Free Leadership Programs for High School Students
Every displayed entry states it is free or costs $0. A program with no listed price is omitted rather than called free or paid. This implies nothing about funding, aid, affiliation, selectivity, or eligibility.
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29 published catalog entries match this page; 5 can be done online.
Catalog entries
Browse 29 catalog programs:
- Virginia House of Delegates Page Program — Catalog organization: Virginia House of Delegates Clerk's Office — Cost: Free · paid stipend
- University of Baltimore High School Summer Pre-Law Academy — Catalog organization: University of Baltimore School of Law — Cost: Free
- Sadie Nash Summer Institute — Catalog organization: Sadie Nash Leadership Project — Cost: Free · paid stipend
- Summer Legal Institute — Catalog organization: Just The Beginning - A Pipeline Organization — Cost: Free
- The Hidden Genius Project Intensive Immersion Program — Catalog organization: The Hidden Genius Project — Cost: Free
- Glisten National Student Council — Catalog organization: Glisten — Cost: Free · paid stipend
- Expanding Horizons Institute (EHI) — Catalog organization: Teach Democracy — Cost: Free · paid stipend
- CHCI NextGen Latino Leadership Program — Catalog organization: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute — Cost: Free · Deadline: January 15, 2027
- Carson Scholars Program — Catalog organization: Carson Scholars Fund — Cost: Free · Deadline: December 16, 2026
- Humanity in Action Fellowship — Catalog organization: Humanity in Action — Cost: Free
- Great American Leadership Program Paid Summer Internship — Catalog organization: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute — Cost: Free · paid stipend
- EMERGE Scholars College Access Program — Catalog organization: EMERGE Fellowship — Cost: Free
- Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad — Catalog organization: U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs — Cost: Free
- Carnegie Youth Fellowship at iCivics — Catalog organization: iCivics — Cost: Free · paid stipend
- Mikva Challenge Summer Fellows — Catalog organization: Mikva Challenge — Cost: Free · paid stipend
- UNICEF USA National Youth Council — Catalog organization: UNICEF USA — Cost: Free · paid stipend
- Subiendo Leadership — Catalog organization: UT Austin McCombs — Cost: Free
- TEDxYouth Speaker Opportunities (Local Event-Specific) — Catalog organization: Independent TEDxYouth organizing teams under TED license — Cost: Free
- U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program — Catalog organization: U.S. Department of State — Cost: Free · paid stipend
- LEDA Scholars Program — Catalog organization: Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America — Cost: Free · Deadline: December 9, 2026
- Bezos Scholars Program — Catalog organization: Bezos Family Foundation — Cost: Free
- USC Bovard Scholars — Catalog organization: University of Southern California — Cost: Free · Deadline: January 15, 2027
- The Bronfman Fellowship — Catalog organization: The Bronfman Fellowship — Cost: Free
- Civics Unplugged Civic Innovators Fellowship — Catalog organization: CU Society / Civics Unplugged — Cost: Free
- DO-IT Scholars — Catalog organization: University of Washington DO-IT Center — Cost: Free · Deadline: Rolling applications
- Arkansas Governor's School — Catalog organization: Arkansas Governor's School, Arkansas Tech University — Cost: Free
- OUDC Social Justice Fellowship — Catalog organization: Operation Understanding DC — Cost: Free
- Minnesota House of Representatives High School Page Program — Catalog organization: Minnesota House of Representatives — Cost: Free · paid stipend
- Governor's School of New Jersey (Sciences and Engineering & Technology) — Catalog organization: State of New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education; Drew University; Rutgers University — Cost: Free
Frequently asked questions
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