Extracurriculars & Programs in Texas for High School Students

Texas offers NASA Johnson Space Center programs in Houston, Rice and UT Austin summer academies, and a statewide competition circuit in robotics and academics.

29 verified programs match this page; 22 of the featured listings are completely free.

Featured programs

Browse 29+ curated programs for high school students:

• Conrad Challenge: Innovation Competition — Conrad Foundation: Create innovative solutions to real-world problems in categories like aerospace, cybersecurity, health, and energy. Win scholarships and recognition.
• Clark Scholars Program — Texas Tech: Elite summer research program for high school juniors and seniors. Gain hands-on STEM experience, earn a $750 stipend, and boost your college applicat
• Rice Office of STEM Engagement Programs — Rice University: Transform your summer with hands-on STEM research and engineering projects at Rice. Perfect for high school students aiming to boost skills and streng
• VEX Robotics World Championship — REC Foundation: Largest robotics competition by participants. Teams build VEX robots to compete.
• UIL Academic Competition (Texas) — University Interscholastic League: Excel in academics with Texas's top interdisciplinary competition for high school students. Build skills, enhance college applications, and showcase y
• Texas High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) — NASA Johnson Space Center: Explore aerospace and engineering through a free hybrid program for Texas high school juniors. Build STEM skills, gain hands-on experience, and boost
• Texas Governor's School — Texas Foundation: Join a prestigious summer program for gifted 10th-11th graders in Texas! Develop leadership skills, explore government, and boost college applications
• Greenhill Fall Classic — Greenhill School: Compete in the Greenhill Fall Classic, a top-tier debate tournament for high school students. Build critical thinking skills, boost college applicatio
• NASA High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) — NASA Johnson Space Center: Online course with an in-person engineering design experience at NASA.
• NASA SEES High School Summer Intern Program — The University of Texas at Austin - Center for Space Research: Remote data-driven NASA projects with on-campus residency for finalists.
• Texas Educational Opportunity Grant — Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: Texas TEOG provides need-based grants of up to $5,000 per year to financially disadvantaged Texas students attending public two-year colleges. One of
• HOSA-Future Health Professionals — HOSA-Future Health Professionals: Develop leadership and healthcare skills in this hybrid program for high school students. Gain hands-on experience and boost your college applications
• Solar Car Challenge — Solar Car Challenge Foundation: Design, build, and race solar-powered cars in this national high school competition. Gain hands-on STEM experience, enhance college applications, and
• VEX Robotics Competition (VRC) — Robotics Education & Competition Foundation: Compete in the VEX Robotics Competition to design, program, and engineer robots for exciting challenges. Build STEM skills and enhance college applica
• SEES High School Summer Intern Program — The University of Texas at Austin / NASA: Explore a free hybrid summer program where high schoolers in grades 10-12 gain hands-on experience in NASA-affiliated earth, space, and data science r
• UT Southwestern STARS Summer Research Program — UT Southwestern Medical Center: Gain hands-on research experience in biomedical labs through this free summer program for high school juniors and seniors. Boost your STEM skills and
• High School Research Academy (HRA) — The University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences: High school research academy offering hands-on STEM experience in biology, physics, and data science. Build skills for college applications in this fr
• Texas Tech Clark Scholars Program — Texas Tech University: Elite seven-week, fully funded research across disciplines.
• Animal Advocacy Opportunity for Teens — Fur-Ever Friends Foundation: Hello! I'm Jemma, and I am a teen passionate about animal welfare. I am the outreach of a group called Fur-Ever Friends Foundation. We are a youth-le
• FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) World Championship Qualifier — FIRST: 3,600+ teams. Build 120lb robot. World Championship is most prestigious robotics event.
• SXSW Pitch Competition — SXSW: Pitch startup at South by Southwest. Student category.
• Anson L. Clark Scholars Program — Texas Tech University: 12 students selected. $750 stipend + free housing. Research across STEM, humanities, social sciences.
• Texas Academy of Science High School Awards — Texas Academy of Science: Recognition for Texas high school students presenting research at Texas Academy of Science annual meeting.
• Rice University STEM Summer Camp — Rice University: STEM camps at Rice University in Houston. Hands-on engineering, computer science, and science programs.
• Abilene Christian University Pre-College Summer Program — Abilene Christian University: Pre-college experience at Abilene Christian University for high school students to explore campus life and academic programs.
• Rice University Pre-College Programs — Rice University: Pre-college summer programs at Rice University in Houston covering STEM, humanities, and the arts.
• Baylor Summer of Discovery — Baylor University: Pre-college program at Baylor University for high school students focusing on various.
• McCombs Future Executive Academy — McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin: Free six-day residential business and leadership academy at UT Austin's McCombs School for current sophomores and juniors - workshops, case competitio
• DYNAMC (Discover Yourself in Accounting Majors and Careers) — McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin: Free week-long residential accounting career program at UT Austin's McCombs School, sponsored by EY - faculty classes, industry keynotes, and mentorsh

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