Design Programs & Competitions for High School Students
Programs tagged “Design” 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.
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33 published catalog entries match this page; the 30 most relevant are featured below; 6 can be done online.
Catalog entries
Browse 30 catalog programs:
- University of Idaho Summer Design Days — Catalog organization: University of Idaho College of Art and Architecture — Cost: $450
- UNL Career Explorations in Architecture, Interior Design and Landscape Architecture Workshop — Catalog organization: University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Architecture — Cost: $650 · Deadline: April 8, 2027
- ArtCenter Extension Summer Teen Classes — Catalog organization: ArtCenter College of Design
- SCAD Rising Star — Catalog organization: Savannah College of Art and Design — Cost: $4,680
- TEAMS Competition — Catalog organization: Technology Student Association and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: January 7, 2027
- Wentworth ImpactLab Pre-College Program — Catalog organization: Wentworth Institute of Technology — Cost: $3,995–$6,990
- Parsons Paris Online Pre-College Courses — Catalog organization: Parsons Paris, The New School; supported by Kaplan North America — Cost: $1,895 · Deadline: Rolling applications
- Adelphi Summer Pre-College Program — Catalog organization: Adelphi University — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
- Design-a-Bag Competition — Catalog organization: Fashion Access
- Carnegie Mellon Architecture Pre-College — Catalog organization: Carnegie Mellon University
- Processing and p5.js Creative Coding Resources — Catalog organization: Processing Foundation — Cost: Free · Deadline: Rolling applications
- U.S. Naval Academy Summer STEM — Catalog organization: United States Naval Academy — Cost: $750
- Cooper Hewitt National High School Design Competition — Catalog organization: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum — Cost: Free
- Discover FAA High School Competition — Catalog organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Fine and Applied Arts — Deadline: January 31, 2027
- Berkeley Changemaker Gateway Course — Summer Pre-College Access — Catalog organization: Berkeley Changemaker, UC Berkeley — Cost: $1,270
- AIA K-12 Architecture Education Resources — Catalog organization: American Institute of Architects — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
- Doodle for Google — Catalog organization: Google LLC — Cost: Free
- Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge — Catalog organization: Biomimicry Institute
- Biodesign Challenge — Catalog organization: Biodesign Challenge — Cost: $1,400
- The American Rocketry Challenge — Catalog organization: Aerospace Industries Association and partner organizations — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition (V5RC) — Catalog organization: VEX Robotics — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications
- Solar Car Challenge — Catalog organization: Solar Car Challenge Foundation — Deadline: January 30, 2027
- Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Drama — Catalog organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama and Pre-College Programs — Cost: $8,974–$12,303 · Deadline: March 1, 2027
- Columbia Engineering SHAPE — Catalog organization: Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science — Cost: $6,241–$11,492
- Stanford Anesthesia Summer Institute (SASI) — Summer Program Directory — Catalog organization: Stanford Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine — Deadline: November 29, 2026
- The Met High School Summer Internship Program — Catalog organization: The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Cost: Free · paid stipend
- TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science) — Catalog organization: Technology Student Association — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: January 7, 2027
- Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams Grant Initiative — Catalog organization: Lemelson-MIT Program — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
- NC State Design Camp — Design Immersions Residential Program — Catalog organization: NC State College of Design, Design Lab for K-12 Education and Outreach — Cost: $1,600
- International Bridge Building Competition — Catalog organization: IIT
Frequently asked questions
How many design programs are listed for high school students?
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