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- 01Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP)AEOP High School Apprenticeship ProgramResearchEquitySelective
Students work alongside Army scientists and engineers on cutting-edge research projects in world-class laboratories.
📍 Nationwide⏱ 8 weeks📅 205 days left💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grades 9–12EngineeringComputer SciencePhysicsChemistryBiology - 02U.S. Department of EnergyDOE STEM Rising / SCEPInternshipEquitySelective
Paid internships across the 17 DOE national laboratories.
📍 Multiple national labs (nationwide eligibility)⏱ 8-10 weeks (summer)📅 172 days left💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grades 11–12PhysicsEngineeringEnvironmental ScienceComputer ScienceSustainability - 03NASA / Future EngineersNASA TechRise Student ChallengeCompetitionEquitySelective
Teams design space-bound experiments. Winners receive USD 1500 and their payload flies on a high-altitude balloon.
📍 Online⏱ School year📅 110 days left💰 Free🎓 Grades 6–12EngineeringPhysicsAstronomyEnvironmental Science - 04Pioneer AcademicsPioneer Academics (Aid)ResearchEquityHighly Selective
Accredited college-level research with US professors. Need-based aid up to full tuition.
📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ 15 weeks📅 Deadline not confirmed💰 Free🎓 Grades 10–12HumanitiesSocial ScienceBiologyComputer ScienceMathPhysics - 05SPARK SMPSPARK Summer Mentorship ProgramResearchEquitySelective
Free 1:1 mentorship with industry researchers. Started by WA students, now nationwide.
📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ 8 weeks (summer)📅 231 days left💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12Computer ScienceBiologyEngineeringMathPhysicsAI / Machine Learning - 06Brilliant.orgBrilliant.org High School Problem Solving TrackApply anytimeCompetitionSelective
While the physical show has locations, the virtual 'Think Tank' and 'Daily Challenge' offer online logic and math problems for students nationwide.
📍 Online⏱ Year-round📅 Apply anytime💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12Physics - 07Texas Tech UniversityClark Scholars ProgramSummer ProgramHighly Selective
Intensive research with TTU faculty across STEM and humanities. $750 stipend, room and board covered.
📍 TX (nationwide eligibility)⏱ 7 weeks (summer)📅 200 days left💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grades 11–12BiologyChemistryPhysicsEngineeringHumanitiesSocial Science - 09Columbia UniversityColumbia Junior Science JournalApply anytimeJournalSelective
Peer-reviewed high-school-authored science journal at Columbia.
📍 Online⏱ Year-round📅 Apply anytime💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12BiologyChemistryPhysicsMathComputer Science - 10Davidson InstituteDavidson FellowsScholarshipSelective
Scholarships of USD 10K, 25K, and 50K for students under 18 with significant work in STEM, literature, music, or philosophy.
📍 Online application⏱ Project-based📅 200 days left💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12MathBiologyChemistryPhysicsEngineeringComputer Science - 11IYPT US / USAYPTInternational Young Physicists' Tournament (Online Regional)CompetitionSelective
Global physics competition for teams to solve 7 open-ended problems and present their results in online 'Physics Fights'.
📍 Online/Global⏱ Intermittent (matches)📅 Deadline not confirmed💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12PhysicsMathEngineering - 12JEI (Harvard)Journal of Emerging InvestigatorsApply anytimeResearchSelective
Free peer-reviewed publication venue for middle/high school STEM research. Real PhD reviewers.
📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ Self-paced📅 Apply anytime💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12BiologyChemistryPhysicsComputer ScienceEnvironmental SciencePsychology - 13Apply anytimeResearchSelective
Dozens of free NASA citizen-science projects. Your contributions co-author published papers.
📍 Online⏱ Self-paced📅 Apply anytime💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12AstronomyEnvironmental SciencePhysics - 14InternshipSelective
Students participate in NASA's mission-driven projects through unique internship experiences at NASA centers across the country.
📍 Nationwide⏱ 10 weeks📅 Deadline not confirmed💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grades 11–12EngineeringComputer SciencePhysicsAstronomyMath - 15Oak Ridge National LaboratoryORNL High School Summer InternshipInternshipSelective
Paid DOE national lab research at Oak Ridge.
📍 TN⏱ 8 weeks (summer)📅 172 days left💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grades 11–12PhysicsChemistryComputer ScienceEngineeringData Science - 16Society for ScienceRegeneron ISEFCompetitionEquitySelective
The largest international pre-college science fair. Qualify through an affiliated regional or state fair. Travel and lodging covered for finalists.
📍 Rotating US city⏱ 1 week📅 Deadline not confirmed💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12BiologyChemistryPhysicsEngineeringEnvironmental ScienceComputer Science - 17Department of the Navy / ONRScience and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP)InternshipSelective
Interns work at a Naval laboratory on real-world research under the mentorship of professional scientists and engineers.
📍 Nationwide⏱ 8 weeks📅 Deadline not confirmed💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grades 9–12EngineeringPhysicsComputer ScienceChemistry - 18Toshiba / NSTAToshiba ExploraVisionCompetitionSelective
K-12 team STEM competition forecasting future technologies.
📍 Online⏱ Annual📅 172 days left💰 Free🎓 Grades 1–12EngineeringPhysicsComputer Science - 19American Association of Physics TeachersUS Physics OlympiadCompetitionEquitySelective
F=ma exam then USAPhO. Top 20 attend a training camp for the International Physics Olympiad team.
📍 School-administered⏱ Multi-round📅 Deadline not confirmed💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12Physics - 20CompetitionSelective
International olympiad in astronomy and astrophysics with national selection rounds.
📍 Varies (International)⏱ 1 week📅 Deadline not confirmed💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12AstronomyPhysics - 21Terra ScienceInternational Journal of High School ResearchApply anytimeJournalModerate
Open-access peer-reviewed journal for HS research across disciplines.
📍 Online⏱ Year-round📅 Apply anytime💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12BiologyChemistryPhysicsComputer ScienceSocial Science - 22DoD / National Science Teaching AssocJSHSCompetitionSelective
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Regional and national competitions in original STEM research, with cash awards and DoD lab tours.
📍 Regional sites nationwide⏱ 2 days📅 Deadline not confirmed💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12BiologyChemistryPhysicsEngineeringMathComputer Science - 23AAPTPhysics BowlCompetitionSelective
International multiple-choice physics competition for HS students.
📍 Global⏱ 45 min📅 Deadline not confirmed💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12Physics - 24CEE × MITResearch Science Institute (RSI)Summer ProgramHighly Selective
The most selective free summer research program in the US. Six weeks of STEM research at MIT with PhD mentors.
📍 MA (nationwide eligibility)⏱ 6 weeks (summer)📅 156 days left💰 Free🎓 Grade 11BiologyChemistryPhysicsMathComputer ScienceEngineering - 25Science OlympiadScience OlympiadCompetitionEquityModerate
Team-based STEM competition with 23 events spanning earth science, biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering. Regional through national rounds.
📍 School team + regional⏱ School year📅 Deadline not confirmed💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 6–12BiologyChemistryPhysicsEngineeringEnvironmental Science - 26SSP InternationalSummer Science Program (SSP)Summer ProgramHighly Selective
Team-based real research in astrophysics, biochemistry, or genomics. Need-based aid covers full tuition.
📍 CA, NM, IN, CO (nationwide eligibility)⏱ 39 days (summer)📅 177 days left💰 Free🎓 Grade 11AstronomyBiologyChemistryPhysicsMath - 27University of MichiganMichigan Math & Science ScholarsResearchModerate
Hands-on math/science programs at U-M. Need-based aid available.
📍 MI⏱ 2 weeks (summer)📅 292 days left💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–12MathBiologyPhysicsComputer ScienceAstronomy - 28University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUIUC Worldwide Youth in Science & EngineeringResearchModerate
STEM camps at UIUC. Need-based aid for Illinois students.
📍 IL⏱ 1 week (summer)📅 261 days left💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12EngineeringComputer ScienceMathPhysics