Curious about something?
Let’s turn that into a real project.
Research Hub is a youth-led organization that helps students explore research and academic opportunity through workshops, competitions, and collaborative projects — taught by students who’ve run the experiment themselves.
An organization built by students who were once stuck on the same first question.
Most students meet “research” as a vague requirement before they meet it as a way of thinking. Research Hub exists to close that gap early — giving middle and high schoolers a structured, peer-led path from curiosity to a defensible finding.
We run workshops that teach the actual mechanics of inquiry — forming a hypothesis, designing a method, reading critically, citing honestly — then put that training to work through competitions and collaborative projects with real stakes and real deadlines.
Three ways in, one shared method.
Every track teaches the same underlying discipline — ask a sharp question, test it honestly, defend the answer — through a different format.
Workshops
Hands-on sessions on the mechanics of research: literature review, experimental design, statistics, and academic writing, led by student mentors who've done the work.
View track →Competitions
Structured contests — from science fairs to case competitions — that give students a real deadline, a panel of judges, and a reason to finish what they started.
View track →Collaborative Projects
Multi-month research projects run in small teams with a faculty or grad-student advisor, ending in a paper, poster, or public presentation.
View track →Upcoming sessions and deadlines.
I joined thinking I’d learn how to write a better essay. I left having run an actual experiment, with actual data that surprised me.
There’s a track for whoever you are in this.
Research Hub runs on students who teach, mentors who guide, and partners who open doors. Pick where you fit.
Join a program
No research experience required — just a question you actually want answered. Start with a workshop, no application needed.
Browse programs →Advise a cohort
Guide a small team through a collaborative project, or lead a one-off workshop in your area of expertise.
Become a mentor →Support the work
Schools, labs, and organizations can host a competition, sponsor a cohort, or open a research placement.
Partner with us →