Summer programs, research and internships
We're building an index of programs for high school students, from the most selective to open enrollment. Every entry links to the program's official page and shows the date we last checked it.
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277 programs
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√mathroots @ MIT
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Cambridge, MA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- FreeLimited travel scholarships for families with need.
Free two-week residential math program at MIT for high-potential students, especially those who have overcome barriers to learning; covers creative topics and problem solving.
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Academy Introduction Mission (AIM)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New London, CT
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- $750 tuition · financial aid available
Week-long summer program at the Coast Guard Academy for rising seniors (with an online session) that previews cadet life and academics.
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Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program
Summer program
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $575 tuition · financial aid available
Online summer program pairing high school writers with mentors in poetry, fiction and other genres.
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Advanced Economics for Leaders
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New Haven, CT · Ann Arbor, MI
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $2,800 tuition · financial aid available
One-week residential program for students who have completed a high school or AP economics course, introducing college-level intermediate micro- and macroeconomics alongside leadership instruction.
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AI Scholars
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
Four-week fully funded residential program at Carnegie Mellon with college-level courses in computing and AI, for rising seniors, with college-application writing support.
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Ailey School Summer Intensive
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $2,977 tuition · financial aid available
Summer dance intensive at The Ailey School in New York with a Junior Division (ages 12-15) and a Professional Division (ages 16-25), admitted by in-person or video audition.
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Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference
Summer program
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Washington, DC
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
A free week in Washington, D.C. for one rising senior from each state and D.C., with journalism sessions and a $1,000 college scholarship.
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American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive (New York)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $4,450 tuition · financial aid available
Five-week ballet intensive at ABT's New York studios for intermediate and advanced dancers aged 12 to 20, admitted by in-person or video audition. Day program only, no housing.
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American Legion Auxiliary California Girls State
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- California
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Cost not published
Week-long residential civics program in which rising seniors, selected and sponsored by a local American Legion Auxiliary unit, build a mock state government and learn how local and state government work.
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American Legion California Boys State
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Sacramento, CA
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Cost not published
Week-long civics program at Sacramento State in which delegates chosen by local American Legion posts run a mock state government.
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Anson L. Clark Scholars Program
Research
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Lubbock, TX
- Grades
- Entering 12th or college
- Cost
- Free · $750 stipend
Seven-week paid-for research program at Texas Tech for twelve scholars, each working with a faculty mentor on a project in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering or economics.
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Applications of Nanoscience Summer Institute
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Los Angeles, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
Two-week commuter institute at UCLA: week one of hands-on nanoscience lab work, week two a team business plan and product pitch ending in a presentation.
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Aquarium of the Pacific VolunTEENs
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Long Beach, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Cost not published
60-hour teen volunteer program in which 14-16 year olds teach Aquarium guests about marine life and conservation, after online and onsite training, with one assigned shift day a week over a 10-week fall, spring or summer session.
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ArcStart
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $6,250 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week residential architecture program on Michigan's North Campus for high school students and rising college freshmen; no minimum GPA.
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Armstrong Scholars
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Yosemite National Park, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $150 tuition · financial aid available
Twelve-day wilderness backpacking expedition in Yosemite's High Sierra for young women ages 15 to 18, focused on leadership and a personal connection to nature.
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Army STEM Internships (formerly AEOP apprenticeships), high school
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- United States
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Paid research placements for high school students at Army labs and partner university labs across the country, in person, virtual or hybrid, with each position posting its own dates and deadline.
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Arthur M. Blank School Summer Program
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Wellesley, MA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $3,580 tuition
Non-credit week-long entrepreneurship courses on Babson's campus; students may take one or two weeks, commuting or living on campus.
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Arts and Sciences Summer Exploration
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Columbus, OH
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $550 tuition · financial aid available
One-week in-person enrichment courses on Ohio State's Columbus campus for students entering grades 10-12 (middle school courses also offered), taught by university faculty, staff and graduate students.
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ArtSpeak Teen Internship
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · $300 stipend
Paid, renewable internship for high school students at the Asian Art Museum, with a summer session and an academic-year session of weekly meetings, art activities taught to visitors and career interviews with museum staff.
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ASPIRE
Internship
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Laurel, MD
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Free
Unpaid summer internship at the Applied Physics Laboratory for high school juniors and seniors from the surrounding region, working at least 190 hours with a mentor.
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ASPIRE STEAM Summer Academy
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Claremont, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–11th
- Cost
- $5,750 tuition
Two-week residential STEAM academy on the Harvey Mudd campus for rising 10th and 11th graders, built around hands-on projects, labs and site visits.
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Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (ASSIP)
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Fairfax, VA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $1,299 tuition · financial aid available
Eight-week research internship with a George Mason faculty mentor, offered in person, hybrid or remote depending on the mentor, with three college credits on completion.
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Aspirnaut High School Summer Research Internship
Internship
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Nashville, TN
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · $2,000 stipendStudents selected for the 2027 program can apply for full or partial need-based travel scholarships.
Six-week paid residential research internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville for high school students interested in STEM, with recruitment that includes rural areas; international applicants are welcome.
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ATDP Secondary Division
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Berkeley, CA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $790 tuition · financial aid available
Six-week summer courses at UC Berkeley, in person or online, for students currently in grades 7 to 11; some courses are approved for UC/CSU A-G credit.
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Aviation Systems Division Concept Design Experience for High School Students
Research
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Cost not published
Eight-week virtual program where teams of six high school students with two NASA mentors propose an aviation concept to address a real-world problem.
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B-BAY Summer Entrepreneurship Residency
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Berkeley, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $7,750 tuition
Two-week residential program where about 50 high schoolers develop a business idea and business plan on the Berkeley campus.
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Babson Academy Summer Study
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Marlborough, MA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $6,480 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week credit-bearing business course (4 Babson credits) taken online or in person at a partner school in Massachusetts.
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Badger Summer Scholars
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Madison, WI
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $4,500 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week college-prep program on the UW-Madison campus where students take a course in a chosen subject; residential or commuter.
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Barnard Pre-College Summer Institutes
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $11,255 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week noncredit institutes on Barnard's New York campus: NextGen Leadership (science, literature and performing arts, or global humanities), Health & Society, and the Athena venture-development institute.
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Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Cambridge, MA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Free to $3,000, by family income
Four-week project-based courses at MIT in areas such as autonomy, cybersecurity and AI, preceded by free online prerequisite courses that count toward selection.
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Bentley University Pre-College Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Waltham, MA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $3,380 tuition · financial aid available
One-week summer courses at Bentley in Waltham, Massachusetts, in finance (Wall Street 101), entrepreneurship, data analytics, accounting and related business topics, with residential, commuter and online formats.
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Berkeley Lab Director's Apprenticeship Program (BLDAP)
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Berkeley, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Six-week, in-person project-based STEM apprenticeship at Berkeley Lab with a computer science short course and weekly talks with STEM professionals; it can lead to a later lab internship.
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Berkeley Lab Experiences in Research (EinR)
Internship
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Berkeley, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Paid six-week summer internship at Berkeley Lab where students work on projects with lab staff; Northern California applicants are reviewed, with priority within 30 miles.
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Berklee Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Boston, MA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $5,430 tuition · financial aid available
Five-week residential performance intensive at Berklee in Boston for musicians aged 15 and up, with ensembles, private study and performance.
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Berklee High School Composition Intensive
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Boston, MA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $2,132 tuition
Two-week composition intensive run by Boston Conservatory at Berklee for students aged 15 to 18, who build a portfolio of three works performed by professional ensembles.
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Bezos Scholars Program
Summer program
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Aspen, CO
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
A yearlong leadership program for 12 public-school juniors, with an all-expenses-paid trip to the Aspen Ideas Festival and a funded community change project.
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Boston College Experience (BCE)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Chestnut Hill, MA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $5,800 tuition · financial aid available
Boston College's pre-college offering: a two-week non-credit program with courses and college-prep workshops in three summer sessions, plus a six-week credit Honors program.
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Boston University Summer Challenge
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Boston, MA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $5,245 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week pre-college sessions at BU, residential or commuter, in which rising sophomores through seniors take two noncredit seminars.
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Boston University Tanglewood Institute
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Lenox, MA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $8,865 tuition · financial aid available
Summer training for young musicians in the Berkshires: Young Artists Programs of up to six weeks (orchestra, wind ensemble, vocal, piano, composition and more) plus two-week workshops, admitted by audition; the Young Artists Orchestra carries 6 hours of transferable course credit.
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Brevard Music Center Summer Institute (high school programs)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Brevard, NC
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th or college
- Cost
- $9,800 tuition · financial aid available
Residential summer music institute in North Carolina with high school orchestral, voice, piano, wind and jazz programs for ages 14-18.
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Broad Summer Scholars Program (BSSP)
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Cambridge, MA
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Six-week paid biomedical research program at the Broad Institute for rising seniors at Massachusetts high schools within commuting distance, ending with a poster session.
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BRose Residential Leadership Program (CSUN Rising Summer Leadership Program)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Northridge, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free
Week-long residential leadership program at Cal State Northridge for high-school-age males, covering vocational exploration, entrepreneurship and community engagement.
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Business and Leadership Program
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Seattle, WA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $7,898 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week summer business program at UW Seattle for high school students, with a business course, excursions and team activities; commuter or residential.
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California Academy of Sciences Careers in Science (CiS) Intern Program
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–11th
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Multi-year paid internship for San Francisco public high schoolers underrepresented in STEM, with project work and science teaching at the Academy.
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California State Summer School for the Arts
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Pomona, CA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th or college
- Cost
- $5,433 tuition · financial aid available
Four-week residential preprofessional arts program with eight departments including animation, dance, film, music, theater, visual art and writing; now hosted at Cal Poly Pomona.
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Canada/USA Mathcamp
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Burlington, VT
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th or college
- Cost
- Free to $7,500, by family income
Five-week residential math camp for about 120 students, with advanced classes chosen by students. Admission requires a qualifying quiz of challenging problems.
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Carleton Summer Liberal Arts Institute
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Northfield, MN
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $5,300 tuition · financial aid available
On-campus summer institute at Carleton College with three-week for-credit courses and one-week non-credit courses taught by Carleton faculty for high school students.
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Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $8,204 tuition · financial aid available
Three- to six-week summer programs at Carnegie Mellon in computing, engineering, design, arts and writing, residential or commuter, including fully funded merit programs; only Summer Session awards college credit.
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Chabot Galaxy Explorers Program
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Oakland, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th
- Cost
- $1,500 tuition · financial aid available
Three-year service, STEM learning and leadership program at Chabot in Oakland that high schoolers typically join the summer before 10th grade; members staff floor shifts and join inquiry teams.
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Chuck Stone Program
Summer program
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
A fully funded four-day journalism and media workshop at UNC-Chapel Hill for 12 rising seniors, with classroom study, reporting and professional mentors.
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CIEE Global Navigator High School Summer Abroad
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Outside the US
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
Three- and four-week (some eight-week) summer programs abroad for U.S. and international high school students, in language and culture, arts, business, leadership and service, and STEM tracks; Language & Culture programs use homestays and offer optional Tulane University credit for a fee.
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City Visionaries (Cornell AAP NYC High School Summer Program)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $13,000 tuition · financial aid available
Six-week weekday urban design and architecture studio at Cornell AAP's New York City center for rising juniors and seniors; non-credit, with a certificate of completion.
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Clinical Anatomy Summer Program (CASP)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $4,000 tuition · financial aid available
Week-long in-person course on human anatomy and its clinical use through lectures, anatomy lab sessions and surgical demonstrations.
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Clinical Neuroscience Immersion Experience (CNI-X and CNV-X)
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- $2,100 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week immersion in neuroscience, psychiatry and psychology with a group capstone project, offered in person at Stanford or virtually.
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Clinical Summer Internship
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $4,580 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week introduction to clinical medicine for rising high school juniors and seniors (and pre-med undergraduates), on campus or virtual.
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CLYLP Bay Area Institute
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Berkeley, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Free
Three-day leadership institute at UC Berkeley for California sophomores and juniors from 13 Bay Area counties, with a mock legislative hearing and a college and careers day.
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CLYLP Statewide Leadership Conference
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Sacramento, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Free
Week-long residential conference at Sacramento State bringing 120 California sophomores and juniors together for leadership workshops, a day at the State Capitol and college and careers sessions.
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Columbia Pre-College NYC Residential Summer
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th or college
- Cost
- $12,838 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week non-credit courses for high school students who live on Columbia's Morningside campus in New York City; Columbia runs a separate commuter program with its own deadline.
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Concordia Language Villages Summer Youth Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Bemidji, MN
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $1,440 tuition · financial aid available
Residential language and culture immersion camps in northern Minnesota in about 15 languages, including two- and four-week high school credit programs for students entering grades 9-12 and a four-week dual credit program in Spanish or French.
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Cooper Union Summer Art Intensive
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $4,350 tuition · financial aid available
Commuter art studio intensive at Cooper Union in New York for rising sophomores through seniors, with full-tuition merit scholarships for New York City public high school students.
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Cornell University Summer College
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Ithaca, NY
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- $18,402 tuition
Three- and six-week residential and commuter program where high school students take Cornell courses for credit.
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COSMOS (California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Multiple, CA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th or college
- Cost
- $5,793 tuition · financial aid available
Four-week residential STEM program for California students on one of six UC campuses, where students study a themed cluster of advanced courses with UC faculty.
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Curtis Summer Organ Intensive
Summer program
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Philadelphia, PA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- Free
Seven-day organ intensive at Curtis for six high school students chosen by video audition, with lessons in repertoire, improvisation, harpsichord and conducting.
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Duke Pre-College Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Durham, NC
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $6,300 tuition · financial aid available
Twelve-day residential courses on Duke's campus for students in grades 6-12, in three 2027 sessions.
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Early College Program Summer Institute
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Chicago, IL
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $3,964 tuition · financial aid available
On-campus summer art and design studio sessions at SAIC in Chicago for students who have finished sophomore year, with college credit.
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Earthwatch Girls in Science Fellowship (California: Sierra Meadows)
Research
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- California
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- Free
Fully funded one-week field research expedition restoring Sierra Nevada meadows, for girls and nonbinary teens living and attending school in California (or Greater New England).
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Economics for Leaders
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Houston, TX · New Haven, CT · Charlottesville, VA and 10 more
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $2,800 tuition · financial aid available
One-week residential program held at about a dozen university campuses that teaches rising juniors and seniors to apply economic reasoning and leadership to public policy decisions.
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Emory Pre-College Program
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Atlanta, GA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $5,510 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week non-credit sessions for sophomores and juniors, plus Pre-Med Institute and credit Summer College sessions.
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Engineering Possibilities in College (EPIC)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $2,100 tuition · financial aid available
One-week residential engineering camp at Cal Poly with hands-on labs taught by faculty and industry staff; separate weeks for middle school (session 1) and grades 9-11 (sessions 2-5).
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Engineering Summer Academy at Penn (ESAP)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Philadelphia, PA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $9,500 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week residential college-level engineering course at Penn, chosen from topics such as AI, biotechnology, computer graphics, nanotechnology and robotics.
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Enterprise for Youth Paid Internships
Internship
- Level
- Open
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · $1,500 stipend
Paid internships for San Francisco youth who have started high school, usually after the program's paid job-readiness training; an internship totals 75 hours at 12 hours a week.
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Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Durham, NC
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $2,800 tuition · financial aid available
One-week residential program on business plans, pitching and the economic principles behind successful ventures.
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Environment and the Economy
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New Haven, CT
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $2,800 tuition · financial aid available
One-week residential program applying economic principles to environmental issues through case studies and a field trip.
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Frontiers
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Worcester, MA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $4,995 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week residential program in which rising sophomores to seniors take a STEM major plus a minor in a hands-on exploratory format with no tests or homework.
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Future Business Leaders Summer Webinar Series
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $500 tuition · financial aid available
Two-day live online series of eight one-hour sessions on accounting, finance, marketing, operations, real estate, statistics and related business areas, open to all high school students.
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Garcia Summer Research Program
Research
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Stony Brook, NY
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $4,000 tuition · financial aid available
Seven-week in-person research program at Stony Brook's Garcia Center for polymers and materials; high school students work with faculty and graduate students on laboratory projects. Campus housing is optional.
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Genesys Works Bay Area Internship Program
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Bay Area
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Eight weeks of business-technology skills training the summer before senior year, then a paid internship of about 20 hours a week at a partner company during senior year.
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Genomics Research Internship Program at Stanford (GRIPS)
Research
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- FreeNeed-based application fee waivers and a few scholarships; contact by Feb 15, 2026.
Eight-week, 20-hours-a-week research internship in a Stanford genetics or genomics lab for local high school students, no prior research needed.
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Georgetown Summer Programs for High School Students
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Washington, DC
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th or college
- Cost
- $3,725 tuition · financial aid available
Georgetown's pre-college umbrella: one-to-three-week non-credit Academies and credit-bearing College Prep and Summer College courses on the DC campus.
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Girls Who Code Pathways
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th or college
- Cost
- Free
Free virtual self-paced program for high school girls and non-binary students with tracks in game design, data science, AI, cybersecurity and web development, run in seasonal cohorts with an online community.
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Great Books Summer Program
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Amherst, MA · Stanford, CA · Haverford, PA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th or college
- Cost
- $2,845 tuition · financial aid available
One-week residential and day sessions at Amherst, Stanford and Haverford, plus online and abroad options, built around seminar discussion of classic texts and writer's workshops.
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Guitar Workshop (Summer@SFCM)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $925 tuition · financial aid available
Five-day guitar workshop with private lessons, master classes, ensembles and technique workshops, ending in a performance; admission by video audition.
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Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSiM)
Summer program
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Amherst, MA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free to $7,208, by family income
Six-week residential summer program in mathematics for talented high schoolers, with an application that includes the Interesting Test of math problems.
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Harp Immersive (Summer@SFCM)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $925 tuition · financial aid available
Five-day harp program with lessons, practice intensives, ensemble and workshops, and solo, master class and ensemble performances; for harpists with previous experience, admission by video audition.
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Harvard Summer School Pre-College Program
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Cambridge, MA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $6,250 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week non-credit residential program for rising juniors and seniors, with three sessions on the Harvard campus.
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Harvard Summer School Secondary School Program
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Cambridge, MA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- $15,980 tuition · financial aid available
Four- or seven-week program where high school students take Harvard college-credit courses with letter grades, residential, commuting or online.
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Hidden Genius Project Intensive Immersion Program (Oakland)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Oakland, CA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–11th
- Cost
- Free
Free 15-month tech and entrepreneurship mentorship program for Black male high school students, with two seven-week summer sessions and a year of after-school sessions in Oakland.
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High School Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Northridge, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free
Free six-week boot camp at Cal State Northridge where students ages 15 to 17 build a business idea and prototype and pitch it at a final showcase.
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High School Internship Program
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Sunnyvale, CA · Denver, CO · Cape Canaveral, FL and 3 more
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Cost not published
Nine-plus-week summer internship for local high school students working with aerospace scientists and engineers at Lockheed Martin Space sites, including Sunnyvale, California.
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High School Journalism Institute (HSJI)
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Bloomington, IN
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th or college
- Cost
- $595 tuition · financial aid available
A five-day journalism workshop at Indiana University for students from rising freshmen through rising college freshmen; two sessions are offered each summer.
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High School Summer Internship (HSSI), East Bay
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Oakland, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Six-week paid internship, about 16 hours a week, for high school students in the EBMUD service area, with hands-on work, weekly enrichment and career exploration in water, wastewater and watershed fields.
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High Sierra Alpine Backpack & Rock Climb (Outward Bound California)
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Fresno, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $5,690 tuition · financial aid available
14- or 22-day backcountry backpacking and rock climbing expedition in the High Sierra, starting from Fresno, with separate courses for ages 14-16 and 16-18.
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Hillsdale High School Summer Study and Travel Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Hillsdale, MI
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $4,995 tuition · financial aid available
College-credit study and travel courses led by Hillsdale faculty that begin on the Michigan campus and continue on site in Italy, England, France, or Philadelphia, Gettysburg and Washington, D.C.
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HOBY California State Leadership Seminars
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- California
- Grades
- Entering 11th
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
Three-to-four-day overnight leadership seminars on college campuses for high school sophomores nominated by their school or community; Bay Area students attend the Northern California seminar.
-
HOBY World Leadership Congress
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Washington, DC
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Cost not published
A week-long leadership congress in Washington, D.C. for rising juniors and seniors, open to students from other leadership and service programs as well as HOBY seminar alumni.
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Honors Summer Math Camp (HSMC)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- San Marcos, TX
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $6,600 tuition · financial aid available
Six-week residential math camp at Texas State University for high school students from across the country; returning campers work with mentors on original research projects.
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HOPP Summer Student Program
Internship
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free · $1,200 stipend
Eight-week full-time paid laboratory internship in cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering for New York-area high school juniors, ending with a poster presentation.
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Idyllwild Arts Summer Programs for Teens
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Idyllwild, CA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $5,300 tuition · financial aid available
Day and sleepaway arts intensives for ages 13-17 in the San Jacinto mountains covering visual arts, music, theatre, dance, film, fashion and creative writing.
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Interlochen Arts Camp
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Interlochen, MI
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $7,550 tuition · financial aid available
Residential summer arts camp in northern Michigan with one- to six-week programs in music, theatre, dance, visual arts, film and creative writing; the high school division serves grades 9-12.
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Introduction to Music Composition (online) (Summer@SFCM)
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $545 tuition
Nine-day online introduction to composition (tonal harmony, melody, rhythm), three mornings or afternoons a week by Zoom.
-
Iowa Young Writers' Studio (Summer Residential Program)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Iowa City, IA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- $2,500 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week residential creative writing program at the University of Iowa where students choose one core course such as fiction, poetry, TV writing or playwriting.
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Johns Hopkins CTY Summer Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Baltimore, MD · Bristol, RI · Carlisle, PA and 3 more
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
Residential and day courses for academically talented students, mostly requiring qualifying test scores.
-
Johns Hopkins Summer at Hopkins Pre-College Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Baltimore, MD
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $6,140 tuition · financial aid available
On-campus, commuter and online pre-college courses for high school students on the Homewood campus.
-
Juilliard Summer Music
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $7,600 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week summer program at Juilliard for current high school instrumentalists, pianists, singers and composers, admitted by recorded audition.
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Juniper Institute for Young Writers
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Amherst, MA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $5,200 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week residential or commuter creative writing institute at UMass Amherst for high school writers, with online and weeklong options.
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Kelley Women's Leadership Institute
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Bloomington, IN
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Free
One-day in-person sessions in Bloomington (or a two-evening virtual session) on women in business, open to all high school students, with Kelley faculty lectures and a team case challenge.
-
Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop (Residential)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Gambier, OH
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- $2,575 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week residential creative writing workshop at Kenyon College for rising juniors and seniors, with daily workshops and individual conferences.
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Kode With Klossy Camp
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Chicago, IL · Dallas, TX · New York, NY and 6 more
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free
Free two-week summer coding camp for young women and gender-expansive people ages 13-18, with web development, AI/machine learning and data science tracks, held in nine cities and online.
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KP LAUNCH High School Program
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Bay Area
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Seven-week paid full-time summer work experience at Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California, with weekly workshops; interns do administrative work and shadow clinicians.
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LaunchX Entrepreneurship (In Person)
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $13,495 tuition · financial aid available
Four-week residential program in Ann Arbor where teams of high school students build and launch a revenue-generating startup; LaunchX also runs online versions.
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Lawrence Hall of Science Teen Internship
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Berkeley, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Free · $3,500 stipend
Paid summer internship at the Lawrence Hall of Science for rising juniors and seniors, with May Saturday workshops and a full-time summer placement.
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LCAD Pre-College Summer Program
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Laguna Beach, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $1,200 tuition
Four-week weekday studio courses (drawing, figure drawing, animation story, motion design, comics) that carry transferable college credit.
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LEDA Scholars Program (Aspects of Leadership Summer Institute)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Princeton, NJ · New Haven, CT
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
A free program for high-achieving juniors from lower-income families, built around a five-week residential summer institute at Princeton and Yale plus college-admission support.
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LegiSchool Civics Virtual Institute
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Four-week online summer internship on California policy for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, with discussions, research projects and speaker sessions; a stipend is paid on completion.
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LINC SEJI: Science and Environmental Justice Intensive
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Bay Area
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · $1,500 stipend
Three-week paid program of hands-on community science (plant and wildlife monitoring, air quality, climate change) with part of the time at a remote field station in Marin County.
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LINC SOL: Summer of Outdoor Leadership
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Bay Area
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · $2,400 stipend
Six-week summer-long outdoor leadership program for 24 youth with camping, kayaking, service learning and career workshops.
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LLNL Biotechnology Summer Experience
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Livermore, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Free
Free two-week lab workshop at Livermore where high schoolers do molecular biology and bioinformatics research on duckweed genes.
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LLRISE (Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction for Student Engineers)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Lexington, MA
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
Free two-week workshop in which rising seniors build small radar systems at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
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LMU Summer Pre-College Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Los Angeles, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $6,750 tuition
Two- and four-week residential pre-college programs on the LMU campus (film, animation, acting, engineering, design and more) for rising sophomores through seniors aged 14-18.
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Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session (National Hispanic Institute)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Fort Collins, CO · South Orange, NJ · San Antonio, TX
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $1,470 tuition · financial aid available
An eight-day residential simulation of a legislative session for 10th and 11th graders, held at several university sites; students enter by nomination and application.
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MathILy
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Bryn Mawr, PA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $6,175 tuition · financial aid available
Five-week residential summer program in mathematics for mathematically strong secondary students, held at Bryn Mawr College.
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Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program (MSYEP)
Internship
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Oakland, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Paid summer work experience of up to 100 hours for Oakland youth ages 14-21, delivered through partner organizations that each set their own eligibility and application timing.
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McGill Summer Academy
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Montreal, QC
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
Two-week residential academic summer program on McGill's downtown Montreal campus for students currently in grades 10 or 11, in two July sessions.
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Medill Cherubs
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Evanston, IL
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- $5,000 tuition · financial aid available
A four-week residential journalism institute at Northwestern for rising seniors, covering reporting and editing across print, digital, audio and video.
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MICA Pre-College Summer Intensive
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Baltimore, MD
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $3,850 tuition · financial aid available
Residential or commuter summer art and design program at MICA in Baltimore for rising juniors and seniors aged 16 and up, with two- or four-week options and college credit; applicants submit six pieces of work.
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MIT Women's Technology Program (WTP)
Summer program
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Cambridge, MA
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free to $20,000, by family income
Four-week residential engineering introduction at MIT for rising seniors with little engineering background, with hands-on classes, labs and team projects. Cost is on a sliding scale by family income.
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MITES Semester
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
Six-month online STEM and college-preparation program for rising seniors (June to December) from the MITES team; it shares one national application with MITES Summer.
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MITES Summer
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Cambridge, MA
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- FreeTravel scholarships available.
Free six-week residential STEM program at MIT for rising seniors, aimed at students who are underrepresented or first in their families in STEM.
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MITY Expand Your Mind (Macalester College)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Saint Paul, MN
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $2,250 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week enrichment sessions for academically talented students, held on Macalester's campus in Saint Paul with commuter and residential options.
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Nanoscience Lab Summer Institute
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Los Angeles, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
One-week commuter workshop of daily hands-on nanoscience experiments at UCLA for high school students with a chemistry background.
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NASA GeneLab for High Schools (GL4HS)
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- Free
Free 12-week self-paced online course in bioinformatics analysis of NASA space biology data, run by NASA Ames for US high school students; those who complete it earn a certificate.
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NASA OSTEM Internships (summer session)
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- United States
- Grades
- Entering college
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Ten-week paid NASA internship on real agency projects; high school seniors may apply for the summer session immediately after graduation.
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National High School Game Academy (NHSGA)
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $13,746 tuition · financial aid available
Six-week residential program where students join multidisciplinary teams as programmers, artists, sound designers or generalists to build an original game prototype.
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National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Summer Abroad
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Outside the US
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- Free
Fully funded six- to seven-week summer language immersion abroad for U.S. high school students, with a host-family stay and at least 120 hours of instruction in Arabic, Chinese, Korean or Russian.
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National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp)
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Bartow, WV
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free
Residential STEAM camp in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, with lectures by working scientists, outdoor activity and a trip to Washington, DC; delegates are chosen by state.
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NLR-SLAC Pathway Summer School
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Menlo Park, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Six-week paid DOE program for high school students and recent graduates from the Denver and San Francisco Bay areas; four weeks in Colorado, then two weeks at SLAC (California participants under 18 attend only the SLAC portion).
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NOLS Teen Expeditions
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- United States
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $5,510 tuition · financial aid available
Multi-week wilderness backpacking, mountaineering and other expeditions for ages 14-17 taught by NOLS instructors, built around outdoor skills and leadership development.
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Norman Mineta Bay Area Summer Academy
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Paid summer program in which Bay Area high school students attend weekly online seminars with four regional agencies on transportation, housing, environmental justice and air quality, and present a capstone project.
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Northeastern Accelerate Pre-College Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Boston, MA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $6,995 tuition · financial aid available
Residential pre-college programs at Northeastern's Boston, Oakland and London campuses and New York City arts and business intensives, for rising juniors and seniors.
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Northwestern College Preparation Program
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Evanston, IL
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $5,235 tuition · financial aid available
Credit courses, two-week IN FOCUS seminars, one-week Immersion and online options for high school students at Northwestern.
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Notre Dame Leadership Seminars
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Notre Dame, IN
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
Ten-day residential seminars at Notre Dame for rising seniors who show leadership, on topics such as global issues and social and economic inequity, with tuition, housing and meals paid by the university.
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Notre Dame Summer Scholars
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Notre Dame, IN
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $5,200 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week residential program on the Notre Dame campus where current sophomores and juniors take a small college-level course taught by Notre Dame faculty and can earn one transferable credit.
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NYU Tisch Summer High School
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $12,552 tuition · financial aid available
Four-week residential arts intensives for sophomores and juniors in drama, film, dance, game design and more.
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Oakland Zoo Teen Summer Internships
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Oakland, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $50 tuition · financial aid available
Seven-week summer teen internships at the Oakland Zoo (about 200 hours) in program and animal-related teams for rising juniors and seniors.
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Oakland Zoo Teen Wild Guides
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Oakland, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $50 tuition · financial aid available
Teen volunteer program at the Oakland Zoo with seasonal training, interview and regular shifts educating visitors; applications are accepted year-round for the next onboarding round.
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OPALS (Opportunities for Prospective Adventures in Laboratory Science)
Internship
- Level
- Open
- Where
- La Jolla, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $3,000 tuition · financial aid available
STEM internship at UC San Diego for current high school and community college students, offered as a part-time spring program and a four-week full-time summer program; fee-based, not paid to the student.
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Operation Catapult
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Terre Haute, IN
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $2,750 tuition · financial aid available
Eleven-day residential STEM camp at Rose-Hulman for students finishing grades 10 or 11, built around team lab projects with faculty and college-student mentors; completing it earns two elective credit hours for students who later enroll at Rose-Hulman.
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Opportunities for All (OFA) Summer Internships
Internship
- Level
- Open
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Paid summer internships for San Francisco young people, placed by interest area at community organizations and City departments.
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Otis College Summer of Art
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Los Angeles, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $4,390 tuition · financial aid available
Four-week studio pre-college program in Los Angeles in art and design, with college credit for full-day students and optional on-campus housing.
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Outward Bound Boundary Waters Intercept (Canoe)
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Duluth, MN
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $6,580 tuition · financial aid available
Canoe expedition of about three weeks in the Boundary Waters, run as a family-focused course for teens and their parents or caregivers seeking a change, with a family seminar near the end.
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Parsons New York Summer Intensive Studies (Pre-College)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $5,805 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week credit-bearing art and design intensive in New York City for students aged 16-18.
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Parsons Paris Summer Pre-College
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Paris, France
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $9,999 tuition
Credit-bearing summer art, design and fashion courses at the Parsons Paris campus for students aged 16-18, with housing and excursions included.
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Parsons Summer Academy
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $1,780 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week non-credit art and design studio courses in Greenwich Village for students in grades 3-12; high school courses cost more.
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Pathfinder Summer High School Program
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Houston, TX
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $7,000 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week residential entrepreneurship program on Rice's Houston campus; no academic credit.
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Pediatrics Internship Program at Stanford (PIPS)
Internship
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- FreeAdmitted students who show financial need are eligible for a $3,000 stipend.
Seven-week, 30-hours-a-week internship in which Northern California high school students learn about science, medicine and research from Stanford faculty, postdocs and near-peer mentors.
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Penn Arts and Sciences Summer Programs for High School Students
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Philadelphia, PA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $6,700 tuition · financial aid available
Two- and three-week residential Summer Academies plus credit Pre-College programs in residential and online formats.
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Percussion Academy (Summer@SFCM)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $1,315 tuition · financial aid available
Week-long percussion program with classes that may include orchestral percussion, keyboard percussion, chamber ensemble and global percussion; admission by video audition.
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Pharmacy Summer Research Program for High School Students
Research
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Irvine, CA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $1,503 tuition
Three-week summer program of online and in-person research and health science activities in small cohorts of 3-5, with tours of the Rinker and Orange campuses.
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PITCH: Program for the Investigation and Training in Careers in Health
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–11th
- Cost
- Cost not published
Three-week summer program at UCSF for first-generation and low-income rising 10th and 11th graders to explore health careers with mentors and present a symposium project.
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Pratt Summer PreCollege
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Brooklyn, NY
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $8,391 tuition · financial aid available
Four-week art, design, architecture and writing intensive on Pratt's Brooklyn campus for high school students aged 15.5 to 18, earning four college credits; residential or commuter.
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Pre-Baccalaureate at Barnard
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $7,806 tuition · financial aid available
High school students take one undergraduate Barnard course for a letter grade and college credit alongside college students; commuter only.
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Pre-College Program in American History
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Williamsburg, VA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $7,500 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week residential history course at William & Mary with site visits in the Williamsburg area and four transferable college credits.
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PRIMES-USA
Research
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Free
Year-long online research program in mathematics and bioinformatics for sophomores and juniors living outside the Boston area, with an entrance problem set and an interview.
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Princeton Summer Journalism Program
Summer program
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Princeton, NJ
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
Year-long journalism and college-preparation program for juniors from low-income backgrounds: a four-week hybrid summer intensive ending in a 10-day residential stay at Princeton, then one-on-one college application guidance in senior year.
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Project Pull
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Paid eight-week summer internships for San Francisco high school students in city departments, with hands-on work and weekly enrichment on STEAM and public-service careers.
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Project SELECT
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Terre Haute, IN
- Grades
- Entering 10th–11th
- Cost
- $1,700 tuition
Week-long residential science and engineering camp for students completing grades 9 and 10, building devices and testing them with campus equipment.
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PROMYS
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Boston, MA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- Free to $8,000, by family income
Six-week residential number-theory-centered program at Boston University where students work on daily problem sets with counselors; no grades or credit are given.
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Purdue Summer College for High School Students
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- West Lafayette, IN
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
Online or on-campus summer courses at Purdue for ages 15 to 17, taken alongside undergraduates, including one- and two-week residential short-term courses.
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REACH Summer Internship Program
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- La Jolla, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · $5,040 stipend
Seven-week full-time paid laboratory internship at Scripps Research in La Jolla for students from partner schools, preceded by a three-day training boot camp.
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Research in Science & Engineering (RISE)
Research
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Boston, MA
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- $10,735 tuition · financial aid available
Six-week summer research program at BU with an Internship track in a lab and a Practicum track of lectures and group lab work, for domestic rising seniors.
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Research Mentorship Program (RMP)
Research
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $5,600 tuition · financial aid available
Seven-week program pairing high school students with UCSB graduate students, postdocs or faculty for hands-on research, with a short virtual start.
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Research Science Institute (RSI)
Research
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Cambridge, MA
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
Free six-week residential program: one week of STEM classes, then a five-week individual research internship with a mentor, ending in written and oral reports. In 2027 it expands to a second site at Stanford.
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Reynolds Young Writers Workshop
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Granville, OH
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $1,700 tuition · financial aid available
Ten-day residential June writing workshop at Denison University in Ohio for rising juniors and seniors.
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RISD Pre-College (On-Campus)
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Providence, RI
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $12,865 tuition · financial aid available
Five-week college-level studio program at RISD for rising juniors and seniors, with residential and commuter options; no portfolio is required. RISD also runs a separate online Pre-College.
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Ross Mathematics Program
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Columbus, OH · Terre Haute, IN
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $7,500 tuition · financial aid available
Six-week residential program focused on one subject, number theory, with daily problem sets and counselor feedback. Runs at two campus sites.
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SAGE Camp at SLAC
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Menlo Park, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- Free
Free one-week residential STEM camp at SLAC for Northern California ninth to eleventh graders, with lab tours, hands-on projects and a path to later SAGE activities.
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Santa Clara University Summer Engineering Seminar (SES)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Santa Clara, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Free
Free five-day residential introduction to engineering for sophomores and juniors, with priority for students with limited access to engineering programs.
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Santa Clara University Young Scholars Program
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Santa Clara, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published
Rising juniors and seniors take college courses at Santa Clara University for credit in a five-week summer session, with advising and campus meetings.
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Sarah Lawrence Young Writers Studio
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Bronxville, NY
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th or college
- Cost
- $2,500 tuition
One-week writing intensive on the Sarah Lawrence campus in Bronxville with Poetry & Memoir or Fiction & Speculative Fiction tracks, commuter or residential.
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SCA Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps Youth Summer Program
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Pennsylvania
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Paid summer conservation crew work on Pennsylvania public lands for high-school-age students, run with the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
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School of American Ballet Summer Course
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $4,030 tuition · financial aid available
Five-week intermediate and advanced ballet course in New York City with on-site residence housing, admitted by audition.
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Science and Engineering Apprentice Program (SEAP)
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- United States
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- Free · $4,000 stipend
Eight-week paid apprenticeship in a Navy laboratory placing academically strong high school students with research mentors.
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SeA Bilingual STEM Camp at Berkeley Lab
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Berkeley, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- Free
Free four-day spring-break STEM camp for English learners and Spanish-English bilingual high school students, with meals and materials provided.
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SEA Expedition
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Woods Hole, MA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $9,500 tuition · financial aid available
Ten days as crew on a sailing research vessel from Woods Hole through Cape Cod Bay and the Gulf of Maine, collecting oceanographic data; no sailing experience needed.
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SEA Shore: Pre-College Marine Biology
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Woods Hole, MA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- $7,500 tuition · financial aid available
Residential three-week marine biology course in Woods Hole with lab and field work; eligible students earn Cape Cod Community College credit.
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SEA Shore: Pre-College Oceanography
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Woods Hole, MA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- $7,500 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week residential college-level oceanography course in Woods Hole taught by PhD scientists, with Cape Cod Community College credit.
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SEAscape: Ocean and Community on Cape Cod
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Woods Hole, MA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $7,500 tuition · financial aid available
Residential program in Woods Hole combining marine science and ocean history, fisheries and coastal policy, with field work and a group research project.
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Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP)
Research
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Iowa City, IA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $7,500 tuition · financial aid available
Five-and-a-half-week residential research program where students in grades 10-11 work in university faculty labs and present a poster, earning three semester hours of Iowa credit.
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SEES High School Summer Intern Program
Internship
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Austin, TX
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $2,000 tuition · financial aid available
NASA-supported internship where high schoolers analyze and visualize Earth and space data with NASA-linked mentors, remotely with a short on-site stretch at UT Austin.
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Sewanee Young Writers' Conference
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Sewanee, TN
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $2,800 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week residential creative writing conference on the Sewanee campus taught by published writers, for students in grades 9-11.
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Shmunis Internship Program (SIP)
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Bay Area
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $600 tuition · financial aid available
Six-week summer internship placing high school students at JFCS offices and other Bay Area organizations, with weekly workshops on professional skills and values.
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Simons Summer Research Program
Research
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Stony Brook, NY
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
Six-week research program at Stony Brook where nominated juniors work in faculty labs in fields such as chemistry, computer science and geosciences. Each school may nominate up to three students.
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SMASH Academy
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- United States
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free
Free residential summer program in computer science, college success and electives, held at partner university campuses; the next cycle's dates and eligibility are not yet published.
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Smith College Precollege Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Northampton, MA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $5,185 tuition · financial aid available
Smith's summer precollege programs of one to two weeks in July, including science and engineering, creative writing, sustainability, gender studies, theatre and college readiness.
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Sotheby's Institute of Art Summer Institute (New York)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $7,865 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week art history, art business and related courses in New York for rising high schoolers, day or residential, with no college credit.
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St Andrews Summer Academic Experience
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- St Andrews, Fife
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
Three-week residential course taught by St Andrews staff in Scotland for 16 to 18 year olds from the UK and abroad, with a choice of subject streams.
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St. John's College Summer Academy
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Annapolis, MD · Santa Fe, NM
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
Week-long Great Books-style seminar sessions for high school students on the Annapolis and Santa Fe campuses, plus an online series.
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Stanford AI4ALL
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th
- Cost
- $9,800 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week introduction to AI for current ninth graders, offered online or residential at Stanford.
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Stanford AIMI Summer Health AI Bootcamp
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $2,500 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week virtual bootcamp with lectures and hands-on exercises on AI applications in health care.
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Stanford AIMI Summer Research Internship
Research
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $3,000 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week virtual, team-based health AI research project with Stanford mentors; strong programming skills required.
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Stanford CARE Explorers: AI x Precision Health Program
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $3,500 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week summer program on health challenges in Asian and Asian American communities, with work on health datasets and large language models; in person or virtual.
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Stanford EXPLORE Biomedical Lecture Series
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
Three-week summer lecture series on basic biomedical research topics at the Stanford School of Medicine, in person or virtual.
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Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR)
Research
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Entering 12th or college
- Cost
- FreeA very limited number of need-based stipends from a special grant.
Eight-week program where high school students do medically oriented research with Stanford faculty, postdocs and students. Selection favors Bay Area students.
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Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $3,250 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week live online courses taught by Stanford instructors for middle and high school students; one course per summer, no credit.
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Stanford Summer Humanities Institute
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $9,385 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week residential program where rising juniors and seniors take one humanities seminar with Stanford faculty and complete an independent research paper.
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Stanford Summer Session for High School Students
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- $18,771 tuition
Eight-week program where high schoolers take Stanford courses alongside undergraduates, living on campus or commuting, and earn a Stanford transcript.
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Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $3,865 tuition · financial aid available
Advanced mathematics program (abstract algebra, number theory or topology) for students with strong interest in math; online and residential tracks.
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Stanford Young Investigators Program
Research
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free
Summer research internship in Stanford sustainability, Earth science and environmental labs for Bay Area high schoolers, with weekly talks, lab tours and field trips.
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STaRS Internship (RAMP UP)
Research
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free
Eight-week, fully funded research internship in a Stanford biomedical lab for high school and community college students, no prior lab experience needed.
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Student Intern Program
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Oakland, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Cost not published
Summer internship in Alameda County government IT for high school, college and STEM trade school students, with an assigned project in applications, websites, support, networking or security.
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Student Science Training Program (SSTP)
Research
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Gainesville, FL
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- $5,500 tuition · financial aid available
Seven-week residential research program in a UF faculty lab for rising seniors, with a lecture series, honors seminar, research paper and poster; a limited number of places are set aside for students from outside Florida.
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Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP), High School
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Northridge, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $1,000 tuition · financial aid available
Four-week daytime summer enrichment program on the Northridge campus offering high school classes by period, including an SAT math prep option.
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Summer Academy for Math and Science (SAMS)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
Six-week residential program at Carnegie Mellon, with a virtual jumpstart beforehand, for rising seniors, including math and science courses, a research project and college-application writing support.
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Summer Film Camp
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Natick, MA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $1,500 tuition
One-week filmmaking camp at Walnut Hill's Massachusetts campus; day or boarding, no prior experience required.
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Summer High School Institute
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Stockton, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $4,000 tuition
Two-week residential, non-credit pre-college institute on the Stockton campus; each student takes one program in arts and humanities, health and science, engineering and technology, business and society, or athletics.
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Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP)
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Seattle, WA
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Eight-week full-time paid research internship at Fred Hutch in Seattle for rising seniors, starting with lab-skills training; designed for students without extensive research experience.
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Summer Leaders Experience (SLE)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- West Point, NY
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- $495 tuition · financial aid available
Five-day immersion in West Point cadet life for rising seniors; the application is also the first step of a West Point application.
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Summer Leadership Institute (Summer Leadership Academy)
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Fullerton, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $999 tuition
Five-day daytime leadership academy at Cal State Fullerton for high school students covering goal setting, public speaking, personal finance, interview practice and team building.
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Summer Science Program (SSP)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Albion, MI · Chadron, NE · Waterville, ME and 10 more
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free to $11,800, by family income
Five-week residential research program on a college campus where students work on a hands-on project in astrophysics, biochemistry, bacterial genomics or cell biology. Admission is need-blind and aid is generous.
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Summer Science Research Program (SSRP)
Research
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Entering 12th or college
- Cost
- FreeNeed-based stipends may be awarded to students experiencing financial hardship; they are not guaranteed.
Seven-week full-time research program at Rockefeller University where juniors and seniors work in mentored teams on a research question and present a poster at a symposium.
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Summer Seminar
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- $400 tuition · financial aid available
One-week residential experience in cadet life at the Air Force Academy for rising seniors, with leadership activities, lab and airmanship tours and a fitness assessment.
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Summer Seminar
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Annapolis, MD
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- $575 tuition
Six-day residential session in Bancroft Hall for rising seniors that introduces academy life, academics and leadership; the application doubles as a preliminary Academy application.
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Summer STEM
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Annapolis, MD
- Grades
- Entering 9th–11th
- Cost
- $750 tuition
One-week residential STEM camp at the Naval Academy for students entering grades 9 to 11, with sessions by grade level on coding, design and robotics.
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Summer Youth Academies
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Sacramento, CA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $330 tuition · financial aid available
Weeklong non-credit academies on the Sacramento State campus for students entering grades 7-12 (3D printing, robotics, engineering, drawing and more).
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Summer@Brown
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Providence, RI
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $3,748 tuition · financial aid available
Brown's non-credit pre-college courses of one to three weeks on campus, with a five-week hybrid option and online versions, taken without formal grades.
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SVA Pre-College Program
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- New York, NY
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $3,400 tuition · financial aid available
Three-credit summer pre-college courses in art, design, film and photography at SVA in New York, in person with optional housing or online; first-come registration, no portfolio required.
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Syracuse University Summer College
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Syracuse, NY
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $2,795 tuition · financial aid available
One- to four-week credit and noncredit on-campus courses (residential or commuter) at Syracuse University for high school students, taught by university faculty across ten schools and colleges.
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Tech-X: Mental Health and Technology Immersion Experience
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Palo Alto, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $1,750 tuition · financial aid available
One-week summer program on how technology is changing mental health care, for rising sophomores to seniors.
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Technology and Applied Composition Immersive (Summer@SFCM)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $925 tuition · financial aid available
Week-long course in music technology, media composition and production; two one-week sessions (June 14-18 and June 21-25, 2027).
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Teen Conservation Leaders
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Monterey, CA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- Cost not published
Summer volunteer leadership program in which teens train for a week and then volunteer 3-4 days a week at the aquarium in tracks such as animal care and engineering or science communication.
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Teen Research Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Berkeley, CA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $1,550 tuition · financial aid available
One-week hands-on STEM research courses run by the Lawrence Hall of Science, mostly on the UC Berkeley campus with some residential field courses, in separate tracks for students entering grades 7-9 and 10-12 and with an optional residential add-on.
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Terp Young Scholars
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- College Park, MD
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $1,860 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week program in which high school students take one three-credit University of Maryland course on campus or fully online, with separate domestic and international application paths.
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The Bronfman Fellowship
Summer program
- Level
- Most selective
- Where
- New York, NY · Washington, DC · Jerusalem, Israel
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free
A free, selective fellowship for Jewish high school juniors from the U.S. and Canada that begins with a five-week summer in the U.S. and Israel and continues with winter and spring seminars.
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The Experiment in International Living Summer Abroad
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Outside the US
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $6,600 tuition · financial aid available
Summer programs abroad for high school students from World Learning's The Experiment in International Living, with themed programs in countries including France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Ghana, Panama and Ecuador.
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Tufts Pre-College Summer Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Medford/Somerville, MA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $3,550 tuition · financial aid available
A set of one- to three-week summer programs at Tufts for high schoolers, covering leadership, engineering, business, studio art, international relations and health sciences, with commuter or residential options; a few carry college credit.
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Tulane Pre-College Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New Orleans, LA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $5,795 tuition · financial aid available
Summer enrichment and college-credit courses on Tulane's New Orleans campus, with residential and commuter options.
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UBC Future Global Leaders (On-Campus)
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Vancouver, BC
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
Two-week on-campus program at UBC Vancouver where high school students take a first-year-level course or mini school in topics such as business, media, history, law and culture; no exams.
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UC Berkeley Pre-College Scholars (residential, commuter, virtual)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Berkeley, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- $15,987 tuition · financial aid available
High schoolers take lower-division Berkeley courses for college credit alongside Berkeley summer students, in residential, Bay Area commuter or online tracks.
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UC Berkeley Summer Computer Science Academy
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Berkeley, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $5,197 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week non-credit residential introduction to computer science and AI for beginners, ending with a coding showcase.
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UC Davis Young Scholars Program
Research
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Davis, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $7,750 tuition · financial aid available
Six-week residential research program where about 40 high schoolers work one-on-one with UC Davis faculty on an original project in biological, agricultural, environmental or natural sciences, for five units of credit.
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UC Irvine Summer Session for High School Students
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Irvine, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published
High school students can enroll in approved UCI Summer Session courses with a 3.0 GPA.
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UC San Diego Research Scholars
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- La Jolla, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $3,500 tuition
Pre-college research courses and projects in bioengineering, life sciences, marine science, psychology, business research and a sports medicine academy, offered in person, online or hybrid; replaces Academic Connections, which was cancelled for summer 2026.
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UC Santa Cruz Scholar Immersion Program (SIP)
Research
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Santa Cruz, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
Summer research program placing high schoolers in UC Santa Cruz labs and research groups across sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities and arts (formerly the Science Internship Program).
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UChicago Summer Session Pre-College
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Chicago, IL
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $3,000 tuition · financial aid available
Residential and online courses of one to eight weeks for high school students, from Enrichment to Practicum.
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UCI School of Medicine Summer Online Research Program
Research
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $2,350 tuition · financial aid available
Fully online three-week research course led by a UC Irvine medical faculty member with undergraduate or postgraduate coaches; students write a research report and may submit an abstract.
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UCLA Summer College Immersion Program
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Los Angeles, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published · financial aid available
Six-week UCLA program for high-achieving 10th and 11th graders: one or two UCLA courses for college credit plus college-readiness workshops, with campus housing only for students 17 and older.
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UCSB Summer Research Academies
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $3,400 tuition · financial aid available
Four-week pre-college research academies for grades 9-11, commuter or residential.
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UCSF SEP High School Intern Program (HIP)
Internship
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Free · $4,500 stipend
Paid eight-week biomedical research internship at UCSF for San Francisco public school juniors, matched with a scientist mentor.
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UCSF Summer Student Research Program (SSRP) at Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Research
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Oakland, CA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th or college
- Cost
- Free · $3,000 stipend
Seven-week paid biomedical and clinical research program in which high school students are mentored by researchers and clinicians in Oakland; for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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UNC Summer School Dual Enrollment for High School Students
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published
Honor-roll rising seniors can take a for-credit UNC course in Second Summer Session as a Summer School Visitor, such as calculus, data science, Spanish or French.
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University of Toronto Pre-University Program
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Toronto, ON
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Paid · cost not published
Three-week residential university courses at New College for international high schoolers aged 15 to 18 with advanced English, in June, July and August sessions.
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USC Summer Programs
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Los Angeles, CA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $11,946 tuition
Four-week college-level courses for high school students, residential or commuter, earning three units.
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UVA Advance
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Charlottesville, VA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $15,522 tuition · financial aid available
Four-week residential pre-college program for rising juniors and seniors earning six transferable credits.
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Vanderbilt Summer Academy
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Nashville, TN
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- $2,950 tuition · financial aid available
One-week residential college-level courses at Vanderbilt for academically advanced students, admitted by test scores or a portfolio.
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Video Games for Health
Summer program
- Level
- Open
- Where
- Stanford, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $3,450 tuition
Two-week hybrid program combining medical science (physiology, neurophysiology, mental health) with video game design, ending in a symposium presentation of student-designed games.
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Vocal Academy (Summer@SFCM)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- San Francisco, CA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $1,250 tuition · financial aid available
Week-long voice program with private lessons, group classes, coaching, master classes, ensembles and two final concerts; admission by video audition.
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Wake Forest Summer Immersion Program
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $3,500 tuition · financial aid available
One-week topic institutes at Wake Forest, on campus or online, for high schoolers; topics include law, business, medicine, policy, debate, filmmaking and writing.
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Wharton AI Leadership
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Philadelphia, PA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $8,599 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week residential program on AI concepts and their business uses, with company visits and a team project.
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Wharton Data Science Academy
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Philadelphia, PA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $10,999 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week residential course in statistics, modeling and machine learning using R and Python, ending in a capstone.
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Wharton Essentials of Entrepreneurship
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Philadelphia, PA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $8,599 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week residential startup course: customer discovery, prototyping and a pitch to a judging panel. Four session windows.
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Wharton Essentials of Finance
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Philadelphia, PA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $8,599 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week residential introduction to personal and corporate finance, valuation and markets, with a team company analysis.
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Wharton Financial Decision Making (Online)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $4,099 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week live online course covering personal finance, markets and the economy, built on a Wharton professor's curriculum.
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Wharton Future of the Business World (Online)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $4,099 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week live online course with Wharton research, business simulations and a final project forecasting the future of business.
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Wharton Innovation and Startup Culture
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Philadelphia, PA
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th
- Cost
- $8,599 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week residential program on turning ideas into ventures, with startup visits and a team pitch.
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Wharton Leadership in Action (Online)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $4,099 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week live online leadership course using simulations, case studies and group projects.
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Wharton Leadership in the Business World
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Philadelphia, PA
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- $12,299 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week residential program on the University of Pennsylvania campus for rising seniors (class of 2028), introducing organizational leadership and management through Wharton instructors.
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Wharton Moneyball Academy
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Philadelphia, PA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $10,999 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week residential sports-analytics program for students with strong math.
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Wharton Moneyball Training Camp (Online)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 10th–12th or college
- Cost
- $2,299 tuition · financial aid available
One-week live online introduction to statistics through sports, with basic R and a personal analysis project.
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Wharton Product Design Academy
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Philadelphia, PA
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $10,999 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week studio program in design thinking, prototyping and turning a product into a business.
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Wharton Sports Business Academy (Online)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Online
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $4,799 tuition · financial aid available
Three-week live online program on how sports leagues are structured and monetized, ending in a group capstone.
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Wolfram High School Summer Research Program
Summer program
- Level
- Highly selective
- Where
- Waltham, MA
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $6,500 tuition · financial aid available
Residential program in which students aged 14 to 17 build an interdisciplinary research project in the Wolfram Language and publish a computational essay.
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Yale Summer Program in Astrophysics (YSPA)
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New Haven, CT
- Grades
- Entering 12th
- Cost
- $7,800 tuition · financial aid available
Residential program for 32 rising seniors combining online study with four weeks at Yale, ending in a research paper and mini-conference.
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Yale Young Global Scholars
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- New Haven, CT
- Grades
- Entering 11th–12th
- Cost
- $7,500 tuition · financial aid available
Two-week residential session at Yale for sophomores and juniors from around the world, in three tracks: science and technology, law and economics, and global challenges.
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YFU Summer Study Abroad
Summer program
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Outside the US
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- $6,995 tuition · financial aid available
Short-term summer homestay programs abroad in many of YFU's partner countries; tuition and dates are listed per country.
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Young Healers High School Internship Program
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Bay Area
- Grades
- Entering 12th or college
- Cost
- Cost not published
Job-shadowing internship at a John Muir Health facility for East Bay high school juniors and seniors, six weeks in spring or two weeks in summer, covering career exploration and workforce readiness.
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Youth Conservation Corps (U.S. Forest Service)
Internship
- Level
- Open
- Where
- United States
- Grades
- Grades not published
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Paid summer conservation work on national forests and public lands for students ages 15-18, offered mostly through partner organizations and some local Forest Service offices.
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ZooCamp Teen Assistants and Interns
Internship
- Level
- Selective
- Where
- Oakland, CA
- Grades
- Entering 9th–12th
- Cost
- Free · pays a stipend
Summer roles at Oakland Zoo's ZooCamp for high school students: unpaid Teen Assistants (grades 9-12) and paid Teacher and Administrative Interns (grades 11-12) who help lead camper activities.
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