Extracurriculars & Programs in Illinois for High School Students

Every displayed entry lists a location in Illinois.

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32 published catalog entries match this page; the 30 most relevant are featured below; 1 can be done online.

Catalog entries

Browse 30 catalog programs:

• University of Chicago Young Scholars Program - Summer Program — Catalog organization: University of Chicago Department of Mathematics
• Steppenwolf Young Adult Council — Catalog organization: Steppenwolf Theatre Company — Cost: Free
• Project Soapbox — Catalog organization: Mikva Challenge — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications
• Math Circles of Chicago — Math Circles — Catalog organization: Math Circles of Chicago — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications
• Summer Intensive Volunteer Program — Catalog organization: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
• CineYouth Film Festival — Catalog organization: Cinema/Chicago — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• CAA High School Field School — Catalog organization: Center for American Archeology
• Argonne Exemplary Student Research Program — Catalog organization: Argonne National Laboratory
• American Junior Academy of Science Annual Conference — Catalog organization: National Association of Academies of Science — Cost: $500
• MCA Chicago Teen Creative Agency — Catalog organization: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• Fermilab Program for Research, Innovation, and STEM Mentorship (PRISM) — Catalog organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• Chicago International Model United Nations (CIMUN XXIII) — Catalog organization: Institute for Diplomacy Education and Advocacy — Cost: $475–$550
• University of Chicago Summer Session Pre-College Programs — Catalog organization: University of Chicago Summer Session — Cost: $2,500–$15,200
• Northwestern Center for Talent Development (Program Directory) — Catalog organization: Northwestern University Center for Talent Development — Cost: $1,005–$6,105 · Deadline: Rolling applications
• Fermilab Saturday Morning Physics — Catalog organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory — Cost: Free
• Explorations in Neuroscience: Neurons, Behavior, and Beyond — Catalog organization: University of Chicago Summer Session
• Chicago Booth Summer Business Courses for Undergraduates — Catalog organization: University of Chicago Booth School of Business and UChicago Summer Session — Cost: $4,980
• Argonne National Laboratory Science Careers in Search of Women — Catalog organization: Argonne National Laboratory
• Fermilab TARGET Summer Research Program — Catalog organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• UChicago Pre-College Summer Session — Catalog organization: University of Chicago Summer Session
• Early College Program Summer Institute (ECPSI) — Catalog organization: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• PACE National Scholastic Championship — Catalog organization: Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
• Doc Films Student Engagement & Screenings — Catalog organization: Doc Films, University of Chicago — Cost: $7
• Discover FAA High School Competition — Catalog organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Fine and Applied Arts — Deadline: January 31, 2027
• Northwestern CTD Academic Summer Camps — Grades 9-12 — Catalog organization: Northwestern University Center for Talent Development — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Residential High School — Catalog organization: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy — Deadline: January 14, 2027
• Glenbrooks Speech and Debate Tournament — Catalog organization: Glenbrook North and Glenbrook South High Schools — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: November 13, 2026
• Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute (Cherubs) — Catalog organization: Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University — Cost: $5,000 · Deadline: March 1, 2027
• Research in the Biological Sciences (RIBS) — Catalog organization: University of Chicago Summer Session
• Stones and Bones — Catalog organization: The University of Chicago & Field Museum

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