About the Program On Saturdays from October to February, high school seniors participate in lectures and projects sponsored by Westinghouse. The lecturers are at the top of their fields, and most have demonstrations to heighten subject interest. Every team works on two mini-research projects. Teams identify a problem or need in a designated research area and then propose solutions to the problems. Most of the work will be completed during time allotted each Saturday.
All teams submit a group research paper at the end of both mini-projects.
At the end of the 13-week session, students who attend at least nine of the 13 lectures, and participate in and complete both group research papers, receive a WSHI certificate of participation. Students may also opt to take a voluntary exam to compete for prizes. Students are allowed two and a half hours to complete all thirteen modules. Lunch is served during the exam. Given the time pressure and the amount of material covered, what seems an elementary question to an expert usually turns out to be a challenge to the students.