Computer Science Programs & Competitions for High School Students

Programs tagged “Computer Science” in our catalog. A topic tag helps you find them; it does not settle cost, eligibility, format, location, dates, who runs a program, or whether it is open.

Open an entry to read what it holds, then confirm the details on the official program page before acting.

69 published catalog entries match this page; the 30 most relevant are featured below; 10 can be done online.

Catalog entries

Browse 30 catalog programs:

• USA Computing Olympiad — Catalog organization: USA Computing Olympiad — Cost: Free
• Congressional App Challenge — Catalog organization: Internet Education Foundation and participating U.S. House offices — Deadline: October 26, 2026
• DSU Cyber Camp for High Schoolers — Catalog organization: Dakota State University — Cost: $250
• UNH-IOL HighTech Bound Internship — Catalog organization: University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory
• STEM Academy High School Summer Camps — Catalog organization: Oregon State University
• New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge — Catalog organization: Supercomputing Challenge — Cost: $40
• Wolfram Middle School Summer Camp — Catalog organization: Wolfram Research — Cost: $500
• Changemakers in Computing (CiC) — Catalog organization: University of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• UT Dallas CS High School Summer Research Program — Catalog organization: University of Texas at Dallas Computer Science K-12 Outreach — Cost: $900–$2,000
• CompSciConnect — Catalog organization: Computing Catalyst at the University of Maryland — Cost: $400
• Computer Science and Informatics Research Experience (CSIRE) — Catalog organization: Stony Brook University Department of Biomedical Informatics — Cost: $3,900
• Ohio Supercomputer Center STEM Institute — Catalog organization: Ohio Supercomputer Center — Cost: $600
• Luddy Precollege Summer STEM Camp — Catalog organization: Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering — Cost: $950
• Lockheed Martin CYBERQUEST — Catalog organization: Lockheed Martin
• The Hidden Genius Project Intensive Immersion Program — Catalog organization: The Hidden Genius Project — Cost: Free
• GoGetMath@ICERM — Catalog organization: Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM), Brown University
• Code Club — Catalog organization: Raspberry Pi Foundation — Cost: Free · Deadline: Rolling applications
• USA Bebras Computing Challenge — Catalog organization: Bebras Challenge USA — Cost: Free · Deadline: Rolling applications
• Stanford AIMI Summer Health AI Bootcamp — Catalog organization: Stanford Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging — Cost: $2,000 · Deadline: January 31, 2027
• SMASH Residential — Catalog organization: SMASH — Cost: Free
• LLCipher — Catalog organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory — Cost: Free
• Hack Club Clubs and Teen Community — Catalog organization: Hack Club (The Hack Foundation) — Cost: Free · Deadline: Rolling applications
• DAPCEP STEM Programs — Catalog organization: Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program
• Summit STEM Fellowship (SSF) — Catalog organization: Summit Education
• Summit Research Scholars (SRS) — Catalog organization: Summit Education — Cost: $2,900
• Generation Google Scholarship: for women in computer science in Ireland — Catalog organization: Google.org / Institute of International Education — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• WPI Summer Programs — Catalog organization: Worcester Polytech Institute — Cost: $695–$4,995
• American Computer Science League (ACSL) All-Star Contest — Catalog organization: ACSL — Cost: $35
• GSTEM Summer Research Program — Catalog organization: NYU GSTEM, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
• Carnegie Mellon CS Scholars — Catalog organization: Carnegie Mellon University Pre-College Programs — Cost: Free · Deadline: February 1, 2027

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