1,975 Extracurricular Activities for High School Students

These are 1,975 published programs in the catalog — not a ranking. Open a listing for the details we have; apply or visit on the program's own pages.

Of 1,975 published listings, 1,186 of 1,975 have a listed cost, and 222 of those 1,186 are listed as Free. A missing cost is not Free.

726 of 1,975 have a listed deadline. A missing date is not an open cycle.

Each row links the catalog page. Application page and Official site are separate when both URLs are on file. Saving a listing is a research shortlist, not participation.

STEM Programs

  1. 2026 AI City Challenge — AI City Challenge / NVIDIA — Official site
  2. 2026 FIRST Global Challenge — FIRST Global — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Application page · Official site
  3. 2026 Presidential AI Challenge — White House Office of Science and Technology Policy — Application page · Official site
  4. 21st International Students Science Fair (ISSF 2026) — International Science Schools Network; hosted by Australian Science and Mathematics School — Application page · Official site
  5. AAN Neuroscience Research Prize — American Academy of Neurology and Child Neurology Society — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: October 20, 2026 — Application page · Official site
  6. AAPT High School Physics Photo Contest — American Association of Physics Teachers — Application page · Official site
  7. AAPT Physics Bowl Competition — American Association of Physics Teachers — Official site
  8. Accelerate Cancer Education (ACE) High School Summer Research Program — The University of Kansas Cancer Center — Deadline: March 1, 2027 at noon; timezone not stated — Official site
  9. ACE Mentor Program — ACE Mentor Program of America — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  10. ACS Project SEED Summer Program — American Chemical Society — Cost: Free · paid stipend — Application page · Official site
  11. Adventures in Veterinary Medicine (AVM) — High School Program — Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University — Cost: $1,500–$1,800 — Application page · Official site
  12. AEOP GEMS (Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science) — U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program — Cost: Free — Official site
  13. AEOP High School Internships — Army Educational Outreach Program — Cost: Free · paid stipend · Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  14. Aerial Drone Competition - Mission 2027: Fast Track — Robotics Education & Competition Foundation — Cost: $200 · Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  15. AFCEA STEM Scholarship Directory — AFCEA International Educational Foundation — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site

See all 804 — STEM Programs

Business & Economics Programs

  1. 1517 Medici Project — 1517 Fund — Cost: Free · paid stipend · Deadline: Rolling applications — Official site
  2. 2027 Girls Who Invest Scholars Program — Girls Who Invest — Cost: Free · Deadline: Applications closed — Application page · Official site
  3. Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP) — NABA Inc. — Official site
  4. ASU Fleischer Scholars Program — Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business — Cost: Free — Official site
  5. B-BAY High School Founder Bootcamp — UC Berkeley Haas School of Business — Cost: $7,450 · Deadline: 2026 applications closed; next application deadline not announced. — Application page · Official site
  6. Babson College Pre-College Program — Babson College — Official site
  7. Babson Summer Study — Babson College — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: February 12, 2027 early/in-person/aid; March 12, 2027 standard online — Official site
  8. Bentley University Wall Street 101 — Bentley University Pre-College Programs — Cost: $1,490–$3,380 — Application page · Official site
  9. Berkeley Business Academy for Youth Summer Entrepreneurship Residency — UC Berkeley Haas School of Business — Cost: $7,450 — Application page · Official site
  10. Beta Bowl Virtual Entrepreneurship Program — Beta Bowl — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  11. Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition — Blue Ocean Global Network — Cost: Free · Deadline: February 21, 2027 at 23:59 in your local time zone — Official site
  12. Bocconi Summer School for High School Students — Bocconi University — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Application page · Official site
  13. Business Emerging Leaders (BEL) Scholarship Program — Wisconsin School of Business — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Application page · Official site
  14. Business Horizons — Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Foundation — Cost: $475–$650 — Application page · Official site
  15. Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference and Competitions — Business Professionals of America — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site

See all 123 — Business & Economics Programs

Arts & Humanities Programs

  1. 2026 Teen Writing Project - Fall Edition (Minneapolis) — The Loft Literary Center — Cost: $444 · Deadline: Rolling applications — Official site
  2. 2027 National High School Dance Festival — National High School Dance Festival — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Applications closed — Official site
  3. 2027 YoungArts National Arts Competition — YoungArts — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Application deadline has passed — Application page · Official site
  4. A.C.T. Young Conservatory — American Conservatory Theater — Cost: $400–$1,900 · Deadline: Applications closed — Official site
  5. AAJA JCamp — Asian American Journalists Association — Cost: Free — Official site
  6. AIA K-12 Architecture Education Resources — American Institute of Architects — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Not applicable — Official site
  7. Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference — Freedom Forum — Cost: Free · Deadline: Opens November 13, 2026; closing date unconfirmed — Application page · Official site
  8. Alliance Theatre Teen Ensemble — Alliance Theatre — Cost: Free — Official site
  9. Alpha Workshop for Young Writers — Alpha Workshop for Young Writers, Inc. — Cost: $1,950 — Application page · Official site
  10. AMDA High School Summer Conservatory — AMDA College of the Performing Arts — Cost: $3,263–$4,300 — Application page · Official site
  11. Animation Educators Forum Student Animation Showcase — Animation Educators Forum, sponsored by ASIFA-Hollywood — Application page · Official site
  12. AP Art and Design Portfolio — College Board — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Portfolio final submission: May7,2027 at11:59p.m.Eastern Time; school may set earlier dates — Official site
  13. Architecture Summer Programs Directory — Study Architecture — Official site
  14. ArtCenter Extension Summer Teen Classes — ArtCenter College of Design — Application page · Official site

See all 310 — Arts & Humanities Programs

Leadership Programs

  1. 2027 National High School Mock Trial Championship — National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc. — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  2. 2027 National Senior Beta Convention — National Beta Club — Deadline: Rolling applications — Official site
  3. 4-H National Congress — National 4-H Council — Official site
  4. Abilene Christian University Pre-College Summer Program — Abilene Christian University — Official site
  5. Academic WorldQuest — World Affairs Councils of America — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  6. Adirondack Youth Climate Summit — The Wild Center — Official site
  7. AFS Youth Assembly — AFS Intercultural Programs — Cost: $325–$595 · Deadline: Applications closed — Application page · Official site
  8. AFS-USA High School Study Abroad Programs — AFS-USA — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications — Official site
  9. Air Force ROTC High School Scholarship Program (HSSP) — U.S. Air Force ROTC — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: December 11, 2026 — Application page · Official site
  10. ALA Girls Nation — American Legion Auxiliary — Official site
  11. Alabama Governor's School (AGS) — Samford University — Application page · Official site
  12. American Battlefield Trust Youth Leadership Team — American Battlefield Trust — Official site
  13. American Legion Auxiliary Girls State — American Legion Auxiliary — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Application page · Official site
  14. American Legion Boys State — The American Legion — Application page · Official site

See all 243 — Leadership Programs

Community Service Programs

  1. 7 Cups Volunteer Listener — 7 Cups — Cost: Free · Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  2. Active Minds High School Chapters — Active Minds — Official site
  3. Alaska Geographic Teen Expeditions — Alaska Geographic — Official site
  4. American Red Cross Disaster Action Team Volunteer (18+) — American Red Cross — Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  5. AmeriCorps Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service — AmeriCorps — Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  6. Amnesty International USA Student Groups and Student Action Network — Amnesty International USA — Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  7. ASPCA Regional Advocacy Field Team (RAFT) — ASPCA — Deadline: Rolling applications — Official site
  8. Be My Eyes Video Volunteer — Be My Eyes (Accessibly Inc.) — Cost: Free · Deadline: No application deadline — Application page · Official site
  9. Best Buddies Chapter Programs — Best Buddies — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  10. Best Buddies High Schools Friendship Program — Best Buddies International — Cost: Free · Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  11. BGCPBC Individual Volunteer – Homework Help and Tutoring — Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications — Official site
  12. Boca Raton Museum of Art — Event Volunteers — Boca Raton Museum of Art — Deadline: Rolling applications — Official site
  13. Boca Raton Regional Hospital Teenage Volunteer Program — Boca Raton Regional Hospital / Baptist Health South Florida — Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  14. Bring Change to Mind High School Program — Bring Change to Mind — Official site

See all 75 — Community Service Programs

Volunteer Programs

  1. Alpha Leo Clubs — Lions Clubs International — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications — Official site
  2. Appalachia Service Project Traditional Summer Mission Trips — Appalachia Service Project — Cost: $375 — Application page · Official site
  3. Blue Crew Teen Volunteer Program — Mystic Aquarium — Deadline: Applications closed — Official site
  4. By the People — Library of Congress — Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  5. Children's Hospital Colorado Junior Volunteer Program — Children's Hospital Colorado — Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  6. Cincinnati Zoo ZooTeens — Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden — Cost: $60 — Official site
  7. COSI Youth Operational Volunteer — COSI — Official site
  8. Crystal Bridges Teen Summer Volunteer Program — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art — Official site
  9. ENGin Online English Conversation Volunteer — ENGin — Official site
  10. Fire & EMS Career Exploring — Exploring, Learning for Life — Cost: $50 · Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  11. Future Leaders Youth (FL.Y) - Saksham Listing Unverified — Future Leaders Youth — Application page · Official site
  12. Garden Apprentice Program — Brooklyn Botanic Garden — Cost: Free · paid stipend — Application page · Official site
  13. Grow Dat Core Leadership Program — Crew Member — Grow Dat Youth Farm — Cost: Free · paid stipend — Application page · Official site
  14. Harvest of Hope — Society of St. Andrew — Cost: $175 · Deadline: Rolling applications — Official site

See all 54 — Volunteer Programs

Other catalog entries

  1. 2027 AGLOA National Tournament — Academic Games Leagues of America — Application page · Official site
  2. 34th Annual Yale Invitational High School Tournament — Yale Debate Association — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  3. 41st Annual Stanford Invitational Speech & Debate Tournament (2027) — Stanford Debate Society / Stanford Invitational — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  4. 53rd Annual Cal Invitational — Berkeley Debate — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  5. AAPA National Medical Challenge Bowl — American Academy of Physician Associates Student Academy — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Application page · Official site
  6. ACB and AFB Scholarship Program — American Council of the Blind — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: February 14, 2027 — Official site
  7. Accademia Vivarium Novum Summer Latin and Greek Courses — Accademia Vivarium Novum — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  8. ACL/NJCL National Greek Exam — American Classical League and National Junior Classical League — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: January 15, 2027 — Application page · Official site
  9. ACTR Olympiada of Spoken Russian — American Council of Teachers of Russian — Cost: $6 — Official site
  10. Adelphi Summer Pre-College Program — Adelphi University — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: June 4, 2027; rolling review until capacity — Official site
  11. Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTCs) — U.S. Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory — Deadline: Not applicable — Application page · Official site
  12. AFS Global You Adventurer — AFS Intercultural Programs — Cost: $120–$315 · Deadline: Rolling applications — Official site
  13. AFSA High School Senior No-Essay Scholarship Contest — American Fire Sprinkler Association — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  14. AFSA National High School Essay Contest — American Foreign Service Association — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Application page · Official site

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About this list

How many extracurricular activities are listed here?

1,975 published catalog entries, counted from the live catalog. The number is the list length, not a sample or a prestige cutoff.

Is this a ranking?

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How do I apply?

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