Virtual & Online Research Programs for High School Students

Every displayed entry lists a virtual format. Location, cost, eligibility, dates, and where to apply remain independent.

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30 published catalog entries match this page.

Catalog entries

Browse 30 catalog programs:

• Summer Linguistic Institute for Youth Scholars (SLIYS) — Catalog organization: The Ohio State University Department of Linguistics — Cost: $550
• Pulsar Science Collaboratory — Catalog organization: West Virginia University, Green Bank Observatory and NANOGrav
• IASC Asteroid Search Campaigns — Catalog organization: International Astronomical Search Collaboration — Cost: Free
• MIT PRIMES/AoPS CrowdMath — Catalog organization: MIT PRIMES and Art of Problem Solving — Cost: Free
• Quantitative Finance: 4-Week Virtual Summer Research Experience — Catalog organization: Stevens Institute of Technology School of Business — Cost: $2,500
• Genes in Space — Catalog organization: Genes in Space (miniPCR bio and Boeing)
• Summit Research Scholars (SRS) — Catalog organization: Summit Education — Cost: $2,900
• Pioneer Research Institute — Catalog organization: Pioneer Academics — Cost: $7,465
• Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education — Catalog organization: Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation — Cost: Free · paid stipend · Deadline: January 29, 2027
• Youth STEM Matters Journal Publication — Catalog organization: Youth STEM 2030
• The Curieux Review — Catalog organization: The Curieux Review — Deadline: Rolling applications
• MIT PRIMES-USA — Catalog organization: MIT Department of Mathematics — Cost: Free
• Lumiere Research Scholar Program — Catalog organization: Lumiere Education
• NSS Gerard K. O'Neill Space Settlement Contest — Catalog organization: National Space Society — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: February 15, 2027
• Zooniverse Citizen Science Volunteering — Catalog organization: Zooniverse
• Horizon Academic Essay Prize — Catalog organization: Horizon Academic — Cost: Free
• National High School Journal of Science Manuscript Submission — Catalog organization: The National High School Journal of Science — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications
• The Junior Academy — Catalog organization: New York Academy of Sciences — Cost: Free
• C-SPAN StudentCam Documentary Competition — Catalog organization: C-SPAN — Deadline: January 20, 2027
• Journal of Emerging Investigators — Catalog organization: Journal of Emerging Investigators — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications
• Sejong Korea Scholars Program — Catalog organization: Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• Reischauer Scholars Program — Catalog organization: Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education — Cost: $500 · Deadline: October 23, 2026
• Stanford AIMI Summer Research Internship — Catalog organization: Stanford Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine & Imaging — Cost: $2,400 · Deadline: January 31, 2027
• Non-Trivial Research Fellowship — Catalog organization: Non-Trivial Ventures — Cost: Free
• NASA Astrobiology Education Resources — Not a Current Competition — Catalog organization: NASA Astrobiology Program — Cost: Free
• Hudson Data Jam Competition — Catalog organization: Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
• Qualia Global Scholars Summer Program — Catalog organization: Qualia Global Scholars
• Journal of Research High School — Catalog organization: Journal of Research High School — Cost: $350 · Deadline: Rolling applications
• Polygence Core Program — Catalog organization: Polygence — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• eCYBERMISSION STEM Competition — Catalog organization: U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program and National Science Teaching Association — Cost: Free

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