Conrad ChallengeSpace Center HoustonOct 29, 2026PaidAid availableHouston, TXHybridResearch
117 summer programs, research internships, competitions and scholarships for high schoolers. Every date links to the official page.
Planning for 2027? Many programs have not posted a 2027 deadline. Last cycle’s deadlines are shown for reference, never as this year’s date.
What changed ↗Program / Organization2027 deadline ↑CostLocation / Format
Conrad ChallengeSpace Center HoustonOct 29, 2026PaidAid availableHouston, TXHybrid
Berkeley Math TournamentBerkeley Math Tournament (student organization)Nov 1, 2026PaidAid availableBerkeley, CAHybrid
Regeneron Science Talent SearchSociety for ScienceNov 5, 2026Check siteCheck site
Jack Kent Cooke College ScholarshipJack Kent Cooke FoundationNov 11, 2026FreeAid availableCheck site
Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP)Office of Naval ResearchNov 30, 2026StipendCheck siteCommuter
American Computer Science LeagueAmerican Computer Science LeagueDec 31, 2026PaidOnlineOnline
Rockefeller Summer Science Research ProgramThe Rockefeller UniversityJan 4, 2027FreeAid availableNew York, NYCommuter
KP LAUNCH High School ProgramKaiser Permanente Northern CaliforniaJan 8, 2027PaidCA
Diamond ChallengeHorn Entrepreneurship, University of DelawareJan 14, 2027Check siteCheck siteHybrid
Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVisionToshiba and National Science Teaching AssociationJan 27, 2027FreeOnlineOnline
Clinical Neuroscience Immersion Experience (CNI-X)Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesFeb 1, 2027PaidStanford, CA
National Spanish ExamAmerican Association of Teachers of Spanish and PortugueseFeb 1, 2027PaidOnlineOnline
Boston University Research in Science & Engineering (RISE)Boston UniversityFeb 3, 2027Check siteAid availableBoston, MAHybrid
Memorial Sloan Kettering Summer Student ProgramMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFeb 5, 2027StipendNew York, NYCommuter
Simons Summer Research ProgramStony Brook UniversityFeb 5, 2027FreeAid availableStony Brook, NY
Harvard Pre-College ProgramHarvard University, Harvard Summer SchoolFeb 10, 2027PaidAid availableCheck siteResidential
Anson L. Clark Scholars ProgramTexas Tech UniversityFeb 15, 2027StipendLubbock, TXResidential
Heithoff-Brody High School Summer Scholars ProgramSalk Institute for Biological StudiesFeb 15, 2027StipendLa Jolla, CACommuter
UCSF SEP High School Intern Program (HIP)UCSF Science & Health Education PartnershipFeb 15, 2027StipendSan Francisco
UCSC Scholar Immersion Program (SIP)UC Santa Cruz Educational Partnership CenterFeb 26, 2027PaidSanta Cruz, CA
California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA)California State Summer School for the ArtsFeb 28, 2027PaidAid availablePomona, CA
Columbia Pre-College NYC Residential SummerColumbia University School of Professional StudiesMar 1, 2027PaidAid availableCheck siteResidential
NASA OSTEM Summer Internships for Graduating SeniorsNASAMar 1, 2027StipendCheck site
USC Summer ProgramsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaMay 7, 2027PaidCheck site
Doodle for GoogleGoogleNot posted yetLast cycle: Dec 10, 2025Check siteAid availableCheck site
MIT THINK Scholars ProgramMIT THINKNot posted yetLast cycle: Jan 1, 2026Check siteCheck siteHybrid
Lawrence Hall of Science Teen Internship ProgramLawrence Hall of Science, UC BerkeleyNot posted yetLast cycle: Jan 15, 2026StipendBerkeley, CA
MITES SemesterMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNot posted yetLast cycle: Feb 1, 2026FreeOnlineOnline
Davidson Fellows ScholarshipDavidson InstituteNot posted yetLast cycle: Feb 18, 2026Check siteAid availableCheck site
Canada/USA MathcampMathcampNot posted yetLast cycle: Feb 23, 2026PaidCheck siteResidential
PROMYSBoston UniversityNot posted yetLast cycle: Feb 27, 2026PaidAid availableBostonResidential
UC Davis Young Scholars ProgramUniversity of California, DavisNot posted yetLast cycle: Mar 1, 2026PaidAid availableDavis, CAResidential
Ross Mathematics ProgramRoss Mathematics ProgramNot posted yetLast cycle: Mar 8, 2026PaidAid availableCheck siteResidential
Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP)Fred Hutch Cancer CenterNot posted yetLast cycle: Mar 13, 2026StipendSeattle, WACommuter
NASA GeneLab for High SchoolsNASA Ames Research CenterNot posted yetLast cycle: Mar 15, 2026FreeOnlineOnline
Berkeley Lab Director’s Apprenticeship Program: IPMLDSLawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryNot posted yetLast cycle: Mar 22, 2026Check siteCheck siteCommuter
UC Berkeley ATDP Secondary DivisionAcademic Talent Development Program, UC BerkeleyNot posted yetLast cycle: Mar 23, 2026PaidBerkeley, CAHybrid
Berkeley Engineering Summer Machine-learning & AI Research Training (BeSMART)UC Berkeley College of Engineering, GLOBE CenterNot posted yetLast cycle: Mar 31, 2026PaidAid availableBerkeley, CAResidential
Summer Engineering Seminar (SES)Santa Clara University School of EngineeringNot posted yetLast cycle: Mar 31, 2026FreeSanta Clara, CAResidential
John Locke Institute Global Essay PrizeJohn Locke InstituteNot posted yetLast cycle: May 31, 2026Check siteCheck site
Breakthrough Junior ChallengeBreakthrough Prize FoundationNot posted yetLast cycle: Sep 15, 2026Check siteOnlineOnline
AFRL Scholars Program for High School StudentsAir Force Research Laboratory / Universities Space Research AssociationNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedStipendCheck site
AMC 10Mathematical Association of AmericaNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteCheck site
AMC 12Mathematical Association of AmericaNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteCheck site
American Invitational Mathematics ExaminationMathematical Association of AmericaNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteCheck site
Artificial Intelligence for Real-Life Problem SolvingLawrence Hall of Science, UC BerkeleyNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedPaidAid availableBerkeley, CACommuter
Berkeley Summer Academy of Science (BSAS)UC Berkeley GLOBE CenterNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedPaidAid availableBerkeley, CACommuter
Careers in Science (CiS) Intern ProgramCalifornia Academy of SciencesNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedStipendSan Francisco, CACommuter
Chabot Galaxy ExplorersChabot Space & Science CenterNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedPaidAid availableOakland, CACommuter
Cornell Precollege Summer ProgramCornell University School of Continuing EducationNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteCheck site
Garcia Summer Research ProgramGarcia Center for Polymers at Engineered Interfaces, Stony Brook UniversityNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedPaidCheck siteCommuter
Introductory College Level Experience in Microbiology (iCLEM)Joint BioEnergy InstituteNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedStipendEmeryville, CAHybrid
Kode With Klossy Summer CampsKode With KlossyNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedFreeCheck siteHybrid
LEDA Scholars ProgramLeadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA)Not posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteCheck site
Lifestyle Medicine High School Summer ProgramStanford Lifestyle MedicineNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteOnlineOnline
Mayor’s Youth Employment & Education Program (MYEEP)Japanese Community Youth CouncilNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedStipendSan Francisco, CA
MIT Beaver Works Summer InstituteMIT Lincoln Laboratory Beaver WorksNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedPaidAid availableCambridge, MAHybrid
MITES SummerMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedFreeCambridge, MAResidential
NIH Summer Internship ProgramNational Institutes of HealthNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteCheck site
Oakland Zoo Teen Summer InternshipsOakland ZooNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedPaidAid availableOakland, CA
picoCTFCarnegie Mellon UniversityNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedFreeOnlineOnline
Princeton Summer Journalism ProgramPrinceton University, Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and OpportunityNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteCheck site
Quantum, Computing, Mathematics, & Physics Camp (QCaMP)Quantum Systems Accelerator and Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedStipendCheck site
Regeneron International Science and Engineering FairSociety for ScienceNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteLos Angeles, CA
ROAR AcademyUC Berkeley FHL Vive Center for Enhanced RealityNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedPaidAid availableBerkeley, CACommuter
Scholastic Art & Writing AwardsThe Alliance for Young Artists & WritersNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedPaidAid availableCheck site
SF YouthWorksJapanese Community Youth CouncilNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedStipendSan Francisco, CA
Stanford Clinical Summer Internship (CSI)Stanford MedicineNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteCheck site
Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (SMYSP)Stanford Medicine Office of Community Health and EngagementNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteCheck site
Stanford SIMRStanford MedicineNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedFreeAid availableStanford, CACommuter
Summer Science ProgramSSP International, Inc.Not posted yet2027 date to be confirmedPaidAid availableCheck siteResidential
Teen Conservation LeadersMonterey Bay AquariumNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteCheck site
U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO)American Chemical SocietyNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteCheck site
USA Computing OlympiadUSA Computing OlympiadNot posted yet2027 date to be confirmedFreeOnlineOnline
Coca-Cola Scholars Program ScholarshipCoca-Cola Scholars FoundationClosed2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteAid availableCheck site
Congressional App ChallengeU.S. House of Representatives / Internet Education FoundationClosed2027 date to be confirmedCheck siteCheck site
YoungArts National Arts CompetitionNational YoungArts FoundationClosed2027 date to be confirmedPaidAid availableOnlineOnlineNo matching programs
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