Internships; Work on Real World Scenarios by Fortune 500 Companies

Internships included in the program (work with professors, experts and social entrepreneurs to complete internships in health, engineering, business and sustainability)

  • Guided Internship in Medicine and Pharma

    Learn about the drug discovery and development process; develop a patient medication plan and communication strategy for both healthcare providers and the pharmaceutical manufacturer. Work with two professors from biomedical sciences and a professional from health/patient tech.

  • Guided Internship in Responsible Engineering

    Learn about Engineers without Borders and responsible engineering through frugal science. Explore AI for Good. Develop an Engineering for Good passion project with our professors. Work with two professors from engineering and innovation.

  • Guided Internship in Sustainable Business Consulting

    Learn about sustainability and social entrepreneurship (namely Business for Good). Develop a detailed business strategy for a target client on behalf of a global consulting firm. Work with a professor in innovation and two social entrepreneurs.

The Founders of BioEndeavor

The founders of BioEndeavor are alumni from MIT and Brown with a vision to energize students through purpose and STEAM for Good. Each of our programs has been carefully designed to connect to the UN Sustainable Development Goals-to encourage students to realize their unique value in society as global citizens.
About Us

Empowering students and building confidence

The BioEndeavor mentorship and internship programs enable middle and early high school students to meet professors, university students and participate in mini internships

  • Work with alumna from MIT, Brown, Harvard, UBC, University of Waterloo, University of Toronto, and McGill University; We work with hundreds of students annually from across North America including students from the United States and Canada

  • Explore how drugs are discovered, health tech, AI in biomedicine, and even how climate change will change the role of doctors; Participate in a guided, virtual internship in the pharmaceutical industry

  • Learn how the various engineering disciplines can be used to solve wicked problems and achieve the SDGs; Explore how AI can be used for good and engage in various activities to build your AI for good skill sets; Participate in a Frugal Science Design Challenge (including Judging and Top Prize Award)

  • Meet social entrepreneurs who are working in the global sustainability space; Learn about social entrepreneurship and its connection to sustainability and climate action; Participate in a Sustainable Design Challenge (including Judging and Top Prize Award)

  • Our Numbers: 200 Alumni from our 2022-2023 STEAM and career development programming

  • Students have enjoyed presentations by university professors, engineering, business, science undergraduates and professionals

  • We empower students to do good and reach for global citizenship opportunities

  • Receive a letter of reference from our faculty for your university and college applications. Craft your passion project, a community initiative, and/or venture.

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Mentorship and Internship

  • Topics

    Learn about the drug discovery process; Explore health tech being designed to empower the patient; Discovery how robots and AI are being used in medicine; Explore the connections between engineering and the UN SDG goals; Learn how AI can be used to achieve the SDG goals; Participate in a digital solutions design challenge; Learn about social entrepreneurship and its connection to sustainability and climate action; Participate in a sustainable design challenge.

  • Career Mentorship

    Explore emerging careers in STEAM; Explore academic programs; Develop a unique high school portfolio to build confidence and do good through STEAM.

  • Internships

    Participate in guided virtual internships; list the mentorship and internship program on your resume.

  • Instructor

    Work with professors from the sciences, innovation and engineering.

  • Mentorship

    Receive mentorship from undergraduates, graduates and professionals.

  • Schedule

    July 8th to July 26th from 11 am to 1:00 pm EST; work with our faculty and mentors in the morning. Engage in career and portfolio planning in the afternoon including designing a passion, community or innovation project.

Lead Faculty

Dr. Minna Allarakhia

Dr. Minna Allarakhia is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brown University. She is the founder of BioEndeavor and the Purposeful Learning school - seeking to inspire students to find their purpose and passion through STEAM for GOOD. The STEAM Accelerator is an initiative to empower middle and early high school students by sharing with and connecting students to exciting programs, schools, and STEAM careers. Dr. Allarakhia fundamentally believes that students must be engaged as early as grade 6 on planning their high school courses, designing a purposeful, meaningful and cohesive extracurricular portfolio, and learning how to design their post secondary educational pathways. It is more than about "getting into university/college" for Dr. Minna Allarakhia. It is about enabling personal clarity for her students on what success, fulfillment and balance means today, in high school, in undergraduate, graduate school and in life itself. She brings vast experience across the sciences, engineering disciplines, and in the management of technological innovation as Faculty and as an entrepreneur. Dr. Minna Allarakhia has studied at a number of institutions in the U.S. and Canada. Her kind demeanor and deep commitment to all students has been appreciated by the 100s of students each she has taught.

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Testimonials

High School Student: She Designs the Way Forward Workshop

Thank you for the discussions. I truly learned so much about myself. I wish more teachers would discuss these issues in class.

Past Student of Empowering Girls through Social Entrepreneurship

R.M. Undergraduate Student

Dr Minna Allarakhia is the best teacher, consultant and mother from BioEndeavor.

The Girls Foundation of Tanzania

Co-founder and Chair

Professor Allarakhia is vibrant, very determined and fiercely intelligent. Coupled with her passion as a teacher, she has the unique ability to articulate concepts in a way that students can relate to.

Cube Zanzibar

On behalf of Cube Zanzibar we extend our gratitude to you for all you did for the girls and us. Thank you for your dedication to girls and communities at large.

Graduate Student

Your current class has been inspiring. I have enjoyed our discussions. The learning environment you foster is truly remarkable.

Graduate StudentGreat Professor, learned a lot from her classes. The teaching style makes you want to attend class everyday, she knows how to engage students.

Great Professor, learned a lot from her classes. The teaching style makes you want to attend class everyday, she knows how to engage students.

Graduate Student

Great teacher and she gives her heart out to explain the topic and help students. She's my favorite!

Parent of Child: Writing on Purpose Workshop

Thank you so much for your dedication and commitment.

High School, College, and University Planning

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