§ Computer Science

Computer Science programs for high schoolers.

604 programs indexed in computer science. 341 are free or pay a stipend. 64 prioritize under-resourced or underrepresented students. This page updates whenever we add a new computer science program.

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UW-Madison Division of Continuing Studies Precollege
Accelerated Learning Program (Badger Precollege, UW-Madison)
Three-week non-credit college-level courses on the UW-Madison campus for high school students, including computer science and economics, with residential or commuter options.
📍 Madison, WI📅 May🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Advanced Robotics
Students design and build robotic systems while working with mechanical design, programming and CAD in teams.
📍 MO🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
Advanced Technical Center (ATC)
A tuition-free, open-enrollment career and technical education hub where DCPS and public charter students in grades 9-11 take two-year dual-credit pathways in cybersecurity, general nursing, clinical medical assisting, or EMT while remaining enrolled at their home high school.
📍 Washington, DC (Ward 8 location launching 2025-26)📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–11
Highly Selective
Oakland University
Advanced Virtual Reality World Builders
Students continue into more advanced virtual-reality development and world-building techniques.
📍 MI🎓 Grades 9–10
Moderate
New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network
Advancing Young Women in STEM Scholarship
Scholarship for New Mexico female juniors/seniors pursuing STEM education or careers; requires at least a 2.5 GPA.
📍 NM🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP)
AEOP High School Apprenticeship Program
Students work alongside Army scientists and engineers on cutting-edge research projects in world-class laboratories.
📍 Nationwide⏱ 8 weeks📅 Early March🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
UNC Charlotte Center for STEM Education / AEOP
AEOP High School Internship STEM Research Program
Rising juniors and seniors complete roughly 220–300 hours of faculty-mentored STEM research and present their findings through program research events.
📍 NC🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Air Force Research Laboratory
AFRL Scholars Program (Kirtland AFB)
A paid research internship at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque for upper-level high school students (16+) pursuing STEM, placing scholars on real technical-directorate projects such as directed energy, lasers, optics, and space vehicle research with a dedicated mentor.
📍 Albuquerque, NM (Kirtland AFB)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
MIT Jameel Clinic
AI & Health Summer High School Bootcamp
A one-week, in-person bootcamp on the MIT campus introducing grades 10-12 students to machine learning applications in medicine, covering clinical AI, biomedical data analysis, and drug discovery, with group projects and a final presentation.
📍 Cambridge, MA (MIT campus)📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of South Florida
AI & Machine Learning Summer Intensive
Students learn Python, Pandas and machine-learning concepts, build predictive models and explore robotics and large-language-model applications.
📍 FL🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
iD Tech
AI and Machine Learning Camp at Vanderbilt University
A week-long day or overnight camp held on Vanderbilt's campus where teens build neural networks, train image recognition models, and integrate ChatGPT into Python programs to develop a machine learning portfolio.
📍 Nashville, TN📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
Illinois Institute of Technology Elevate College Prep
AI Explorers
A virtual high-school summer program introducing students to artificial intelligence and related computational concepts. The 2026 price was listed at $300.
📍 IL🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Seattle University
AI for Equity (Pre-College Program)
A credit-bearing overnight summer program on how technology intersects with criminal justice, covering machine learning, AI in criminal justice, AI ethics and a group project, earning 2 college credits.
📍 Seattle, WA📅 April🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Massachusetts AI Hub (MassTech) with Work-Based Learning Alliance
AI for Massachusetts High Schools Internship Program
A paid, fully virtual internship program in which Massachusetts public high school students work in teams with industry mentors 2-3 hours per week to develop AI-enabled solutions for real business needs across sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, and clean energy.
📍 Massachusetts (statewide, virtual)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
MLH
AI Hackfest
AI focused Hackfest. Digital format.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
University of Central Arkansas
AI Innovators Lab: From Code to Intelligent Systems
Students learn programming and introductory AI through guided exercises, collaborative projects and development of simple intelligent systems.
📍 AR🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UMass Boston Paul English Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (PEAAII)
AI Institute Summer Camp
A five-week, project-based hybrid summer camp (July 27-Aug 28, 2026) where high schoolers build skills in machine learning, computer vision, NLP, generative AI, and robotics, producing a research-style write-up mentored by UMass Boston CS faculty and PhD students.
📍 Boston, MA (UMass Boston campus + virtual)📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Carnegie Mellon University
AI Scholars at CMU
Free AI-focused summer program for rising seniors underrepresented in computing.
📍 PA⏱ 4 weeks (summer)📅 February🎓 Grade 11
Selective
University of Oklahoma Gallogly College of Engineering
AI Summer Camp
A four-day summer camp introducing Oklahoma high schoolers to artificial intelligence, where student teams design AI solutions for real-world challenges in healthcare, sustainability, entertainment, and social issues while learning about bias, accessibility, and responsible AI development.
📍 Norman, OK📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Pitt HexAI Research Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh
AI Summer School
A free, one-week intensive for high school juniors and seniors with basic Python knowledge, covering foundational AI through deep learning and object detection, culminating in a team project, with a focus on AI-powered medical imaging informatics.
📍 Pittsburgh, PA (University of Pittsburgh)📅 April🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
University of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
AI4ALL at the Allen School
A free, multi-week introductory workshop in data science and artificial intelligence covering data science, geographic information science, machine learning, and equity and bias in urban spaces. No previous coding experience is required.
📍 Online (hosted by UW, Seattle, WA)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
QuantHub
Alabama Data Scholars
Alabama high-school students complete data and AI training and work on a real employer project. The program allows on-site, hybrid, and fully virtual placements.
📍 AL🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Amazon
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
Scholarship for high school seniors planning to study computer science in college.
📍 Nationwide⏱ 4 years scholarship📅 December 1🎓 Grade 12
Selective
ACSL
American Computer Science League (ACSL)
A multi-division computer science competition covering both theory and programming.
📍 Nationwide⏱ School year📅 November 30🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program
ANSEP Acceleration High School
Free year-round STEM acceleration for Alaska Native students.
📍 AK⏱ School year + summer📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
UMBC at Shady Grove
AP Computer Science
Students explore material connected to AP-level computer science.
📍 MD🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Apple Inc.
Apple Swift Student Challenge
Swift coding competition hosted by Apple to showcase creativity and app development skills.
📍 Global⏱ 1 month📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Saturday Academy
Apprenticeships in Science & Engineering (ASE)
An eight-week, full-time paid summer internship pairing rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors with a professional scientist or engineer mentor across Oregon and SW Washington, including specialty tracks such as a Machine Learning internship through Portland State University.
📍 Portland Metro, Eugene, Corvallis, Bend, and Vancouver WA area📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Highly Selective
UMBC at Shady Grove
Arduino Robotics
Students learn robotics and programming using Arduino hardware.
📍 MD🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne Exemplary Student Research Program
Chicago-area students conduct year-long research mentored by Argonne scientists.
📍 IL⏱ School year📅 October🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Arkansas Activities Association / High School Esports League
Arkansas High School Esports League
Arkansas high schoolers compete on official school esports teams sanctioned by the AAA in titles including Valorant, Rocket League, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Apex Legends, and Counter-Strike 2, with fall and spring seasons and standard academic-eligibility rules.
📍 Statewide, Arkansas (online competition through school teams)📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Arkansas Department of Education
Arkansas State Coding Competition
School teams of up to three students solve programming challenges in Arkansas's statewide coding competition. Awards are deposited into Brighterfuture 529 accounts.
📍 AR🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of Alaska Anchorage College of Engineering
Artificial Intelligence — Summer Engineering Academy
Students use hands-on experiments, collaborative projects and challenges to learn foundational AI concepts and explore machine-learning applications to real-world problems.
📍 AK🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Wake Forest University Pre-College Programs
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute
An overnight pre-college institute where current 9th-12th graders get hands-on experience with machine learning, AI ethics, and robotics through projects, ethics simulations, and talks from industry and academic guest speakers.
📍 Winston-Salem, NC📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Wichita State University College of Engineering
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Camp
Students learn introductory Python and create machine-learning/deep-learning models for computer-vision and natural-language-processing tasks.
📍 KS🎓 Grade 9
Moderate
The College of New Jersey
Artificial Intelligence & Wireless Communications Camp
Residential engineering camp covering neural networks, computer vision, TensorFlow/PyTorch, microcontrollers, wireless sensing and electronics. 2026 cost was $2,200.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Georgetown University
Artificial Intelligence Academy
One-week Georgetown academy introducing high-school students to artificial intelligence through academic instruction and applied activities.
📍 DC🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Rhode Island
Artificial Intelligence Camp
A week-long hands-on camp at URI's Kingston campus where high schoolers work on robotics, circuits, programming, 3D modeling and printing, and machine learning projects.
📍 Kingston, RI📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Virginia Tech Center for Future Work Places and Practices
Artificial Intelligence for Beginners
Three-week online synchronous summer course introducing high school students to machine learning, AI and generative AI, ending with a capstone project and showcase.
📍 Online (Virginia Tech)📅 May🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Stevens Institute of Technology
Artificial Intelligence in Modern Society
Examines AI technologies and their role in contemporary society.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
George Mason University College of Education and Human Development
Artificial Intelligence Summer Camp (ACCESS Academy)
Free one-week day camp where students learn machine learning basics through problem-based projects with beginner-friendly tools and prototype and present their own ideas.
📍 Arlington, VA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Aspiring Scholars Directed Research Program
ASDRP (RISE)
Free year-round Bay Area lab research. Open application.
📍 CA⏱ Year-round📅 May🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
NCWIT
Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC)
Award for girls and non-binary students in computing, providing recognition and a cash prize.
📍 Nationwide⏱ One-time📅 April 15🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Beaver Works Summer Institute
BWSI has programs throughout the year in advanced programming and engineering topics, from Saturdays in the Fall and Spring, the Summer Institute in July and our national challenges, we have something for high school students across the country!
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
MIT Lincoln Lab
Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI)
Free MIT-led project-based courses in AI, robotics, cybersecurity.
📍 MA⏱ 4 weeks (summer)📅 Early February🎓 Grade 11
Selective
UMBC
Become a 10x App Developer: AI-Assisted App Development
Students learn application development using AI-assisted development tools.
📍 MD🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Bennington College
Bennington Young Innovators Awards (AI)
A free competition for high school students with three AI-focused submission tracks: creating an original artistic work using AI with a reflective essay, writing a critical essay on AI's ethical, social or cultural impact, or building an AI solution to a real-world problem with a short video demonstration.
📍 Online submission (Bennington College, Bennington, VT)📅 November🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Ohio State University, Department of Mathematics
Beyond the Classroom Summer Camp
A free in-person summer camp inviting middle and high schoolers to explore recreational mathematics, puzzles, and programming through nontraditional, staff-led activities that build confidence and culminate in a final project.
📍 Columbus, OH (Ohio State University)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Boston Leadership Institute
Big Data
A one-week summer program for teens interested in business, math, and computer science, part of Boston Leadership Institute's STEM research offerings held at Greater Boston-area college campuses.
📍 Wellesley / Waltham / Boston, MA📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
NDSU Department of Computer Science
Bison Cyber Day Camp (GenCyber)
A free NSA/NSF-funded GenCyber camp for high schoolers covering programming, cybersecurity, robotics, and artificial intelligence, with day and overnight options and meals provided.
📍 Fargo, ND (NDSU campus)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Major League Hacking
Bit Hacks
Hackathon in Irvine, California.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Major League Hacking
Bitcamp 2025
Hackathon in College Park, Maryland.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Black Girls CODE
Black Girls CODE Workshops
Program that provides coding workshops and tech exposure to young girls of color.
📍 Nationwide⏱ Varies📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Oregon State University
Blender Camp
3-D modeling/animation and digital creation using Blender.
📍 OR🎓 Grades 9, 12
Moderate
MIT
Blueprint by HackMIT
Annual learnathon and hackathon for HS students at MIT.
📍 Cambridge, MA⏱ 2 days📅 Winter🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
UKMT
British Informatics Olympiad (Open to Int'l)
Solve complex math and computer science problems created by the UK Mathematical Trust.
📍 Global⏱ 1 day📅 November 1🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Broad Institute (MIT & Harvard)
Broad Summer Scholars Program
Paid genomics research for Boston-area rising seniors from underrepresented groups.
📍 MA⏱ 6 weeks (summer)📅 January🎓 Grade 11
Selective
UMBC
Build a VEX Robot!
Students design, build, and program controlled and autonomous VEX robots for an engineering challenge. The 2026 fee was $374.
📍 MD🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UMBC
Build Your Own AI-Powered Virtual Assistant
Students build an artificial-intelligence-powered virtual assistant.
📍 MD🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Built By Girls
Built By Girls Wave Program
A peer-mentorship program connecting high school girls with women in tech.
📍 Online⏱ Ongoing📅 November 15🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Health Tech Alley / Maryland Innovation Center
Business Analytics, Data Science and AI Youth Apprenticeship Program
A 12-month youth apprenticeship based at the Maryland Innovation Center in Columbia where high school seniors train in data analytics, AI, machine learning, and cloud computing while earning Google and Microsoft industry credentials and completing a year-long research project.
📍 Columbia, MD (Howard County)📅 Varies🎓 Grade 12
Selective
BYU Youth Programs
BYU Cyber Camp
Week-long cybersecurity camp for ages 13-18 covering AI, machine learning, game design, ethical hacking and capture-the-flag challenges, with no prior computing experience required. The 2026 session ran July 6-10 on the BYU campus.
📍 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 8–12
Moderate
Campersand
Campersand (C&!) Math Camp
A residential summer camp at UNM for mathematically-inclined students ages 9-18, bringing together curious students to explore advanced math and computer science foundations with faculty who support deep, open-ended inquiry; scholarships are offered to winners of the UNM-PNM Statewide Math Competition.
📍 Albuquerque, NM📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Waterloo (CEMC)
Canadian Computing Competition (CCC)
Free competitive programming contest run by Waterloo's CEMC; open worldwide and used as a qualifier for the Canadian Computing Olympiad.
📍 Remote (Global)⏱ 3 hours📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Delaware Higher Education Office
Career-Based Scholarship
Supports Delaware students pursuing high-demand fields such as computer science, data science, engineering, finance, nursing and healthcare administration at Delaware institutions.
📍 DE🎓 Grade 12
Highly Selective
Carnegie Mellon
Carnegie Mellon AI Scholars
Free three-week residential AI program for underrepresented students.
📍 Pittsburgh, PA⏱ 3 weeks📅 March🎓 Grades 10–11
Selective
Carnegie Mellon
Carnegie Mellon SAMS
Free six-week residential STEM program for underrepresented students.
📍 Pittsburgh, PA⏱ 6 weeks📅 February🎓 Grade 11
Selective
NC State University
Catalyst: Creating Opportunities in STEM for Students with Disabilities
Year-long STEM and college/career-readiness cohort with workshops, field experiences, certifications and access to paid STEM internships.
📍 NC🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
George Mason University Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Northern Virginia Node / Children's Science Center
CCI Scholars High School Cybersecurity Internship (Northern Virginia)
A seven-week summer internship that gives rising seniors and recent graduates of Northern Virginia public high schools professional skills training and placement with local cybersecurity and STEM industry partners.
📍 Northern Virginia📅 Varies🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Ball State University College of Communication, Information, and Media
CCIM+ Summer Workshops
High-school students choose specialized workshops such as student-media leadership, post-production and visual effects, esports, or speech and communication.
📍 IN🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
CERN
CERN Summer Student Programme
Paid 8–13 week summer programme at CERN for undergrads worldwide in physics, engineering, or computing.
📍 Various📅 January🎓 Grade 12
Selective
University of South Alabama, School of Computing (Center for Forensics, Information Technology, and Security)
CFITS Cyber Camp
A two-day, non-residential introduction to cybersecurity topics including cryptography, steganography, digital logic, password safety, phishing awareness and cyber ethics for highly motivated incoming 9th-12th graders.
📍 Mobile, AL (Shelby Hall, University of South Alabama)📅 June🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Rowan University
CHAMP/GEAR UP Summer Academy
College-readiness summer program for students from participating Camden-area schools with instruction in math, science, writing, computer science, financial literacy and public speaking.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 9–11
Selective
Champlain College (Senator Patrick Leahy Center for Digital Forensics & Cybersecurity)
Champlain College Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics Academy
A two-week residential academy where students learn to construct and safeguard networks and investigate digital crimes in the Leahy Center, finishing with a team-solved forensic case.
📍 Champlain College, Burlington, VT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Champlain College
Champlain Game Academy
A two-week residential game development program covering game art, design, programming in C# and Unity, production and sound, ending with a playable prototype.
📍 Champlain College, Burlington, VT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Changemakers in Computing
A free summer program that teaches technology, society and justice through project-based learning, with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, AI and tech ethics and college preparation led by UW undergraduate mentors.
📍 Seattle, WA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Colorado High School Activities Association / PlayVS
CHSAA Esports (PlayVS Colorado)
Officially sanctioned interscholastic esports leagues for Colorado high schools competing in titles like Rocket League, Marvel Rivals, Splatoon, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with fall and spring state championships.
📍 Matches online; championships at Localhost, Lakewood, CO📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
California Interscholastic Federation / NASEF
CIF Esports Initiative
The official statewide scholastic esports league sanctioned by the CIF, with a nine-week regular season and in-person state finals across League of Legends, Rocket League, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Mario Kart 8.
📍 Online regular season; in-person State Finals in California📅 December🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
The Citadel
Citadel Cyber Summer Immersion Program (C2SI)
A summer cybersecurity immersion program for high school students at The Citadel in Charleston, introducing participants to cyber operations and security concepts through hands-on training.
📍 Charleston, SC📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
NYC College of Technology / CUNY
City Tech STEM Research Academy
High-school students complete research preparation and summer projects in engineering technology, computer science, biology and chemical technology.
📍 NY🎓 Grades 10–11
Selective
Cleveland State University & Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Cleveland Tech Talent Pipeline
An NSF-funded initiative giving CMSD high schoolers computer science classes, after-school robotics clubs (FIRST FRC, VEX, LEGO), and paid summer IT/web-development internships at sites such as NASA Glenn Research Center and Cleveland Clinic.
📍 Cleveland, OH📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Carnegie Mellon University
CMU SAMS
Fully-funded STEM immersion for rising seniors from underrepresented backgrounds.
📍 PA⏱ 6 weeks (summer)📅 Mid-February🎓 Grade 11
Highly Selective
University of Georgia
Code and Cognition: The AI Lab
Students learn Python and machine-learning fundamentals and build a functioning AI project while examining ethical and social implications of AI.
📍 GA🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Code Your Own Adventure
Students combine coding, digital design, game development and 3-D modeling in a weeklong technology camp.
📍 NC🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Kode With Klossy
CODE-A-BRATION
Join us for a weekend of creativity, code, & community! Free two-day workshop for ages 13-18: Oct 17-18, 2026 in Chicago and Nov 7-8, 2026 in Oakland, plus a virtual option.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
University of Alaska Anchorage College of Engineering
Code, Create, and Computational Thinking
Students learn text-based JavaScript through p5.js while creating animations, digital art, interactive projects and simple games, with exposure to AI and computational thinking.
📍 AK🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Code2College
Code2College Summer Program
Summer program for Texas students to gain technical skills and professional development.
📍 TX⏱ Various📅 February 15🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
CodeDay
CodeDay Labs Fellowship
High school students are paired with industry mentors to build a real-world software project.
📍 Online⏱ 3 months📅 May 15🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Codeforces
Codeforces Educational Rounds
Free competitive programming platform with weekly contests for students worldwide.
📍 Online⏱ 2 hours📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 6–12
Selective
Code in the Schools
CodeWorks
A 5-week paid summer experience, run through Baltimore City's YouthWorks program, where city residents ages 14-21 explore game development, web development, Python, data science, cybersecurity, and digital forensics with no prior experience required.
📍 Baltimore, MD📅 Spring🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Illinois Institute of Technology Elevate College Prep
Coding Bootcamp: Introduction to Python
High-school students learn introductory Python programming through a structured summer day program. The listed 2026 price was $550.
📍 IL🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Coding for Cancer
A four-week virtual program where students learn the R programming language and cancer biology, then carry out an individual research project with support from computational biologists.
📍 Online (Fred Hutch, Seattle, WA)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Coding it Forward
Coding it Forward Civic Innovation Corps
Summer civic-tech fellowship placing students at federal agencies (mostly college, some HS programs).
📍 United States⏱ 10 weeks📅 Winter🎓 Grade 12
Selective
UMBC
Coding with Emotions: The Science of Empathic AI
Students explore programming and artificial intelligence designed to recognize or interact with human emotions.
📍 MD🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado School of Mines REACH
Engineering immersion at Mines. Scholarships for Colorado students from underrepresented backgrounds.
📍 CO⏱ 1 week (summer)📅 March🎓 Grades 10–12
Highly Selective
Columbia University
Columbia Junior Science Journal
Peer-reviewed high-school-authored science journal at Columbia.
📍 Online⏱ Year-round📅 Annual (opens July, closes October)🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of Dayton
Come and See-UD Engineering Experiences
Discipline-specific day camps in mechanical, chemical, electrical/computer, civil and engineering technology plus computer science and physics.
📍 OH🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
Virginia Cyber Range (Virginia Tech)
Commonwealth Cyber Cup (Virginia High School Capture the Flag Competition)
Virginia's statewide high school cybersecurity capture-the-flag competition in which teachers sign up student teams to compete in a practice round and an in-person final round to be named the best team in the state.
📍 Virginia (final round at Germanna Community College, Culpeper)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Carnegie Mellon University
Computational Biology
Pre-College Computational Biology program at Carnegie Mellon University.
📍 Pittsburgh, PA📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
miRcore
Computational Biology Research Camp
Students use real scientific data and professional research tools to explore disease-related computational biology questions in small research groups. In-person and virtual formats are available.
📍 MI🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UMBC
Computational Materials Chemistry
High-school students explore materials chemistry using computational approaches.
📍 MD🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Howard University School of Business
Computer Information Systems Career Awareness Program (CISCAP)
Students explore data analytics, programming, cybersecurity, networking, AI and machine learning within a business context through interactive instruction and hands-on exercises.
📍 DC🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
University of Kentucky STEM Experiences
Computer Science Camp for High School Students
Incoming grades 9–12 receive hands-on programming experience using sensors and conditional-loop sequences, with activities designed to be accessible without advanced programming experience.
📍 KY🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
NC State University (CEREAL Lab)
Computer Science High School Internship Program
A four-week, in-person paid internship in which high schoolers complete a computing boot-camp in block-based programming and generative AI, then help design CS-infused K-12 curricula and mentor middle school teachers.
📍 Raleigh, NC📅 May🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of Central Florida
Computer Science Summer Institute
Three-week intensive covering Python, game development, object-oriented programming or competitive-programming fundamentals depending on student level.
📍 FL🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Carleton College Summer Liberal Arts Institute
Computer Science: Computer Vision, Web Development, Computer Organization
Students explore computer vision, web development, and computer organization through rigorous collaborative coursework, research, and a final symposium.
📍 MN🎓 Grades 10–11
Moderate
US House of Representatives
Congressional App Challenge
District-level coding competition open to every US high schooler.
📍 All US districts⏱ Self-paced📅 October🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Office of Congressman Jared Golden
Congressional App Challenge - Maine's 2nd District
An annual nationwide coding competition, open to middle and high school students residing in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, who design an original app for desktop, web, mobile, or other devices in any programming language.
📍 Maine's 2nd Congressional District📅 November🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of Minnesota MnCAV Ecosystem
Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Camp
Students explore self-driving vehicles, drones, teleoperations, programming, and transportation technology, including building and programming an automated electric skateboard. The camp is free and lunch is provided.
📍 MN🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Cornell Tech
Cornell Tech Summer Innovation Intensives
A three-week, non-residential summer program on Cornell Tech's Roosevelt Island campus where high schoolers build an AI-powered product while learning ethical coding, data science, and product innovation from Cornell Tech faculty.
📍 New York, NY (Cornell Tech, Roosevelt Island)📅 Winter🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
University of California
COSMOS
UC residential STEM program. Need-based fee waivers cover full cost for qualifying families.
📍 CA⏱ 4 weeks (summer)📅 Early February🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
Morehead State University
Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics
Kentucky sophomores apply to spend their final two high-school years living at Morehead State and taking university STEM coursework for dual credit. Tuition, housing, and the standard meal plan are provided at no cost, though students may have textbook and personal expenses.
📍 KY🎓 Grade 10
Highly Selective
MLH
CruzHacks
Hackathon event.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
University of Tulsa
Cryptography Summer Academy
Students study cryptography, mathematics and computational problem solving.
📍 OK🎓 Grade 9
Selective
Code.org
CS Principles from Code.org
High-quality AP Computer Science preparation and advanced CS courses.
📍 Online⏱ Self-paced📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Carnegie Mellon University
CS Scholars
Pre-College CS Scholars program at Carnegie Mellon University.
📍 Pittsburgh, PA📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
Colorado School of Mines
CS@Mines Cyber Camp — Exploring IoT: Data Security and Privacy
Two-day camp covering IoT security, privacy, networking, data analysis, cyberattacks and AI-based defensive techniques through hands-on activities.
📍 CO🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Colorado School of Mines Department of Computer Science
CS@Mines High School Research Internship
High-school students join Mines faculty research groups in areas such as AI, robotics, cybersecurity, and computing. Remote and in-person placements can be available.
📍 CO🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Harvard University / edX
CS50: Introduction to Computer Science
Harvard's world-famous introduction to computer science. While self-paced on edX, it offers a certificate and a deep dive into programming.
📍 Online⏱ 12 weeks📅 Self-paced🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Harvard / edX
CS50: Introduction to Computer Science
Introduction to computer science from Harvard University available for high schoolers.
📍 Online⏱ 12 weeks📅 Self-paced — no fixed deadline🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
Dakota State University
Cyber Camp for High Schoolers
A week-long residential cybersecurity camp for students entering grades 10-12, covering digital forensics, cryptography, programming in C and Python, privacy, and cyber awareness, taught by DSU faculty, alumni, students, and industry professionals with no prior experience required.
📍 Madison, SD📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
CyberWyoming Alliance / Wyoming State Library
Cyber-in-a-Box School Video Challenge
An annual school video challenge where teams of up to five students in grades 6-12 script, film and edit a short video; the 2026-2027 topic is Exploring AI and Data Privacy. Teams receive $50-$100 for equipment (or pizza) plus prizes.
📍 Wyoming (school-based teams)📅 November🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of Mary
CyberConnect CTF
Four-person high-school teams solve cybersecurity challenges in a capture-the-flag competition for cash prizes.
📍 ND🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Idaho National Laboratory
CyberCore Camp
High-school students complete hands-on cybersecurity and computing activities connected to INL's national-security and cyber research. Free INL STEM Scholars camp for grades 9-12; the 2026 sessions (June 15-18 and June 22-25) have passed and registration is closed. Check INL's STEM Scholars page for 2027.
📍 ID🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Missouri University of Science and Technology
CyberMiner Camp
Returning in summer 2027, this camp introduces high-school students to computer science, computer engineering, information technology and cybersecurity topics.
📍 MO🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
CyberPatriot
CyberPatriot
A cybersecurity competition for high school teams to learn and apply cybersecurity skills in a virtual environment. Teams compete to find and fix vulnerabilities in simulated operating systems.
📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Air & Space Forces Association
CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense
National youth cybersecurity competition with middle and high school divisions.
📍 United States⏱ Year-long📅 Fall🎓 Grades 6–12
Selective
Louisiana State University Pre-College Programs
Cybersecurity
Students study phishing, networks, cryptography, cyber threats, and defensive cybersecurity during a two-week high-school program.
📍 LA🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Stevens Institute of Technology
Cybersecurity — Advanced
Advanced cybersecurity track requiring prior AP computer-science-level preparation.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Stevens Institute of Technology
Cybersecurity — Beginner
Introductory cybersecurity experience for students without advanced prerequisites.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Cybersecurity Explorers Saturday Camp
Hands-on Saturday sessions cover phishing, passwords, coding, cryptography, Linux, digital forensics and cybersecurity problem solving, with no prior experience required. The current page lists October 10 and 17 sessions.
📍 NV🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Gallatin College Montana State University
Cybersecurity Summer Initiative Camp
Free summer cybersecurity camp where students explore networks, files, cyber hygiene and security through hands-on activities and a concluding challenge. The program includes high-school students within its grades 6–12 range.
📍 MT🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program
DAPCEP (Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program)
Detroit nonprofit offering Saturday classes during the school year and summer camps on college campuses across Southeastern Michigan for elementary through high school students, covering engineering, robotics, coding, AI, renewable energy and drone certification. Participation carries a fee, with a financial aid form available; register through the online portal.
📍 Detroit, MI📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Illinois Institute of Technology Elevate College Prep
Data Science Basics
Students receive an online introduction to core data-science concepts and methods. The 2026 virtual program was listed at $350.
📍 IL🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Quinnipiac University
Data Sciences Lab
Students explore how data are collected, analyzed and interpreted through hands-on data-science activities and university-level applications.
📍 CT🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
Davidson Institute
Davidson Fellows
Scholarships of USD 10K, 25K, and 50K for students under 18 with significant work in STEM, literature, music, or philosophy.
📍 Online application⏱ Project-based📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Career and Technical Education DC / TSA
DC TSA (Technology Student Association)
A STEM-focused CTSO for DC students at chapters including Cardozo and H.D. Woodson high schools, running competitive events in areas like technical design, debating tech issues, and extemporaneous speech.
📍 Washington, DC (chapters at Cardozo and H.D. Woodson high schools)📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Colorado School of Mines
DECTech Intern
High-school interns assist Mines outreach programs and help deliver computing and technology activities for younger K–8 students.
📍 CO🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
PlayVS / Delaware Department of Education, in partnership with NFHS Network
Delaware Scholastic Esports League
Officially sanctioned high school esports league where Delaware teams compete in titles such as Rocket League, Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Overwatch, and Valorant.
📍 Delaware (statewide, online competition)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Major League Hacking
DesignVerse at UCR
Hackathon in Riverside, California.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Highly Selective
MLH
DiamondHacks
Hackathon event.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
James Madison University School of Professional & Continuing Education
DIGITAL (Dukes Inspiring Girls Into Technology Across Limits)
One-day technology workshop day for grades 9-12 with five tracks (App Development, Creative, Programming, New Ideas including AI ethics, CS Overview), a keynote talk and a student panel on college.
📍 Harrisonburg, VA📅 October🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Arizona State University
Digital Culture Summer Institute
Project-based workshops combine digital media, arts, music, computing, engineering, technology, and design under ASU faculty and graduate-student instruction.
📍 AZ🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering
Discover STEM
Students spend a week exploring current STEM research through laboratory tours, experiments, technology demonstrations, faculty presentations, and career discussions. Attendance is free.
📍 MN🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE STEM Rising / SCEP
Paid internships across the 17 DOE national laboratories.
📍 Multiple national labs (nationwide eligibility)⏱ 8-10 weeks (summer)📅 January🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Northeastern State University
DroneXperience Summer Academy
Drone technology, flight, engineering and applied STEM.
📍 OK🎓 Grade 12
Selective
Duke University
Duke Summer Academy
Pre-college academic programs at Duke. Need-based scholarships.
📍 NC⏱ 2 weeks (summer)📅 April🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Early College Summer
A summer program for rising sophomores through seniors to earn 3-12 college credits (or take non-credit enrichment courses) in subjects spanning chemistry, cybersecurity, Python programming, neuroscience, graphic design, and more, in 3- or 6-week formats on FDU's Metropolitan or Florham campuses or online.
📍 Madison / Teaneck, NJ📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) / NSTA
eCYBERMISSION Competition
The world's largest youth-led STEM competition focusing on community service and solving problems using the scientific method.
📍 Online / Nationwide⏱ Year-round📅 March🎓 Grades 7–9
Selective
Northern Kentucky University CINSAM
Electrical, Electronics, & Mechanical Engineering Academy
Students design circuits, program microcontrollers, work with embedded systems, and explore manufacturing methods such as laser cutting in hands-on engineering projects.
📍 KY🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
OSU Institute of Technology
Emerging & Converging Technologies Summer Academy
Emerging-technology and applied-engineering experiences.
📍 OK🎓 Grade 10
Selective
University of Maryland Clark School / USMSM
Engineer Your Career: Robotics STEM Summer Camp
Southern Maryland high-school students design, build, and program robots while exploring 3D printing, coding, microprocessors, and human-machine interaction. The camp is free.
📍 MD🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
UNM Engineering Student Success Center
Engineering and Computing Summer Academy
A no-cost UNM program introducing high schoolers to engineering and computer science through hands-on activities, with a non-residential option in June and a residential Transportation Institute in June/July; students meet engineering faculty and industry professionals.
📍 Albuquerque, NM📅 March🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of Oklahoma Gallogly College of Engineering
Engineering Days
One-day summer camps at OU for rising high school juniors and seniors to explore a specific engineering discipline (aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer science, electrical, mechanical, and more) through hands-on labs and faculty interaction.
📍 Norman, OK📅 Varies🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
Stony Brook University
Engineering Summer Program
Hands-on engineering program using electronics, Arduino systems and design challenges. The 2026 session charged approximately $800.
📍 NY🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Tufts University Pre-College Programs
Engineering with Artificial Intelligence
A two-week pre-college program at Tufts covering machine learning fundamentals and a group engineering-design project, requiring prior programming experience and open to students entering grades 10-12.
📍 Medford/Somerville, MA (Tufts University)📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Hack Club
Entropy
A YSWS (You Should Write Software) about randomness. Ship a project using randomness, get stickers and dice!
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Weber State University Center for Technology Outreach
Envisioneering Summer Bridge
A seven-week college experience providing two free engineering and technology college classes, hands-on activities, tutoring, mentoring, and industry field trips for high school students.
📍 Ogden, UT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
EPIC — Engineering Possibilities in College
Residential engineering camp where students rotate through engineering laboratories, learn from professors and industry professionals, and design, build and test a team engineering project.
📍 CA🎓 Grades 9–11
Moderate
University of Mississippi
EPIC: Exploring particle Physics Integrated with Computing
Students work with particle detectors, run laboratory experiments, analyze authentic data, and see how physics, computing, and engineering intersect in experimental particle physics.
📍 MS🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich Studienwoche
One-week research study weeks at ETH Zurich in math, physics, and CS.
📍 Zurich, Switzerland📅 Spring🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Wichita State University College of Engineering
Ethical Hacking and Capture the Flag
Students complete a cybersecurity boot camp and team-based Capture the Flag exercise focused on ethical hacking in a controlled environment.
📍 KS🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Girls Inc. at YWCA Minneapolis (with UMN College of Science and Engineering)
Eureka! Girls STEM Program
A five-year STEM pipeline program for girls in grades 8-12 combining summer weekday sessions at UMN's College of Science and Engineering with school-year enrichment at YWCA Midtown, including mentorship from STEM professionals, career exploration, and completion stipends.
📍 Minneapolis, MN📅 Varies🎓 Grades 8–12
Selective
Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth
Expand Your Mind (EYM)
Students entering grades 9–12 select an intensive two-week course from a large interdisciplinary catalog spanning STEM, humanities, arts, medicine, law, psychology, engineering, and writing. 2026 commuter tuition was $875 per session and residential tuition $2,200, with financial aid available.
📍 MN🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Experiences in Research (EinR)
Students spend six weeks working directly with Berkeley Lab professionals on projects in experimental research, data science, coding, science communication, and other STEM/STEM-adjacent areas.
📍 CA🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Explora X Studio
Explora STEM Scholars
Competitive $2,500 scholarship for New Mexico seniors pursuing a STEM-related career and attending a New Mexico postsecondary institution.
📍 NM🎓 Grade 12
Selective
Virginia Tech College of Science
Explore Science Residential Camp (Rising 9th-10th Grade)
Hands-on residential science camp led by Virginia Tech professors covering neuroscience, DNA, microbiology, paleontology, physics, nanoscience, crime scene investigation, creative coding and game theory.
📍 Blacksburg, VA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–10
Moderate
University of Southern Indiana
Explore Statistics at USI
Students explore statistics and data science through coding, visualization, and analysis activities.
📍 IN🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
LSU College of Engineering
eXploreCS Senior High
Students learn Python, algorithms, AI, video games, robotics, digital music production, ethical hacking, electronics, and Arduino programming. Financial-need assistance is available.
📍 LA🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Stevens Institute of Technology
Exploring the Human Brain with Virtual Reality
Introduces neuroscience using virtual-reality and technology-based exploration.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
FIRST in Michigan / Saginaw Valley State University
FIRST in Michigan Robotics State Championship
The Michigan state championship of the FIRST Robotics Competition, hosted annually at SVSU since 2017, where the state's top-ranked high school robotics teams compete before advancing to the FIRST Championship.
📍 University Center, MI (SVSU)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
FIRST
FIRST Robotics Competition
Team-based robotics season culminating in regional and world championships. Team participation fees vary; financial aid available.
📍 Local team + regional events⏱ 6-week build📅 Jan kickoff🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST North Carolina
FIRST Robotics Competition - FIRST North Carolina
The official state Program Delivery Organization for the FIRST Robotics Competition, in which high school teams design, build, and program industrial-sized robots to compete in a new game each season, gaining mentorship and connections to scholarships and employers.
📍 Statewide, NC📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
NYC FIRST
FIRST Robotics Competition - NYC & Hudson Valley Regional
The premier high school robotics engineering competition, where student teams raise funds, design a robot, and compete in a new field game each year, with NYC FIRST providing STEM Centers with CNC routers, 3D printers, and laser cutters for team fabrication.
📍 New York, NY (The Armory Track & Field Center) and statewide regionals📅 January🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
FIRST in Oklahoma
FIRST Robotics Competition - Oklahoma
Oklahoma's chapter of the FIRST Robotics Competition, where teams of high schoolers ages 14-18 design, build, and program full-size robots to compete in an alliance-based game each spring, alongside community STEM outreach.
📍 Enid, OK (statewide teams)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST South Carolina
FIRST Robotics Competition - South Carolina
The South Carolina chapter of the FIRST Robotics Competition, where high school teams design, build, and program industrial-sized robots to compete in an alliance-based field game, guided by professional mentors.
📍 South Carolina (statewide)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST Robotics Competition (Idaho FRC)
FIRST Robotics Competition – Idaho Regional
Idaho's FIRST Robotics Competition regional event where high school teams build and program industrial-sized robots to compete in a season-specific game, with qualification matches, playoff matches, and awards over three days.
📍 Nampa, ID (Ford Idaho Center)📅 March🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
NE FIRST
FIRST Robotics Competition – Massachusetts (NE FIRST)
The Massachusetts branch of FIRST Robotics Competition, where roughly 700 grade 9-12 teams design, build, and program industrial-sized robots to compete in a new game released each January.
📍 Massachusetts (statewide; events at venues like Eastern States Exposition)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST Chesapeake
FIRST Robotics Competition (Chesapeake)
Teams of 10+ Maryland high schoolers build industrial-size robots with adult mentors to compete in an annually-changing field game, culminating in regional and world championship events.
📍 Maryland, DC, and Virginia region📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST Nevada
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) - Nevada
The premier high school robotics competition in Nevada, run by the statewide nonprofit FIRST Nevada, with teams across Las Vegas, Reno, Henderson, North Las Vegas and other Nevada cities building and programming competition robots each build season.
📍 Statewide (Las Vegas and Reno regionals)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST Wisconsin
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Wisconsin
Team-based robotics program for grades 9-12 (ages 14-18) in which students design, build and compete with industrial-size robots; Wisconsin teams advance through regional events to a state championship.
📍 Wisconsin📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
TNFIRST, Inc.
FIRST Robotics Competition / FIRST Tech Challenge (TNFIRST)
Tennessee's statewide nonprofit partner connecting K-12 students to FIRST robotics programs, including FIRST Tech Challenge (grades 7-12) and FIRST Robotics Competition (grades 9-12), where teams design, build, and program robots to compete head-to-head, culminating in a state championship with a path to the world championship.
📍 Statewide, TN (championships at MTSU and Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST Chesapeake
FIRST Robotics Competition in Virginia (FIRST Chesapeake)
High school teams (grades 9-12) design, build and program a competition robot for the annual FIRST Robotics Competition, playing at district events in Virginia and Maryland before the regional championship.
📍 Virginia and the Chesapeake region (events in Glen Allen, Alexandria, Chesapeake, Blacksburg, Mechanicsville)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UVM College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences / UVM Extension 4-H / FIRST in Vermont
FIRST Robotics in Vermont (FTC and FRC)
Vermont hosts FIRST Tech Challenge (grades 7-12) and FIRST Robotics Competition (ages 14-18) teams that design, build and program robots, with a state FTC championship and an FRC New England qualifying event at UVM.
📍 South Burlington and Burlington, VT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST
FIRST Tech Challenge
Smaller-scale FIRST robotics program. Team fee + parts; many teams sponsored by schools.
📍 Local team + regional events⏱ Multi-month📅 Sep-Apr season🎓 Grades 7–12
Moderate
FIRST South Carolina
FIRST Tech Challenge - South Carolina
A robotics competition for teams of up to 15 students in grades 7-12 who design, build, program, and operate robots in a head-to-head alliance format, with a lower cost of entry than the full-size FIRST Robotics Competition.
📍 South Carolina (statewide)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST Chesapeake
FIRST Tech Challenge (Chesapeake)
Teams of 2-15 students design, build, and program robots using Android-based reusable platforms to compete head-to-head in an alliance format running September through February.
📍 Maryland, DC, and Virginia region📅 Fall🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST Wisconsin
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Wisconsin
Team robotics program for grades 7-12 (ages 12-18) in which students design, build and program a robot for a game released each September and compete at Wisconsin events.
📍 Wisconsin📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
ORTOP (FIRST Oregon)
FIRST Tech Challenge (Oregon Leagues)
Oregon's FIRST Tech Challenge program, organized into six regional leagues (Columbia Basin, Iron Mountain, Rose City, Silicon Forest, SOAR, Three Sisters) culminating in a state championship tournament each spring.
📍 Statewide, OR (six regional leagues)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 7–12
Moderate
FIRST Chesapeake (VirginiaFIRST)
FIRST Tech Challenge in Virginia (FIRST Chesapeake)
FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams of 2 to 15 students ages 12-18 build a robot for the season challenge and compete at Virginia qualifiers in Powhatan, Manassas, Charlottesville and Martinsville.
📍 Virginia (qualifiers in Powhatan, Manassas, Charlottesville, Martinsville)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
WV Robotics Alliance
FIRST Tech Challenge in West Virginia
Teams design, build and code robots to compete in alliance format; the WV Robotics Alliance supplies equipment, mentorship and support to teams statewide.
📍 West Virginia📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST Louisiana / FTC Louisiana
FIRST Tech Challenge Louisiana
The Louisiana region of the international FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition, where students in grades 7-12 design, build, and program robots and compete in an alliance format through regional qualifiers and a state championship.
📍 Statewide, LA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST Tech Challenge Wyoming Region
FIRST Tech Challenge Wyoming Championship
The state championship of the FIRST Tech Challenge robotics program in Wyoming, held in Casper; the top two teams advance to the FIRST Championship.
📍 Casper, WY📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
FIRST Washington
FIRST Washington (FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition)
The state organization for FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Robotics Competition teams in Washington, running leagues, events and the Washington championship.
📍 Washington (events across the state; FTC championship in Seattle)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Ball State University
Forensic Science High School Summer Camp
Rising sophomores through seniors investigate fingerprints, blood-spatter evidence, digital evidence, and other forensic methods through laboratories and field experiences. Scholarships can cover up to the full program fee for eligible Indiana residents.
📍 IN🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Fred Hutch Summer High School Internship
Paid cancer research in Seattle. Prioritizes students underrepresented in biomedical sciences.
📍 WA⏱ 8 weeks (summer)📅 Late January🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Rider University
Game Design Academy
Students learn coding, art, audio and game design and conclude with a 48-hour Game Jam; completed games are published online.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
The College of New Jersey
Game Design Camp
Students learn game-design fundamentals, creative coding and iterative development while creating a playable game.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Illinois Institute of Technology Elevate College Prep
Game Design from the Ground Up
High-school students explore the process of creating and designing games. The 2026 daytime program was listed at $650.
📍 IL🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Quinnipiac University
Game Design Lab
Students learn the game-development process and create interactive game projects using design, technology and storytelling principles.
📍 CT🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Jacksonville State University
Game Development — Gamecock Arts & Sciences Program
Participants build game prototypes while working with animation, sound, physics, controller input, and AI-related game-development concepts.
📍 AL🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
DePaul University Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
Game, Cinema, & Animation Summer Academy
Students choose specialized tracks such as game development, animation, digital cinema, screenwriting, or sound design during an intensive five-day academy. The 2026 program cost $900.
📍 IL🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of Florida
Gator Artificial Intelligence Camp
Students learn introductory Python and AI, analyze datasets, create digital projects and tour facilities including UF's HiPerGator supercomputer.
📍 FL🎓 Grades 10–11
Moderate
Grand Canyon University
GCU STEM Summer Camps
Four-day, three-night residential STEM camps on GCU's Phoenix campus, such as a computer science/robotics camp and an electric-guitar engineering camp, combining hands-on projects with evening campus activities.
📍 Phoenix, AZ📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Oakland University School of Engineering and Computer Science
GenCyber Camp
Detroit Metro students study cybersecurity ethics, online safety, cryptography, cyber threats, cybercrime, cyber law, Python, and Java. No previous cybersecurity knowledge is required and participation is free.
📍 MI🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Boise State University Institute for Pervasive Cybersecurity
GenCyber Cybersecurity Summer Camp
A free, full-day, one-week cybersecurity camp for Idaho high school students covering applied cryptography, Raspberry Pi setup, network traffic analysis, and penetration testing, historically run with both girls-only and mixed-gender sessions.
📍 Boise, ID (Clearwater Building, City Center Plaza)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Georgia Tech College of Computing
Georgia Tech College of Computing Summer Camps
These week-long high school camps cover creative and applied computing -- including AI training, wearable/maker fashion tech, sports-data devices, and smart-home automation -- taught on Georgia Tech's campus.
📍 Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA📅 April🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Tech Summer Research at CSE
Paid CS/engineering research at Georgia Tech. Strong recruitment of Georgia students.
📍 GA⏱ 8 weeks (summer)📅 March🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Towson University, Department of Geography & Environmental Planning
Geospatial Technology Summer Camp
A four-day, three-night residential camp exclusively for Maryland high schoolers offering hands-on training in digital cartography, GPS, satellite remote sensing, aerial photography, drone operation, and open-source mapping, including a NASA field trip.
📍 Towson University, Towson, MD📅 Spring🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Georgia High School Association
GHSA Esports
GHSA Esports is the officially sanctioned varsity esports program for Georgia high schools, run through PlayVS with a preseason, regular season, and a State Championship at the Bartow County Schools Esports Arena.
📍 Bartow County Schools Esports Arena, Cartersville, GA (state championship)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
National Security Agency
Gifted and Talented STEM Program
A paid full-time summer internship for high school seniors with strong STEM backgrounds (advanced physics, calculus, and computer science/engineering coursework), working at NSA's Fort Meade facilities for 10-12 weeks after graduation.
📍 Fort Meade, MD📅 October🎓 Grade 12
Moderate
Museum of Discovery
Girls in STEM Leadership Institute
Older teens participate in a free STEM leadership program involving hands-on STEM exploration and interaction with women working in STEM fields.
📍 AR🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of Maine / Girls Who Code
Girls Who Code Overnight Camp at UMaine
A free, five-day residential coding camp at UMaine Orono for middle and high school girls, non-binary students, and students of color (male allies welcome), covering hands-on coding projects and tech career exploration.
📍 University of Maine, Orono, ME🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Girls Who Code
Girls Who Code Summer Immersion
Free two-week virtual program teaching CS to high school girls and nonbinary students.
📍 Online⏱ 2 weeks📅 Winter🎓 Grades 9–11
Highly Selective
Girls Who Code
Girls Who Code Virtual Summer Programs
Free online coding workshops for girls and non-binary students focusing on web development, game design, and AI.
📍 Online⏱ 2 weeks or 6 weeks📅 Spring/Summer cycles🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of Michigan-Dearborn Department of Mathematics and Statistics
GirlsGetMath@Dearborn
Selective, 100% tuition-free one-week summer program for Metro Detroit students entering grades 10-12 (rising 9th graders considered case by case; all genders welcome) covering topics outside the standard curriculum such as cryptography, graph theory, voting systems and image processing, with daily computer labs and free lunch. 2026 session was June 22-26 with a May 31 deadline.
📍 Dearborn, MI📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
MLH
Global Hack Week: API Week
Global Hack Week focused on API development. Digital format.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
MLH
Global Hack Week: Open Source Week
Global Hack Week focused on Open Source. Digital format.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
National Research Foundation Singapore
Global Young Scientists Summit
Multidisciplinary summit where young scientists — including a small cohort of high-school participants — engage with Nobel laureates and Turing / Fields medalists.
📍 Singapore⏱ 5 days (January)📅 August🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Google
Google Code-in Archive Projects
Archive of the Google Code-in competition tasks for self-guided open source learning.
📍 Online⏱ Self-paced📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Google Official
Google Generation Scholarship (Americas)
Google's scholarship aimed at supporting students with disabilities pursuing CS degrees.
📍 Nationwide⏱ One-time payment📅 Varies🎓 Grade 12
Selective
Google
Google Summer of Code — Contributor
Paid open-source contribution program. Now open to any newcomer to open source 18+, worldwide.
📍 Global📅 March🎓 Grade 12
Selective
West Virginia Department of Education
Governor's Computer Science Institute (GCSI)
A weeklong residential program with practical experience in computer science, coding and programming where students build programs and applications to solve real-world problems.
📍 Beckley, WV📅 April🎓 Grades 9–10
Selective
Governor's Institutes of Vermont (GIV)
Governor's Institutes of Vermont: Kenneth I. Gross and Anthony Trono Mathematical Sciences Institute
A one-week residential institute on statistics, programming, geometry and real-world applications of mathematics, with lectures, workshops, logic puzzles and an Amazing Race campus challenge.
📍 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–11
Moderate
Governor's Institutes of Vermont (GIV)
Governor's Institutes of Vermont: Technology & Design Institute
A 9-day residential institute with game design, information technology and digital media strands covering Python programming, microcontrollers, robotics, cybersecurity, animation, UI/UX design and virtual reality.
📍 Champlain College, Burlington, VT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–11
Moderate
Tennessee Tech University
Governor's School for Emerging Technologies (GSET)
A three-week summer residential program studying biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information technology through classroom instruction, lab work, team projects, and weekly field trips to high-tech facilities including Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University.
📍 Cookeville, TN📅 November🎓 Grades 11–12
Highly Selective
Tennessee Tech University
Governor's School for Technological Innovation and Business Leadership (GSTIBL)
A 28-day, fully state-funded residential program for Tennessee's top rising juniors and seniors covering entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology (including computer forensics and AI ethics), with college-level coursework worth three credit hours.
📍 Cookeville, TN📅 January🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Research & Development Council of New Jersey
Governor's STEM Scholars
Year-long statewide STEM cohort connecting high-achieving high-school and college students with NJ research institutions, companies, STEM leaders and research experiences. High-school sophomores through seniors are eligible.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Ohio Academy of Science / Ohio Department of Development
Governor's Thomas Edison Student Awards
State Science Day participants can win tuition scholarships for research in advanced materials, alternative energy, biotechnology/biomedical technologies and information science.
📍 OH🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Grambling State University
Grambling State High School Cybersecurity Camp
High-school students study cybersecurity fundamentals, Linux, network discovery, cyber defense, ethical hacking concepts, digital safety, and technology career pathways in intensive week-long sessions.
📍 LA🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
WHRO Public Media / Consortium for Interactive Instruction / Old Dominion University
Great Computer Challenge (Senior Competition, Hampton Roads)
An annual team competition on computer applications and programming for Hampton Roads students; the senior competition includes Level 4 for grades 9-12 in areas such as web design, video editing, and visual programming.
📍 Norfolk, VA (ODU Webb Center)📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Great Lakes Science Center & Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Great Lakes Science Center Robotics Initiative
A partnership giving Cleveland high schoolers curriculum, expert mentors, and shop access to build and program industrial robots for FIRST Robotics competitions, including a humanitarian project called Hands Across Borders.
📍 Cleveland, OH📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
UNLV (NSF ITEST project)
GUIC Summer Camp (Engaging Girls in Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing)
An NSF-funded five-week summer camp training CCSD students entering grades 7-12 in Arduino programming, Python, and VEX V5 robotics design, culminating in team projects addressing smart-city applications like intelligent transportation and energy planning.
📍 Las Vegas, NV📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Hack Club
Hack Club
Free worldwide network of student-run high school coding clubs and hackathons. Travel grants for in-person events.
📍 Worldwide⏱ Flexible📅 Year-round🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Hack Club
Hack Club Clubs
1,500+ in-person clubs. Find one near you, or start your own and we’ll help you get it off the ground.
📍 Various (global)📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Hack Club
Hack Club Daydream
100 high school game jams in 100 cities around the world, all on the same weekend.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Hack Club
Hack Club Outernet & Events
Network of student-run coding clubs and hackathons.
📍 Multiple states⏱ Year-round📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Major League Hacking
Hackabull
DIVERSITY focused hackathon in Tampa, Florida.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Highly Selective
Major League Hacking
HackDartmouth X
Hackathon in Hanover, New Hampshire.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Major League Hacking
HackDavis 2025
Hackathon in Davis, California.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Harvard
HackHarvard
Harvard's flagship hackathon; high schoolers can apply.
📍 Cambridge, MA⏱ 2 days📅 Fall🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Junior Achievement of New Jersey
HackJA
A student-led, 24-hour hackathon for grades 7-12 where teams of beginner-to-advanced coders tackle computer-science challenges (IoT, cloud, social good) with mentorship from corporate and college professionals; no prior coding experience required.
📍 New Jersey📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
MLH
HackKU
Hackathon event.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Major League Hacking
HACKMESA
DIVERSITY focused hackathon in Los Angeles, CA.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Highly Selective
MIT
HackMIT
Annual 24-hour student hackathon at MIT; many HS students attend HackMIT High School Hackathon (Blueprint).
📍 Cambridge, MA⏱ 2 days📅 Fall🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
MLH
HackPSU
Hackathon event.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Major League Hacking
Hacktech by Caltech
Hackathon in Pasadena, CA.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
TJHSST HackTJ / TJ Partnership Fund
HackTJ (Student-Run High School Hackathon)
A 24-hour student-run hackathon where high school students team up (2-4 per team) to build projects, with workshops, mentors and prizes in categories such as Best AI/ML Hack and Best Cyber Technology Hack.
📍 Tysons, VA (Cvent HQ)📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Utah State University Huntsman School of Business
HackUSU
USU's flagship 24-hour innovation challenge and coding competition where teams build solutions with mentor support and workshops, regardless of prior experience. High school students are welcome.
📍 Logan, UT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
ACM at UT Dallas (HackUTD)
HackUTD 2026: Zero Day
A free in-person university hackathon at UT Dallas welcoming any enrolled student, including high schoolers aged 18+ or younger students attending with a guardian. No major or prior experience is required.
📍 Richardson, TX📅 October🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
LSU College of Engineering
Halliburton XCITE
Residential students explore engineering, computer science, and construction management through faculty sessions, facility tours, hands-on projects, and a major team design challenge.
📍 LA🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Harvard University
Harvard Pre-College (Need-Based Aid)
Pre-college courses with substantial need-based scholarships covering up to full tuition.
📍 MA (nationwide eligibility)⏱ 2-7 weeks (summer)📅 Early February🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of Utah Price College of Engineering
Hi-GEAR Camp
A four-day camp exposing students to biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, materials, and mechanical engineering and computer science through hands-on projects, lab tours, and guest speakers.
📍 Salt Lake City, UT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
High School Internship Program
A paid 6-8 week summer internship in which rising juniors and seniors work alongside INL scientists and engineers on real-world STEM projects in fields including nuclear science, cybersecurity, energy, and environmental science.
📍 Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho National Laboratory)📅 February🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Brookhaven National Laboratory (DOE)
High School Research Program (HSRP) at Brookhaven
Paid summer research program for local students to gain hands-on experience in physics and engineering at a major particle physics lab.
📍 Upton, NY⏱ 8 weeks📅 January 15🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Field Museum
High School Science and Digital Learning Internship
Fifteen Chicagoland high-school students spend five weeks completing a research project with a museum expert while building digital-media, technology, and professional skills. The 2026 position paid $17.25 per hour.
📍 IL🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Iowa State University Department of Computer Science
High School Summer AI Bootcamp
A free five-day online program introduces high-school students to artificial intelligence, machine learning, practical applications, and guided hands-on exercises. No prior AI or programming experience is required.
📍 IA🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Horizon
Horizon Academic Research Program
Individual research mentorship program producing a college-level paper; open worldwide.
📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ 10 weeks📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Hack Club
Horizons
7 hackathons in 7 countries. You're invited - for free!
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
HSCTF Association
HSCTF (High School Capture the Flag)
One of the largest student cybersecurity competitions, featuring crypto and web exploits.
📍 Online⏱ 2 weeks📅 November 15🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
IBM
IBM BlueCamp (High School)
Students spend a week learning about technology careers and interacting with IBM engineers.
📍 Austin, TX⏱ 1 week📅 April 1🎓 Grades 10–11
Selective
Idaho STEM Action Center
Idaho Science & Engineering Fairs (IDSEF)
Idaho students conduct original STEM research and compete through the Northern, Western or Eastern Idaho regional science and engineering fairs, with top high-school projects advancing toward Regeneron ISEF.
📍 ID🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Idaho State University
Ignite Their Future STEM Summer Camps
In-person STEM summer camps at ISU's Pocatello campus letting students entering grades 9-12 choose hands-on tracks such as robotics, artificial intelligence, ethical hacking, drones, and 3D printing, taught by ISU subject-matter experts.
📍 Pocatello, ID (ISU ESTEC Building)📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Illinois High School Esports Association
Illinois High School Esports Association (IHSEA)
Nonprofit league organizing interscholastic esports competition for Illinois high schools across titles including Valorant, Rocket League, Overwatch 2, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, plus a Unified Esports initiative run with Special Olympics.
📍 Illinois (matches online; state finals at NIU)📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
MLH
ImmerseGT
Hackathon event.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Imperial College London
Imperial College Summer Schools
University-level summer courses in AI, data science, business, and engineering.
📍 London, United Kingdom⏱ 2 weeks📅 May🎓 Grades 11–12
Highly Selective
Mississippi State University
INDT Robotics
Students learn coding, robot construction, engineering documentation, and 3D printing, tour industrial robotics facilities, and finish with a robotics showcase.
📍 MS🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management, UNL
Innovate: The Raikes School Way
Two-week residential computing program teaching programming, innovation and leadership to students ranging from beginners to experienced coders. Students also interact with research labs and industry partners; full and partial scholarships are available.
📍 NE🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the Science of Smart Cities (ieSoSC)
A free five-week summer program for NYC 8th-10th graders combining coding, electronics, and entrepreneurship training as students prototype an IoT-based solution to an urban 'smart cities' challenge.
📍 Brooklyn, NY (NYU Tandon)📅 May🎓 Grades 9–10
Selective
City of Cambridge / Innovators for Purpose
Innovators for Purpose Studio Internship
Cambridge teens use coding, web/app design, augmented reality, animation, design, and storytelling to build real projects addressing community and social challenges.
📍 MA🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Inspirit AI
Inspirit AI Scholars
AI research mentorship by Stanford/MIT alumni for HS students.
📍 Online⏱ 10 weeks📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 7–12
Moderate
Inspirit AI
Inspirit AI Scholars (Aid)
AI research projects mentored by Stanford/MIT grads. Need-based aid covers full tuition.
📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ 10-25 hours📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Valley City State University
INSTEM Academy
Native American students participate in residential STEM learning, college exposure and culturally responsive science and engineering activities.
📍 ND🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Stevens Institute of Technology
Intermediate Computer Science
Two-week intermediate CS program requiring prior programming preparation.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Terra Science
International Journal of High School Research
Open-access peer-reviewed journal for HS research across disciplines.
📍 Online⏱ Year-round📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
NACLO/UKLO/OzCLO
International Linguistics Olympiad — National Rounds
National linguistics olympiads (NACLO, UKLO, OzCLO, etc.) that select for the IOL — many are open worldwide via school registration.
📍 Global (national organizers)📅 January–February🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
IOL
International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL)
Puzzle-based olympiad in theoretical, mathematical, and computational linguistics — no prior knowledge of the languages required.
📍 Rotates by host country⏱ Multi-day contest📅 National selection: winter/spring🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
IOI
International Olympiad in Informatics
Premier international algorithmic programming competition; qualify via national CS olympiad.
📍 Rotates by host country📅 National selection Spring🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
IYRC
International Youth Research Conference & Mentorship
Student-run research group providing mentorship and resources for high schoolers to conduct and publish original research.
📍 Online⏱ Flexible📅 May (for summer/fall)🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
IZhO
International Zhautykov Olympiad
International math, physics, and CS olympiad hosted in Kazakhstan; individual events.
📍 Almaty, Kazakhstan📅 January🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati
INTERnships Program
A paid, full-time summer IT internship placing Greater Cincinnati high schoolers at major companies such as P&G and GE for real project work in software, data, cybersecurity, and IT operations.
📍 Cincinnati, OH📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UMBC
Intro to AI Pipelines
Students explore the components used to build and deploy AI projects and pipelines.
📍 MD🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Louisiana State University Pre-College Programs
Intro to Video Game Design
Students learn JavaScript while designing an original 2D video game, including controls, character interactions, scoring, and sound.
📍 LA🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Stevens Institute of Technology
Introduction to Game Design
Two-week introduction to game design and development.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Stevens Institute of Technology
Introduction to Programming
Beginner introduction to software development and programming.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of Maryland Clark School / USMSM
Invent the Future: Applied Artificial Intelligence Summer Camp
Students build and deploy AI solutions while learning coding, CAD, 3D printing, electronics, and engineering-design skills. The month-long 2026 program was free.
📍 MD🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
UNH InterOperability Laboratory
IOL HighTech Bound Internship
Four-to-six-week paid technology internship for students entering senior year. Interns work with mentors on real hardware/software and networking projects and can earn 0.5 high-school credit.
📍 NH🎓 Grade 12
Selective
Belin-Blank Center, University of Iowa
Iowa Online AP Academy (IOAPA)
Iowa students whose schools cannot offer particular advanced courses can receive free access to nearly 30 online advanced and AP courses. Fall 2026 enrollment closed August 17, with additional enrollment cycles offered for later semesters.
📍 IA🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Institute for Systems Biology
ISB High School Summer Internship and DREAM-High
For current 11th graders: an in-person eight-week, roughly 300-hour summer internship at the Institute for Systems Biology, or the six-week virtual or in-person DREAM-High experience in which students learn R and Python to analyze genomics and clinical data from cancer cells.
📍 Seattle, WA📅 January🎓 Grade 11
Selective
The College of New Jersey
iSTEM Automation and Robotics Camp
Students build automated circuits and prototypes and program microcontrollers to control robots. The 2026 cost was $625.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
The College of New Jersey
iSTEM MakerCraft Camp
Students design wearable products using CAD, MATLAB/Simulink, electronics, 3D printing and laser cutting. The 2026 cost was $625.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars
Free 5-year program for 7th-grade high-achieving low-income students. Includes summer programs, college advising, and scholarships.
📍 Nationwide⏱ 5 years📅 April🎓 Grade 7
Selective
Hack Club
Jame Gam
A community of teenagers who enter game jams together. Build a game, get prizes.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Major League Hacking
JAMHacks 9
HIGH SCHOOL DIVERSITY hackathon.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Highly Selective
DePaul University
Jarvis Game Development Summer Camp
Students use Unreal Editor for Fortnite and related tools to explore game design, level development, character art, and animation. The 2026 camp cost $450, with full scholarships available.
📍 IL🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab)
Jefferson Lab High School Summer Honors Program (HSSHP)
Paid summer internship at Jefferson Lab in which high school students work with mentors on scientific or technical projects. Requires a student application, two recommender forms, a parent acknowledgement and a transcript.
📍 Newport News, VA📅 April🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
JEI (Harvard)
Journal of Emerging Investigators
Free peer-reviewed publication venue for middle/high school STEM research. Real PhD reviewers.
📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ Self-paced📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joy of Coding — Intro to Coding & Computational Thinking
Students complete a six-week self-paced online introduction to Python and computational thinking. No prior programming experience is required; the 2026 fee is $149 with need-based aid available.
📍 MI🎓 Grades 9–12
Open
DoD / National Science Teaching Assoc
JSHS
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📅 Regional Jan-Mar🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Kaggle
Kaggle Competitions
Global data-science competition platform with beginner "Getting Started" tracks, community notebooks, and cash-prize challenges accessible from anywhere.
📍 Remote (Global)⏱ Self-paced📅 Rolling · anytime🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
KAIST
KAIST International Summer Program
STEM summer program at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
📍 Daejeon, South Korea⏱ 4 weeks📅 April🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
Kentucky High School Athletic Association
KHSAA Esports (powered by PlayVS)
Kentucky's only officially sanctioned varsity high school esports league, played through PlayVS across titles like Rocket League, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Street Fighter 6, with coach-led teams competing in fall and spring seasons that end in state championships.
📍 Online play statewide; season championships announced through KHSAA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
Kode With Klossy
Kode With Klossy Applications
Kode With Klossy scholars are curious, community-minded, creative individuals who want to explore the possibilities of technology. We welcome all applicants who identify as young women and gender expansive, ages 13-18 — regardless of CS experience.
📍 Multiple🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Kode With Klossy
Kode With Klossy Camp
Free two-week coding camps for girls and gender-expansive teens ages 13-18.
📍 Multiple cities⏱ 2 weeks📅 Winter🎓 Grades 7–12
Selective
Kode With Klossy
Kode With Klossy Summer Programs
Coding programs for young women and gender expansive youth, ages 13-18. No coding experience required. Programs are free.
📍 remote🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Major League Hacking
LA Hacks
Hackathon in Los Angeles, California.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
North Carolina Department of Administration
Lady Cardinal Mentorship Program
Four-week paid summer mentorship placing North Carolina high-school girls in state-government agencies for career exploration and professional development.
📍 NC🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
LaGuardia Community College / CUNY
LaGuardia Community College STEM Research Academy
Research experience spanning biology, chemistry and computer science with CUNY faculty and laboratories.
📍 NY🎓 Grades 10–11
Selective
Los Alamos National Laboratory
LANL UTS High School Pipeline
Paid internships at LANL for Northern New Mexico students.
📍 NM⏱ 8-10 weeks (summer)📅 February🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Latinas in STEM
Latinas in STEM 101 Workshops
Events that bring Latinas into STEM through hands-on technology workshops and panels.
📍 Nationwide⏱ 1 day📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
LeetCode
LeetCode Weekly Contest
Free weekly competitive programming contests.
📍 Online⏱ 90 min📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 6–12
Selective
Cleveland State University
Legacy ++ Program
A free, NSF-supported, week-long residential program at Cleveland State for Black young women in Ohio high schools preparing to take the AP Computer Science Principles exam, pairing them with mentors who are Black women in computer science.
📍 Cleveland, OH (Cleveland State University)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (WV HEPC)
LevelUpWV Dual Enrollment
A state-funded dual enrollment program that lets high school juniors and seniors take college courses in career pathways including Health Care, Information Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering and Education.
📍 West Virginia📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Lexington High School (student-run, Hack Club)
LexHack
A free, in-person hackathon at Lexington Community Center where high school students form teams to build software projects around a yearly theme over two Saturdays and a remote build week.
📍 Lexington, MA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Caltech
LIGO SURF
Gravitational-wave research at Caltech. Need-based travel and housing aid.
📍 CA⏱ 10 weeks (summer)📅 February🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Southeastern Louisiana University
Lion's Code CyberCamp
A free coding and cybersecurity camp for grades 8-12 requiring no prior experience, using NICERC curriculum with virtual capture-the-flag scenarios and lessons on encryption and cyber careers.
📍 Hammond, LA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
MLH
Los Altos Hacks
HIGH SCHOOL hackathon.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Indiana University Bloomington, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Luddy Cybersecurity Immersion Camp
A week-long, hands-on cybersecurity camp teaching students to use industry tools like Wireshark and Nmap, with a component on AI in security.
📍 Bloomington, IN📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
Indiana University Bloomington, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Luddy Precollege Summer STEM Camp
A residential summer camp where high schoolers explore computational tools for engineering, science, and society, with tracks in AI, cybersecurity, robotics, and 3D/virtual world design.
📍 Bloomington, IN📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering — IU Indianapolis
Luddy Summer Camps (IU Indianapolis)
One-week day camps for students entering grades 9-12 covering video game development, digital biology, augmented reality, AI bots, web design, and animation, taught by Luddy faculty at the Indianapolis campus.
📍 Indianapolis, IN📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Lumiere Education
Lumiere Research Scholar (Aid)
Independent research papers with PhD mentors. Need-based financial aid up to 100%.
📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ 12 weeks📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Hack Club
Macondo
Get up to $1,000 for hardware projects or make software projects to earn fruits for prizes like sweets, gadgets, or a trip to a hackathon in Bogotá, Colombia, this August.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
CyberWyoming Alliance
MAGIC Capture the Flag Cybersecurity Puzzle Challenge
An entry-level, beginner-friendly cybersecurity puzzle challenge open to high school, college and nontraditional students, played virtually from school computer rooms.
📍 Wyoming (online)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
FIRST Louisiana-Mississippi
Magnolia Regional (FIRST Robotics Competition)
An annual FIRST Robotics Competition regional held in Laurel, Mississippi, bringing together roughly 40-50 high school robotics teams from Mississippi and surrounding states to compete with student-built robots.
📍 Laurel, MS📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
MLH
Major League Hacking (MLH) Digital Events
MLH partners with dozens of online student-led hackathons throughout the year accessible to any student with an internet connection.
📍 Online⏱ 24-48 hours📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
MLH
Major League Hacking High School Hackathons
Calendar of student hackathons; many high school-friendly.
📍 Multiple cities⏱ Year-round📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
MLH
Major League Hacking Local Hack Day
Free worldwide student hackathons run by MLH. Beginner-friendly tracks.
📍 Worldwide⏱ 1-2 days📅 Year-round🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Michigan State University College of Engineering
Making a Game of IT - AI Assisted (MGIT-AI) at MSU
Residential program for students entering grades 11-12 (GPA 3.0+ in engineering core courses) where participants learn to code, design and build their own video games using AI tools for programming and game development. July 18-23, 2027; fee $1,299.
📍 East Lansing, MI📅 July🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
MLH
MariHacks
HIGH SCHOOL hackathon.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
University of Alabama
Marillyn A. Hewson Cybersecurity Summer Camp
High-school students learn cybersecurity through standard or advanced camps covering cybersecurity concepts and web/infrastructure topics.
📍 AL🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Mark Cuban Foundation and Gearbox Labs
Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp (Milwaukee, Gearbox Labs)
Free three-Saturday AI bootcamp for underserved grade 9-12 students with 20+ hours on current AI tools, applied AI ethics and building an AI application for career exploration, with meals and technology provided.
📍 Milwaukee, WI📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of Maine / Mark Cuban Foundation
Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp at UMaine
A free 20-hour AI bootcamp for Maine high schoolers in grades 9-12, held over three Saturdays at UMaine, covering generative AI, ethics, and real-world applications across healthcare, business, and the arts, ending in a mentored capstone project.
📍 University of Maine, Orono, ME📅 September🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Marquette University Opus College of Engineering
Marquette Summer Engineering Experiences
Non-residential half-day engineering programs for high schoolers on Marquette's campus, including automation, microcontrollers and AI, Code for Climate, a biomedical engineering bootcamp, biomechanics and an adaptive car build.
📍 Milwaukee, WI📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
George Mason University Virginia Serious Game Institute / Game & Technology Academy
Mason Game & Technology Academy (MGTA) Prep Program
Game design and programming classes taught by George Mason faculty and advanced students, including Game Design with Unity and an advanced Make-a-Game-with-Python course, offered in spring, summer and fall.
📍 Fairfax and Manassas, VA📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair, Inc.
Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair
A statewide science and engineering fair open to grades 9-12 that requires a research plan, project notebook, lab report, visual display, and oral presentation, with top projects advancing to the International Science and Engineering Fair.
📍 Massachusetts (statewide, regional fairs and state finals)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
VEX Robotics / RECF
Massachusetts VEX V5 High School State Championship
The annual state championship for VEX V5 Robotics Competition, the high-school division of VEX Robotics, where qualifying teams compete in robotics challenges and submit engineering notebooks for judging.
📍 Framingham, MA (Walsh Middle School)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Major League Hacking
MasseyHacks
HIGH SCHOOL DIVERSITY hackathon.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Highly Selective
Mohamed bin Zayed University of AI
MBZUAI AI Summer School
Machine learning and AI summer school at the UAE's dedicated AI university.
📍 Abu Dhabi, UAE⏱ 2 weeks📅 April🎓 Grade 12
Highly Selective
Maryland Blockchain Association (MDBA) & Blockchain Legal Institute
MDBA Youth Blockchain Hackathon
A fully virtual hackathon for grades 10-12 with an AI & Machine Learning track (building decentralized data meshes and AI verification protocols) alongside blockchain and legal-tech tracks, judged with bounty prizes up to $25,000.
📍 Virtual (Maryland-based organization)📅 November🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
MCWT
Michigan Council of Women in Technology Scholarship
Michigan high-school seniors pursuing technology-related college study can compete for awards generally ranging from $2,000–$5,000, with mentoring and internship support also available.
📍 MI🎓 Grade 12
Selective
University of Michigan
Michigan Math & Science Scholars
Hands-on math/science programs at U-M. Need-based aid available.
📍 MI⏱ 2 weeks (summer)📅 May🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of Michigan LSA
Michigan Math & Science Scholars (MMSS)
A two-week, faculty-taught summer program offering high school students focused courses across math, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, astronomy, and environmental science, with residential or commuter options.
📍 Ann Arbor, MI📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Microsoft
Microsoft Discovery Program (Redmond)
Four-week paid onsite program at Microsoft in Redmond for graduating high school seniors with an interest in technology, who live and attend school within 50 miles of Redmond and have completed pre-calculus.
📍 Redmond, WA📅 Rolling🎓 Grade 12
Selective
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft High School Internship Program (Redmond Area)
Paid summer internship doing technical research or development at Microsoft.
📍 Redmond, WA⏱ 4-10 weeks📅 February 1🎓 Grade 12
Moderate
Minnesota State IT Center of Excellence
Minnesota Data Derby
An annual data analytics competition open to Minnesota high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, featuring a one-day 'Datagon' debate-format contest and a multi-week 'Datathon' where teams analyze a real dataset (e.g., education costs) and present solutions at Hennepin Technical College.
📍 Eden Prairie, MN📅 April🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
State of Mississippi / Mississippi University for Women
Mississippi Governor's School
Gifted Mississippi sophomores and juniors attend a free two-week residential honors program with challenging courses, leadership, service, team-building, and three hours of honors college credit. The 2027 program runs June 6–19.
📍 MS🎓 Grades 10–11
Selective
VEX Robotics Competition / Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
Mississippi VEX Robotics State Championship
The statewide VEX V5 Robotics Competition championship for Mississippi middle and high school teams, held annually at the Jackson Convention Complex, where the top teams qualify to advance to the VEX Robotics World Championship.
📍 Jackson Convention Complex, Jackson, MS📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
MIT Office of Engineering Outreach
MIT MITES
Free rigorous six-week residential STEM program for underrepresented HS juniors.
📍 Cambridge, MA⏱ 6 weeks📅 February🎓 Grade 11
Highly Selective
MIT
MIT MITES Semester
Free six-month online STEM program for HS juniors.
📍 Online⏱ 6 months📅 February🎓 Grade 11
Highly Selective
MIT Department of Mathematics
MIT PRIMES
A free year-long after-school research program for high school sophomores and juniors near Boston, pairing students with MIT mentors to work on original research in mathematics and bioinformatics, culminating in a conference presentation.
📍 Cambridge, MA📅 December🎓 Grades 10–11
Selective
MIT
MIT WTP (Women's Technology Program)
Four-week summer EECS or ME program for HS women.
📍 Cambridge, MA⏱ 4 weeks📅 January🎓 Grade 11
Moderate
MIT
MITES Summer
Rigorous STEM enrichment for rising seniors from underrepresented or underserved backgrounds. Fully funded.
📍 MA (nationwide eligibility)⏱ 6 weeks (summer)📅 Early February🎓 Grade 11
Highly Selective
Major League Hacking
MLH Fellowship
A 12-week fellowship for aspiring software engineers to contribute to Open Source projects.
📍 Online⏱ 12 weeks📅 Rolling🎓 Grade 12
Selective
Major League Hacking
MLH Member Hackathons
A season of student-run hackathons across the world where students build software/hardware.
📍 Global⏱ 24-48 hours📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
ScienceMONTGOMERY
Montgomery County Science Fair
An in-person three-day regional science and engineering fair (ISEF-affiliated) open to public, private, and homeschool students in grades 6-12 in Montgomery County, judged across biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, math, and physics categories.
📍 Silver Spring, MD📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Major League Hacking
MorganHacks
DIVERSITY focused hackathon in Baltimore, Maryland.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Highly Selective
Milwaukee School of Engineering
MSOE Summer Programs for High School Students
Week-long residential academic summer camps at MSOE (Explore, Focus on a major, Focus on AI, Focus on Health Professions, Women in Technology) with labs, professors and hands-on projects in engineering, computing, business and health.
📍 Milwaukee, WI📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Western Washington University Department of Linguistics
NACLO at Western Washington University
Local host site in Bellingham for the North American Computational Linguistics Open, a puzzle contest for middle and high school students that requires no prior linguistics knowledge.
📍 Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington📅 January🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
NASA
NASA App Development Challenge
Open team coding challenge from NASA. Teams build a visualization of mission data. No fee; finalists visit Johnson Space Center.
📍 Online⏱ 12 weeks📅 December🎓 Grades 6–12
Selective
NASA
NASA High School Internship Program (OSTEM)
Students participate in NASA's mission-driven projects through unique internship experiences at NASA centers across the country.
📍 Nationwide⏱ 10 weeks📅 January 15🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
NASA
NASA Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) Internships - Goddard Space Flight Center
Paid, project-based internships (10 weeks in summer) at NASA field centers, including Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, open to students 16+ enrolled at least part-time, working directly with NASA mentors on real projects.
📍 Greenbelt, MD (Goddard Space Flight Center)📅 March🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
NASA / UT Austin
NASA SEES Internship
Earth and space science research mentored by NASA scientists.
📍 TX / Remote (nationwide eligibility)⏱ Virtual spring + 2-week onsite📅 February🎓 Grades 10–11
Selective
Carnegie Mellon University
National High School Game Academy
Pre-College National High School Game Academy program at Carnegie Mellon University.
📍 Pittsburgh, PA📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
National Youth Science Academy
National Youth Science Camp
A residential STEAM program in the Monongahela National Forest with two daily lectures by STEM experts, small-group directed studies, an outdoor adventure program, an arts program and a trip to Washington, DC.
📍 Monongahela National Forest, WV📅 Varies🎓 Grade 12
Selective
NC State University
NC-MSEN Pre-College Program
Academic enrichment program providing STEM instruction, competitions, tutoring and college preparation during the school year and summer.
📍 NC🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Utah NeuroRobotics Lab
NeuroRobotics Summer Enrichment Program
A custom two-month summer research experience where high school students train alongside biomedical engineers, computer scientists, and neuroscientists. Past trainees have built exoskeletons and VR systems and presented at international conferences.
📍 Salt Lake City, UT📅 May🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Supercomputing Challenge Outreach
New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge
A unique research program in New Mexico that places high school students in state-of-the-art laboratories through the Supercomputing Challenge.
📍 Los Alamos, NM⏱ Year-round📅 January 31🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
New York Math Circle (hosted at NYU Courant Institute)
New York Math Circle High School Summer Program
An intensive three-week summer math program for high schoolers covering topics like number theory, graph theory, and knots and surfaces, offered in-person at NYU or remotely via Zoom with TA support.
📍 New York, NY (NYU Courant Institute)📅 April🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Center for Equitable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems (CEAMLS), Morgan State University
NextGen AI Innovation Challenge
A two-day build event where middle school, high school, and college students design AI-powered tools to make K-12 classrooms more inclusive and engaging, with winning teams earning up to $2,500.
📍 Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Manchester Community College (hosting the NH/VT VEX Robotics state championship)
NH/VT VEX V5 Robotics State Championship
The combined New Hampshire/Vermont state championship for the VEX V5 Robotics Competition, where high school teams compete in qualification and elimination matches, skills challenges and judging for a spot at the VEX World Championship.
📍 Manchester Community College, Manchester, NH📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UNC Charlotte Youth Programs
Niner Academy
High-school students choose weeklong specialty camps in subjects including robotics, chemistry, drones, esports, leadership and technology.
📍 NC🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC)
NJCCIC High School Internship Program
A state-run cybersecurity internship with a Basics track (one intensive week) and an Advanced track (weekly sessions July-October) for NJ high schoolers interested in cybersecurity careers, run by the state's cyber threat intelligence agency.
📍 New Jersey (state program)📅 April🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
National Library of Medicine (NIH)
NLM Data Science & Informatics (DSI) Scholars Program
An 8-12 week paid summer internship (fully remote or at NIH Bethesda) pairing high school seniors with an NLM research mentor on computational research projects applying data science and informatics methods to biology and health.
📍 Bethesda, MD (remote option available)📅 February🎓 Grade 12
Selective
University of Pennsylvania (Dept. of Computer and Information Science)
North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO) - Penn Site
A contest for US and Canadian high schoolers who solve linguistics and computational-linguistics puzzles requiring no prior knowledge; Penn hosts an official Open and Invitational Round testing site in Philadelphia.
📍 Philadelphia, PA📅 January🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
EduTech / North Dakota state partners
North Dakota Cyber Madness High School Tournament
Teams of up to five students solve cybersecurity challenges in virtual qualifying rounds before finalists compete face-to-face.
📍 ND🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
State of North Dakota / UND
North Dakota Governor's School
Select students complete an intensive residential academic program; the 2027 UND cycle is expected to include education, health studies, mental health and energy-law pathways.
📍 ND🎓 Grades 10–11
Selective
Northland Hackathon (Minnesota nonprofit)
Northland Hackathon
Billed as the Midwest's largest free student hackathon, this one-day remote event has Minnesota high school and college students build web and app projects in teams over seven hours with mentorship from engineers at companies like Google, Amazon, and Square. No coding prerequisites are required.
📍 Minnesota (remote/statewide)📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Norwich University
Norwich University Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy
A residential summer week where high school students use interactive coding labs, Raspberry Pi hardware builds and team challenges to design, train and test beginner machine-learning models while exploring AI bias, privacy and ethics.
📍 Norwich University, Northfield, VT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
Norwich University
Norwich University Cyber Immersion Camp
A week-long residential camp in cybersecurity, coding, digital forensics, ethical hacking and artificial intelligence, with 2027 sessions on AI and on intelligence and drones for high school students in grades 10-12.
📍 Norwich University, Northfield, VT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Highly Selective
Norwich University Cyber Institute
Norwich University Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Academy
A week-long immersive camp teaching media literacy, open-source intelligence and cognitive security, with labs in Norwich's War Room, a Vermont Intelligence Center field trip and individual research projects ending in student briefings.
📍 Norwich University, Northfield, VT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Highly Selective
National University of Singapore
NUS High School Research
Undergraduate-level research mentorship at NUS for advanced high school students.
📍 Singapore⏱ 12 weeks📅 January🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Oregon State University
NW Cyber Camp
Cybersecurity, computing and digital-forensics experiences.
📍 OR🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
NYC DYCD
NYC Ladders for Leaders
Free paid summer internship program for NYC high schoolers. Stipend included; competitive admission.
📍 New York, NY⏱ 6 weeks📅 January🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
New York State HESC
NYS STEM Incentive Program
Top-10%-of-class NY seniors entering approved STEM majors at SUNY/CUNY can receive full resident tuition in exchange for working in a STEM field in New York after graduation.
📍 NY🎓 Grade 12
Selective
Ohio Business Professionals of America
Ohio BPA State Leadership Conference
Students compete in workplace-skill events covering finance, business administration, management information systems, design, marketing and health administration.
📍 OH🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
Ohio FBLA
Ohio FBLA State Leadership Conference
Students compete in business, entrepreneurship, technology, finance, communication and career-readiness events and participate in leadership workshops.
📍 OH🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
Ohio Technology Student Association
Ohio TSA State Conference
Technology and engineering students compete in TSA design, engineering, technology and problem-solving events.
📍 OH🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
Oklahoma BPA
Oklahoma BPA State Leadership Conference
Business and technology competition in finance, administration, IT, design, management and workplace skills.
📍 OK🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
Oklahoma FBLA
Oklahoma FBLA State Business Leadership Conference
Students compete across 75+ business, entrepreneurship, finance, communication and technology events.
📍 OK🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
Oklahoma TSA
Oklahoma TSA State Leadership Conference
Students compete in engineering, technology, architecture, robotics, cybersecurity, AI and design challenges.
📍 OK🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
Purple Comet! Math Meet
Online Math Team Championship (OMTC) / Purple Comet!
An international online math competition focused on high-level problem solving, often allowing students from rural areas to compete.
📍 Online⏱ 1 week📅 Late August (yearly)🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL High School Summer Internship
Paid DOE national lab research at Oak Ridge.
📍 TN⏱ 8 weeks (summer)📅 January🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL Next Generation STEM Internship Program (NGSI)
A paid, highly competitive seven-week internship where rising juniors, seniors, and recent graduates from accredited high schools in designated East Tennessee counties work under the mentorship of ORNL scientists and technical staff on real STEM projects.
📍 Oak Ridge, TN📅 March🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Pennsylvania TSA
PA TSA State Conference
Engineering, robotics, design, cybersecurity, technology.
📍 PA🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
University of South Alabama, School of Computing
PACK Camp (Programming and Computer Knowledge)
An introduction to programming for rising high schoolers using Python and other tools, with hands-on problem-solving exercises and time spent alongside computing faculty and students on campus.
📍 Mobile, AL (University of South Alabama)📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of South Carolina
Partners for Mentoring in Engineering & Computer Science
Five-day technical workshop introducing advanced engineering/computing concepts.
📍 SC🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
University of Pennsylvania
PennApps
One of the oldest college hackathons; HS-track sometimes available. Travel stipends offered.
📍 Philadelphia, PA⏱ 36 hours📅 Spring/Fall🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Pennsylvania FIRST / Centre County 4-H Robotics
Pennsylvania FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) State Championship
The state championship tournament for Pennsylvania's FIRST Tech Challenge season, where teams of middle and high school students design, build, and program a robot to compete in a floor game against other teams' robots.
📍 Hellertown, PA (2026: Saucon Valley Middle School)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Nebraska College of Engineering / Peter Kiewit Foundation
Peter Kiewit Engineering Academy
Cohort scholarship and support program for Nebraska seniors entering engineering, computing or construction at UNL or UNO who demonstrate financial need and commitment to advancing women in these fields. The package can cover tuition and fees plus housing, food, materials and additional professional-development support.
📍 NE🎓 Grade 12
Selective
Carnegie Mellon CyLab
picoCTF
Free annual cybersecurity capture-the-flag competition for students.
📍 Online⏱ 2 weeks📅 March🎓 Grades 7–12
Selective
Pioneer Academics
Pioneer Academics (Aid)
Accredited college-level research with US professors. Need-based aid up to full tuition.
📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ 15 weeks📅 Multiple cycles🎓 Grades 10–12
Highly Selective
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
PNNL High School Research and Business Internships
PNNL offers high school students academic-year (August-May, up to 4 hours a day) and full-time summer internships in research or business, with elective credit available through school work-based learning programs. Students must be 18 to work in lab spaces.
📍 Richland, WA📅 March🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Polygence
Polygence Scholars (Financial Aid)
1:1 research mentorship with PhDs across any field. Full financial aid for qualifying students.
📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ 10-20 weeks📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
PPPL Plasma Physics Research
DOE national lab program — fusion and plasma research mentorship.
📍 NJ⏱ 1 week + mentorship📅 March🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
University of Cincinnati College of Engineering & Applied Science
Pre-Collegiate Robotics Competition
High-school teams receive LEGO SPIKE robotics equipment, mentoring from UC students and compete in an annual on-campus robotics competition.
📍 OH🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Princeton University
Princeton AI4ALL
A free, three-week residential summer program for about 30 low-income rising 11th graders (with emphasis on underrepresented groups and girls) to study AI research methods and societal impacts through lectures, mentorship, and a Washington, D.C. trip.
📍 Princeton, NJ📅 April🎓 Grade 11
Selective
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center on Disability Studies
Project Hōkūlani Summer STEM Program
Students explore six STEM areas through culturally grounded hands-on activities, college and STEM-company visits and interaction with professionals.
📍 HI🎓 Grades 9–11
Selective
Purdue University
Purdue STAR (STEM Academic Research)
Free research immersion at Purdue for Indiana students underrepresented in STEM.
📍 IN⏱ 2 weeks (summer)📅 March🎓 Grades 11–12
Highly Selective
Wichita State University College of Engineering
Python Camp
Students learn the fundamentals of Python programming and its use in engineering, industry, and internet-connected projects.
📍 KS🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Alaska Anchorage College of Engineering
Python Coding — Summer Engineering Academy
Introductory high-school programming camp teaching Python syntax, built-in libraries and third-party modules through practical programming challenges. No previous coding experience is expected.
📍 AK🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Sandia National Laboratories
QCaMP (Quantum, Computing, Mathematics & Physics)
A free, week-long summer camp introducing high school students to quantum information science and technology, covering classical computing, quantum mechanics phenomena, and programming on a real quantum computer, offered in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Gallup.
📍 Albuquerque / Santa Fe / Gallup, NM📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Casper College
Quantum and Laser Fusion Science Camp
A two-week camp for high school students interested in physics, engineering and technology, with instruction from Texas A&M's Institute for Quantum Science & Engineering faculty and guest lecturers.
📍 Casper, WY📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Michigan State University College of Engineering
Quantum Motor City
A free NSF-supported summer camp introducing high school students to quantum computing, where participants program a real IBM quantum computer and tour MSU's Laboratory for Hybrid Quantum Systems.
📍 East Lansing, MI📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Queensborough Community College / CUNY
Queensborough STEM Research Academy
Students may work in biotechnology, chemistry, computer science, information security, engineering, environmental science, mathematics or psychology.
📍 NY🎓 Grade 11
Selective
Hack Club
Radish Jam
No entry fee. Full creative control. A global software jam for teens.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Texas Tech University Whitacre College of Engineering Outreach & Engagement
Raider Robotics Academy (9th-12th Grade Camp)
A weeklong commuter robotics camp at Reese Technology Center where high schoolers learn FIRST Robotics Competition software, fabrication skills and build robots with SparkFun XRP kits, ending with a presentation day. Capacity is 24 students per camp.
📍 Lubbock, TX📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Society for Science
Regeneron ISEF
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📅 Regional Jan-Mar🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
LSU College of Engineering
REHAMS Engineering
Students live on LSU's campus for a week while exploring engineering disciplines, computer science, and construction management through hands-on design projects, faculty sessions, and laboratory tours.
📍 LA🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Northwestern University CIERA
Research Experiences in Astronomy at CIERA for High School Students (REACH)
Students learn astronomy research, Python, and data analysis during a three-week research intensive, with an optional extended research component. Full and partial tuition assistance is available.
📍 IL🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
CEE × MIT
Research Science Institute (RSI)
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)📅 Mid-January🎓 Grade 11
Highly Selective
Rice University Office of STEM Engagement
Rice BYTE! (Building Young Tech Engineers) Academy
A one-week summer academy teaching coding, microcontrollers and hands-on engineering with Arduino kits, sensor data analysis and a capstone project, including visits to research facilities such as a cleanroom. No prior experience is required.
📍 Houston, TX📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Rice University Center for Engineering Leadership (RCEL)
Rice ELITE Tech Camp
A pre-college engineering and technology camp where students pick morning and afternoon technical courses such as robotics, Python, C++, AI/machine learning, 3D modeling and biomedical engineering, plus daily leadership workshops. Instruction is led by Rice engineering students under faculty-designed curricula.
📍 Houston, TX📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–11
Moderate
Rice University
Rice Engineering Summer Academy
Pre-college engineering at Rice. Scholarships available.
📍 TX⏱ 2 weeks (summer)📅 March🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Schmidt Futures × Rhodes Trust
Rise
A lifetime program for 15- to 17-year-olds worldwide; the top ~500 finalists receive scholarships, mentorship, and career support to work on problems that matter.
📍 Remote application + summer residency⏱ Ongoing📅 Late January🎓 Grades 10–11
Selective
Rise
Rise (Schmidt Futures × Rhodes Trust)
Global program identifying brilliant young people who need support. Scholarships, mentorship, funding.
📍 Multiple + Remote (nationwide eligibility)⏱ Lifetime support starting at age 15-17📅 January🎓 Grades 9–10
Selective
Wayne State University, Anderson College of Engineering
Rising 9th-12th Grade Summer Camps
Week-long day camps for rising 9th-12th graders exploring engineering, computer science, technology, and innovation through real-world projects in coding, design, construction, and game development.
📍 Detroit, MI📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Notre Dame College of Engineering
Robotics Summer Camp
Local students entering grades 10–12 work in teams to construct and program robots and complete engineering challenges.
📍 IN🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
University of Minnesota, College of Science and Engineering
Rooted in STEM
A two-year pipeline program (10th through 12th grade) for Twin Cities students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM, meeting one Saturday per month for CSE faculty presentations, lab tours, and industry-alumni panels, plus summer enrichment. Graduates who enroll in CSE can receive a $40,000 3M scholarship.
📍 Minneapolis, MN📅 December🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Rose Accelerate
Academically qualified high-school juniors and seniors take online Rose-Hulman college courses for credit. Summer 2027 offerings include Chemistry with Lab, Film Studies, Software Development, Music Theory, writing, and disability studies.
📍 IN🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
Rutgers University
Rutgers Future Scholars Research
Free college-prep + research for first-gen New Jersey students.
📍 NJ⏱ Year-round📅 Rolling (program-based)🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm Drone Camp
A five-night residential camp teaching high schoolers Python programming, drone building and flying, and the ethics of AI and autonomous systems.
📍 Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia High School Internship Program
Sandia hires students in their final years of high school for mentored R&D, engineering, technical and business work. High-school applicants generally must be at least 16; technical/R&D roles require a 3.0 GPA.
📍 NM🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Clemson Extension / SC 4-H
SC 4-H Engineering Challenge
Coding, robotics, bridge building and rocketry competition.
📍 SC🎓 Grade 9
Moderate
South Carolina Governor's School
SC Governor's School Summer Programs
Free arts and STEM intensives for top SC students.
📍 SC⏱ 3 weeks (summer)📅 January🎓 Grades 9–11
Selective
Idaho Power
Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Graduating students in Idaho Power's service area pursuing STEM, business or communications can compete for one of fourteen academic scholarships.
📍 ID🎓 Grade 12
Selective
U.S. Navy / Naval Undersea Warfare Center
Science & Engineering Apprenticeship Program — SEAP
High-school students work in Navy research laboratories; Rhode Island students can access placements at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport.
📍 RI🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Science Accelerating Growth and Engagement (SAGE)
One-week day camp connecting students with LLNL scientists and engineers through hands-on STEM projects, job shadowing, laboratory/workplace tours and career exploration.
📍 CA🎓 Grades 9–11
Selective
Department of the Navy / ONR
Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP)
Interns work at a Naval laboratory on real-world research under the mentorship of professional scientists and engineers.
📍 Nationwide⏱ 8 weeks📅 January 12🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
South Dakota Mines
SD Mines Summer Tech Academy
STEM camps at SD Mines. In-state aid.
📍 SD⏱ 1 week (summer)📅 April🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Gonzaga University School of Engineering and Applied Science
SEAS Summer Immersion Program (SSIP)
A one-week residential camp for rising junior and senior high school students exploring engineering and computer science through robot programming, Python coding, research rotations with Gonzaga faculty and a research symposium.
📍 Spokane, WA📅 March🎓 Grades 11–12
Highly Selective
University of Maine College of Engineering and Computing
Semiconductor Camp
High-school students study bits, gates, transistors, circuits, integrated devices, and semiconductor systems through hands-on electronics work and a Texas Instruments visit.
📍 ME🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of Arizona College of Engineering
Semiconductors — Summer Engineering Academy
Students investigate how semiconductor devices are designed, manufactured, tested, and incorporated into products while exploring related engineering careers.
📍 AZ🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Purdue University College of Engineering
Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP)
Rising seniors spend a residential week exploring Purdue engineering through design activities, physics, programming, 3D modeling, robotics, and interaction with engineering students and faculty.
📍 IN🎓 Grade 11
Moderate
SF DCYF
SF Mayors Youth Employment & Education
Free paid year-round and summer internships for SF youth.
📍 San Francisco, CA⏱ Flexible📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
MLH
SFHacks 2025
Diversity focused hackathon event.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Highly Selective
Columbia Engineering
SHAPE — Summer High School Academic Program for Engineers
Three-week project-based engineering program with tracks in engineering, robotics, computing, design and related technologies.
📍 NY🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
MLH
sharkHack
Diversity focused hackathon event.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Highly Selective
UNLV
SISTEM (Student Interactions with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
A free, semester-long series of talks and hands-on interactions that lets any Nevada high school student learn about STEM careers and research directly from STEM professionals, with an in-person track for students near UNLV and a remote option for students elsewhere in the state.
📍 Las Vegas, NV (remote option statewide)📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Southern Illinois University Carbondale (STEM Education Research Center)
SIU STEM Research Academy
Four-week research camp for students in grades 9-12 to conduct authentic research alongside SIU faculty, choosing from 17 projects spanning physics, biology, computing, and environmental science.
📍 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
SkillsUSA Louisiana
SkillsUSA Louisiana State Conference
Louisiana's statewide SkillsUSA leadership and skills conference where secondary students compete in hands-on contests across career fields including information technology, health care, and construction.
📍 Louisiana (site varies)📅 April🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
SkillsUSA North Carolina
SkillsUSA North Carolina
The state CTSO serving middle school, high school and postsecondary students preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skilled service occupations, hosting an annual state conference with 3,000+ students competing in 140+ skilled, technical and leadership events.
📍 Statewide, NC📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
SkillsUSA / North Dakota
SkillsUSA North Dakota
A career-readiness CTSO for trade, industrial, technical, health science, and IT students, culminating in a State Leadership & Skills Conference and national championships spanning 100+ occupational and leadership skill areas.
📍 Bismarck, ND (state office) and statewide chapters📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
SkillsUSA North Dakota
SkillsUSA North Dakota State Leadership & Skills Conference
Students compete in technical, occupational and leadership events spanning skilled trades, engineering, technology and career preparation.
📍 ND🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
SkillsUSA Ohio
SkillsUSA Ohio State Championships
More than 5,000 participants compete in over 100 skilled-trade, engineering, design, technology, leadership and career competitions.
📍 OH🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
SkillsUSA Oklahoma
SkillsUSA Oklahoma State Leadership & Skills Conference
Statewide championship with 100+ technical, occupational and leadership contests for CareerTech students.
📍 OK🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
SkillsUSA Oregon
SkillsUSA Oregon State Leadership & Skills Conference
Technical and leadership championships across Oregon CTE fields.
📍 OR🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
Utah State University Center for the School of the Future
Slopes Hackathon
A free 12-hour coding competition where high school students form teams of up to four and build a working project from scratch with mentoring from USU faculty, students, and industry professionals.
📍 Logan, UT📅 October🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Smith College
Smith Summer Science & Engineering Program
Research courses for young women in STEM. Substantial need-based aid.
📍 MA⏱ 2-4 weeks (summer)📅 March🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Southeastern Upward Bound Math/Science
STEM-focused Upward Bound pathway emphasizing math, science and computer science during the residential program.
📍 OK🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Southwest MN Hacks (Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall)
Southwest MN Hacks
Free 24-hour student hackathon held in spring and fall at Southwest Minnesota State University for participants ages 14 and up, from high school through university. Teams of up to four build projects with mentors and workshops; beginners are welcome, and meals and snacks are included.
📍 Marshall, MN📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
Western Wyoming Community College
Southwest Regional Science Fair (Western Wyoming College)
A regional science fair for STEM students in grades 6-12 at Western Wyoming College in Rock Springs, with junior and senior divisions and ISEF-style categories; it is a regional qualifier for the Wyoming State Science Fair.
📍 Rock Springs, WY📅 December🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
SPARK SMP
SPARK Summer Mentorship Program
Free 1:1 mentorship with industry researchers. Started by WA students, now nationwide.
📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ 8 weeks (summer)📅 March🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Spokane Cyber Cup (nonprofit, hosted at Spokane Falls Community College)
Spokane Cyber Cup
Daylong capture-the-flag cybersecurity competition for teams of 2-5 from regional high schools and colleges, with separate divisions for experienced and first-time participants.
📍 Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Santa Clara University School of Engineering
Spring Engineering Education Days (SEEDs)
Students attend introductory faculty- and student-led workshops in bioengineering, civil/environmental engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and related disciplines.
📍 CA🎓 Grades 10–11
Selective
Hack Club
Stack
Build a fun or completely unhinged project, and we’ll send you FREE LEGO sets of your choice.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Stanford
Stanford AI4ALL
Three-week residential AI program for underrepresented HS students.
📍 Stanford, CA⏱ 3 weeks📅 January🎓 Grade 9
Selective
Stanford University
Stanford TreeHacks (High School Track)Check Site
Youth-led hackathons and tech workshops held annually at Stanford.
📍 Stanford, CA⏱ 1 day📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Hack Club
Stardance
The largest STEM event of the summer: make anything you want and earn free prizes. In partnership with NASA, AMD, and GitHub.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Virginia Council on Women
STEAM-H Essay Contest Scholarship (Virginia Council on Women)
An annual essay contest that awards merit-based and need-based scholarships to female Virginia high school seniors planning careers in science, technology, engineering, arts, math or healthcare, with one recipient chosen from each of five regions.
📍 Virginia (online submission)📅 January🎓 Grade 12
Selective
College of Charleston
STEM 360 Pre-College Summer Program
A five-day STEM sampler for rising 10th-12th graders covering biology, marine biology, chemistry, environmental geosciences, engineering, and computer programming, with field visits to the Stono Preserve and Grice Marine Laboratory.
📍 Charleston, SC📅 June🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Boise State University College of Engineering
STEM Gems Summer Camp
A free overnight summer camp at Boise State for girls exiting 9th-11th grade, featuring workshops led by Society of Women Engineers professionals and college students on topics that have included artificial intelligence and game animation alongside other engineering applications.
📍 Boise, ID (Boise State University)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Ohio Supercomputer Center
STEM Institute
Two-week residential program where students use supercomputers for team projects in science, engineering, cybersecurity, modeling and computational research.
📍 OH🎓 Grades 9–11
Moderate
NMSU Physical Science Laboratory
STEM Mavericks
Free two-week camp covering Linux/Python, embedded engineering, AI, radio frequency, 3D printing and cybersecurity. Summer 2027 is already confirmed to return.
📍 NM🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Penn State Harrisburg
STEM Summer Enrichment Program (STEM-SEP)
A free two-week summer program giving high schoolers hands-on experience across eight STEM disciplines (biology, chemistry, math, physics, computer science, civil/mechanical/electrical engineering), including visits to the Hershey Clinical Simulation Center and Three Mile Island, capped with student presentations.
📍 Middletown, PA (Penn State Harrisburg)📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Georgia Tech Research Institute
STEM@GTRI High School Summer Internship
Georgia high-school students work in GTRI laboratories on real science and engineering projects for five weeks, about 24 hours per week.
📍 GA🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
New Jersey Institute of Technology
STEMx — Artificial Intelligence
One-week commuter intensive in artificial intelligence taught with NJIT faculty as part of STEMx.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 10–11
Moderate
New Jersey Institute of Technology
STEMx — Cybersecurity
One-week cybersecurity concentration within NJIT's faculty-led STEMx high-school program.
📍 NJ🎓 Grades 10–11
Moderate
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Step Up to STEM
Multi-summer STEM enrichment pathway for North Carolina students featuring hands-on science, mathematics and engineering experiences.
📍 NC🎓 Grades 9–10
Selective
National Security Agency (NSA)
Stokes Educational Scholarship Program
Scholarship and internship program for students interested in a career in cybersecurity.
📍 Nationwide⏱ Varies📅 December 15🎓 Grade 12
Selective
University of Florida
Student Science Training Program (SSTP)
A rigorous math program for rising high school seniors in Florida, focusing on discrete mathematics and computer science.
📍 Gainesville, FL⏱ 6 weeks📅 February 15🎓 Grade 11
Selective
Morgan State University
Summer Academy of Actuarial and Mathematical Sciences (SAAMS)
A rigorous, primarily virtual (with one on-campus week) enrichment academy for rising 11th/12th graders in mathematics, actuarial science, and computer science, including college-level coursework, Excel training, professional development, and field trips.
📍 Baltimore, MD📅 March🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Syracuse University
Summer College — Online
Three- and six-week online pre-college courses for rising sophomores through seniors, with both credit and noncredit study.
📍 NY🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering
Summer Computer Academy
Female students learn Python programming and apply it to small robots, image processing, and other computing projects while participating in career-planning activities. Minnesota Academy of Science identifies the academy as a free program.
📍 MN🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Honolulu Community College
Summer CTE Academy
Students rotate through career and technical fields including computer networking, automotive technology, welding, fashion, music and early-childhood education through labs and projects.
📍 HI🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UMass Amherst College of Engineering
Summer Engineering Institute (SENGI)
A two-week pre-college program for rising sophomores through seniors to explore biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, industrial, and mechanical engineering through faculty lectures, labs, and team design projects.
📍 Amherst, MA📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
NC State University College of Engineering
Summer Engineering Residential Camps
Rising juniors and seniors spend a week exploring engineering disciplines through university laboratories, design challenges and residential campus life.
📍 NC🎓 Grades 11–12
Highly Selective
Santa Clara University
Summer Engineering Seminar (SES)
Five-day residential experience introducing students to multiple engineering disciplines through faculty workshops, interactive projects and exposure to university residential life.
📍 CA🎓 Grades 10–11
Highly Selective
Columbia Engineering
Summer High School Academic Program for Engineers (SHAPE)
A selective three-week pre-college program for rising sophomores through recent grads offering courses in biomedical engineering, computer science and AI, data science, electrical engineering, robotics, and sustainability/environmental engineering.
📍 New York, NY (Columbia University)📅 December🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Drexel University
Summer Institute: Engineering and Computing
A summer camp for highly motivated high school students to explore engineering and computing at the college level, taught by Drexel faculty using university labs and Philadelphia resources.
📍 Philadelphia, PA (Drexel University)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
Los Alamos National Laboratory / New Mexico School for the Arts
Summer Physics Camp
A free, two-week hands-on STEM camp at the New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe where students explore physics, engineering, bioengineering, chemistry, computer programming, and cybersecurity with scientists from LANL and Sandia, plus a tour of LANL facilities.
📍 Santa Fe, NM📅 April🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Summer Program for Machine Learning
A two-week, full-day program introducing high schoolers to the computer science, data analysis, and mathematical techniques behind machine learning and AI, taught by NYU Tandon faculty and graduate researchers.
📍 Brooklyn, NY (NYU Tandon)📅 April🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Temple University
Summer Robotics Institute
Engineering/robotics projects.
📍 PA🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Moderate
SSP International, Inc. / New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Summer Science Program in Astrophysics - New Mexico Tech
A rigorous five-week residential research program for high school juniors (and exceptional sophomores) hosted on the New Mexico Tech campus in Socorro, where teams of three determine the orbit of a near-Earth asteroid using research-grade telescopes, Python, and vector calculus.
📍 Socorro, NM📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–11
Moderate
Summer Science Program (SSP)
Summer Science Program in Astrophysics (Lehigh University campus)
A five-week residential research program where students study near-Earth asteroids using telescopes, calculus, and scientific programming, submitting real orbit-determination data to NASA's Minor Planet Center. Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA is one of only seven 2026 host campuses.
📍 Bethlehem, PA (Lehigh University)📅 February🎓 Grade 11
Highly Selective
Kentucky State University
Summer STEM Momentum
Rising sophomores through seniors take up to two college-level STEM courses during a fully funded four-week program. Residential and virtual participation options are offered.
📍 KY🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Colorado School of Mines
SUMMET — Summer Mines Engineering and Training
One-week residential program combining engineering and science coursework, design projects, chemistry/computer-science workshops, mine tours and college preparation.
📍 CO🎓 Grade 11
Selective
Hack Club
Sunbeam
A social coding event for girls 13-18 around the world! 20+ events in 20+ cities.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Michigan Technological University, Summer Youth Programs
SYP: AI Coding - Idea to Impact
A week-long residential camp for grades 9-11 where students design, program, and test their own AI-powered apps to solve practical, real-world problems.
📍 Houghton, MI📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–11
Moderate
Michigan Technological University, Summer Youth Programs
SYP: Autonomous Robotics - Computer Vision & Navigation
A week-long residential camp for grades 9-11 in which students build and program small self-driving robots using cameras and sensors for computer-vision-based navigation.
📍 Houghton, MI📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–11
Moderate
Michigan Technological University, Summer Youth Programs
SYP: Cybersecurity
A week-long residential camp for grades 9-11 introducing high school students to cybersecurity fundamentals through hands-on labs and exercises on Michigan Tech's campus.
📍 Houghton, MI📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–11
Moderate
Michigan Technological University, Summer Youth Programs
SYP: Introduction to Computational Physics
A week-long residential camp for grades 9-11 introducing computational methods for solving physics problems through hands-on coding and lab work.
📍 Houghton, MI📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–11
Moderate
Community Foundation of Northern Nevada
Systems Consultants Scholarship
Graduating Churchill County students interested in mathematics or computer science may apply.
📍 NV🎓 Grade 12
Selective
T3 Alaska
T3 Alaska Student Summer Program
A free residential summer program bringing Alaska high schoolers together on University of Alaska campuses to explore technology, energy, cybersecurity, and design thinking through hands-on, community-based projects.
📍 Fairbanks / Anchorage, AK (UAF / UAA)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
Fermilab (Department of Energy)
TARGET Program
Students engage in cutting-edge research in high-energy physics and accelerator science at a national laboratory.
📍 Batavia, IL⏱ 6 weeks📅 January 31🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Northern State University
Tech and Innovation Camp
A free residential summer camp for students entering grades 9-12 focused on hands-on learning in technology, coding, entrepreneurship, and digital content creation, with on-campus meals and lodging included.
📍 Aberdeen, SD📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Boston Private Industry Council
Tech Apprentice
A paid six- to seven-week summer internship placing tech-savvy Boston Public Schools high school students at local tech companies, government agencies, or universities for hands-on IT, web design, and programming experience.
📍 Boston, MA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
Ithaca College
Tech Innovation Summer Academy
Free residential program offering tracks in fields such as robotics, AI, app/web development, VR, gaming and hardware; tuition, housing and meals are covered and students earn 0.5 college credit.
📍 NY🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Seattle Public Schools Career and Technical Education with Amazon
Tech Quest powered by Amazon (Seattle Public Schools)
Two-week introductory coding and technology careers program for current 9th graders at Franklin High School with project-based learning and guest speakers from tech careers; 40 students per session.
📍 Franklin High School, Seattle, WA📅 Varies🎓 Grade 9
Selective
UNLV IT Workforce Talent Pipeline
Tech Ready Rebels
A year-long program for Nevada high school juniors and seniors combining dual-enrollment college courses (CS135, CS202), a workplace readiness class, CompTIA/AWS certification training, and a structured paid summer corporate internship in information technology.
📍 Las Vegas, NV📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
Technion
Technion SciTech Summer Program
Pre-university STEM program at Israel's leading engineering institute.
📍 Haifa, Israel⏱ 3 weeks📅 March🎓 Grades 11–12
Highly Selective
UNC Greensboro
Technovation for Good
Residential technology program teaching programming, cybersecurity, data analytics, mobile applications, IoT and entrepreneurship through socially focused projects.
📍 NC🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Technovation
Technovation Girls
Global tech entrepreneurship challenge for girls 8-18.
📍 Online⏱ 12 weeks📅 October🎓 Grades 3–12
Selective
UNH Tech Camp
TechVenturers: Bioinformatics
Project-based program combining biological information with computational analysis. The 2026 session was open to grades 9–12 with commuter and residential options.
📍 NH🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UNH Tech Camp
TechVenturers: Data Detectives
Students learn how to gather, interpret, model and present data to uncover patterns and make predictions about real-world problems.
📍 NH🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UNH Manchester Tech Camp
TechVoyagers: AI for Models
Students collect real laboratory data with sensors and cell cultures, then create and train AI models to test and verify the data.
📍 NH🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
TeenHacks LI
TeenHacks LI
Free high-school hackathon where programmers, engineers, designers and entrepreneurs form teams and build technology projects during an intensive event hosted on Long Island.
📍 NY🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
UMBC
The Handbook to Cybersecurity Challenges in AI
Students examine cybersecurity challenges associated with artificial intelligence.
📍 MD🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
MLH
The Midwest Block-a-Thon
Hackathon event.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Denison University
Tomorrow Tech Institute
Residential AI and data-skills program where students use AI, analytics and ethics to solve real-world problems for businesses and nonprofits.
📍 OH🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Toshiba / NSTA
Toshiba ExploraVision
K-12 team STEM competition forecasting future technologies.
📍 Online⏱ Annual📅 January🎓 Grades 1–12
Selective
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
TOTAL Camp (Turned Onto Technology And Leadership)
An on-campus, residential STEM camp for rising 10th and 11th graders introducing the six academic departments of Purdue Polytechnic through a week-long faculty-mentored project, earning one college credit.
📍 West Lafayette, IN📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–11
Moderate
Technology Student Association (TSA)
TSA National Competitions
The premier middle and high school competition for engineering and technology projects involving a formal design process.
📍 Nationwide⏱ Year-round📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Tulane University
Tulane Science Scholars Program (TSSP)
A two-week residential pre-college program where rising 11th and 12th graders earn 3 hours of transferable Tulane college credit in a STEM course such as astronomy, physics, engineering, biomedical science, computer science, or environmental science.
📍 New Orleans, LA📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 11–12
Highly Selective
University of Utah
U of U ACCESS Program
Year-long STEM research program for women entering the U of U from Utah high schools.
📍 UT⏱ Summer + school year📅 February🎓 Grade 12
Selective
University of Chicago
UChicago DATA High School Program
Computational science and modeling fellowship for underrepresented high school students.
📍 Chicago, IL⏱ 6 weeks📅 January 15🎓 Grade 11
Selective
University Interscholastic League (UIL)
UIL Robotics State Championships (BEST, FIRST, RECF Divisions)
Texas high school robotics teams compete in BEST, FIRST (FTC and FRC) or RECF (VEX) qualifier meets, with top teams invited to UIL state championships. Schools register a team with one of the three robotics organizations.
📍 Texas (state finals in Dallas, League City, Waco, Houston)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
UIUC Worldwide Youth in Science & Engineering
STEM camps at UIUC. Need-based aid for Illinois students.
📍 IL⏱ 1 week (summer)📅 April🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Maryland
UMD Young Scholars
Pre-college research at UMD. Need-based aid available.
📍 MD⏱ 3 weeks (summer)📅 April🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of Minnesota
UMN Eureka! and Talented Youth Math
Free STEM enrichment for Minnesota girls and underrepresented students.
📍 MN⏱ Summer + school year📅 March🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of North Alabama (with Alabama Space Grant Consortium support)
UNA Summer STEM Camp
A three-day, two-night residential STEM camp giving high school students project-based learning experiences in physics, astronomy, math and computer science led by UNA faculty.
📍 Florence, AL (University of North Alabama)📅 May🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Minnesota Data Science and AI Hub
Under the Hood: A Data Science & AI Experience
Rising juniors and seniors learn Python, predictive modeling, neural networks, computer vision, generative AI, and ethical AI through hands-on projects and laboratory exposure. The 2026 beginner week cost $125 and the advanced week $175.
📍 MN🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
UNLV AI Explorers Camp
One-week introduction to artificial intelligence through hands-on use of AI tools, responsible-use exercises, misinformation detection, creativity and real-world problem solving; no prior experience is required.
📍 NV🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UNLV Cyber Clinic
UNLV Cyber Clinic Junior Member Program
Free high-school cohort offering weekly online workshops on cybersecurity, OSINT, social engineering and defensive/offensive security concepts, plus internal competitions and college guidance.
📍 NV🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Cybersecurity Center
UNLV GenCyber Camp
Free Southern Nevada cybersecurity camp covering encryption, computer security, cybercrime, wireless security, infrastructure protection and hands-on cybersecurity challenges.
📍 NV🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art / UNLV
UNLV NextGen Curators
Two-week program combining art curation, storytelling, basic coding, 3D/VR tools and public speaking as students create a virtual museum exhibition. The 2026 fee was $450.
📍 NV🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of Nevada Reno
UNR Davidson Academy Research
Pre-college STEM research at UNR. In-state scholarships.
📍 NV⏱ 2-4 weeks (summer)📅 April🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of Oregon / Saturday Academy
UO Saturday Academy ASE
Paid 1:1 research apprenticeships across Oregon. Strong equity focus.
📍 OR⏱ 8 weeks (summer)📅 March🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
USACO
USA Computing Olympiad
Free online programming contests held four times a year. Top US students earn an invitation to the summer training camp and the IOI team.
📍 Online⏱ Multi-round📅 Dec-Apr contests🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
X-Camp
USACO Guide Summer Camp (X-Camp) (Affiliated)
Intensive summer coding bootcamp focusing on competitive programming and software dev.
📍 San Jose, CA⏱ 2-4 weeks📅 March 15🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Texas at Austin
UT Austin High School Research Academy
Course-based research at UT Austin. Need-based aid.
📍 TX⏱ 5 weeks (summer)📅 March🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
UT Austin Department of Computer Science
UT Computer Science Academy for All
A free, week-long residential program on the UT Austin campus introducing students to programming, teamwork and real-world computing, with a Standard (Arduino) edition and a Machine Learning (Python) edition taught by UT CS faculty.
📍 Austin, TX📅 December🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
UT Austin Department of Computer Science
UT Computer Science Academy for Machine Learning
A six-day immersive residential academy where students learn Python and machine learning fundamentals through hands-on projects, guest lectures and social activities. No prior coding experience is required for the all-levels sessions.
📍 Austin, TX📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 10–12
Highly Selective
UT Austin Department of Computer Science
UT Computer Science Academy for Robotics
A six-day residential program on the UT Austin campus where students apply mechanical design, programming and control systems to build, program and simulate robots using C++ and Linux. No prior robotics or programming experience is required.
📍 Austin, TX📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
UT Dallas Computer Science / K-12 Outreach
UT Dallas Summer Research Program for High School Students
An 8-week summer program offering lab internships in UT Dallas computer science labs, research workshops, and a deep-dive AI workshop. Aimed at advanced students finishing 10th or 11th grade, with in-person and virtual options.
📍 Richardson, TX📅 March🎓 Grades 10–11
Moderate
Southern Utah University / State of Utah
Utah Governor's Honors Academy (GHA) - STEM Focus
A 4-week math/science/engineering program for high-achieving Utah high school students hosted at Southern Utah University.
📍 Cedar City, UT⏱ 4 weeks📅 February 15🎓 Grade 11
Highly Selective
Utah Technology Student Association
Utah TSA High School State Conference
State conference for Technology Student Association members with more than 65 STEM competitions, including engineering design, coding, robotics and technical communication. The high school conference is March 16, 2027 at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo.
📍 Utah Valley Convention Center, Provo, UT📅 March🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UTEP Department of Computer Science
UTEP Computer Science AI Camp
A free one-week camp introducing Python programming and basic AI algorithms, with beginner and advanced tracks for high school students with prior CS experience. Open to rising 6th-12th graders with no experience required for beginner sessions.
📍 El Paso, TX📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
UTEP Department of Computer Science
UTEP Computer Science CyberCamp
A free cybersecurity training camp led by UTEP cybersecurity students, with beginner and advanced sessions for rising 6th-12th graders. No prior experience is required.
📍 El Paso, TX📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
UVM College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
UVM CEMS Robotics Design and Testing Camp (Grades 8 & 9)
A week-long camp on microprocessors, coding and mechanical design for building and testing robotic devices.
📍 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT📅 May🎓 Grade 9
Moderate
University of Washington Bothell
UW Bothell Research Experiences
Local UW Bothell faculty research opportunities — great for North Seattle students.
📍 WA⏱ Variable📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 10–12
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University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
UW Engineering Summer Program (ESP)
A week-long residential program where rising high school juniors work with UW faculty and advanced students on hands-on engineering projects, living in the residence halls.
📍 Laramie, WY📅 April🎓 Grade 11
Moderate
University of Washington
UW Genome Sciences Summer Bridge
Seattle-area paid genomics research. Strong support for first-gen and low-income students.
📍 WA⏱ 6 weeks (summer)📅 February🎓 Grades 11–12
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University of Washington
UW in the High School (UWHS)
Lets high school students take UW courses taught by their own high school teachers and earn college credit, with subjects including computer science, math, science and astronomy.
📍 Participating high schools across Washington📅 October🎓 Grades 9–12
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University of Washington Youth & Teen Programs
UW Youth Programs: Algorithmic Thinking - Programming Logic Fundamentals
Live online course on algorithms and data structures used in computer engineering, including recursion, stacks, searching, sorting, lists, binary trees and parsing, in any language.
📍 Online (live via Zoom)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
University of Washington Youth & Teen Programs
UW Youth Programs: Coding in Java I
Introductory two-week Java course for incoming 9th-12th graders with no programming experience, covering core computer science concepts, control structures, data structures and Java best practices.
📍 UW Seattle campus or live online (Zoom)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Washington Youth & Teen Programs
UW Youth Programs: Coding in Java II
Intermediate Java course covering exception handling, graphical user interfaces, designing your own classes and polymorphism for students who already have Java experience.
📍 University of Washington, Seattle, WA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Washington Youth & Teen Programs
UW Youth Programs: Coding in Python I
Introduction to Python for incoming 9th-12th graders with no prior experience, covering variables, loops, functions, lists, dictionaries and file handling, ending in a text-based game project.
📍 UW Seattle campus or live online (Zoom)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Washington Youth & Teen Programs
UW Youth Programs: Coding in Python II
Students build a visually interactive Python game that grows in complexity, learning graphical windows, user input, multi-file projects and simple animation.
📍 University of Washington, Seattle, WA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Washington Youth & Teen Programs
UW Youth Programs: Introduction to AI & Machine Learning
A course covering machine learning, neural networks, computer vision, reinforcement learning and generative AI, in which students build their own AI tool and explore ethics.
📍 Seattle, WA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Washington Youth & Teen Programs
UW Youth Programs: Introduction to Data Visualization
Students use Tableau to turn large amounts of information into charts, graphs and maps and explore how organizations use data visualization.
📍 Online (live via Zoom)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Washington Youth & Teen Programs
UW Youth Programs: Mission to Mars - Build Your Own Robotic Rover
Students build a Mars rover, learn engineering design, servo-driven arms and Java programming, and steer it through a field to move and stack items.
📍 Seattle, WA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UW-Stout
UW-Stout High School STEAM Summer Camps
Commuter and residential summer camps in Menomonie for students entering grades 9-12 across Art & Design, Engineering & Technology and Science & Health tracks.
📍 Menomonie, WI📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UW-Whitewater PreCollege Programs
UW-Whitewater PreCollege Summer Academic Camps (Digital Discovery, Healthcare Heroes, Sleuths & Scholars, Leadership Academy)
Residential week-long summer camps for students entering grades 7-12: Digital Discovery (cybersecurity, AI, robotics), Healthcare Heroes (nursing, radiology, pharmacy, EMT), Sleuths & Scholars (forensics and digital safety) and Leadership Academy.
📍 Whitewater, WI📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
UW-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education with the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute
UWM College for Kids & Teens Data Science Certificate
A five-class certificate track in data science for high schoolers: three core classes (Introduction to Data Science, Entrepreneurial Data Science, Statistical Story Telling) plus two electives, including introductory Python programming.
📍 Milwaukee, WI📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Veritas AI (Harvard alumni)
Veritas AI
AI research mentorship and publishing program. Financial aid available.
📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ 8-15 weeks📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Vermont State University
Vermont State University 3D Technology Summer Institute
A residential institute in 3D imaging, 3D printing, modeling, animation, programming, virtual reality and CT scanning, with up to 9 college credits and a Certificate in 3D Technology.
📍 Vermont State University Randolph, Randolph, VT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 11–12
Highly Selective
Vermont STEM Fair (hosted at Norwich University)
Vermont STEM Fair
Vermont's only statewide STEM fair, an inquiry-based poster presentation competition for middle and high school students judged by science and engineering professionals, with top winners advancing to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.
📍 Norwich University, Northfield, VT📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
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New Mexico State University / REC Foundation
VEX Robotics Competition - New Mexico State Championship
New Mexico's state-level VEX V5 Robotics Competition for high school teams, held annually at NMSU's VEX hub since 2014; top teams and award winners earn invitations to the VEX World Championship.
📍 Albuquerque, NM (Cibola High School)📅 March🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
VEX Robotics Competition (REC Foundation) / Northwest Nazarene University
VEX Robotics Idaho High School State Championship
Idaho's state championship for VEX Robotics, where high school teams build robots from parts kits and write competition code to complete tasks, with the winning team advancing to the VEX World Championship.
📍 Nampa, ID (Northwest Nazarene University)📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Robotics Institute of Maine
VEX V5 Maine State Championship
Maine's statewide VEX V5 Robotics Competition championship, where middle and high school teams compete in qualification matches, skills challenges, and eliminations for spots at the VEX Robotics World Championship.
📍 The Point Community Center, South Portland, ME🎓 Grades 9–12
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Virginia Department of Education / University of Lynchburg
Virginia Governor's School for Mathematics, Science, and Technology (Summer Residential)
Three-week residential Governor's School for gifted high school juniors and seniors with classroom and laboratory work, field studies, research, individual and group projects, and seminars with scholars and professionals.
📍 Lynchburg, VA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
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Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech C-Tech²
Free cybersecurity and tech camp for high school women.
📍 VA⏱ 2 weeks (summer)📅 March🎓 Grades 10–11
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Virginia Association of the Technology Student Association
Virginia TSA Technosphere State Conference and Competition
Virginia TSA's annual State Student Leadership Conference and Competition brings TSA chapters together for competitive technology events, leadership workshops and state officer elections, with regional fairs held beforehand.
📍 Hampton, VA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
VEX Robotics (Virginia state championship)
Virginia VEX V5 Robotics State Championship (High School)
In-person state championship for Virginia high school VEX V5 teams, with qualification through local tournaments or Virginia skills scores and a Skills Challenge.
📍 Marshall, VA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
UA Little Rock Emerging Analytics Center
Virtual Reality Summer Camp
Students learn introductory programming and VR game development while creating a puzzle-game level for Meta Quest headsets.
📍 AR🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Oakland University
Virtual Reality World Builders Camp
Students in grades 8–10 learn virtual-reality world building and related digital-design skills during a week-long camp.
📍 MI🎓 Grades 9–10
Moderate
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), Washington region
Washington Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
Regional symposium where Washington students in grades 9-12 present original STEM research to judges and peers, with top presenters advancing to the national JSHS.
📍 Washington State (host and dates to be posted fall 2026)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
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Washington State Opportunity Scholarship
Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS) Baccalaureate Scholarship
Scholarship of up to $22,500 for Washington residents, including graduating high school seniors, who plan to earn a bachelor's degree in an eligible STEM or health care major; application includes a 150-500 word essay and no references.
📍 Washington State (online application)📅 February🎓 Grade 12
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Washington Technology Student Association
Washington TSA (Technology Student Association)
Washington's TSA state association with high school competitive events in areas such as robotics, coding, artificial intelligence, architectural design and animation at an annual state conference.
📍 Washington (state conference)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
VEX Robotics Competition (REC Foundation) Washington
Washington V5RC High School State Championship
The Washington VEX V5 Robotics Competition High School championship held in March, with qualification by awards at official events or World Skills Standings.
📍 Kirkland, WA📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
MLH
WEHack
Diversity focused hackathon event.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Highly Selective
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Wesleyan Summer Gifted Program
A two-week residential summer program for gifted students taught by college professors in math, physics, computer science, creative writing, history, environmental science and the creative arts.
📍 West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV📅 June🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Central Wyoming College
West Central Regional Science Fair (Central Wyoming College)
A regional science fair at Central Wyoming College in Riverton with a Senior Division for grades 9-12 and a Junior Division for grades 6-8; first, second and third place winners advance to the Wyoming State Science Fair.
📍 Riverton, WY📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
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Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, West Virginia region
West Virginia JSHS (Junior Science and Humanities Symposium)
High school students present original STEM research at a university-held regional symposium and can compete for scholarships and recognition.
📍 West Virginia📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
West Virginia Technology Student Association
West Virginia TSA (Technology Student Association)
The West Virginia chapter of TSA offers high school and middle school competitions in technology, innovation, design and engineering, culminating in a state conference.
📍 West Virginia📅 January🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
MLH
WildHacks
Hackathon event.
📍 Multiple🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
Selective
Fox Valley Competitive Robotics (VEX Robotics)
Wisconsin VEX V5 High School State Championship
Wisconsin state championship for high school VEX V5 Robotics Competition teams, held at the Resch Expo in Ashwaubenon with top teams earning spots at the VEX World Championships.
📍 Ashwaubenon, WI📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (NSTA / U.S. Armed Forces; regional host UW-La Crosse)
Wisconsin/Upper Peninsula Michigan Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
Regional research symposium where grade 9-12 students present original research in oral or poster format in STEM fields; top presenters earn scholarships and a trip to the national JSHS.
📍 Tomahawk, WI (recent years)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Haslam College of Business
Women Empowered through Business (WEB) Institute
A free, six-day residential summer program introducing underrepresented rising high school junior women to technology and business through workshops on coding, entrepreneurship, analytics, and supply chain management led by Haslam College of Business faculty.
📍 Knoxville, TN📅 March🎓 Grade 11
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Alabama School of Mathematics and Science
Women in STEM Teen Conference
Girls participate in hands-on STEM activities and a career expo with women working as scientists, engineers, physicians, and other STEM professionals.
📍 AL🎓 Grades 9–12
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WRO Association
World Robot Olympiad
Global robotics competition with regional, national, and international finals.
📍 International (national finals worldwide)📅 National rounds Summer🎓 Grades 9–12
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University of Idaho College of Engineering
World-Changers in Engineering (WIE) Day
A free one-day engineering workshop on U of I's Moscow campus where 5th-12th grade students do hands-on engineering, computer science, and design activities, tour labs, and meet current students and faculty.
📍 Moscow, ID (ICCU Arena, University of Idaho)📅 October🎓 Grades 9–12
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WPI Frontiers
Rising sophomores through seniors spend two residential weeks deeply studying a STEM major while also choosing a humanities, arts, or business minor.
📍 MA🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
WPI Launch
Rising grades 9–11 spend a week using university technology, laboratories, and research tools to explore areas such as aerospace, robotics, programming, and other applied STEM disciplines.
📍 MA🎓 Grades 9–11
Highly Selective
WV Robotics Alliance / WVSSAC
WVSSAC Robotics (West Virginia High School Robotics)
A co-curricular high school robotics activity recognized by the WVSSAC in which teams play a modified RECF Achieve game, ending in a state championship coordinated by the WV Robotics Alliance.
📍 West Virginia📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
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West Virginia State University 4-H
WVSU 4-H Yellow Jacket CyberDefender Camp
A free day camp on the WVSU campus introducing cybersecurity basics including digital security, threat identification, authentication tools, cryptography, social engineering and networking.
📍 Institute, WV📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–10
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WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
WVU Engineering Challenge Camps (High School)
Weekly day camps in which high school students design and build projects in the Lane Innovation Hub and attend faculty-led engineering workshops.
📍 Morgantown, WV📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
WVU Extension 4-H
WVU Extension 4-H Code Camp
A weekend residential coding camp at WVU Jackson's Mill with hands-on workshops in drones, robots, game development, Arduino and more for all skill levels.
📍 Jackson's Mill, Weston, WV📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
WVU Institute of Technology
WVU Tech Camp STEM
A week-long overnight camp on the WVU Tech campus with STEM classes, experiments, field trips and career exploration led by faculty and upper-class counselors.
📍 Beckley, WV📅 May🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Office of Rep. Harriet Hageman / Congressional App Challenge
Wyoming Congressional App Challenge
Wyoming middle and high school students, alone or in teams of up to four, build an original app on any platform or theme and submit it to the House of Representatives' official computer science competition. The Wyoming winner is chosen by a panel of judges and featured by Congress.
📍 Wyoming (online submission)📅 October🎓 Grades 9–12
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University of Wyoming Life Sciences Program
Wyoming Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
Regional JSHS symposium for Wyoming and Northern Colorado in which high school students submit an abstract and research paper and present original STEM research to judges. Top presenters win scholarships and expenses-paid trips to the National JSHS.
📍 Online (Wyoming and Northern Colorado region)📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
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Yale University
Yale Young Global Scholars (Need-Based Aid)
YYGS offers full need-based scholarships covering tuition, travel, and room.
📍 CT⏱ 2 weeks (summer)📅 Early February🎓 Grades 10–11
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San Francisco Public Library / SF YouthWorks
Youth Engaged in Library Leadership (YELL)
Older teens work with librarians, develop team projects, support STEM and literacy activities, and receive workforce-development training over the summer.
📍 CA🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
NMSU Young Women in Computing
YWiC High School Summer Camp
Two-week computing camp using Java, game development, cryptography, cybersecurity, AI, neural networks, chatbots, 3D printing and related projects.
📍 NM🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective

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