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Humanities programs for high schoolers.

20 programs indexed in humanities. 10 are free or pay a stipend. 1 prioritize under-resourced or underrepresented students. This page updates whenever we add a new humanities program.

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  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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