Summer 2027 · High school

Pre-college summer programs for 2027

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  • Venture Camp

    Venture Camp

    Venture Camp offers entrepreneurship programs with instruction, mentor feedback and team startup projects. Its official pages describe a four-week virtual session and one-week intensives in San Francisco and Philadelphia in summer 2026. The header says 2026 applications are closed despite older apply-now wording elsewhere; no 2027 calendar or application cutoff is established.

    Cost
    $1,500–$3,200
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12
    Program dates
    Jun 22 – Aug 7, 2026 · 1⁠–⁠4 weeks(2026)
    Where
    Online or in person
    BusinessPre-college
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Need-based financial aid; Merit-based scholarships (limited number)

    Costs beyond tuition: Need-based financial aid; Merit-based scholarships (limited number)

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to grades 9–12

    Selection and application: Application materials: Informal interview

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  • 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.

    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12 (current)
    Program dates
    2 weeks
    Where
    In person or online · Baltimore, MD
    ResearchPre-college
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: 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.

    Costs beyond tuition: 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.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 9–12 when applying; Requirement: Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale; Requirement: Successful completion of 9th grade before the program starts; Requirement: Some programs require specific prior coursework

    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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  • Qualia Global Scholars

    Qualia Global Scholars Summer Program

    Selective four-week online interdisciplinary research program for grades 6-12, organized by Stanford students with small-group mentorship and a culminating paper and presentation.

    Who can apply
    Grades 6–12
    Program dates
    4 weeks
    Where
    Online
    STEMDay programResearchPre-college
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to grades 6–12

    Selection and application: Selection: The organizer calls admission competitive but publishes no applicant count, cohort size, or acceptance rate.

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  • Immerse Education

    Immerse Education Academic and Career Insights Summer Programmes

    A family of paid residential, non-residential, and online academic or career programs for students ages 13-18 across nine global cities.

    Who can apply
    Ages 13–18
    Program dates
    2 weeks
    Where
    In person or online
    ResidentialPre-college
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Need-based bursary. Partial or full awards covering up to 100% of programme tuition; for students at non-fee-paying schools or receiving financial assistance at a fee-paying school.

    Costs beyond tuition: Booking deposit to secure a place; Need-based bursary. Partial or full awards covering up to 100% of programme tuition; for students at non-fee-paying schools or receiving financial assistance at a fee-paying school.

    Requirements: Ages 13–18; Requirement: Each course has its own age band (for example 13-15, 15-18 or 16-18)

    Selection and application: Selection: Enrollment is reviewed for age, readiness, program fit, English proficiency, and space. The current public form does not publish a single acceptance rate or cohort size for the whole program family.

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  • UCLA Summer Sessions

    UCLA Summer Precollege Focus Series

    One- to three-week UCLA credit-bearing subject intensives for high-school students, with hands-on and co-curricular learning in program-specific fields.

    Who can apply
    Minimum age 15
    Program dates
    Jun 22 – Jul 31, 2026 · 3 weeks(2026)
    Where
    In person or online · Los Angeles, CA
    Day programPre-college
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Summer Scholars full and partial scholarships (California high school students)

    Costs beyond tuition: Registration fee (paid after approval): $350; Summer Scholars full and partial scholarships (California high school students)

    Requirements: Minimum age 15; Requirement: Cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher from grade 9 to present (some programs require more)

    Selection and application: Selection: Applicants must meet the umbrella transcript, GPA and statement requirements plus any program-specific criteria; the umbrella acceptance rate is not published. Application materials: Short value statement

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  • EAB / Appily / College Greenlight

    College Greenlight Free and Low-Cost Pre-College Summer Programs

    An active 2026 Appily/College Greenlight discovery directory for counselors and access advocates—not one virtual program, application, deadline, or credential.

    Where
    Online
    Pre-college
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Requirement: Use each listed provider's official site to verify eligibility before applying

    Selection and application: Selection: Not applicable at directory level; selectivity varies by listed program.

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  • College MatchPoint

    SummerMatch.me AI Summer Planning Tool

    me is a free AI recommendation and directory tool for high-school summer planning, not an application-based pre-college program.

    Cost
    Free
    Where
    Online
    STEMDay programPre-college
    Requirements and sources

    Requirements: Requirement: Designed for high-school students planning summer activities; Requirement: Provide interests and preferences to receive personalized recommendations

    Selection and application: Selection: No selection; self-service web tool

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Are these programs confirmed for summer 2027?

These are existing catalog programs to research for 2027. Inclusion does not confirm a 2027 session or open applications. The cycle label matters: a 2027-cycle application deadline can fall in 2026. Dates explicitly labeled as the 2026 cycle are historical, and a detail the program has not published for 2027 is left off its card.

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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.

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