Stanford Programs for High School Students

Stanford's high school offerings span the whole ambition ladder: selective research institutes in math and the humanities, medicine and AI programs run by its hospital and labs, and broad-access online courses through Pre-Collegiate Studies.

Read eligibility closely — some Stanford programs are national and fully funded, others are paid enrichment; the prestige of the name matters far less than which tier you're actually in.

24 verified Stanford programs, 10 free — every listing includes cost, eligibility, deadline, and the official application link.

Featured programs

Browse 24+ curated programs for high school students:

• Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (SMYSP) — Stanford University: Explore medicine, public health, and research in this free, equity-focused summer program for high school juniors. Build skills and strengthen college
• Stanford AI4ALL — Stanford University: Discover a free summer program empowering high school juniors with hands-on AI experience, skill-building for college applications, and diversity-focu
• Stanford Institute of Medicine Summer Research — Stanford University School of Medicine: An 8-week paid summer research internship in biomedical science at Stanford Medicine for current high school juniors and seniors.
• SPUR (Stanford Pre-Collegiate University Program) Research — Stanford University: Conduct original research with Stanford faculty. Highly competitive.
• Stanford Anesthesia Summer Institute (ASPIRE) — Stanford University School of Medicine: Explore a hands-on summer program blending medicine, technology, and design. Ideal for high schoolers seeking STEM skills, clinical insights, and a co
• Stanford Compression Forum Summer Internship — Stanford University: Data compression research internship at Stanford. Work with researchers on multimedia compression.
• Stanford National Forensic Institute (SNFI) — Stanford Debate: Elevate your debate and public speaking skills at this hybrid summer program for high schoolers. Gain hands-on experience, leadership skills, and a bo
• Stanford Invitational — Stanford University: Compete in the prestigious Stanford Invitational, a top-tier speech and debate competition for high schoolers. Build critical thinking skills and boos
• Stanford Math Tournament — Stanford: Compete in a dynamic math competition with team and individual rounds. Build problem-solving skills, boost college applications, and connect with peer
• Stanford Summer Global Studies — Stanford University: Immerse yourself in a transformative summer program blending academics and global culture at Stanford. Boost college applications while developing cri
• Code in Place - Stanford — Stanford University: Master coding with Stanford's free online programming course for high schoolers. Build skills, boost college applications, and gain hands-on STEM expe
• Stanford Splash — Stanford Educational Studies Program: Explore STEM, arts, and humanities in this weekend enrichment program at Stanford. Build skills, expand interests, and boost college applications thro
• Stanford SHTEM Internship — Stanford Compression Forum: Remote high school research internship blending STEM and humanities. Gain hands-on experience in NLP and computer science to enhance college applicati
• Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes (SCSI) - CS Tracks — Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies: Explore advanced computer science topics like AI and programming in this virtual summer program for grades 9-11. Build skills for college and future S
• Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies — Stanford University: Pre-collegiate programs at Stanford University in humanities, bioscience, business, and social justice.
• Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR) — Stanford University School of Medicine: Elite 8-week paid research internship at Stanford Medicine. Mentorship from world-class researchers. Highly competitive admission.
• Stanford Summer Humanities Institute (SHI) — Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies: Explore philosophy, history, and literature in this immersive summer program for high schoolers. Build critical thinking and writing skills to boost c
• Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes — Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies: Three-week academic intensives across STEM, humanities, and arts.
• Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC) — Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies: Explore advanced math concepts like number theory and topology in this elite summer program for grades 10-12. Build proof-writing skills and boost col
• Stanford University High School Summer College — Stanford University: Take Stanford courses alongside Stanford undergraduates. Full Stanford academic experience.
• Stanford SPARK Summer Research Program (High School) — Stanford SPARK / Pediatrics: Explore translational medicine in this free summer program for high school students. Gain hands-on research experience, build skills, and enhance your
• AIMI Summer Health AI Bootcamp — Stanford Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Imaging (AIMI): Two-week fully virtual bootcamp from Stanford's AIMI center introducing US high schoolers to machine learning in healthcare, with live lectures, codin
• AIMI Summer Research Internship — Stanford Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine & Imaging: Two-week fully virtual Stanford AIMI internship where high schoolers do mentored, small-team AI-in-healthcare research with lectures from Stanford exp
• Cardiothoracic Surgical Skills and Education Summer Internship — Stanford Medicine Cardiothoracic Surgical Skills and Education Center: Stanford Medicine's two-week virtual surgical internship for high schoolers: morning lectures plus live-coached suturing, knot tying, and simulated ca

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