Extracurriculars for High School Freshmen
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Programs open to freshmen right now
1347 matching programs are listed in the directory right now. The most recently added:
- Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) — Catalog organization: Society for Science — Deadline: November 5, 2026
- MIT PRIMES Research Program — Catalog organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Cost: Free
- United States Senate Youth Program — Catalog organization: Hearst Foundations — Cost: Free · Deadline: December 1, 2026
- Wharton Global High School Investment Competition — Catalog organization: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania — Cost: Free · Deadline: September 11, 2026
- Carnegie Hall National Youth Orchestra of the USA (NYO-USA) — Catalog organization: Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute
- USA Computing Olympiad (USACO) — Catalog organization: USACO
- Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship — Catalog organization: Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation — Deadline: September 30, 2026
- National History Day (NHD) — Catalog organization: National History Day
- Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) — Catalog organization: Society for Science
- Iowa Young Writers' Studio — Catalog organization: University of Iowa — Cost: $2,400
- Diamond Challenge for High School Entrepreneurs — Catalog organization: University of Delaware Horn Entrepreneurship
- USA Physics Olympiad — Catalog organization: AAPT
- Interlochen Arts Camp — Catalog organization: Interlochen Center for the Arts
- National Economics Challenge (NEC) Nationals — Catalog organization: Council for Economic Education
- USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) — Catalog organization: Center for Excellence in Education — Cost: $125
- Conrad Challenge: Innovation Competition — Catalog organization: Conrad Foundation
- Harvard-MIT Math Tournament (HMMT) — Catalog organization: HMMT Organizing Committee — Cost: $80 · Deadline: September 20, 2026
- Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Programs — Catalog organization: Boston Symphony Orchestra
- LaunchX Entrepreneurship Program — Catalog organization: LaunchX — Cost: $4,500
- Science Olympiad — Catalog organization: Science Olympiad Inc.
- Ross Mathematics Program — Catalog organization: Ohio State University — Cost: $7,500
- Congressional App Challenge — Catalog organization: U.S. House of Representatives — Deadline: October 26, 2026
- JCamp High School Journalism — Catalog organization: Asian American Journalists Association — Cost: Free
- The Congressional Award Program — Catalog organization: The Congressional Award Foundation — Cost: $35
