Summer and pre-college programs

In person (five-week residential)Rising seniors

(opens cee.org)

Summer Science Program (SSP)

Home page of SSP International

Juniors, nominated by their schoolsMultiple STEM

(opens ssp.org)

Simons Summer Research Program

Stony Brook summer research program

FreeIn person (residential)Rising seniors (MITES Summer)Multiple STEM

(opens stonybrook.edu)

MITES

MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering and Science

Free to applyRising seniorsEngineering

(opens mites.mit.edu)

Women's Technology Program (MIT)

Home page of MIT's Women's Technology Program

(opens wtp.mit.edu)

PROMYS

Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists

(opens promys.org)

Ross Mathematics Program

Introduction page of the Ross Mathematics Program

Ages 13 to 18Math and Statistics

(opens rossprogram.org)

Canada/USA Mathcamp

Home page of Canada/USA Mathcamp

(opens mathcamp.org)

HCSSiM

Home page of HCSSiM

(opens hcssim.org)

MathILy

Home page of MathILy

(opens mathily.org)

AwesomeMath

Home page of AwesomeMath

Juniors or seniorsBiology and Life Sciences

(opens awesomemath.org)

Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research (SIMR)

Stanford Medicine summer research program

(opens simr.stanford.edu)

Telluride Association Summer Seminar (TASS)

Telluride Association program for high school students

FreeSophomores and juniorsHumanities

(opens tellurideassociation.org)

Yale Young Global Scholars

Welcome page of Yale Young Global Scholars

In person (residential, 2027)

(opens globalscholars.yale.edu)

National Youth Science Camp

National Youth Science Academy camp page

In person (residential)Multiple STEM

(opens nysacademy.org)

Wharton Global Youth Program

Wharton program home page

Economics and Business

(opens globalyouth.wharton.upenn.edu)

SMASH

STEM and computer science programs for students

Multiple STEM

(opens smash.org)

AI4ALL

Home page of AI4ALL

(opens ai-4-all.org)

Girls Who Code

Home page of Girls Who Code

(opens girlswhocode.com)

SWENext

Society of Women Engineers pre-college program

Engineering

(opens swe.org)

NCWIT Aspirations in Computing

Home page of NCWIT Aspirations in Computing

(opens aspirations.org)

Princeton Summer Journalism Program

Home page of the Princeton Summer Journalism Program

Humanities

(opens psjp.princeton.edu)

Interlochen Center for the Arts

Home page of Interlochen

Arts

(opens interlochen.org)

NOLS

Home page of NOLS

Other

Environmental and Earth Sciences

(opens nols.edu)

Student Conservation Association

Youth conservation careers and internships

Full scholarshipAbroadHumanities

(opens thesca.org)

NSLI-Y

National Security Language Initiative for Youth

(opens nsliforyouth.org)

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth

Home page of JHU CTY

Multiple STEM

(opens cty.jhu.edu)

Northwestern Center for Talent Development

Gifted education programs home page

(opens ctd.northwestern.edu)

Stanford Summer Session

Stanford Summer Session home page

(opens summer.stanford.edu)

Harvard Summer School high school programs

Summer programs for high school students

Paid ($6,250 for Pre-College, 2027)In person or onlineHigh school

(opens summer.harvard.edu)

Yale Summer Session

Yale Summer Session home page

In person, online or abroadIncludes rising 9th and 10th graders

(opens summer.yale.edu)

Brown Pre-College Programs

Home page of Brown Pre-College Programs

(opens precollege.brown.edu)

Columbia University Pre-College Programs

Home page of Columbia's pre-college programs

In person or online

(opens precollege.sps.columbia.edu)

UChicago Summer

University of Chicago summer home page

(opens summer.uchicago.edu)

Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Programs

Carnegie Mellon pre-college programs page

Rising juniors and seniors

(opens cmu.edu)

Cornell Summer Session

Cornell SCE summer session page

In person or online

(opens sce.cornell.edu)

Duke Pre-College Programs

Duke Office of the Provost pre-college page

(opens provost.duke.edu)

UCLA Summer Sessions

UCLA Summer Sessions home page

(opens summer.ucla.edu)

UC Berkeley Summer Sessions

Berkeley Summer Sessions home page

(opens summer.berkeley.edu)

BU High School Honors

Boston University Summer Term honors program

High school

(opens bu.edu)

Notre Dame Pre-College Programs

Office of Pre-College Programs at Notre Dame

(opens precollege.nd.edu)

UNC Summer School

UNC Summer School home page

In person or onlineRising juniors and seniorsMath and Statistics

(opens summer.unc.edu)

Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies mathematics camp landing page

(opens sumac.spcs.stanford.edu)

Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI)

MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute home page

Students entering senior yearMultiple STEM

In person or onlineHigh school

(opens bwsi.mit.edu)

Penn Arts and Sciences High School Programs

Home page of Penn's high school summer programs

(opens hs.sas.upenn.edu)

Georgetown Summer Programs for High School Students

Pre-college programs and college credit courses for high schoolers

High school

(opens summer.georgetown.edu)

Iowa Young Writers' Studio

University of Iowa young writers program home page

Humanities

(opens iyws.program.uiowa.edu)

Boston University Pre-College and Youth Summer Programs

Boston University Summer Term pre-college and youth programs page

(opens bu.edu)

GenCyber

NSA and NSF cybersecurity camps; site address from press releases

(opens gen-cyber.com)

Google Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI)

Google program; current official page not found

(opens buildyourfuture.withgoogle.com)

Community picks

From Reddit and counselor or company sites. Many of these sites sell counseling, tutoring or test prep, so treat them as advice, not rules.

Lumiere Education blog

Lists of summer and research programs by subject

Third-party site

(opens lumiere-education.com)

TeenLife

Experiential learning directory for teens

Third-party site