Research Science Institute (RSI) | 2,590 followers on LinkedIn. Premier international summer research program for high school students. | The Research Science Institute (RSI) is the most prestigious international summer research program in the world for high school students. RSI is sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) and hosted by MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Widely regarded as one of the highest honors for US and international high school students, RSI brings together the top STEM talent from around the world for the opportunity to conduct original scientific research, cost-free, for six weeks during the summer before their final year of high school.