Summer 2027 For high school students

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Program factsPROMYS at Boston UniversityRemoveMinnesota Zoo ZooTeen Volunteer ProgramRemove
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CostUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
Financial aidLast year's cycle (2026): U.S. family-income guarantee: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. U.S. students from families under $80,000 attended free in 2026.; Full/partial need-based aid and international aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Aid available where cost is a barrier; international aid considered case by case.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
Expenses and aid conditionsLast year's cycle (2026): U.S. family-income guarantee: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. U.S. students from families under $80,000 attended free in 2026.; Full/partial need-based aid and international aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Aid available where cost is a barrier; international aid considered case by case.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
Stipend or payUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
EligibilityGrades 10–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official siteUp to grade 12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site
Additional eligibilityAges 14–18; Residency: Students from the United States and abroad are eligible; international financial aid is case by case; Requirement: Be age 14-18 by the applicable program cutoff; Requirement: Have completed grade 9 or equivalent before the session; Requirement: Not be enrolled full time in a college or university by the program's first day; Requirement: Be available for the entire six-week residential session and comply with dormitory, curfew, visiting, safeguarding, and conduct rules; Requirement: Independently attempt the official application problem set and explain experiments, conjectures, proofs, and partial progress; Requirement: Submit the required recommendation, transcript, form, short answers, and any financial-aid documents; Requirement: Retain scratch work and be prepared to explain reasoning if originality is verified; Exclusion: Applicants outside the age/education window or already full-time college students at program start; Exclusion: Collaborative, copied, AI-assisted, internet-generated, uncited, or inadequately explained problem-set work; Exclusion: Applicants unable to reside for the full six weeks or follow residential/safety expectations; Exclusion: Assuming all eight problems must be solved or that prior advanced courses/research are required; Exclusion: Assuming selection guarantees aid, publication, conference presentation, college credit, recommendation, admission advantage, internship, or jobAges 13–17; Requirement: Be age 13-17 for the ZooTeen program; Requirement: Be able to support summer Zoo Camp participants in person; Requirement: Have interest in animals, environment, conservation and working with people; Requirement: Complete any application and training requirements published for the active cycle; Exclusion: Applicants age 18 or older, who use the separate Zoo Ambassador pathway; Exclusion: Animal handling, animal-care, zookeeping or direct behind-the-scenes animal-contact expectations; Exclusion: Applicants unable to attend required training or assigned camp-support shifts
Session dates or durationCatalog terms: 6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
FormatIn personIn person
Housing and supervisionResidential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official siteNon-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
LocationBoston, Boston University campus, MassachusettsApple Valley, Minnesota Zoo, Minnesota
Selection and applicationSelection: About 80 high-school students are selected through demonstrated mathematical thinking in the problem set, academic context, recommendation, transcript, and short answers. PROMYS does not publish the current applicant count or acceptance rate. Application materials: One recommendationSelection: The zoo closes applications when the summer cohort is filled, but it does not publish applicant counts, cohort size, interview process or selection rate.
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    • STEM

    Kansas State University College of Health and Human Sciences

    Health Professions Exploration Program

    Kansas State University's Health Professions Exploration Program offers incoming high-school juniors and seniors a week-long residential introduction to health careers.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 10–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: 20 places per session; selection rules unannounced.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Incoming juniors and seniors, grades 11-12; stored current-grade equivalents are grades 10-11.

    Selection and application: Selection: 20 places per session; selection rules unannounced.

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    Indiana University High School Journalism Institute

    High School Journalism Institute (HSJI)

    Five-day IU Bloomington journalism workshops for rising grade 9 through incoming college students; 2027 sessions are July 12-16 and July 18-22, with residential, commuter, and grant-funded options.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    $585 (2027 cycle)
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington campus
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    For residential attendance, complete guardian, health, housing, conduct, and travel arrangements

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Registration and workshop-capacity based; grant and scholarship decisions are selective, while general workshop acceptance criteria are not published as a competitive rubric.

    Financial aid:
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    Catalog terms: HSJI Opportunity Grant: Up to $585. Covers full five-day registration, housing, and meals for eligible high-school students; travel and personal spending remain the student's responsibility.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Optional five-extra-meal card: $75. Adds five dining-hall meals beyond the six included.; HSJI Opportunity Grant: Up to $585. Covers full five-day registration, housing, and meals for eligible high-school students; travel and personal spending remain the student's responsibility.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Be entering grade 9, 10, 11, or 12, or be entering college after high-school graduation; Requirement: Choose an offered five-day workshop appropriate to interests and experience; Requirement: Complete both registration and payment to reserve a place; Requirement: For grants, meet the stated need and grade/local-area rules and apply by the grant cutoff; Requirement: For residential attendance, complete guardian, health, housing, conduct, and travel arrangements; Exclusion: Bloomington Press Club grants are limited to specified Monroe and Brown County high schools; Exclusion: IU attendance scholarships awarded during HSJI are limited to rising seniors and are not workshop-fee aid

    Selection and application: Selection: Registration and workshop-capacity based; grant and scholarship decisions are selective, while general workshop acceptance criteria are not published as a competitive rubric. Application materials: Workshop-specific equipment or portfolio preparation if instructed

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    • STEM

    Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    High School Summer Research Experience in Cancer (SURE-CAN)

    Six-week, full-time summer immersion at Roswell Park in Buffalo for Western New York juniors: lectures, discussions, and hands-on wet- or dry-lab cancer research ending in a poster symposium. No application fee.

    Application deadline
    January 1, 2027 (2027 cycle)
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Buffalo, Western New York
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grade 11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher

    Minimum age 15; U.S. citizen or permanent resident; Permanent address and school-district enrollment in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus or Chautauqua County.; Age 15 by June 27, 2027 under the age clause; main program schedule states June 28 start.; Attend all six weeks, eight hours daily and 40 hours weekly; arrange daily commute.

    Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Incomplete or ineligible applications and missing school recommendations are not reviewed. No acceptance rate published.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Minimum age 15; Citizenship: U.S. citizen or permanent resident; Residency: Permanent address and school-district enrollment in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus or Chautauqua County.; Requirement: Current junior, graduating class of 2028.; Requirement: Age 15 by June 27, 2027 under the age clause; main program schedule states June 28 start.; Requirement: Attend all six weeks, eight hours daily and 40 hours weekly; arrange daily commute.; Exclusion: No nonlocal enrollment or residence exceptions.; Exclusion: No weekday absences for vacations, college visits or appointments.

    Selection and application: Selection: Incomplete or ineligible applications and missing school recommendations are not reviewed. No acceptance rate published. Application materials: Personal statement up to 300 words addressing the three listed questions.; School guidance counselor or registrar contact; required recommendation completed by application deadline.

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    High Mountain Institute

    HMI Summer Term

    Four-week residential academics, leadership, and backpacking program in Colorado; the 2027 application is expected in September but exact dates and price are unannounced.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $9,900; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 28, 2026; Ends July 25, 2026; 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Leadville, High Mountain Institute campus and Colorado/Utah backcountry
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 10–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 14–18; Be a rising 10th, 11th, or 12th grader and age 14-18 for the applicable cycle; Be prepared for a residential program at 10,000 feet and extended backpacking expeditions

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: HMI describes a typical cohort of 12-20 students; it does not publish a current applicant count or acceptance rate.

    Financial aid:
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    Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. About 40% received aid in the published cycle; average award was 70% of tuition, and aid included discounted or free gear rental, with top packages potentially covering flights.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 student-account deposit: $500. Returned to the family if unused; separate enrollment deposit details were not quantified on the official pages.; Travel to and from Colorado: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Flights were not included in tuition, although the largest need-based aid packages could cover them.; Need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. About 40% received aid in the published cycle; average award was 70% of tuition, and aid included discounted or free gear rental, with top packages potentially covering flights.; Clarity financial-aid application fee: $65. Applies to the aid application; automatic or inquiry-based fee waivers are available for eligible families.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 14–18; Requirement: Be a rising 10th, 11th, or 12th grader and age 14-18 for the applicable cycle; Requirement: Be prepared for a residential program at 10,000 feet and extended backpacking expeditions; Requirement: Complete the required application, recommendations, transcript, and interview; Requirement: If accepted, complete health, physical, risk, release, enrollment, and payment requirements; Exclusion: Prior outdoor experience is not required; Exclusion: The official pages do not state a citizenship or Colorado-residency restriction; Exclusion: Program mental-health services are limited, and backcountry groups may lack timely outside support; families must evaluate fit with HMI

    Selection and application: Selection: HMI describes a typical cohort of 12-20 students; it does not publish a current applicant count or acceptance rate. Application materials: Two approximately 250-word essays; Two teacher recommendations, including at least one from a core academic teacher, under the current central admissions page; Required 15-30 minute admissions interview

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    The Hotchkiss School

    Hotchkiss Summer Portals

    Two-week residential courses for mostly rising grades 7-12; the 2026 sessions ended and 2027 admissions are not announced.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $4,600–$5,500; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Lakeville, Connecticut
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 7–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Meet the selected course's grade or age range; Demonstrate sufficient English proficiency for an English-language residential course; Complete health and residential enrollment requirements after admission

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Rolling, course-specific admission; Hotchkiss does not publish a program-wide acceptance rate.

    Financial aid: Last year's cycle (2026): Limited need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 application fee: $70. Historical 2026 fee.; Limited need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Meet the selected course's grade or age range; Requirement: Submit a current transcript and two recommendations; Requirement: Demonstrate sufficient English proficiency for an English-language residential course; Requirement: Complete health and residential enrollment requirements after admission; Exclusion: Course ranges differ; umbrella grade range does not make every course available to every grade; Exclusion: The 2026 sessions are over; Exclusion: Admission, course availability and aid are not guaranteed

    Selection and application: Selection: Rolling, course-specific admission; Hotchkiss does not publish a program-wide acceptance rate. Application materials: Two recommendation letters

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    Howard University School of Business

    Howard University Pre-Business Program

    One-week residential Howard business tracks for current sophomores and juniors; 2026 cost $2,000 with a free ACAP track and limited aid, and the completed cycle is closed.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $2,000; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Business and residence halls
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 10–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher

    For AltFinance, have completed Pre-Calculus or be currently enrolled in it; Meet track-specific expectations and residential conduct requirements

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Howard describes several tracks as selective or highly selective and publishes track maximums from 20 to about 50 for many offerings, but does not publish total applications or acceptance rates.

    Financial aid:
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    Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based tuition waiver or reduction: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and based on demonstrated financial need; applicants state their projected shortfall.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based tuition waiver or reduction: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and based on demonstrated financial need; applicants state their projected shortfall.; Travel to and from Howard University: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Student responsibility; official field-trip transportation after arrival is included.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Be a current high-school sophomore or junior when applying; Requirement: Show strong academic potential and interest in business or a related track; Requirement: Attend only one one-week session; Requirement: For AltFinance, have completed Pre-Calculus or be currently enrolled in it; Requirement: Meet track-specific expectations and residential conduct requirements; Exclusion: Students outside the published current-sophomore/current-junior range; Exclusion: AltFinance applicants without completed or concurrent Pre-Calculus

    Selection and application: Selection: Howard describes several tracks as selective or highly selective and publishes track maximums from 20 to about 50 for many offerings, but does not publish total applications or acceptance rates.

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    • STEM
    • Competition

    IDEA MATH

    IDEA MATH Summer Online Programs

    Live 50-hour online math intensives: Math Challenges for rising grades 4-12 and Advanced Studies for grades 7-12, with placement-based small classes.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $1,695–$2,195; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 28, 2026; Ends August 11, 2026; 5–6.43 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    Online
    Location
    Live online in U.S. Eastern Time
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 4–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Provide accurate age, grade, math-course and official contest-score history; Accept the academic team's final course placement

    Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    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.

    Financial aid:
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    Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 qualifying competition-achievement discount: $100. One $100 completion-paid discount with proof for specified MATHCOUNTS National, USAJMO or USAMO achievements.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 standard online placement test: $50–$100. Students not recently enrolled generally tested; scheduled-session fee rose closer to summer and was nonrefundable and nontransferable. A special session could cost $150.; 2026 qualifying competition-achievement discount: $100. One $100 completion-paid discount with proof for specified MATHCOUNTS National, USAJMO or USAMO achievements.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Be a rising fourth- through twelfth-grader for Math Challenges or a seventh- through twelfth-grader for Advanced Studies; Requirement: Provide accurate age, grade, math-course and official contest-score history; Requirement: Take an assigned placement test unless exempt as a recent IDEA MATH student; Requirement: Accept the academic team's final course placement; Requirement: Attend all live Eastern-time Zoom classes with camera and microphone on; Requirement: Complete homework and present mathematical solutions in class; Exclusion: The two summer tracks have different grade ranges, dates, course levels and prices; Exclusion: Registration alone does not complete enrollment; tuition must be paid in full; Exclusion: A preferred course is not guaranteed because placement, enrollment, staffing and capacity control offerings; Exclusion: Only enrolled students may enter the live Zoom classroom, and recording or photography is prohibited

    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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    • STEM

    IEEE TryEngineering Summer Institute and National Student Leadership Conference

    IEEE TryEngineering Summer Institute

    Residential aerospace, AI, biotech, cybersecurity, and engineering camps at eight U.S. campuses and Oxford; 2026 cost $4,195-$6,395 and is complete.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $4,195–$6,395; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    New York, Durham, Washington, D.C., Houston, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, Oxford, Eight U.S. university campuses and the University of Oxford
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 14–18; Be age 14-18 and in grades 9-12 or the summer immediately after graduation

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Students may apply directly or be invited through nominations or talent identification. Enrollment is capacity-based and may use waitlists; no acceptance rate is published.

    Financial aid:
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    Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited full or partial tuition aid; amount not published and travel or incidentals may remain.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited full or partial tuition aid; amount not published and travel or incidentals may remain.; Travel to and from host campus: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Student responsibility.; Off-campus meals, laundry, souvenirs, spending money, and optional protection plan: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Variable personal costs; protection-plan fee was not captured.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 14–18; Requirement: Complete at least one year of high school before attendance; Requirement: Be age 14-18 and in grades 9-12 or the summer immediately after graduation; Requirement: Demonstrate academic excellence and leadership potential under the stated admissions guidance; Requirement: Meet travel, passport, visa, health, conduct, and program-specific requirements; Exclusion: Need-based scholarship applicants who are not U.S. citizens residing in the U.S., are outside ages 14-17, or are children of IEEE staff; Exclusion: Applicants unable to meet residential, travel, or selected-program requirements

    Selection and application: Selection: Students may apply directly or be invited through nominations or talent identification. Enrollment is capacity-based and may use waitlists; no acceptance rate is published. Application materials: For scholarship: need evidence, personal essay, and one recommendation

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    Institute for Speech and Debate

    Institute for Speech and Debate Summer Programs

    One- and two-week residential or commuter speech-and-debate institutes at UNC-Chapel Hill for middle- and high-school students, with 2027 event-specific instruction and need-based aid.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    $2,199–$3,999 (2027 cycle)
    Session dates or duration
    Starts June 26, 2027; Ends July 24, 2027; 1–2 weeks (2027 cycle)
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina; residential and commuter options
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Up to grade 12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Enrollment requires administrative approval and is capacity-dependent; no acceptance rate or formal academic threshold is published.

    Financial aid: Need-based financial assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Rolling, first-come, and limited to available funds; complete requests by March 1 for primary consideration. (2027 cycle)
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Late registration fee after May 31, 2027: $200. Avoid by completing registration before the end of May.; Optional RDU ground transportation: $110–$160. $110 one way or $160 round trip, purchased in advance. Airfare is separate.; Need-based financial assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Rolling, first-come, and limited to available funds; complete requests by March 1 for primary consideration. (2027 cycle)

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Be a middle- or high-school student for the student programs; Requirement: Select an event offered in the chosen session and duration; Requirement: Attend the first week of the selected session for any one-week option; Requirement: Arrange travel to UNC-Chapel Hill and payment in full after enrollment approval; Exclusion: Interpretation of Literature has no one-week option; Exclusion: Enrollment payments are nonrefundable; Exclusion: ISD does not provide airline unaccompanied-minor service

    Selection and application: Selection: Enrollment requires administrative approval and is capacity-dependent; no acceptance rate or formal academic threshold is published.

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    Jazz at Lincoln Center

    Jazz at Lincoln Center Summer Jazz Academy

    Two-week residential academy for 50 advanced high-school jazz instrumentalists and vocalists; 2026 is complete and 2027 applications are unposted.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, New York, New York, Bard College and Jazz at Lincoln Center
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 14–18; Attend the complete residential program and public performances if selected

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Fifty students selected by holistic instrument/voice audition and potential; no acceptance rate is published.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 14–18; Requirement: Be an advanced high-school jazz instrumentalist or vocalist in grades 9–12; Requirement: Submit the required application and instrument/voice audition videos; Requirement: Demonstrate musical ability, potential, jazz language, ensemble readiness, and commitment; Requirement: Attend the complete residential program and public performances if selected; Exclusion: Admission is not guaranteed by paying an application fee; Exclusion: Video quality is less important than musical quality, but required selections and accompaniment must follow live rules; Exclusion: The year-round program's tri-state residence rule and $1,000 tuition are not automatically summer rules

    Selection and application: Selection: Fifty students selected by holistic instrument/voice audition and potential; no acceptance rate is published. Application materials: Separate required 3–4 minute audition videos with appropriate accompaniment

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    • Research
    • STEM
    • Internship

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Neurology

    Johns Hopkins Internship in Brain Sciences (JHIBS)

    Eight-week Johns Hopkins neuroscience research internship centered on Baltimore City high-school students; 2025 delivery is verified, but no public 2026/27 application cycle is confirmed.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 8 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Baltimore, Johns Hopkins medical and research environment in Baltimore, Maryland
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 11–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    The most recent first-party evidence centers on Baltimore City high-school students; exact next-cycle residency rules are unannounced

    Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: The program is small and mentor availability matters. A historical 2023 cycle planned five or six in-person students; no current applicant count, cohort size or acceptance rate is public.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Residency: The most recent first-party evidence centers on Baltimore City high-school students; exact next-cycle residency rules are unannounced; Requirement: Be a high-school junior or senior for the documented program model; Requirement: Have an interest in neuroscience, mental health, science or medicine; Requirement: Be able to commit to the full eight-week in-person schedule if the historical structure continues; Requirement: Meet any current Johns Hopkins onboarding, health and research-compliance requirements if selected; Exclusion: Students should not assume national, Canadian or virtual eligibility until a new official cycle is published; Exclusion: Historical 2023 demographic, nomination and recommendation rules may not be treated as current legal selection criteria

    Selection and application: Selection: The program is small and mentor availability matters. A historical 2023 cycle planned five or six in-person students; no current applicant count, cohort size or acceptance rate is public. Application materials: Historical model: two to three recommendations, including one from a math or science teacher

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    • Research
    • Pre-college

    Johns Hopkins University Office of Summer and Intersession Programs

    Johns Hopkins Summer at Hopkins Pre-College Programs

    Family of two-week, one-credit pre-college programs offered residentially, as a Baltimore commuter, or online; Summer 2026 is complete and 2027 is unannounced.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person / Online
    Location
    Baltimore, Maryland, Homewood campus residential or commuter programs and fully online offerings; exact 2027 catalog unannounced
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 10–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Meet any course-specific prerequisite shown in the catalog

    Housing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Applicants must meet GPA, grade-completion, document, and course-prerequisite rules; course placement remains capacity-dependent. No general acceptance rate is published.

    Financial aid:
    Read aid terms and conditions

    Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 Dean's Fellowship for online Pre-College: Up to $950. Need-based, expected average $500, and available only to students ultimately registered online. No 2027 aid is announced.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full details and official sources

    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 Pre-College application fee: $85. Historical nonrefundable fee; not confirmed for 2027.; 2026 initial tuition payment: $1,950. Applied toward total tuition and initiated course registration; not an additional fee. Course placement remained subject to availability.; 2026 Dean's Fellowship for online Pre-College: Up to $950. Need-based, expected average $500, and available only to students ultimately registered online. No 2027 aid is announced.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Successfully complete ninth grade before the selected Pre-College Program begins; Requirement: Hold at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale under the latest rule; Requirement: Meet any course-specific prerequisite shown in the catalog; Requirement: Provide required current academic records directly or through the school; Requirement: For international applications, meet applicable English-proficiency, transcript-evaluation, and immigration requirements; Exclusion: Assuming every program is residential, synchronous, research-based, or available in every session and modality; Exclusion: Assuming admission reserves a preferred course before acceptance, initial payment, and completed enrollment; Exclusion: Assuming participation guarantees a recommendation, admission to Johns Hopkins, transferable credit, aid, research placement, or college-application advantage

    Selection and application: Selection: Applicants must meet GPA, grade-completion, document, and course-prerequisite rules; course placement remains capacity-dependent. No general acceptance rate is published.

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How to check costs, eligibility and dates

You are typically finishing grade 11 before this summer. Providers may use your grade when applying, your completed grade or your rising grade. Confirm their exact rule, age cutoff and prerequisites.

Missing facts say Unconfirmed — check official site. A past session does not establish 2027 availability. Format and location can change between cycles.

Frequently asked questions

Does rising grade mean my grade when I apply?

Rising grade means the grade you will enter in fall 2027. Providers may instead use your current or completed grade. This page maps an explicitly current-grade range forward by one grade; otherwise it matches the listed range. Confirm the provider's exact rule before applying.

How should I compare program costs and formats?

Compare tuition, application fees, housing, meals and travel, then check whether attendance is online, on campus or hybrid. A free tuition offer may leave other expenses. Unknown fields say Unconfirmed — check official site.

Can a program pay to appear first?

No paid placements. Listings are ranked by fit, never by payment. Here, fit means matching the filters you choose. Matching listings default to name order; you can sort by recorded deadline or latest source check. Use the methodology page to understand catalog standards.

How do I save a program?

Open its catalog listing and sign in to save it to your plan. You can browse these pages and official program links without signing in.