The registration process will include two paragraph-like questions that you will need to complete to help the instructors get to know you before you arrive.

Note: A parent or guardian must complete the registration process. The only exception is if the student is already 18 years old.

Step 1: Visit the registration page. Click Register Now, create an account, and follow the prompts on each page

Step 2: At the checkout page, enter this code to bypass payment: JHSE-2025-Scholarship

Step 3: Once the student is registered, they should complete the Student Questionnaire and the gear section of the Travel & Gear Form

Note: Students should submit the gear section of the Travel & Gear Form and Summer Search should submit the travel section

Required enrollment paperwork includes:

• Participant Behavior Agreement

• Medical Form

• Travel Form (this cannot be filled out until Summer Search books your travel)

There are no required orientations or workshops prior to attending this Summer Experience. Just make sure to attend your Goodbye Group to receive your equipment and travel itinerary, and to meet the other Summer Searchers who will be traveling with the same program!

Sharpen your analytical thinking and scientific research skills by conducting exploratory investigations in Yellowstone National Park. By your third week, you will be ready to propose, design, implement, and present a scientific research project. Tie all your work together with a 1-week backcountry trip through Teton National Park to culminate your experience.

Check out this pdf for more program details.

Except for your week in the backcountry, you will be staying at the Teton Science Schools' Kelly Campus, located in Kelly, WY. Restrooms and accommodations are gender-specific. Accommodations include a variety of historic log cabins and will likely be dormitory-style.

Teton Science Schools typically provides breakfast and dinner in the dining lodge, while lunches are eaten in the field. Participants pack their lunches in the dining lodge, immediately following breakfast. Snacks are available in the dining lodge.

This is an open enrollment program, which means non-Summer Searchers will be able to join your group and you’ll meet folks from diverse backgrounds. There may be a couple of other Summer Searchers attending the same program, but most people will probably not know each other!

You will not be able to use your phones, radios, music players, or any electronic device that connects to the internet once you arrive at the program campus. However, limited communication with friends/family back home is available. Anyone attempting to contact you while you are on-program must send an email to summer@tetonscience.org and putting your name (first & last), followed by the program name (Jackson Hole Science Expeditions) in the subject area. This email will be printed and given to students.

Parents and Guardians are always able and welcome to call the program if necessary -- leaders always have working cell phones and service. While time off/trips into town are not possible, immediate family members are also welcome to visit. Please call ahead to make sure students will be available.

In case of emergency, please use our 24/7 hotline - Summer on Call. Learn more about this service here.

You will need to travel by plane to Wyoming. A NY REAL ID is required to travel by plane.

Juniors will not accompanied by Summer Search to the airport. Sophomores will be able to meet Summer Search staff at the airport and walk with them to their gate. Program staff will meet all students at the airport in Wyoming and travel with them to their final destination. Program staff will remain with them until they return to the airport for their return flight.

We recommend having $30-75 for personal spending. You may want to buy snacks, postcards, or souvenirs!

Click here to view the Teton Science Schools x Summer Search packing list. A guide to the equipment we provide can be found on our FAQs + Resources page, along with other helpful links and info — check it out!

Departure Information: 

Arrive at Terminal B of LaGuardia Airport (LGA) by 6am on June 30th – meet at American Airlines Check-in Desk; LGA to ORD (Chicago), American Airlines #1168, 9:15am-10:54am 

LAYOVER 

June 30th, 1:19pm-3:25pm; ORD (Chicago) to JAC (Jackson, WY); American Airlines #1202 

Students may bring 1 carry-on and 1 personal item for free. Students should be prepared to pay $80 for a checked bag. Summer Search staff will meet students at LaGuardia and ensure they board safely but will not travel with them. Teton Science Schools (TSS) staff (wearing TSS-branded t-shirts) will meet students at baggage claim at the Jackson Airport. Everyone will then ride in a passage van driven by a TSS staff member for about 20-30min to the TSS campus. 

Return Information: 

July 25th, 7:00am-10:47am; JAC (Jackson, WY) to DFW (Dallas, TX), American Airlines #883 

LAYOVER 

July 25th, 12:36pm-5:10pm, DFW (Dallas, TX) to LGA (LaGuardia), American Airlines #672 

Students should be prepared to pay $80 for a checked bag. TSS staff will escort students to the airport, but students will need to check their bags, pass through security, and navigate to their gate on their own. Once they have arrived at LGA and collected their bags, they will be able to go home on their own or they may be picked up from the airport.