Summer 2027 · High school

Summer 2027 planning for rising 12th graders

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  1. IDEA MATH

    IDEA MATH Summer Online ProgramsRemove
    Application deadline
    Not published
    Cost
    $1,695–$2,1952026 cycle
    Financial aid
    Not published
    Expenses and aid conditions
    Placement test: $50–$100. Non-refundable and non-transferable; special sessions cost $150 or more; Late fee after the tuition payment deadline: $2002026 cycle
    Stipend or pay
    Not published
    Eligibility
    Grades 4–12 (provider uses rising grades)
    Additional eligibility
    Requirement: Open to rising grades 4–12; Requirement: Advanced Studies is for students in grades 7-12
    Session dates or duration
    Starts June 28, 2026; Ends August 11, 20262026 cycle
    Format
    Online
    Housing and supervision
    Non-residential
    Location
    Live online in U.S. Eastern Time
    Selection and application
    Selection: Placement is academic and capacity-limited rather than governed by a published acceptance rate. Likely class sizes were 6-12 in early prealgebra levels and 6-16 in others, with stated caps of 16 or 20.
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  2. Purdue University College of Engineering Honors Program

    Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP)Remove
    Application deadline
    Not published
    Cost
    $2,5002026 cycle
    Financial aid
    2026: Need-based scholarship (after acceptance)
    Expenses and aid conditions
    2026: Need-based scholarship (after acceptance)
    Stipend or pay
    Not published
    Eligibility
    Grade 12 (provider uses rising grades)
    Additional eligibility
    Requirement: Open to rising grade 12; Requirement: Recommended (not required): three years of high-school math and one year of chemistry or physics completed before the program
    Session dates or duration
    Starts July 5, 2026; Ends August 1, 2026; 1 week2026 cycle
    Format
    In person
    Housing and supervision
    Residential
    Location
    West Lafayette, IN
    Selection and application
    Selection: Rolling review until limited sessions fill; waitlist afterward. No acceptance rate is published.
    Official sources
    Source 1 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 2 · checked Aug 20, 2026Source 3 · checked Aug 20, 2026

  3. Shared Worlds at Wofford College

    Shared WorldsRemove
    Application deadline
    Not published
    Cost
    $2,6002026 cycle
    Financial aid
    2026: Need-based financial aid
    Expenses and aid conditions
    2026: Deposit to hold a spot (part of tuition): $500. Fully refundable until one month before camp begins; Need-based financial aid; GSP airport shuttle, each way: $35
    Stipend or pay
    Not published
    Eligibility
    Grades 8–12 (provider uses rising grades)
    Additional eligibility
    Requirement: Open to rising grades 8–12
    Session dates or duration
    Starts July 11, 2027; Ends July 24, 2027; 2 weeks
    Format
    In person
    Housing and supervision
    Residential
    Location
    Spartanburg, SC
    Selection and application
    Not published
    Official sources
    Source 1 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 2 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 3 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 4 · checked Oct 24, 2026

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  • North Dakota State College of Science and Essentia Health

    NDSCS Scrubs Camp

    NDSCS and Essentia Health’s three-day healthcare career camp in Wahpeton.

    Cost
    $200(2026)
    Who can apply
    Grades 8–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    Jun 23–25, 2026(2026)
    Where
    In person · Wahpeton, ND
    STEMResidential
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 8–12; Requirement: Interest in health occupations

    Selection and application: Selection: Confirm the current programme’s selection, capacity and operative participation conditions.

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  • Nebraska Department of Agriculture

    Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute (NAYI)

    Nebraska agriculture leadership and career conference for high-school juniors and seniors.

    Cost
    Free
    Who can apply
    Grades 11–12 (current)
    Program dates
    Jul 6–10, 2026 · 1 week(2026)
    Where
    In person · Lincoln, NE
    LeadershipResidential
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 11–12 when applying

    Selection and application: Selection: Confirm the current programme’s selection, capacity and operative participation conditions.

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  • San Diego Supercomputer Center, UC San Diego

    Research Experience for High School Students (REHS) at SDSC

    UC San Diego’s San Diego Supercomputer Center runs REHS, a mentored computational-science volunteer internship. The completed 2026 programme ran June 8–July 31, with applications February 15–March 15. Future dates and terms are unannounced.

    Cost
    $2,000
    Who can apply
    Grades 10–12
    Program dates
    Jun 8 – Jul 31, 2026 · 8 weeks(2026)
    Where
    In person · San Diego, CA
    STEMDay programResearchInternship
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Full and partial need-based scholarships. Based on need and funding availability.

    Costs beyond tuition: Application fee: $0. Free; Full and partial need-based scholarships. Based on need and funding availability.

    Requirements: Minimum age 16; Residency: Southern California resident attending a public, private or home school in Southern California; Requirement: Open to grades 10–12; Requirement: At least 16 years of age on or before June 15 of the application year; Requirement: Minimum cumulative (non-weighted) GPA of 3.0 and college bound; Requirement: Completed the most recent semester of high school; Requirement: Must complete an REHS Final Poster and attend the Poster Session

    Selection and application: Application materials: Essay on why you wish to participate; Interview with mentors

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  • Rhodes College

    Rhodes Summer Academy

    Two-week residential, credit-bearing precollege academy for rising grades 10-12; Summer 2026 is complete and no coherent 2027 cycle is published.

    Cost
    $3,200(2026)
    Who can apply
    Grades 10–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    Jun 12–25, 2027 · 2 weeks
    Where
    In person · Memphis, TN
    ResidentialPre-college
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: 2026: Limited need-based financial aid. For families with income (AGI) under $80,000; decided by the program director; $200 tuition reductions (early application, Legacy Scholarship, siblings, returning students): $200

    Costs beyond tuition: 2026: Deposit to secure a place after admission: $300. Non-refundable; Limited need-based financial aid. For families with income (AGI) under $80,000; decided by the program director; $200 tuition reductions (early application, Legacy Scholarship, siblings, returning students): $200; Optional bedding fee: $50. Instead of bringing XL twin linens.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 10–12; Requirement: Live in the College dormitories for the whole program (exceptions only for approved special needs)

    Selection and application: Selection: Rolling application review with course and residential capacity limits; no current acceptance rate, rubric, or 2027 capacity is published.

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  • Iowa State University Program for Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)

    RISE with WiSE

    RISE with WiSE is a residential STEM experience at Iowa State for rising juniors and seniors; two July2027 sessions are tentative, and published fee thresholds need confirmation.

    Cost
    $450–$500
    Who can apply
    Grades 11–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    Jul 11–22, 2027 · 1 week
    Where
    In person · Ames, IA
    STEMResidentialPre-college
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Financial assistance (requested within the registration form)

    Costs beyond tuition: Financial assistance (requested within the registration form)

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 11–12

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  • RIT K-12 University Center

    RIT Youth and Pre-College Programs

    Umbrella for separate RIT campus youth programs, clubs, break camps, and summer camps serving grades 2-12; 2026 offerings and fees varied by activity.

    Cost
    $250–$450(2026)
    Who can apply
    Grades 3–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    1 week
    Where
    In person · Rochester, NY
    STEMDay programPre-college
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: 2026: Camp Tiger camper scholarships for families in financial need. Limited; awarded on a rolling basis until funding is exhausted; requires a teacher/counselor recommendation.

    Costs beyond tuition: 2026: Non-refundable administrative fee (included in the Camp Tiger session fee): $75; Camp Tiger camper scholarships for families in financial need. Limited; awarded on a rolling basis until funding is exhausted; requires a teacher/counselor recommendation.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 3–12

    Selection and application: Selection: Most paid camps use registration and capacity rather than a single competitive admissions process. Scholarship and partner-funded programs have separate eligibility and limited funds; the umbrella applicant count, seats, fill rates, scholarship rates, and selection criteria are not published. Application materials: One teacher or counselor recommendation for Camp Tiger scholarship consideration

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  • Summer Program for Applied Rationality and Cognition Inc.

    SPARC — Summer Program for Applied Rationality and Cognition

    SPARC’s 2026 admissions are closed. Summer 2027 applications are announced to open in January 2027, without an exact opening day or application cutoff.

    Cost
    Free
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12 and first-year college (current)
    Program dates
    Jul 22 – Aug 1, 2026 · 2 weeks(2026)
    Where
    In person · CA
    STEMResidential
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Need-based travel scholarship. Admitted students can apply.

    Costs beyond tuition: Need-based travel scholarship. Admitted students can apply.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 9–13 when applying

    Selection and application: Selection: SPARC says it admits about 30 students from an average pool of 500, approximately six percent historically; the 2027 applicant count, cohort and individual odds are not yet known. Application materials: Short candidate interview if necessary

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  • St. John's College

    St. John's College Summer Academy

    St. John’s Summer Academy offers separate residential and online great-books sessions.

    Cost
    $240–$1,600
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12
    Program dates
    1 week
    Where
    In person or online · Annapolis, Santa Fe, MD, NM
    ArtsResidential
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Need-based financial aid (partial or full, for one week). Does not cover transportation to and from campus.

    Costs beyond tuition: On-campus session deposit: $200. Paid toward tuition; Online session deposit: $50. Paid toward tuition; Weekend stay between two consecutive on-campus weeks: $200; Need-based financial aid (partial or full, for one week). Does not cover transportation to and from campus.

    Requirements: Ages 14–18; Requirement: Open to grades 9–12; Requirement: On-campus sessions: ages 15 to 18; online sessions: ages 14 to 18; Requirement: International students attending on campus must be able to travel to the United States without a student visa (no visa or I-20 paperwork is provided)

    Selection and application: Selection: The college requires an application, short responses and transcript, but the official pages do not publish an acceptance rate or academic cutoff. Application materials: Short statement on why you would like to attend; Optional teacher letter of recommendation

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  • Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies

    Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes — Innovation and Entrepreneurship

    A two-week live online, noncredit Stanford Pre-Collegiate course for grades 9–11 covering design thinking, marketing, product development, business models and a team startup project.

    Cost
    $3,200(2026)
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–11 (current)
    Program dates
    Jun 15 – Jul 17, 2026 · 2 weeks(2026)
    Where
    Online
    BusinessDay program
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: 2026: Need-based financial aid. Partial and full awards; open to domestic and international applicants.

    Costs beyond tuition: 2026: Admissions application fee: $65. Fee waivers available if qualifications are met; Course-specific materials: Up to $100. Only some courses require readers or textbooks; Need-based financial aid. Partial and full awards; open to domestic and international applicants; Financial aid application fee: $60. Only for aid applicants; waivers available.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 9–11 when applying; Requirement: Be older than 13 and younger than 19 during the program dates

    Selection and application: Selection: Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies describes holistic selective admission. Applicants rank courses, and availability and fit affect assignment; no course-specific acceptance rate is published.

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  • The College of New Jersey Department of Sociology and Anthropology

    Summer Field School in Archaeology (ANT 364)

    Two-week TCNJ archaeological field school for rising juniors and seniors alongside college students, with classroom preparation and hands-on excavation at the William Green Plantation site.

    Cost
    $1,474(2026)
    Who can apply
    Grades 11–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    Jul 27 – Aug 8, 2026 · 2 weeks(2026)
    Where
    In person · Ewing, NJ
    Day programResearch
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 11–12; Requirement: Able to attend the full Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. class schedule

    Selection and application: Selection: Registration-based and subject to course capacity, age, prerequisites, and completion of the correct credit or experience-only process; no acceptance rate is published.

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  • Thomas Aquinas College

    Thomas Aquinas College High School Great Books Programs

    One- and two-week 2027 residential Great Books programs for rising seniors at Thomas Aquinas College's California and New England campuses.

    Cost
    $600–$975
    Who can apply
    Grade 12 (rising)
    Program dates
    Jul 5 – Aug 8, 2027 · 1⁠–⁠2 weeks
    Where
    In person · Santa Paula, Northfield, CA, MA
    ArtsResidential
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grade 12; Requirement: Completed three years of high school by summer 2027; Requirement: The New England program may admit only Catholic students; the California programs are open to students of all faiths

    Selection and application: Selection: Complete applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, usually within one to two weeks, until a session fills. Applicant counts and acceptance rates are not published. Application materials: One letter of recommendation

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  • University of Missouri–Kansas City STAHR Program

    UMKC STAHR High School Scholars

    Free yearlong UMKC health-professions pipeline for eligible current sophomores/juniors, beginning with six intensive in-person weeks of clinical observation, research and service.

    Cost
    Free
    Who can apply
    Grades 10–11 (current)
    Program dates
    Jun 8 – Jul 17, 2026 · 6 weeks(2026)
    Where
    In person · Kansas City, MO
    STEMDay programResearch
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Citizenship: US citizen; Citizenship: US permanent resident; Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 10–11 when applying; Requirement: 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA; Requirement: Economically or educationally disadvantaged (HRSA definitions); Requirement: Personal interest in a health profession other than nursing; Requirement: Able to attend in person at the UMKC Health Sciences Campus Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm

    Selection and application: Selection: A limited cohort is selected by committee from complete, eligible applications; interviews may occur. No applicant or acceptance count is published. Application materials: One professional recommendation through the online reference form

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