# MIT Programs for High School Students

No university runs more serious pipelines for high school students than MIT: fully funded research summers (RSI), the MITES family for students from underrepresented backgrounds, Beaver Works engineering projects, and student-taught weekend academies through ESP.

Almost everything MIT offers high schoolers is free or funded — selection is on trajectory and evidence of drive, not on what your family can pay.

32 verified MIT programs, 27 free. Official site: https://www.mit.edu

## Programs (32 total)

| Program | Organization | Cost | Format | Grades | Deadline |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-entrepreneurship-competition) | MIT | $100 | hybrid | Grades 9–12 | 2026-11-08 |
| [Women's Technology Program at MIT](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/womens-technology-program-mit) | MIT | Free | in_person | Grade 11 | 2027-01-15 |
| [Beaver Works Summer Institute](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/bwsi) | MIT | Free | in_person | Grades 10–11 | 2027-02-01 |
| [MIT Global AI Hackathon](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-global-ai-hackathon) | MIT RAISE & App Inventor Foundation | Free | virtual | Grades 9–12 | 2027-04-14 |
| [Harvard-MIT Chemistry Olympiad (HMChO)](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/hmcho-chemistry-olympiad) | Harvard-MIT Partnership | Free | virtual | Grades 9–12 | 2027-02-20 |
| [MIT Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction for Student Engineers (LLRISE)](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-lincoln-laboratory-radar-introduction-for-student-engineers-llrise) | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | Free | in_person | Grades 11–12 | 2027-03-11 |
| [MITES Semester](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mites-semester) | MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs | Free | virtual | Grades 10–11 | 2027-02-01 |
| [MIT Battlecode](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-battlecode) | MIT | Free | hybrid | Grades 9–12 | 2027-01-10 |
| [MIT Sloan Business Analytics Program](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-sloan-business-analytics) | MIT Sloan | $3,000 | in_person | Grades 10–12 | 2027-04-01 |
| [MIT Solve Youth Innovation Challenge](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-solve) | MIT Solve | Free | virtual | Grades 9–12 | Rolling |
| [MIT Splash](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-splash) | MIT Educational Studies Program | $50 | in_person | Grades 9–12 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/lemelson-mit-inventeams) | Lemelson-MIT | Free | hybrid | Grades 9–12 | 2027-04-05 |
| [MIT Educational Studies Program](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-esp-programs) | MIT | $50 | hybrid | Grades 9–12 | 2026-10-15 |
| [MITES Saturdays](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mites-saturdays) | MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs | Free | in_person | Grades 9–10 | 2026-12-03 |
| [Cambridge Science Festival Student Research Showcase](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/cambridge-science-festival-student-research-showcase) | MIT | Free | in_person | Grades 9–12 | Rolling |
| [MIT THINK Scholars Program](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-think-scholars-program) | MIT TechX | Free | virtual | Grades 9–12 | 2027-01-01 |
| [MIT MathRoots](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-mathroots) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Free | in_person | Grades 9–11 | 2027-03-03 |
| [MIT Integration Bee](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-integration-bee) | MIT | Free | in_person | Grades 11–12 | 2027-01-20 |
| [MITES Summer](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mites-summer) | MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs | Free | in_person | Grades 11–12 | 2027-02-01 |
| [Broad Institute Scientific Internship Program](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/broad-institute-scientific-internship-program) | Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard | Free | in_person | Grades 11–12 | 2027-01-20 |
| [MIT PRIMES-USA Math Research Program](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-primes-usa-math-research-program) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Free | virtual | Grades 9–12 | 2026-12-01 |
| [Zero Robotics Competition (MIT/NASA)](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/zero-robotics-competition-mitnasa) | MIT / NASA | Free | virtual | Grades 9–12 | 2026-11-21 |
| [Ceres Connection Student Naming Program](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/ceres-connection) | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | Free | virtual | Grades 9–12 | Rolling |
| [MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-oeop-programs) | MIT | Free | in_person | Grades 9–12 | 2027-02-01 |
| [MIT Solve Indigenous Communities Fellowship](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-solve-indigenous-communities) | MIT Solve | Free | virtual | Grades 9–12 | 2027-02-15 |
| [MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC) Youth Program](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-climate-and-sustainability-consortium-mcsc-youth-program) | MIT | Free | hybrid | Grades 10–12 | Rolling |
| [MIT Launch Summer Program](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-launch-summer-program) | MIT | $6,500 | in_person | Grades 9–12 | 2027-03-04 |
| [MIT INSPIRE](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-inspire) | MIT | Free | virtual | Grades 9–12 | 2027-01-15 |
| [MITMUNC (MIT Model United Nations Conference)](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mitmunc-mit-model-united-nations-conference) | MIT | Free | in_person | Grades 9–12 | 2026-12-03 |
| [MIT Sloan High School Case Competition](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-sloan-business-case) | MIT Sloan School of Management | Free | virtual | Grades 9–12 | 2027-01-15 |
| [MIT PRIMES Research Program](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-primes-research-program) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Free | hybrid | Grades 9–12 | 2026-12-01 |
| [LLCipher](https://extracurricularhub.com/extracurriculars/mit-lincoln-laboratory-llcipher) | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | Free | in_person | Grades 9–12 | Rolling |

## Frequently asked questions

### Does MIT offer programs for high school students?

Yes — ExtracurricularHub lists 32 verified MIT programs open to high school students, each with cost, eligibility, deadline, and an official application link. No university runs more serious pipelines for high school students than MIT: fully funded research summers (RSI), the MITES family for students from underrepresented backgrounds, Beaver Works engineering projects, and student-taught weekend academies through ESP.

### Are any MIT high school programs free?

Yes — 27 of the MIT programs featured on this page charge no participation fee. Funded programs are often the most selective, so apply early and to more than one.

### Which MIT deadlines are coming up soonest?

The next deadlines: MIT Educational Studies Program (October 15, 2026); MIT Splash (November 1, 2026); MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition (November 8, 2026). Deadlines change every cycle — always confirm on the official MIT page.

### How competitive are MIT programs?

It varies widely within one organization — flagship selective programs sit alongside broad-access options. Read each listing's eligibility, and treat the selective ones as reach applications: apply to several programs across organizations rather than betting a summer on one.

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