Summer 2027 · High school

Summer 2027 planning for rising 9th graders

Rising 9th grade means entering grade 9 in fall 2027. These leads match sourced grade ranges, with current-grade rules mapped to the following rising grade when stated. Confirm the provider's exact wording.

Planning for 2027. Every date and price keeps its year. Confirm the current application window on the official site before you apply.

FreePaid or stipendOnlineIn personHybrid
9th10th11th12th
Side by side

Compare 2 of 3 programs

Clear comparison

Catalog facts retain their cycle. Check the official sources before applying or paying.

  1. BlueStamp Engineering

    BlueStamp Engineering Summer ProgramRemove
    Application deadline
    Not published
    Cost
    $2,400–$5,2002026 cycle
    Financial aid
    2026: Need-based financial aid
    Expenses and aid conditions
    2026: Deposit to secure a spot after acceptance: $1,000. Waived or adjusted when alternative arrangements or financial aid are awarded; Need-based financial aid
    Stipend or pay
    Not published
    Eligibility
    Grades 9–12 (provider uses rising grades)
    Additional eligibility
    Requirement: Open to rising grades 9–12; Requirement: No prior engineering experience or STEM classes required
    Session dates or duration
    Starts June 8, 2026; Ends August 7, 2026; 3–6 weeks2026 cycle
    Format
    In person / Online
    Housing and supervision
    Non-residential
    Location
    San Jose, CA
    Selection and application
    Selection: Application and interview review occur in receipt order while seats remain. BlueStamp does not publish applicant counts, acceptance rates, aid rates, cohort size for the next cycle, or a guaranteed decision. Application materials: Student interview with a parent or guardian present
    Official sources
    Source 1 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 2 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 3 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 4 · checked Aug 20, 2026

  2. LaunchX LLC

    LaunchX Entrepreneurship ProgramsRemove
    Application deadline
    November 11, 2026
    Cost
    $2,495–$13,495
    Financial aid
    Tuition financial awards. Verified using the last year's income.
    Expenses and aid conditions
    International fee for in-person students not from the United States: $250. Helps cover international insurance; Application fee (lower when submitted earlier): $50–$100. A fee waiver can be requested inside the application; Non-refundable deposit (first half of the total program fee). The remaining fee is refundable up to one month before the program starts; Tuition financial awards. Verified using the last year's income.
    Stipend or pay
    Not published
    Eligibility
    Grades 9–12
    Additional eligibility
    Ages 14–18; Requirement: Open to grades 9–12
    Session dates or duration
    2–5 weeks
    Format
    In person / Online
    Housing and supervision
    Residential
    Location
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Selection and application
    Selection: LaunchX reports an approximately 30% acceptance rate for Flagship programs only. It does not publish applicant counts, scoring methods, or acceptance rates for the other tracks. Application materials: Interview for selected applicants
    Official sources
    Source 1 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 2 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 3 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 4 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 5 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 6 · checked Oct 24, 2026Source 7 · checked Oct 9, 2026Source 8 · checked Oct 9, 2026Source 9 · checked Aug 22, 2026Source 10 · checked Aug 22, 2026Source 11 · checked Aug 22, 2026

Matching programs

Showing 61–72 of 139 programs

Editor picks and selective programs first, then the soonest 2027 deadlines. No paid placements. Listings are ranked by fit, never by payment. Methodology.

Share or print this list

  • National Flight Academy

    National Flight Academy 6-Day Deployment

    Six-day residential aviation-STEM simulation at NAS Pensacola for students entering grades 6-12 and ages 10-17; fall dates and tuition are coming soon.

    Cost
    $1,700
    Who can apply
    Grades 6–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    May 23 – Jul 30, 2027 · 1 week
    Where
    In person · Pensacola, FL
    STEMResidential
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Maximum age 17; Requirement: Open to rising grades 6–12; Requirement: Not yet graduated from 12th grade and under 18 at the time of attendance

    Selection and application: Selection: The program is session- and capacity-based rather than presented as a judged competition. Current capacity, applicant volume, wait-list rules, and acceptance rate are not published.

    Checked Official site

    National Flight Academy logo
    CompareView program

  • Northwestern University Center for Talent Development

    Northwestern CTD Academic Summer Camps — Grades 9-12

    Northwestern one- and three-week advanced academic day or residential camps spanning STEM, humanities, writing, technology, leadership, and credit-bearing courses.

    Cost
    $1,005–$6,105(2026)
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    Jun 28 – Aug 7, 2026 · 1⁠–⁠3 weeks(2026)
    Where
    In person · Evanston, IL
    STEMResidential
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: 2026: Need-based CTD financial aid. Limited funds, awarded as requests are received; Sandra Dennhardt Technology Scholarship. For students with financial need applying to technology courses.

    Costs beyond tuition: 2026: Need-based CTD financial aid. Limited funds, awarded as requests are received; Sandra Dennhardt Technology Scholarship. For students with financial need applying to technology courses.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 9–12; Requirement: Meet the selected course's CTD eligibility tier (accelerated, credit-bearing three-week courses are at the Indigo tier)

    Selection and application: Selection: Course-dependent academic admission using CTD eligibility tiers; applicants qualify through test scores, prior CTD coursework, or portfolio review, and courses may fill. Application materials: Qualifying above-grade-level test scores, or a grade report/unofficial transcript with CTD's online teacher recommendation form

    Checked Official site

    Northwestern University Center for Talent Development logo
    CompareView program

  • Phillips Exeter Academy

    Phillips Exeter Academy Summer

    Exeter Summer at Phillips Exeter Academy offers academic study, discussion-based classes and recreation in Exeter, New Hampshire.

    Cost
    $8,250–$11,850
    Who can apply
    Grades 7–12 (current)
    Program dates
    Jul 5 – Aug 5, 2027
    Where
    In person · Exeter, NH
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Need-based financial aid (U.S. applicants only). Limited and competitive; not available to international applicants or to students who received Exeter Summer aid before.

    Costs beyond tuition: Application fee: $100; Need-based financial aid (U.S. applicants only). Limited and competitive; not available to international applicants or to students who received Exeter Summer aid before.

    Requirements: Ages 13–18; Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 7–12 when applying; Requirement: Must attend the entire length of the program; Requirement: Non-native English speakers with fewer than five years of primary-language instruction in English need a TOEFL iBT score of 100 or higher

    Selection and application: Application materials: One- to two-page personal essay; School official recommendation (with attendance information and a grade report); English teacher recommendation; Math or science teacher recommendation

    Checked Official site

    Phillips Exeter Academy logo
    CompareView program

  • The Ohio State University Department of Philosophy

    Philosophy and Critical Thinking (PACT) Summer Camp

    Ohio State PACT introduces high school students to philosophy and critical thinking. The official page describes two closed 2026 in-person sessions; future dates, tuition and entry requirements are not established.

    Cost
    $500
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12
    Program dates
    1 week
    Where
    In person · Columbus, OH
    Day program
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Need-based full-tuition scholarship

    Costs beyond tuition: Need-based full-tuition scholarship

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to grades 9–12

    Checked Official site

    The Ohio State University Department of Philosophy logo
    CompareView program

  • Pioneer Academics

    Pioneer Research Institute

    Accredited online undergraduate-level research program for grades 9-12 worldwide, pairing small-group seminars with one-to-one professor mentorship and an original paper; 2027 applications are open and tuition is $7,465.

    Cost
    $7,465
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12
    Program dates
    10 weeks
    Where
    Online
    STEMDay programResearch
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Need-based scholarship. Limited; only where family financial need can be reliably verified, including through partner schools and non-profit organizations.

    Costs beyond tuition: Need-based scholarship. Limited; only where family financial need can be reliably verified, including through partner schools and non-profit organizations; Full-scholarship deposit (refunded after completing the program)

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to grades 9–12; Requirement: Must demonstrate academic excellence and proficiency in English

    Selection and application: Selection: Pioneer uses holistic review of academic history, essays, interests, school materials, a video interview, and proctored timed writing. Decisions generally take six to eight weeks and may be admit, conditional, waitlist, or deny. The official pages publish no acceptance rate or automatic GPA/test threshold, and placement capacity varies by discipline. Application materials: Short essays on each interest area; Long essay; Video interview and proctored timed writing test (if selected to advance)

    Checked Official site

    Pioneer Academics logo
    CompareView program

  • Rutgers University Department of Mathematics and DIMACS

    Rutgers Young Scholars Program in Discrete Mathematics

    Rutgers and DIMACS offered four-week residential discrete mathematics study in summer 2026 for $4,800, with weekday housing and meals. The 2027 cycle is unannounced.

    Cost
    $4,800(2026)
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12
    Program dates
    4 weeks
    Where
    In person · Piscataway, NJ
    STEMResidential
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: 2026: Partial need-based scholarships. Families of accepted students apply for financial assistance with a separate form.

    Costs beyond tuition: 2026: Partial need-based scholarships. Families of accepted students apply for financial assistance with a separate form.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to grades 9–12

    Selection and application: Selection: The 2026 programme used capacity-limited, first-come review of problems, application information, a recommendation and transcript. Confirm the next-cycle process; no acceptance rate is published. Application materials: One teacher letter of recommendation emailed by the teacher

    Checked Official site

    Rutgers University Department of Mathematics and DIMACS logo
    CompareView program

  • Sea Education Association

    SEA High School & Pre-College Summer Programs

    SEA's distinct residential ocean programs for high-school students and recent graduates; only completed Summer 2026 sessions are currently listed, with no 2027 cycle announced.

    Cost
    $2,500–$9,500
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12
    Program dates
    Up to 3 weeks
    Where
    In person or online · Woods Hole, MA
    STEMResidentialResearch
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Need-based financial assistance (after acceptance)

    Costs beyond tuition: High-school program deposit (non-refundable, credited toward tuition): $300. Due within two weeks of acceptance; Need-based financial assistance (after acceptance)

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 9–12 when applying; Requirement: Completed at least one high-school science course and one high-school mathematics course; Requirement: Rising freshmen are considered for the virtual program only; Requirement: SEA Expedition is open to rising sophomores through recent graduates; the SEA Shore courses are designed for rising juniors, seniors and recent graduates; Requirement: Must meet SEA's Essential Eligibility Criteria and be cleared to participate by SEA's medical team

    Selection and application: Selection: Programs have 20-25 places and use holistic review of academics, reference, motivation and goals. SEA Expedition and Pre-College applicants interview; admission and first-choice program are not guaranteed. Application materials: Short answer essay questions; Interview (not required for SeaQuest or SEAscape/Ocean Studies on Cape Cod applicants)

    Checked Official site

    Sea Education Association logo
    CompareView program

  • Shared Worlds at Wofford College

    Shared Worlds

    Shared Worlds offers residential speculative-fiction writing and world-building at Wofford College, July 11–24, 2027, for students entering grades 8–12.

    Cost
    $2,600(2026)
    Who can apply
    Grades 8–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    Jul 11–24, 2027 · 2 weeks
    Where
    In person · Spartanburg, SC
    ArtsResidential
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: 2026: Need-based financial aid

    Costs beyond tuition: 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

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 8–12

    Checked Official site

    Shared Worlds at Wofford College logo
    CompareView program

  • The Ohio State University Department of Linguistics

    Summer Linguistic Institute for Youth Scholars (SLIYS)

    Competitive one- or two-week live virtual linguistics institute for students entering grades 9-12 worldwide.

    Cost
    $550–$1,100(2026)
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    Jun 7 – Jul 23, 2027 · 1⁠–⁠2 weeks
    Where
    Online
    Day programResearch
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: 2026: Need-based financial aid

    Costs beyond tuition: 2026: Non-refundable deposit due within two weeks of acceptance: $25. Counts toward tuition; Need-based financial aid

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 9–12; Requirement: A 3.0 or better overall GPA is recommended (no strict GPA requirement); Requirement: A laptop or desktop computer and a quiet room for daily live sessions; Requirement: SLIYS 2 is open only to students who have completed SLIYS 1

    Selection and application: Selection: Admission is competitive and sessions can fill before the final deadline. Ohio State publishes no application count, admit rate, scoring rubric, class size by session, waitlist probability, or guarantee based on GPA. Application materials: Teacher Recommendation Form (SLIYS 1 applicants)

    Checked Official site

    The Ohio State University Department of Linguistics logo
    CompareView program

  • Milwaukee School of Engineering

    Summer Programs at MSOE

    MSOE offers campus STEM experiences for eligible high-school students; 2027 dates are expected in November. Track-specific grades, fees, application deadlines and inclusions need confirmation.

    Cost
    $1,100
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12
    Program dates
    Jul 5–24, 2026 · 1 week(2026)
    Where
    In person · Milwaukee, WI
    STEMResidential
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to grades 9–12; Requirement: Self-reported GPA of 3.5 or higher; Requirement: Students who will have graduated from high school before the program are not eligible

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

    Checked Official site

    Milwaukee School of Engineering logo
    CompareView program

  • University of Oregon

    Summer SAIL

    The University of Oregon's SAIL programme introduces high-school students to college learning through campus activities and continued school-year support.

    Cost
    Free
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    Jul 12–24, 2026 · 1 week(2026)
    Where
    In person · Eugene, OR
    Pre-college
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 9–12; Requirement: Enrolled in high school; Requirement: Low-income (for example SNAP, WIC, TANF, FDPIR, ACA and/or Pell grant eligible); Requirement: Residential (overnight) program is for rising 11th and 12th graders; the day program is open to rising 9th-12th graders; Requirement: Commit to the entire week

    Checked Official site

    University of Oregon logo
    CompareView program

  • Arizona State University School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies

    The Dialectic: Philosophy Summer Camp

    Week-long ASU day camp where high-school students use philosophy to practise civic reasoning, respectful disagreement, empathy and community-building.

    Cost
    $400(2026)
    Who can apply
    Grades 8–12
    Program dates
    Jun 1–5, 2026 · 1 week(2026)
    Where
    In person · Tempe, AZ
    Day program
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: 2026: Need-based scholarship (request before registering)

    Costs beyond tuition: 2026: Need-based scholarship (request before registering)

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to grades 8–12; Requirement: Students in high school (grades 9-12) during the school year before camp, or students just graduating 8th grade

    Selection and application: Selection: Registration/capacity details and acceptance statistics are not published; need-based awards were limited and based on need plus application answers.

    Checked Official site

    Arizona State University School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies logo
    CompareView program
Before you apply

How to check costs, eligibility and dates

You are typically finishing grade 8 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.

Each card shows what the program has published; open the official site for anything it leaves out. A date or price from an earlier year says so beside it, and format and location can change between cycles.

Selective vs. pay-to-play guideApplication guideHow we list programs

Keep exploring

Explore Summer 2027 by interest, grade and state

Questions

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. A card shows only what the program has published; for anything it leaves out, open the official site.

Can a program pay to appear first?

No paid placements. Listings are ranked by fit, never by payment. By default, editor picks and programs whose official rules describe selective admission come first, and within each group the soonest 2027 deadline. You can sort by name, deadline or latest source check instead. 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.

Not sure where to start?

Get a shortlist that fits your grade and interests.

Answer a few questions in the Find My Fit quiz and get a personalized list in about two minutes.

Take the Find My Fit quizBrowse every program