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  1. MITES at MIT

    MITES SummerRemove
    Application deadline
    Not published
    Cost
    Free (other costs may apply)
    Financial aid
    Not published
    Expenses and aid conditions
    Not published
    Stipend or pay
    Not published
    Eligibility
    Grade 11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher
    Additional eligibility
    Citizenship: US citizen; Citizenship: US permanent resident; Requirement: Open to students currently in grade 11 when applying; Requirement: Public, private, or homeschooled students are eligible
    Session dates or duration
    Starts June 20, 2026; Ends July 31, 2026; 6 weeks2026 cycle
    Format
    In person
    Housing and supervision
    Residential
    Location
    Cambridge, MA
    Selection and application
    Selection: MITES seeks strong, STEM-motivated students and prioritizes educational access in holistic review, but the current pages do not publish applications, cohort size or acceptance rate for 2027. Application materials: Three recommendations: a math or science teacher, a humanities teacher, and a school counselor or administrator
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  • LaunchX LLC

    LaunchX Entrepreneurship Programs

    LaunchX entrepreneurship programmes for high-school students ages14–18, with2027 Ann Arbor and online routes; application rounds and costs depend on the selected programme.

    Priority deadline
    Nov 11, 202618 days left
    Cost
    $2,495–$13,495
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12
    Program dates
    2⁠–⁠5 weeks
    Where
    In person or online · Ann Arbor, MI
    Editor's pickBusinessResidential
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Tuition financial awards. Verified using the last year's income.

    Costs beyond tuition: 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.

    Requirements: Ages 14–18; Requirement: Open to grades 9–12

    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

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  • Columbia University School of Professional Studies

    Columbia University Pre-College Programs

    Columbia's umbrella of noncredit high-school courses; the currently open fall 2026 option is a seven-weekend synchronous online program for grades 9-12.

    Early deadline
    Feb 1, 2027100 days left
    Cost
    $2,868–$12,838
    Who can apply
    Grades 8–12 (current)
    Program dates
    Jun 21 – Aug 6, 2027 · 1⁠–⁠3 weeks
    Where
    In person or online · New York, NY
    Editor's pickResidentialPre-college
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Need-based scholarships (NYC Commuter or Online Summer, one course). Awards equal 25%-50% of the program or course cost; for permanent residents in the US or its five major territories.

    Costs beyond tuition: Nonrefundable application fee: $80–$95. Columbia quotes the fee as $80 in its program cost and application materials sections and as $95.00 in its application fee section; Non-refundable enrollment deposit (credited toward the program cost): $1,000–$3,500. $3,500 residential, $2,000 commuter 3-week, $1,000 for 1-week commuter and online sessions; Course-specific fees for some in-person courses: $50–$200. Only for listed courses; most courses also need about $50 for books and field trips; Need-based scholarships (NYC Commuter or Online Summer, one course). Awards equal 25%-50% of the program or course cost; for permanent residents in the US or its five major territories.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 8–12 when applying; Requirement: Summer programs take rising 9th graders through current 12th graders, domestic and international; Requirement: NYC Residential Summer students must be at least 15 and, if 15, turn 16 by December 31 of the program year; Requirement: English proficiency equivalent to 90+ on the internet-based TOEFL or 6.5+ on the IELTS

    Selection and application: Selection: Holistic admission seeks academically exceptional, curious, motivated, and mature students. Columbia publishes no current applicant or admit rate and no fixed GPA minimum. Application materials: Teacher recommendation; School counselor/administrator recommendation (NYC Residential and NYC Commuter Summer)

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  • PROMYS Foundation / Boston University

    PROMYS at Boston University

    Selective six-week residential proof-based mathematics program at Boston University for ages 14-18; 2026 ended and 2027 is unannounced.

    Who can apply
    Grades 10–12
    Program dates
    Jun 27 – Aug 7, 2027 · 6 weeks
    Where
    In person · Boston, MA
    Editor's pickSTEMResidentialResearch
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: 2026: Free for U.S. families with adjusted gross income under $80,000; need-based aid up to full cost. Aid for international students is decided case by case.

    Costs beyond tuition: 2026: Free for U.S. families with adjusted gross income under $80,000; need-based aid up to full cost. Aid for international students is decided case by case.

    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

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  • Saturday Academy

    Saturday Academy ASE Internships

    Competitive Oregon and southwest Washington STEAM internships for rising grades 10-12, usually about eight summer weeks, with hour-based learning stipends and possible high-school credit.

    Cost
    Free
    Pay
    $500–$1,500 stipend
    Who can apply
    Grades 10–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    4⁠–⁠10 weeks
    Where
    In person or hybrid · Portland, Corvallis, OR
    SelectiveSTEMDay programResearchInternship
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Application fee waiver. For students eligible for Free & Reduced Lunch or who qualify for financial aid.

    Costs beyond tuition: Non-refundable application processing fee: $40. Waived for students eligible for Free & Reduced Lunch or who qualify for financial aid; Application fee waiver. For students eligible for Free & Reduced Lunch or who qualify for financial aid.

    Requirements: Residency: Reside in the United States throughout the program; Residency: Live within 50 miles of the internship position, or with adult family or friends near it for the summer; Requirement: Open to rising grades 10–12; Requirement: Have not held an ASE internship before; Requirement: Interest in a math or science career and readiness for a professional environment; Requirement: Reliable transportation to the internship location; Requirement: Proof of health insurance; Requirement: Mentor may not be a family member

    Selection and application: Selection: Competitive: more than 400 applicants for fewer than 100 positions, with roughly 75 internships typically offered. Matching also depends on position prerequisites and mentor rankings. Application materials: Two adult recommendations; Interview with some mentors

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  • MIT Jameel Clinic

    AI & Health Summer High School Bootcamp

    MIT Jameel Clinic’s 2027 AI & Health Bootcamp is a one-week, in-person introduction to machine learning, Python, clinical AI and drug discovery for incoming grades 10–12.

    Early deadline
    Nov 1, 20268 days left
    Cost
    $2,000
    Who can apply
    Grades 10–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    1 week
    Where
    In person · Cambridge, MA
    STEMDay program
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Need-based financial aid (tuition only): Up to $2,000. Covers the cost of tuition only; international participants are not eligible. Requires proof of low-income program enrollment or a letter/essay demonstrating need.

    Costs beyond tuition: Need-based financial aid (tuition only): Up to $2,000. Covers the cost of tuition only; international participants are not eligible. Requires proof of low-income program enrollment or a letter/essay demonstrating need.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 10–12; Requirement: Students who have participated in the past are not eligible to participate again; Requirement: No visa sponsorship or travel arrangements

    Selection and application: Application materials: MIT Jameel Clinic’s 2027 AI & Health Bootcamp is a one-week, in-person introduction to machine learning, Python, clinical AI and drug discovery for incoming grades 10–12. The programme is planned for mid-July, with exact dates still TBA. Early Action closes November 1, 2026 and regular applications February 22, 2027; recommendation letters are optional. Tuition is $2,000, and eligible domestic students may receive full-tuition need-based aid. Housing and transport are the family’s responsibility, and former participants may not repeat.

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  • Sierra Service Project

    Sierra Service Project Summer Weeks of Service

    Sierra Service Project announces June 27–August 7, 2027 in Del Norte County and the Navajo Nation. Priority registration is printed October 2–November 1; current fees and exact weekly assignments require confirmation.

    Priority deadline
    Nov 1, 20268 days left
    Cost
    $715–$775
    Who can apply
    Grades 6–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    Jun 27 – Aug 7, 2027 · 1 week
    Where
    In person · Crescent City, Teec Nos Pos, CA, AZ
    VolunteeringResidential
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: SSP participant scholarships

    Costs beyond tuition: Per-person deposit at registration (part of the participant fee): $125; Group sign-up fee (non-refundable): $75–$200. $75 for an individual or group of 1-5; $200 for a group of 6 or more; SSP participant scholarships

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 6–12; Requirement: Middle-school sessions: incoming 6th through incoming 9th grade; high-school sessions: incoming 9th through graduating 12th grade; Requirement: Volunteers 18 and older have extra pre-trip requirements under California law AB 506

    Selection and application: Selection: Placement depends on session type and remaining capacity; no construction experience is required

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  • LaunchX LLC

    LaunchX In-Person Flagship Entrepreneurship Summer Program

    LaunchX’s four-week in-person flagship entrepreneurship programme for high-school students ages 14–18 in Ann Arbor; June 27–July 24, 2027, with USD 13,495 tuition and separate application fees.

    Priority deadline
    Nov 11, 202618 days left
    Cost
    $13,495
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12
    Program dates
    4 weeks
    Where
    In person · Ann Arbor, MI
    BusinessResidential
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Tuition financial awards. Verified using the last year's income.

    Costs beyond tuition: International fee for 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.

    Requirements: Ages 14–18; Requirement: Open to grades 9–12

    Selection and application: Selection: LaunchX reports approximately a 30% acceptance rate for flagship programs; current cohort-specific applicant counts and criteria are not fully published. Application materials: Interview for selected applicants

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  • The Juilliard School

    Juilliard Summer Dance Intensive

    A selective three-week Lincoln Center intensive for about 44 advanced grade 9-11 dancers exploring Juilliard-level technique, choreography, and college dance study.

    Apply by
    Dec 15, 202652 days left
    Cost
    $2,500
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–11 (current)
    Program dates
    Jul 11–30, 2027 · 3 weeks
    Where
    In person · New York, NY
    Arts
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Need-based financial aid for admitted students. Most scholarship awards cover only a portion of tuition; open to U.S. and international students.

    Costs beyond tuition: Summer 2027 room and board (Meredith Willson Residence Hall): $2,250; Application fee: $40. Nonrefundable; fee waivers are available for significant financial need; Need-based financial aid for admitted students. Most scholarship awards cover only a portion of tuition; open to U.S. and international students.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 9–11 when applying; Requirement: Advanced dancer with at least three years of prior training in ballet and modern or contemporary dance; Requirement: Currently training at least 10 hours per week; Requirement: Must have completed at least one year of high school by the time the program begins in July; Requirement: Must not graduate from high school before the program begins; Requirement: Seriously considering dance as a career and college major; Requirement: Available for the entire three-week program; Requirement: Fully immunized under New York State school immunization requirements

    Selection and application: Selection: Approximately 44 dancers are offered admission through faculty review of required video auditions, with a possible waitlist of about 5-10. Application materials: Video audition (five separately recorded sections uploaded in the application); One letter of recommendation from your primary ballet teacher

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  • Washington Business Week

    Washington Business Week Summer Camps

    Priority deadline
    Dec 15, 202652 days left
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12 and first-year college
    Program dates
    1 week
    Where
    In person
    Business
    Requirements and sources

    Costs beyond tuition: 2026: Meals and snacks included with tuition: $0. Optional vending-machine or coffee-shop purchases are not included; Shared dorm accommodation at residential camps: $0. Included only for overnight sessions.

    Requirements: Requirement: Be entering high school, currently in high school, or recently graduated; Requirement: Enroll for an available session and agree to the student code of conduct; Requirement: Advanced Business applicants must be returning Washington Business Week alumni; Exclusion: International students may attend but are not eligible for the two Renton Technical College credits

    Selection and application: Selection: Enrollment rather than a selective application; spaces are limited

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  • The University of Texas at Austin Department of Computer Science

    UT Computer Science Summer Academies

    UT Austin on-campus computing academies for entering grades 10-12, combining paid open-enrollment tracks with separate free, selective Scholars Academies.

    Apply by
    Dec 20, 202657 days left
    Who can apply
    Grades 10–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    1 week
    Where
    In person · Austin, TX
    STEMResidential
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Open-enrollment academy scholarship. Limited; for registrants with financial need; Scholars Academies travel scholarship. For students with financial need, to cover transportation to and from Austin; application available after admission.

    Costs beyond tuition: Open-enrollment academy scholarship. Limited; for registrants with financial need; Scholars Academies travel scholarship. For students with financial need, to cover transportation to and from Austin; application available after admission.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 10–12; Requirement: Scholars Academies (Academy for All, Academy for Women) are for students entering grades 11–12 in fall 2027; Requirement: AI Academy Advanced session requires prior coding experience with conditionals, loops and lists/arrays (Python, C++ or Java); Requirement: Data Science Research academy requires at least one semester of Python programming and a personal laptop

    Selection and application: Selection: Open-enrollment academies fill on a first-come or capacity basis. Academy for All and Academy for Women are application-based and selective; current cohort sizes and acceptance rates are not published on the official pages. Application materials: Scholars Academies: brief essay / short-answer questions

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  • Varsity Academics / The Concord Review, Inc.

    The Concord Review History Camp

    Intensive online or in-person historical-research workshops with small-group teaching and individual coaching toward a serious 4,000-8,000-word paper.

    Early deadline
    Dec 31, 202668 days left
    Cost
    $3,650–$6,550
    Who can apply
    Grades 9–12
    Program dates
    Jun 6 – Aug 13, 2027 · 2⁠–⁠9 weeks
    Where
    Online or in person
    Research
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Limited case-by-case need assistance (no formal aid program)

    Costs beyond tuition: Application fee (includes a one-year Concord Review eBook subscription); Limited case-by-case need assistance (no formal aid program)

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to grades 9–12; Requirement: Rising 9th graders are eligible; younger students with strong academic readiness may be considered; Requirement: A chosen historical research topic and 3-5 books on it, read before the camp starts

    Selection and application: Selection: Current FAQ reports 18 students per session, 1:6 teacher-student ratio and more qualified applicants than places in many early cycles. No overall acceptance rate is published. TCR says it publishes roughly 5% of journal submissions, which is a separate process. Application materials: Optional teacher recommendation letter

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  • Lewis & Clark College

    Fir Acres Writing Workshop

    A writing workshop at Lewis & Clark College for rising 10th, 11th and 12th graders. Summer 2027 runs June 20–July 3, with a January 1 priority deadline.

    Priority deadline
    Jan 1, 202769 days left
    Cost
    $4,000
    Who can apply
    Grades 10–12 (rising)
    Program dates
    Jun 20 – Jul 3, 2027 · 2 weeks
    Where
    In person · Portland, OR
    ArtsResidential
    Financial aid, requirements and sources

    Financial aid: Partial scholarships and one full Blair Bonney Fir Acres Writing Scholarship. For students who demonstrate merit and financial need; limited number.

    Costs beyond tuition: Non-refundable deposit after acceptance (part of the total): $500; Partial scholarships and one full Blair Bonney Fir Acres Writing Scholarship. For students who demonstrate merit and financial need; limited number.

    Requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 10–12

    Selection and application: Selection: The director reviews complete applications. The program describes approximately 60 participants and workshops capped at 12, but applicant count, acceptance rate, scoring rubric, and waitlist policy are not published. Application materials: Statement of purpose (300 words); One letter of recommendation from a high school teacher or counselor

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