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Last year's cycle (2026): Free for U.S. families with adjusted gross income under $80,000; need-based aid up to full cost: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Aid for international students is decided case by case.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Expenses and aid conditions
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Last year's cycle (2026): Free for U.S. families with adjusted gross income under $80,000; need-based aid up to full cost: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Aid for international students is decided case by case.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Stipend or pay
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Eligibility
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Grades 10–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site
Additional eligibility
Ages 13–17
Ages 14–18; Requirement: Open to grades 10–12; Requirement: Have completed 9th grade (or its equivalent) by the first day of the program; Requirement: Not yet enrolled as a full-time college or university student; Requirement: Graduating seniors may attend in the summer between high school and college or during a gap year
Session dates or duration
Unconfirmed — check official site
Starts June 27, 2027; Ends August 7, 2027; 6 weeks (2027 cycle)
Format
In person
In person
Housing and supervision
Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Location
Apple Valley, MN
Boston, MA
Selection and application
Selection: The zoo closes applications when the summer cohort is filled, but it does not publish applicant counts, cohort size, interview process or selection rate.
Selection: 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 letter of recommendation
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.
Application deadline
Unconfirmed — check official site
Cost
Catalog terms: $500; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Session dates or duration
Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Format
In person
Location
Columbus, OH
Stipend or pay
Unconfirmed — check official site
Eligibility: Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site
Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Financial aid: Catalog terms: Need-based full-tuition scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full details and official sources
Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Need-based full-tuition scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Open to grades 9–12
Selection and application: Unconfirmed — check official site
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.
Application deadline
Unconfirmed — check official site
Cost
Catalog terms: $7,465; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Session dates or duration
Catalog terms: 10 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Format
Online
Location
Online and available to high-school students worldwide
Stipend or pay
Unconfirmed — check official site
Eligibility: Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site
Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
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.
Financial aid: Read aid terms and conditions
Catalog terms: Need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited; only where family financial need can be reliably verified, including through partner schools and non-profit organizations.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full details and official sources
Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. 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): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full eligibility 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)
Pratt’s summer art and design intensive plans to open applications in November 2026. Published 2027 milestones include February 1 scholarships, April 1 international applications, April 25 deposits and May 31 full payment. A $65 application fee and $600 deposit apply; full tuition, session dates and the domestic deadline are unconfirmed.
Application deadline
April 1, 2027 (2027 cycle)
Cost
Unconfirmed — check official site
Session dates or duration
Starts July 6, 2027; Ends July 31, 2027; 4 weeks (2027 cycle)
Format
In person
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Stipend or pay
Unconfirmed — check official site
Eligibility: Grades 9–12 when applying; check the provider's rules for graduating seniors
Ages 15–18; US citizen; US permanent resident; International student with an F-1 visa
Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Selection: Capacity-limited application review emphasizing maturity, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn; no acceptance rate is published.
Financial aid: Read aid terms and conditions
Catalog terms: Pratt PreCollege full-ride scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited number; awarded on financial need, creative promise and potential; typically to households earning under $60,000.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
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Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Non-refundable application fee: $65; Non-refundable program deposit: $600. Paid after acceptance; secures the student's place and class choices.; Course supplies: $300–$500. Depends on the courses selected.; Pratt PreCollege full-ride scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited number; awarded on financial need, creative promise and potential; typically to households earning under $60,000.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full eligibility requirements: Ages 15–18; Citizenship: US citizen; Citizenship: US permanent resident; Citizenship: International student with an F-1 visa; Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 9–12 when applying; Requirement: Must turn 16 on or before December 31, 2027
Selection and application: Selection: Capacity-limited application review emphasizing maturity, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn; no acceptance rate is published. Application materials: Personal statement (250 words or less); Scholarship applicants: two samples of creative work, one recommendation and a letter of hardship
Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Financial aid: Read aid terms and conditions
Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based partial scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Requested within the online application; does not affect the admission decision.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full details and official sources
Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based partial scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Requested within the online application; does not affect the admission decision.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full eligibility requirements: Citizenship: US citizen; Citizenship: US permanent resident; Requirement: Open to rising grades 11–12; Requirement: Strong understanding of English
Selection and application: Application materials: Essay; Recommendations
Completed free 2026 seven-week paid work-readiness and employer internship program for eligible Rhode Island public-school juniors, paying $17/hour and up to approximately $4,700; no 2027 cycle is posted.
Application deadline
January 13, 2027 (2027 cycle)
Cost
Unconfirmed — check official site
Session dates or duration
Catalog terms: 7 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Format
In person
Location
Rhode Island statewide; employer-specific placement
Stipend or pay
Internship wages ($17.00 per hour, up to 30 hours per week): Unconfirmed — check official site (2027 cycle)
Eligibility: Grade 11; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site
Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Selection: There were no academic or attendance limitations for basic 2026 eligibility, but students were selected and matched based on qualifications, fit, preparedness, and skill. No application count, acceptance rate, match rate, or guaranteed placement is published.
Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Open to grade 11; Requirement: Must attend a public or charter high school in Rhode Island
Selection and application: Selection: There were no academic or attendance limitations for basic 2026 eligibility, but students were selected and matched based on qualifications, fit, preparedness, and skill. No application count, acceptance rate, match rate, or guaranteed placement is published. Application materials: SkillsRI interview and any employer interview requested for advancement
Free year-long journalism and college-advising program for high-achieving, limited-income U.S.-based juniors, combining summer online classes with a 10-day Princeton residential newsroom intensive.
Application deadline
January 25, 2027 (2027 cycle)
Cost
Catalog terms: Free attendance; check separate expenses; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Session dates or duration
Catalog terms: 48–60 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Format
Hybrid
Location
Princeton, NJ
Stipend or pay
Unconfirmed — check official site
Eligibility: Grade 11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher
US; Must meet at least one limited-income condition: combined parent/guardian income (plus child support) of $65,000 or less, eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, or eligibility for an SAT or ACT fee waiver
Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Selection: Three-round national selection for academically strong, limited-income juniors; acceptance rate is not published.
Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Princeton campus housing (residential portion): $0; Meals (residential portion): $0; Transportation for the in-person portion: $0; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full eligibility requirements: Residency: US; Requirement: Open to students currently in grade 11 when applying; Requirement: Must be enrolled full-time as a high school junior in the year of application; Requirement: Minimum unweighted GPA equivalent to 3.5 out of 4.0; Requirement: Must meet at least one limited-income condition: combined parent/guardian income (plus child support) of $65,000 or less, eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, or eligibility for an SAT or ACT fee waiver; Requirement: Must have a permanent U.S. address and intend to attend college in the U.S.; students living and studying abroad and international students on B, F, J or M visas are not eligible
Selection and application: Selection: Three-round national selection for academically strong, limited-income juniors; acceptance rate is not published. Application materials: One recommendation from a core class teacher; Finalists: video interview
Selective six-week residential proof-based mathematics program at Boston University for ages 14-18; 2026 ended and 2027 is unannounced.
Application deadline
Unconfirmed — check official site
Cost
Unconfirmed — check official site
Session dates or duration
Starts June 27, 2027; Ends August 7, 2027; 6 weeks (2027 cycle)
Format
In person
Location
Boston, MA
Stipend or pay
Unconfirmed — check official site
Eligibility: Grades 10–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site
Ages 14–18
Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Selection: 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.
Financial aid: Read aid terms and conditions
Last year's cycle (2026): Free for U.S. families with adjusted gross income under $80,000; need-based aid up to full cost: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Aid for international students is decided case by case.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full details and official sources
Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Free for U.S. families with adjusted gross income under $80,000; need-based aid up to full cost: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Aid for international students is decided case by case.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full eligibility requirements: Ages 14–18; Requirement: Open to grades 10–12; Requirement: Have completed 9th grade (or its equivalent) by the first day of the program; Requirement: Not yet enrolled as a full-time college or university student; Requirement: Graduating seniors may attend in the summer between high school and college or during a gap year
Selection and application: Selection: 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 letter of recommendation
Pitt Public Health’s official page describes a four-week 2026 academy for current tenth and eleventh graders in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, with research, field trips and a completion award; 2027 details are unannounced.
Application deadline
Unconfirmed — check official site
Cost
Unconfirmed — check official site
Session dates or duration
Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 22, 2026; Ends July 17, 2026; 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Format
In person
Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Stipend or pay
Catalog terms: Completion award: $1,000; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Eligibility: Grades 10–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher
Enrolled in a high school in the Greater Pittsburgh area or Western Pennsylvania; Successfully completed a biology class (for 2026, by the end of the 2025-26 school year)
Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full eligibility requirements: Residency: Enrolled in a high school in the Greater Pittsburgh area or Western Pennsylvania; Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 10–11 when applying; Requirement: Overall grade point average of 3.0 (B) or above; Requirement: Successfully completed a biology class (for 2026, by the end of the 2025-26 school year); Requirement: Strong interest and ability in science
Selection and application: Application materials: Recommendation form from a high school teacher; Two essay questions (maximum 200 words each)
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.
Application deadline
Unconfirmed — check official site
Cost
Unconfirmed — check official site
Session dates or duration
Catalog terms: 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Format
Online
Location
Worldwide online
Stipend or pay
Unconfirmed — check official site
Eligibility: Grades 6–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site
Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Selection: The organizer calls admission competitive but publishes no applicant count, cohort size, or acceptance rate.
Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full eligibility 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.
Four-week synchronous virtual quantitative-finance program for rising juniors and seniors; the July 2026 cohort is complete and 2027 dates, price, and registration are not announced.
Application deadline
Unconfirmed — check official site
Cost
Last year's cycle (2026): $2,500; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Session dates or duration
Last year's cycle (2026): Starts July 6, 2026; Ends July 31, 2026; 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Selection: Stevens describes the program for ambitious students but does not publish an acceptance rate, cohort size, selection rubric, or whether 2026 registration was open enrollment.
Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 11–12; Requirement: Familiarity with MS Excel
Selection and application: Selection: Stevens describes the program for ambitious students but does not publish an acceptance rate, cohort size, selection rubric, or whether 2026 registration was open enrollment.
Qubit by Qubit’s virtual quantum camp teaches Python and Qiskit. The page prints $495 for one week or $895 for two weeks, but gives no session year or confirmed current intake.
Application deadline
Unconfirmed — check official site
Cost
Unconfirmed — check official site
Session dates or duration
Unconfirmed — check official site
Format
Online
Location
Live online on an Eastern Time schedule
Stipend or pay
Unconfirmed — check official site
Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site
Virtual participation; current geographic restrictions are not announced
Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Selection: The legacy page says registration was rolling until space filled and valued enthusiasm, but it publishes no cohort size, applicant count or acceptance rate.
Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full eligibility requirements: Residency: Virtual participation; current geographic restrictions are not announced; Requirement: The yearless camp page describes rising tenth-graders and above, including early undergraduates, without prior STEM or quantum experience.; Requirement: Earlier hub wording described incoming grades9–12 plus undergraduates; confirm the applicable current offering and grade convention.; Exclusion: No 2026 or 2027 student cohort is currently published; Exclusion: Undated July dates must not be labeled as 2026; Exclusion: The interest form is not a confirmed registration or acceptance; Exclusion: Current grade boundary, tuition and scholarship rules must be reconfirmed when the next cycle launches
Selection and application: Selection: The legacy page says registration was rolling until space filled and valued enthusiasm, but it publishes no cohort size, applicant count or acceptance rate. Application materials: Legacy 200-word statement of interest
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.
Application deadline
Unconfirmed — check official site
Cost
Catalog terms: $2,000; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Session dates or duration
Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 8, 2026; Ends July 31, 2026; 8 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Format
In person
Location
San Diego, CA
Stipend or pay
Unconfirmed — check official site
Eligibility: Grades 10–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site
Minimum age 16; Southern California resident attending a public, private or home school in Southern California; At least 16 years of age on or before June 15 of the application year
Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Financial aid: Catalog terms: Full and partial need-based scholarships: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Based on need and funding availability.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
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Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Application fee: $0. Free; Full and partial need-based scholarships: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Based on need and funding availability.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full eligibility 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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