the admissions process

  • Build critical thinking & problem solving skills

  • Build relationships with PhD researchers

  • Create an independent research paper

  • Demonstrate advanced work in their field of interest

  • Promote an understanding of research skills

Why Lumiere Education?

Lumiere alumni were admitted to undergraduate degrees at every single Ivy League university, Stanford, UC Berkeley and Oxbridge for the 2021-2022 intake.

4 acceptances

27 acceptances

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6 acceptances

More than 1 million USD have been awarded to Lumiere alumni. This includes prestigious scholarship such as the Trustee Scholarship at the University of Southern California (Full-Ride), full scholarships to the University of Toronto, the Zollman Scholarship at Smith College (college’s highest scholarship) and the Presidential Scholarship at Bryn Mawr College.

Available Areas For Research

  • Economics

  • Psychology

  • Business

  • International Relations

  • History

  • Philosophy

  • Education

  • Sociology

  • Gender Studies

  • Environment Studies

  • Law

  • Linguistics

  • Data Science

  • Physics & Astrophysics

  • Biology

  • Computer Science

  • Neuroscience

  • Chemistry

  • Engineering

  • Mathematics

  • Architecture

  • Medicine

STEM

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Lumiere Mentors

Lumiere has 750+ mentors from top universities around the world

Mentor Profiles

CAITLIN NICHOLS

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

PhD in Biological and Biomedical Science

SPECIALIZATION

Cancer Genetics, CRISPR Gene Editing, Molecular Biology

SAMUEL LEITER

MIT UNIVERSITY

PhD in International Affairs

SPECIALIZATION

Nuclear Proliferation, Preventive War, East Asian Security, Alliance Politics

SANAH BHIMANI

YALE UNIVERSITY

PhD in Physics

SPECIALIZATION

Cosmology (Evolution of the universe), Exoplanet Data Analysis

Week 1: Meet with mentor and align on a topic

Program Timeline

Week 2-4: Explore the topic and identify research question

Week 5-9: Write research paper with support from research mentor and writing coach

Week 10-12: Make final edits and submit paper for final evaluation

After Week 12: Graduation ceremony and symposium! Students in the Premium Research and Publication Program will continue to meet with their mentor and submit their paper to a journal for publication

Programs Offered

Application and Program Dates

SPRING COHORT 2023

Cohort Timing

March 6, 2023

Application Deadline

February 12, 2023

SUMMER COHORT 2023

Cohort Timing

June 5, 2023

Application Deadlines

Priority admission:

March 12, 2023

Regular admission 1:

April 16, 2023

Regular admission 2:

May 14, 2023

Are you interested in the program?
Talk to our counselor and find out more!

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