Programs, visits & competitions

REMS: Research Experiences in Marine Science (Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology)

Research & internship · Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

A six-week marine biology research program on Coconut Island for Hawaiʻi public high school juniors, seniors, and recent grads.

NotesPaid stipend

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Research Training Program (Seattle Children's Research Institute)

Summer program · Seattle Children's Research Institute

Free four-week Seattle Children's lab research program for local 10th and 11th graders, with a $2,000 stipend.

NotesPaid stipend

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RISD Pre-College

Summer program · Rhode Island School of Design

A five-week on-campus portfolio-building intensive for rising high school juniors and seniors, residential or commuter.

NotesFinancial aid

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River of Words International Poetry & Art Contest

Competition · River of Words, Center for Environmental Literacy at Saint Mary's College of California

Free youth poetry and art contest on watersheds and the environment, open through grade 12.

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ROAR Academy (UC Berkeley)

Summer program · UC Berkeley

Two-week Python-focused day program at UC Berkeley for California students entering grades 10-12.

NotesFinancial aid

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RoboCupJunior USA

Competition · RoboCupJunior USA (US committee of the international RoboCup Federation)

Student teams build and code autonomous robots for Soccer, Rescue, or OnStage leagues.

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Ross Mathematics Program

Summer program · The Ross Mathematics Foundation

Intensive six-week number theory immersion for motivated high schoolers, at Otterbein University and Rose-Hulman.

NotesFinancial aid

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Sadie Nash Leadership Project Summer Institute

Summer program · Sadie Nash Leadership Project

A free six-week NYC/Newark leadership program on identity and social justice for young women and gender-expansive students, with a $450 stipend.

NotesPaid stipend

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San Diego Entrepreneurship (LaunchX)

Summer program · LaunchX

LaunchX's four-week in-person flagship on a San Diego campus, building a real startup.

NotesFinancial aid

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School Year Abroad Summer (SYA)

Summer program · School Year Abroad (SYA)

Five-week homestay language immersion in France or Spain for rising 10th-12th graders, plus a travel week.

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Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP, Office of Naval Research)

Research & internship · Office of Naval Research

A paid eight-week summer apprenticeship placing high schoolers with mentors at Navy and DoD research labs nationwide.

NotesPaid stipend

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Science Olympiad National Tournament

Competition · Science Olympiad, Inc.

A team science tournament with 23 events per division; win your way to the National Tournament for medals and scholarships.

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Science Research Mentoring Program (American Museum of Natural History)

Research & internship · American Museum of Natural History

Paid year-long research with American Museum of Natural History scientists for NYC 10th and 11th graders.

NotesPaid stipend

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Seattle Youth Employment Program (City of Seattle)

Research & internship · City of Seattle, Human Services Department

Paid internships and career-readiness stipends for lower-income Seattle-area youth ages 16-24.

NotesPaid stipend

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Secondary School Program (Harvard Summer School)

Summer program · Harvard Summer School

College-credit-bearing 4- or 7-week program at Harvard, residential, commuter, or online, with electives across the humanities and social sciences.

NotesFinancial aid

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Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (Purdue University)

Summer program · Purdue University College of Engineering Honors Program

One-week residential Purdue engineering seminar for rising seniors, with need-based scholarships available.

NotesFinancial aid

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Senior Fly-In (Johns Hopkins)

Fly-in visit · Johns Hopkins University

A fully funded overnight fall visit to Homewood campus for first-generation and limited-income high school seniors.

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Senior Scholars (Reed College)

Fly-in visit · Reed College

Yearlong mentoring track for underrepresented seniors ending in a funded spring visit for ED/EA admits.

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SEO Scholars

Summer program · Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO)

Free multi-year academic program pairing Saturday/after-school classes with a 5-week summer session for public high schoolers.

NotesFinancial aid

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Sewanee Young Writers' Conference (University of the South)

Summer program · University of the South (Sewanee)

Small two-week residential writing conference on Sewanee's campus for high schoolers in fiction, poetry, songwriting, nonfiction, and fantasy.

NotesFinancial aid

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Sewanee Young Writers' Conference: Winterim (University of the South)

Summer program · University of the South (Sewanee)

Six-week asynchronous online writing program, a lower-cost midyear alternative to Sewanee's in-person summer conference.

NotesFinancial aid

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SF YouthWorks (San Francisco Department of Children, Youth & Their Families)

Research & internship · San Francisco Dept. of Children, Youth & Their Families, via JCYC

Paid school-year internships with SF city departments for 11th and 12th graders.

NotesPaid stipend

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Simons Summer Research Program (Stony Brook University)

Summer program · Stony Brook University

Six-week hands-on lab research program at Stony Brook for high school juniors, highly competitive.

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Stanford AI4ALL

Summer program · Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory / Stanford HAI (curriculum by AI4ALL)

Three-week Stanford AI program for 9th graders, offered online or residential, no coding experience required.

NotesFinancial aid

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