Women in STEM Programs & Competitions for High School Students

These programs — Kode with Klossy, Girls Who Code SIP, NCWIT Aspirations, Smith SSEP — exist to close the gender gap in STEM, which means funded seats, built-in mentorship, and award tracks reserved for young women.

An NCWIT award or a selective women-in-STEM summer program signals both technical ability and community — two things engineering and CS departments actively recruit for.

18 verified programs match this page; 14 of the featured listings are completely free; 6 can be done online.

Featured programs

Browse 18+ curated programs for high school students:

• Women's Technology Program at MIT — MIT: Empower your STEM journey with a free four-week summer program for high school women at MIT. Gain hands-on engineering skills and boost your college a
• Mathematical Olympiad for Girls — Mathematical Olympiad Foundation: Elite math competition for high school girls to tackle USAMO-level problems. Boosts problem-solving skills, stands out on college applications, and in
• NYU Courant GSTEM — NYU Courant Institute: Free program for girls in math and computer science at NYU. Hands-on workshops with NYU Courant faculty.
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation Scholarship — Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Educational Advancement Foundation: AKA Educational Advancement Foundation awards scholarships to academically excellent Black students from high school through graduate school. One of t
• Palantir Women in Technology Scholarship — Palantir Technologies: Empower your future in computer science with this free scholarship and mentorship opportunity for high school women. Boost skills, gain experience, an
• WTS (Women's Transportation Seminar) Foundation Scholarship — WTS Foundation: Empower your future with a scholarship for women in transportation and engineering. Perfect for high school seniors aiming to boost college applicatio
• MIT Women in Stem Research Program Pre-College Summer Program — MIT Women in Stem Research Program: Pre-college program at MIT Women in Stem Research Program for high school students focusing on stem.
• Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program — Girls Who Code: Free 2-week intensive coding program for high school girls hosted at top tech companies and universities, covering programming, web development, and r
• Distinguished Young Women — Distinguished Young Women: Empower your leadership skills and compete for scholarships in this hybrid program for high school junior girls. Build confidence and enhance your col
• National Women in Engineering Camps — Various Universities: Empower your future with hands-on engineering experience at top university summer programs for high school girls. Boost STEM skills and strengthen col
• Amazon Women in Innovation Scholarship — Amazon: $10,000 scholarship for women pursuing computer science.
• EMERGE Fellowship — EMERGE: Leadership program for young women interested in politics and public service.
• Smith College Summer Science and Engineering Program — Smith College: Immerse yourself in a free, hands-on summer program for high school women to explore engineering and STEM research. Build skills and strengthen your c
• Google Women Techmakers Scholars Program — Google: Empowering high school women in STEM, this virtual scholarship program builds computer science skills and boosts college applications. Open to 12th-gr
• Argonne National Laboratory Science Careers in Search of Women — Argonne National Laboratory: One-day STEM conference for young women at DOE's Argonne Lab. Tours, demos, and scientist talks.
• American Legion Auxiliary Girls State — American Legion Auxiliary: Immerse in a premier summer program for young women to develop leadership, civics, and policy skills through hands-on state government simulations. Bo
• CURIE Academy — Cornell University College of Engineering: Engineering immersion for women-identifying students.
• ALA Girls Nation — American Legion Auxiliary: Top Girls State delegates travel to DC to run a mock Senate and connect with policymakers.

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