Extracurriculars & Programs in New Jersey for High School Students

Every displayed entry lists a location in New Jersey.

Open an entry to read what it holds, then confirm the details on the official program page before acting.

32 published catalog entries match this page; the 30 most relevant are featured below; 2 can be done online.

Catalog entries

Browse 30 catalog programs:

• Waksman Student Scholars Program (WSSP) — Catalog organization: Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University
• Rutgers Youth Enjoy Science (RUYES) — Catalog organization: Rutgers Cancer Institute
• RISER Summer Research Program at Rowan University — Catalog organization: Rowan University
• Partners in Science at Liberty Science Center — Catalog organization: Liberty Science Center
• Kean University Group Summer Scholars Research Program (GSSRP) — Catalog organization: Kean University
• BRInj High School Research Program — Catalog organization: Biomedical Research Institute of New Jersey (BRInj)
• PHocus Summer Experience — Catalog organization: Rutgers School of Public Health
• Waksman Institute Summer Experience (WISE) — Catalog organization: Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University
• Tikvah Scholars Program — Catalog organization: The Tikvah Fund — Cost: $3,095
• Summer Field School in Archaeology (ANT 364) — Catalog organization: The College of New Jersey Department of Sociology and Anthropology — Cost: $1,474
• Rutgers Young Scholars Program in Discrete Mathematics — Catalog organization: Rutgers University Department of Mathematics and DIMACS
• Rutgers Business School Summer Business Camp — Catalog organization: Rutgers Business School
• Rutgers Pre-Law and Mock Trial Summer Academy — Catalog organization: Rutgers University Pre-College Summer Programs — Cost: $2,899
• Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Musical Theater Conservatory — Catalog organization: Paper Mill Playhouse — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• Bioethics for High School Students: Being Human in a Brave New World — Catalog organization: The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School — Cost: $1,050
• Princeton University Mathematics Competition (PUMaC) — Catalog organization: Princeton University Math Club — Cost: $5–$12.5
• Stevens Pre-College Programs — Catalog organization: Stevens Institute of Technology — Cost: $3,350
• Rutgers-New Brunswick Pre-College Summer Scholars — Catalog organization: Rutgers University-New Brunswick Office of Summer and Winter Sessions
• Montclair State University Pre-College Summer Programs — Catalog organization: Montclair State University
• Lawrenceville Summer Scholars — Catalog organization: The Lawrenceville School — Cost: $4,615–$7,100
• Governor's School of New Jersey Program in Engineering & Technology — Catalog organization: Rutgers University School of Engineering and the State of New Jersey — Cost: Free
• Pirates Pitch Competition for High School Students — Catalog organization: Seton Hall University Stillman School of Business — Deadline: October 21, 2026
• 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
• DECA Virtual Business Challenge — Catalog organization: Knowledge Matters and DECA Inc. — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: October 23, 2026
• LEDA Scholars Program — Catalog organization: Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America — Cost: Free · Deadline: December 9, 2026
• Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP) — Catalog organization: Princeton University — Cost: Free · Deadline: January 24, 2027
• Odyssey of the Mind — Catalog organization: Creative Competitions, Inc. — Cost: $290
• Governor's School in the Sciences (NJGSS) — Catalog organization: Drew University — Cost: Free
• Princeton Laboratory Learning Program — Catalog organization: Princeton University Science Outreach — Cost: Free
• Princeton AI4ALL — Catalog organization: Princeton University — Cost: Free

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