Humanities programs for high schoolers.

All humanities programs

1. St. Paul's School

   Advanced Studies Program

   Five-week residential academic program restricted to current sophomores and juniors attending New Hampshire public or parochial schools. Students complete a collegiate-level major course plus an intensive writing workshop; recent subjects include engineering, law/governance, molecular biology, studio art and data science.

   📍 NH🎓 Grades 10–11

   Moderate
2. University of Colorado Boulder

   Aquetza Academic Summer Program

   Residential academic enrichment combining history, literature, health science, writing, science, and civic/social issues while emphasizing leadership and community engagement.

   📍 CO🎓 Grades 9–11

   Selective
3. Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts

   Arkansas Goes Global: World Languages & Cultures

   Residential students explore Spanish, French, Japanese and German while examining how global languages and cultures connect to Arkansas history, industry and communities.

   📍 AR🎓 Grades 9–10

   Selective
4. Trinity College

   Bantam Bound

   Selective two-day fly-in introducing prospective seniors to Trinity through professor-led mock classes, student discussions and exploration of campus and Hartford.

   📍 CT🎓 Grade 12

   Selective
5. Carleton College Summer Liberal Arts Institute

   Between Worlds: Home, Borders, and Belonging

   Students study home, borders, and belonging through Latin American studies, English, art, and photography in an interdisciplinary college-level setting.

   📍 MN🎓 Grades 10–11

   Moderate
6. Brown University

   Brown Pre-College

   On-campus and online courses across the liberal arts.

   📍 Providence, RI⏱ 1-7 weeks📅 May🎓 Grades 9–12

   Moderate
7. Brown University

   Brown Pre-College Summer@Brown

   One- to four-week summer courses for HS students across all fields.

   📍 Providence, RI⏱ 1-4 weeks📅 Spring🎓 Grades 9–12

   Moderate
8. Forestry Challenge

   California Forestry Challenge

   California's premier natural resource competition for high school students, similar to Envirothon.

   📍 CA⏱ 1 week📅 April 1🎓 Grades 9–12

   Selective
9. Immerse Education

   Cambridge Immerse Education

   Two-week pre-college summer programs at Cambridge, Oxford, and beyond.

   📍 Cambridge, UK⏱ 2 weeks📅 Spring🎓 Grades 9–12

   Moderate
10. Kenyon College

    Camp 4

    Selective three-week residential pre-college program combining humanities, natural science, studio art and college-admissions preparation.

    📍 OH🎓 Grades 11–12

    Moderate
11. Texas Tech University

    Clark Scholars Program

    Intensive research with TTU faculty across STEM and humanities. $750 stipend, room and board covered.

    📍 TX (nationwide eligibility)⏱ 7 weeks (summer)📅 February🎓 Grades 11–12

    Highly Selective
12. Columbia University

    Columbia Summer Immersion

    Three-week pre-college sessions in NYC across 80+ subjects.

    📍 New York, NY⏱ 3 weeks📅 Spring🎓 Grades 9–12

    Highly Selective
13. The Concord Review

    Concord Review (Humanities Publishing)

    The only quarterly journal publishing high school history research worldwide.

    📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ Self-paced📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12

    Selective
14. U.S. House of Representatives Members

    Congressional District Office Internship

    High school students can intern in their local district offices to learn about constituent services and local policy.

    📍 Local Districts⏱ Varies📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 10–12

    Selective
15. Cornell University

    Cornell School of Continuing Education Pre-College

    Three or six-week pre-college programs in hundreds of subjects on campus or online.

    📍 Ithaca, NY⏱ 3-6 weeks📅 Spring🎓 Grades 10–12

    Moderate
16. Dartmouth College

    Dartmouth Bound (Free)

    Free fly-in program for high-achieving, low-income juniors.

    📍 NH⏱ 1 week (summer)📅 March🎓 Grade 11

    Selective
17. Dartmouth College

    Dartmouth Precollege Summer Scholars

    Students ages 15–18 take intensive college-level courses taught primarily by Dartmouth affiliates across business, engineering, medicine, humanities and sciences, with residential, commuter and hybrid options.

    📍 NH🎓 Grades 9–12

    Moderate
18. DECA Inc.

    DECA Competitive Events (ICDC)

    One of the world's largest business competitions for students to demonstrate their professionalism in multiple event categories.

    📍 Nationwide⏱ Year-long📅 January 10🎓 Grades 9–12

    Selective
19. State of Delaware / University of Delaware

    Delaware Governor's School for Excellence

    Highly selective residential program with academic and visual/performing-arts tracks. Students study subjects including humanities, government, science, economics and the arts with UD faculty.

    📍 DE🎓 Grades 10–11

    Selective
20. Duke University

    Duke Summer Academy

    Pre-college academic programs at Duke. Need-based scholarships.

    📍 NC⏱ 2 weeks (summer)📅 April🎓 Grades 10–12

    Moderate

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