Free Extracurricular Programs
A listing qualifies when its current public catalog or enrichment data records a $0 participation cost.
This static fallback has no runtime-qualified listing set, so it is noindexed. Application fees, travel, housing, materials, and optional expenses remain separate questions.
Current free program listings
341 matching programs are listed in the directory right now. The most recently added:
- Research Science Institute — Catalog organization: Center for Excellence in Education — Deadline: December 11, 2026
- MIT PRIMES Research Program — Catalog organization: MIT Department of Mathematics
- National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) — Catalog organization: Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute
- USA Computing Olympiad — Catalog organization: USA Computing Olympiad
- MITES Summer — Catalog organization: MITES at MIT
- Bank of America Student Leaders Program — Catalog organization: Bank of America
- Telluride Association Summer Seminar (TASS) — Catalog organization: Telluride Association
- Anson L. Clark Scholars Program — Catalog organization: Texas Tech University
- JAX Summer Student Program — High School Application — Catalog organization: The Jackson Laboratory
- USA Biolympiad (USABO) — Catalog organization: Center for Excellence in Education — Cost: $125
- Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR) — Catalog organization: Stanford Medicine
- NIH Summer Internship Program (SIP) — High School Senior Eligibility — Catalog organization: National Institutes of Health Office of Intramural Training & Education
- AAJA JCamp — Catalog organization: Asian American Journalists Association
- Technovation Girls — Catalog organization: Technovation
- Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) — Catalog organization: National Science Teaching Association; sponsored by the U.S. Department of War STEM components
- Texas Aerospace Scholars (formerly High School Aerospace Scholars) — Catalog organization: NASA Johnson Space Center Office of STEM Engagement
- BEST Robotics Competition — Catalog organization: BEST Robotics, Inc.
- Student Leadership Academy — Catalog organization: The National WWII Museum — Cost: $1,840
- WriteGirl Teen Writing and Mentoring Program — Catalog organization: WriteGirl
- Virginia House of Delegates Page Program — Catalog organization: Virginia House of Delegates Clerk's Office — Deadline: October 16, 2026
- USGS The National Map Corps — Catalog organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- University of Baltimore High School Summer Pre-Law Academy — Catalog organization: University of Baltimore School of Law
- The Earth Prize — Catalog organization: The Earth Foundation
- Young Writers & Leaders — Catalog organization: The Telling Room