Summer 2027 · High school

Summer 2027 planning for rising 9th graders

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  1. University of Chicago Summer Session

    UChicago Pre-College Summer SessionRemove
    Application deadline
    January 13, 2027
    Cost
    $3,000–$15,200
    Financial aid
    Partial need-based financial aid. Generally for admitted students with household income of $125,000 or below; no full aid awards.
    Expenses and aid conditions
    Application fee: $75; Non-refundable enrollment deposit: $1,000. Due within one week of admission; Partial need-based financial aid. Generally for admitted students with household income of $125,000 or below; no full aid awards.
    Stipend or pay
    Not published
    Eligibility
    Grades 9–11
    Additional eligibility
    Minimum age 14; Citizenship: Applicants are considered regardless of citizenship; Residency: Program-specific; some enrichment and commuter options impose geography rules; Requirement: Be a current high-school student meeting the selected program's grade and age rules; Requirement: Show readiness for condensed college-level or enrichment work; Requirement: Meet course-specific academic, writing, math, coding, laboratory, language, geography, or background requirements; Requirement: Attend every class and required orientation/activity; Exclusion: Not every grade is eligible for every course; Exclusion: Only eligible Chicagoland students may commute for designated two- and three-week programs; Exclusion: One- and two-week programs are noncredit; three- and four-week grades appear on a UChicago transcript; Exclusion: Summer admission does not guarantee UChicago undergraduate admission
    Session dates or duration
    1–8 weeks
    Format
    In person / Online
    Housing and supervision
    Residential
    Location
    Chicago, IL
    Selection and application
    Selection: Holistic program/course admission with limited seats; no portfolio-wide acceptance rate is published. Application materials: Supplement essays; Letter of recommendation
  2. 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
  3. The Ohio State University Stone Laboratory / Ohio Sea Grant

    Stone Laboratory Summer CoursesRemove
    Application deadline
    Not published
    Cost
    Not published
    Financial aid
    2026: Stone Lab scholarship assistance. Requirements and awards vary. The 2026 non-OSU/high-school deadline was March 31 and has passed; non-degree admission and the application fee or approved waiver were required by the deadline.
    Expenses and aid conditions
    2026: Ohio State non-degree admission application fee for a new non-OSU/high-school credit student: $60. Ordinarily applies if the accepted student has never enrolled at Ohio State and is required for scholarship consideration; confirm waiver and applicant-specific billing; Stone Lab laboratory or course fees. The 2026-27 registrar table lists an $80 Stone Lab lab fee for specified courses, but fee applicability and other course charges vary; Stone Lab room charges. Course- and stay-specific; billed separately where applicable; Stone Lab meal charges. Course- and stay-specific; billed separately where applicable; Stone Lab scholarship assistance. Requirements and awards vary. The 2026 non-OSU/high-school deadline was March 31 and has passed; non-degree admission and the application fee or approved waiver were required by the deadline.
    Stipend or pay
    Not published
    Eligibility
    Up to grade 12
    Additional eligibility
    Requirement: Apply through the undergraduate-credit-for-high-school-student path, not a college, graduate, REU, job, or workshop path unless separately eligible; Requirement: Select a current course that explicitly permits high-school applicants and meet every course prerequisite; Requirement: Submit the course/path-specific application, required PDF documents, standardized-test fields, and recommendation forms; Requirement: If accepted and new to Ohio State, complete non-degree undergraduate admission, account activation, fee or waiver, acceptance, and registration steps; Requirement: Complete the Financial Responsibility Statement and all billed tuition and fees by the applicant-specific deadlines; Requirement: If age 16 or older, submit Ohio State vaccination documentation; Requirement: Arrange ferry travel, arrival, housing and meals as applicable, books and supplies, weather-appropriate field clothing, and all course-specific safety items; Requirement: Attend the full course and complete its lectures, labs, fieldwork, assignments, exams, projects, conduct, and academic-integrity requirements; Exclusion: Assuming every Stone Lab course or workshop accepts high-school students; Exclusion: Using REU, graduate, educator, noncredit-workshop, employment, or current-OSU application instructions for the high-school credit path; Exclusion: Treating the umbrella applications-open statement as confirmation that a selected course has seats; Exclusion: Relying on stale 2023 dates in the FAQ or assuming 2026 scholarship dates recur; Exclusion: Assuming one tuition, fee, duration, prerequisite, credit count, housing plan, meal plan, or arrival schedule applies to all courses; Exclusion: Arriving without required books, supplies, ferry planning, vaccination documentation when applicable, or enrollment completion; Exclusion: Assuming Ohio State credit automatically transfers to a high school or another college, or guarantees a grade, scholarship, recommendation, research placement, publication, admission, or job
    Session dates or duration
    Not published
    Format
    In person
    Housing and supervision
    Not published
    Location
    Put-in-Bay, OH
    Selection and application
    Selection: Approval is course- and applicant-specific. Stone Lab does not publish one umbrella capacity, acceptance rate, high-school quota, or guaranteed enrollment timeline. Application materials: Recommendation forms submitted separately by the required recommenders using business email addresses; Financial Responsibility Statement, vaccination documentation for age 16 or older, billing, housing, meals, health, emergency, accessibility, travel, ferry, conduct, media, safety, and course forms as applicable

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  • Johns Hopkins University Office of Summer and Intersession Programs

    Summer at Hopkins Pre-College Psychology and Brain Sciences (2026 offerings)

    Two-week, one-credit online neuroscience and psychology courses; all 2026 sessions ended and 2027 offerings are unannounced.

    Cost
    $1,950(2026)
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12
    Program dates
    Jun 22 – Jul 31, 2026 · 2 weeks(2026)
    Where
    Online
    STEMDay program
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: 2026: 2026 Dean’s Fellowship Award for online Pre-College Programs: Up to $950. Need-based; expected average award $500.

    Costs beyond tuition: 2026: 2026 application fee (non-refundable): $85; 2026 Dean’s Fellowship Award for online Pre-College Programs: Up to $950. Need-based; expected average award $500.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to grades 9–12; Requirement: Successfully complete 9th grade before the program starts; Requirement: Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale

    Selection and application: Selection: Applicants had to meet published academic criteria and course capacity; Johns Hopkins did not publish an acceptance rate for these courses.

  • Monterey Bay Aquarium

    Teen Conservation Leaders

    In-person summer service-learning and volunteer program for rising grades 9-12, with Guest, Animal Care & Engineering, and Science Communication tracks; 2026 is closed.

    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    8 weeks
    Where
    In person · Monterey, CA
    VolunteeringDay program
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Minimum age 14; Requirement: Open to rising grades 9–12; Requirement: Available for all program dates, including the mandatory week-long training; Requirement: Able to volunteer 3 to 4 days per week as assigned

    Selection and application: Selection: Applicants could be invited to an in-person interview before assignment to one of three tracks. Monterey Bay Aquarium does not publish the current applicant count, cohort size, acceptance rate, or scoring rubric on the official pages. Application materials: In-person interview (by invitation only)

  • University of Washington Continuum College

    UW Youth & Teen Programs

    Year-round UW enrichment courses for grades 4-12, with more than 100 Seattle-campus and live-online offerings in Summer 2026; that catalog is now closed.

    Who can apply
    Grades 4–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    Jun 28 – Aug 20, 2027 · 2 weeks
    Where
    In person or online · Seattle, WA
    Day program
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Limited financial assistance. Covers course and registration fees for one course; for students meeting free/reduced-price lunch income criteria; first-come, first-served.

    Costs beyond tuition: Nonrefundable registration fee (per student, per quarter): $50; Limited financial assistance. Covers course and registration fees for one course; for students meeting free/reduced-price lunch income criteria; first-come, first-served.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 4–12; Requirement: Some courses, such as coding or writing, have prerequisites or English proficiency requirements

    Selection and application: Selection: Registration is generally course-eligibility and capacity based rather than a single selective admissions process. Sections may close when full. UW does not publish a program-wide applicant count, acceptance rate, or admissions rubric.

  • Euler Circle

    Euler Circle Summer Classes

    Euler Circle offers advanced mathematics classes for students who have not normally completed high school.

    Who can apply
    Up to grade 12
    Where
    Online
    STEMDay programResearch
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to grades up to 12; Requirement: Mathematical maturity of an advanced high-school student

    Selection and application: Selection: Applicants must persuade Euler Circle that they are prepared and a good instructional fit; Euler Circle says ordinary seat scarcity usually is not the main constraint and does not publish acceptance statistics.

  • The Ohio State University Stone Laboratory / Ohio Sea Grant

    Stone Laboratory Summer Courses

    Course-specific field science study at Ohio State's Stone Laboratory on Lake Erie, including selected undergraduate-credit paths for high-school students.

    Who can apply
    Up to grade 12
    Where
    In person · Put-in-Bay, OH
    STEMResearch
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: 2026: Stone Lab scholarship assistance. Requirements and awards vary. The 2026 non-OSU/high-school deadline was March 31 and has passed; non-degree admission and the application fee or approved waiver were required by the deadline.

    Costs beyond tuition: 2026: Ohio State non-degree admission application fee for a new non-OSU/high-school credit student: $60. Ordinarily applies if the accepted student has never enrolled at Ohio State and is required for scholarship consideration; confirm waiver and applicant-specific billing; Stone Lab laboratory or course fees. The 2026-27 registrar table lists an $80 Stone Lab lab fee for specified courses, but fee applicability and other course charges vary; Stone Lab room charges. Course- and stay-specific; billed separately where applicable; Stone Lab meal charges. Course- and stay-specific; billed separately where applicable; Stone Lab scholarship assistance. Requirements and awards vary. The 2026 non-OSU/high-school deadline was March 31 and has passed; non-degree admission and the application fee or approved waiver were required by the deadline.

    Requirements: Requirement: Apply through the undergraduate-credit-for-high-school-student path, not a college, graduate, REU, job, or workshop path unless separately eligible; Requirement: Select a current course that explicitly permits high-school applicants and meet every course prerequisite; Requirement: Submit the course/path-specific application, required PDF documents, standardized-test fields, and recommendation forms; Requirement: If accepted and new to Ohio State, complete non-degree undergraduate admission, account activation, fee or waiver, acceptance, and registration steps; Requirement: Complete the Financial Responsibility Statement and all billed tuition and fees by the applicant-specific deadlines; Requirement: If age 16 or older, submit Ohio State vaccination documentation; Requirement: Arrange ferry travel, arrival, housing and meals as applicable, books and supplies, weather-appropriate field clothing, and all course-specific safety items; Requirement: Attend the full course and complete its lectures, labs, fieldwork, assignments, exams, projects, conduct, and academic-integrity requirements; Exclusion: Assuming every Stone Lab course or workshop accepts high-school students; Exclusion: Using REU, graduate, educator, noncredit-workshop, employment, or current-OSU application instructions for the high-school credit path; Exclusion: Treating the umbrella applications-open statement as confirmation that a selected course has seats; Exclusion: Relying on stale 2023 dates in the FAQ or assuming 2026 scholarship dates recur; Exclusion: Assuming one tuition, fee, duration, prerequisite, credit count, housing plan, meal plan, or arrival schedule applies to all courses; Exclusion: Arriving without required books, supplies, ferry planning, vaccination documentation when applicable, or enrollment completion; Exclusion: Assuming Ohio State credit automatically transfers to a high school or another college, or guarantees a grade, scholarship, recommendation, research placement, publication, admission, or job

    Selection and application: Selection: Approval is course- and applicant-specific. Stone Lab does not publish one umbrella capacity, acceptance rate, high-school quota, or guaranteed enrollment timeline. Application materials: Recommendation forms submitted separately by the required recommenders using business email addresses; Financial Responsibility Statement, vaccination documentation for age 16 or older, billing, housing, meals, health, emergency, accessibility, travel, ferry, conduct, media, safety, and course forms as applicable

  • Just The Beginning - A Pipeline Organization

    Summer Legal Institute

    Just The Beginning announces a free 2027 Summer Legal Institute for grades 9–12: one week of legal skills and career exploration. Registration is coming soon; dates and locations remain unknown.

    Cost
    Free
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12
    Program dates
    1 week
    Leadership
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to grades 9–12

  • National Hispanic Institute

    NHI Great Debate

    Four- to six-day NHI residential communications and leadership programme for eligible current ninth graders in participating communities. Fees vary by site; a separate application fee, deposit and tuition balance apply.

    Who can apply
    Grade 9
    Where
    In person
    LeadershipResidential
    Requirements and sources

    Costs beyond tuition: Application fee: $25. Non-refundable; Great Debate deposit: $150. Paid on acceptance to secure a spot; non-refundable.

    Requirements: Residency: Participating cities and surrounding areas; Requirement: GPA of at least 3.0 or 85 and a college-bound curriculum; Requirement: Spring regional training applies to specified four-day programmes

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

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