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46 local programs run in Massachusetts, 15 of them free or paid, and 10 explicitly prioritize under-resourced or first-generation students. Plus 232 nationwide programs open to anyone in the US.

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  1. Boston University
    Academic Immersion

    Spend three weeks immersing yourself in the study of psychology, business, medicine, or creative writing.

    ⏱ 📅 2026-03-01🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Highly Selective
  2. Babson College
    Babson Summer Study

    Earn college credit in entrepreneurship at the #1 ranked program.

    ⏱ 3 weeks📅 March🎓 11, 12
    Moderate
  3. Berklee
    Berklee Aspire

    One-week introductory program for younger students.

    ⏱ 1 week📅 Rolling🎓 8, 9, 10
    Moderate
  4. Berklee College of Music
    Berklee Five-Week Summer Performance

    Five-week immersive music performance program.

    ⏱ 5 weeks📅 January🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Highly Selective
  5. Berklee College of Music
    Berklee Five-Week Summer Performance Program

    Intensive five-week contemporary music performance program for ages 15+.

    ⏱ 5 weeks📅 Spring🎓 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  6. Biogen
    Biogen Community Lab

    Free hands-on biotech labs and high school research opportunities at Biogen sites.

    ⏱ Day to weeks📅 Rolling🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  7. MIT
    Blueprint by HackMIT

    Annual learnathon and hackathon for HS students at MIT.

    ⏱ 2 days📅 Winter🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  8. City of Boston
    Boston SuccessLink

    Free paid summer employment program for Boston youth ages 14-18.

    ⏱ 6 weeks📅 Spring🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  9. Boston University
    Boston University PROMYS

    Six-week intensive mathematics program (also listed independently).

    ⏱ 6 weeks📅 Spring🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Highly Selective
  10. Boston University
    Boston University Research in Science & Engineering (RISE)

    Six-week summer research program in 14 STEM disciplines.

    ⏱ 6 weeks📅 Winter🎓 11, 12
    Highly Selective
  11. Broad Institute (MIT & Harvard)
    Broad Summer Scholars Program

    Paid genomics research for Boston-area rising seniors from underrepresented groups.

    ⏱ 6 weeks (summer)📅 February🎓 11
    Selective
  12. Harvard GSD
    Career Discovery in Architecture

    Six-week summer program for HS juniors and seniors exploring careers in design at Harvard.

    ⏱ 6 weeks📅 Winter🎓 11, 12
    Moderate
  13. Tufts University
    Climate Resilience Institute

    An intensive institute focused on climate resilience.

    ⏱ 📅 2026-07-19🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  14. Girls' Angle
    Girls' Angle Math Club

    Math program in Cambridge MA mentoring girls in mathematics.

    ⏱ Year-long📅 Rolling🎓 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  15. City of Boston
    Greenovate Boston Youth Leaders

    Students work on local environmental justice and climate resilience projects in the Boston area.

    ⏱ 6 weeks📅 February 1🎓 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  16. Harvard
    HackHarvard

    Harvard's flagship hackathon; high schoolers can apply.

    ⏱ 2 days📅 Fall🎓 11, 12
    Selective
  17. MIT
    HackMIT

    Annual 24-hour student hackathon at MIT; many HS students attend HackMIT High School Hackathon (Blueprint).

    ⏱ 2 days📅 Fall🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  18. MIT
    HackMIT / Blueprint

    HackMIT's flagship HS hackathon weekend at MIT.

    ⏱ 1 weekend📅 Fall🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  19. Hampshire College
    Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSiM)

    Intensive six-week math program for talented high schoolers.

    ⏱ 6 weeks📅 Spring🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  20. Harvard University
    Harvard Debate Council Summer Workshops

    Two-week residential debate training led by national champions.

    ⏱ 📅 May 2026🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  21. Harvard Debate Council
    Harvard Debate Tournament

    Premier college-run high school debate tournament held annually.

    ⏱ 3 days📅 Winter🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  22. Harvard University
    Harvard Model Congress

    Premier high school simulation of the US federal government, run by Harvard students.

    ⏱ 4 days📅 Winter🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  23. Harvard University
    Harvard Model UN

    High school Model UN conference with delegates from around the world.

    ⏱ 4 days📅 Fall🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  24. Harvard University
    Harvard Pre-College Program

    Two-week residential program in 50+ disciplines.

    ⏱ 2 weeks📅 January🎓 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  25. Hampshire College
    HCSSiM

    Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics; intense 6 weeks.

    ⏱ 6 weeks📅 April🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  26. Boston University
    High School Honors

    Choose from more than 80 college courses and earn college credit.

    ⏱ 📅 2026-03-01🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  27. UMass Amherst
    Juniper Institute for Young Writers

    Residential creative writing workshop in poetry and fiction.

    ⏱ 1 week📅 May🎓 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  28. UMass Amherst
    Juniper Institute for Young Writers

    Residential creative writing program for high schoolers run by UMass MFA faculty.

    ⏱ 10 days📅 Spring🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  29. MIT
    MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute

    Four-week residential STEM program at MIT in autonomous systems, AI, cybersecurity, and more.

    ⏱ 4 weeks📅 Winter🎓 11, 12
    Selective
  30. MIT Lincoln Lab
    MIT BeaverWorks BWSI Hackathon

    Free open hackathons run by MIT BeaverWorks alongside BWSI summer program.

    ⏱ Varies📅 Rolling🎓 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  31. MIT Launch
    MIT Launch Summer

    MIT-affiliated four-week entrepreneurship intensive.

    ⏱ 4 weeks📅 March🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  32. MIT
    MIT LaunchX

    Entrepreneurship program; teams build startups with mentorship.

    ⏱ 📅 March 2026🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  33. MIT Office of Engineering Outreach
    MIT MITES

    Free rigorous six-week residential STEM program for underrepresented HS juniors.

    ⏱ 6 weeks📅 February🎓 11
    Highly Selective
  34. MIT Sloan
    MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Student Programs

    Premier sports analytics conference with student research competition and case competition.

    ⏱ 2 days📅 Winter🎓 11, 12
    Moderate
  35. MIT
    MIT WTP (Women's Technology Program)

    Four-week summer EECS or ME program for HS women.

    ⏱ 4 weeks📅 January🎓 11
    Moderate
  36. MIT
    MITES (Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science) Summer

    Free six-week residential STEM program at MIT for under-represented rising HS seniors.

    ⏱ 6 weeks📅 Winter🎓 12
    Highly Selective
  37. MIT
    MITES Saturdays

    Free academic enrichment for 10th graders in Greater Boston from under-represented backgrounds.

    ⏱ Year-long📅 Fall🎓 10
    Highly Selective
  38. Posse
    Posse Foundation

    Full-tuition leadership scholarships nominated by partner cities. High schoolers from cities like New York, Chicago, LA, Atlanta nominate by August of senior year.

    ⏱ Senior year📅 August🎓 12
    Selective
  39. Boston University
    PROMYS

    Selective six-week residential program in mathematics.

    ⏱ 6 weeks📅 March🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  40. Boston University
    PROMYS Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists

    Six-week intensive number theory program at Boston University.

    ⏱ 6 weeks📅 Spring🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Highly Selective
  41. CEE & MIT
    Research Science Institute (RSI)

    Fully funded six-week STEM research residency at MIT.

    ⏱ 📅 January 2026🎓 11
    Highly Selective
  42. Boston University
    RISE Internship/Practicum

    Conduct university-level STEM research in a laboratory setting.

    ⏱ 📅 2026-03-01🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Highly Selective
  43. Harvard Summer School
    Secondary School Program

    The Secondary School Program provides high school students an opportunity to earn college credit, get a true feel for college life, and learn alongside high school students, college students, and adults from numerous countries. Choose between 4-week (residential only) or 7-week (residential, online, commuting) options.

    ⏱ 📅 N/A🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  44. Boston University
    Summer Challenge

    Expand your academic horizons over two weeks, choosing 2 seminars.

    ⏱ 📅 2026-03-01🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  45. Boston University
    Tanglewood Institute

    Premier summer music program for high school instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers.

    ⏱ 2-6 weeks📅 Spring🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  46. Boston University
    Tanglewood Institute

    Pre-eminent summer training program for young classical musicians.

    ⏱ 2-6 weeks📅 February🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate

Nationwide programs open to Massachusetts students

  1. /dev/color官方
    /dev/color Youth Network

    A community for tech-interested black professionals and students to connect.

    ⏱ Ongoing📅 Rolling🎓 11, 12
    Selective
  2. 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.

    ⏱ 8 weeks📅 Early March🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  3. American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)
    AFSA National High School Essay Contest

    An essay contest designed to engage students in thinking about peace and conflict resolution.

    ⏱ N/A📅 February 15🎓 11, 12
    Selective
  4. Carnegie Mellon University
    AI Scholars at CMU

    Free AI-focused summer program for rising seniors underrepresented in computing.

    ⏱ 3 weeks (summer)📅 February🎓 11
    Selective
  5. AI4ALL
    AI4ALL Open Learning

    Girls in grades 6-12 learn AI and Python through interactive virtual classes.

    ⏱ 2 weeks📅 March 1🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  6. Mathematical Association of America
    AIME

    Invitational round for top AMC scorers. 15-question, 3-hour exam that gates the USAMO. No fee for invited students.

    ⏱ 3 hours📅 February🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  7. Freedom Forum
    Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference

    An all-expenses-paid journalism conference for one student from every US state and DC.

    ⏱ 1 week📅 February 15🎓 11
    Selective
  8. Amazon
    Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship

    Scholarship for high school seniors planning to study computer science in college.

    ⏱ 4 years scholarship📅 December 1🎓 12
    Selective
  9. Mathematical Association of America
    AMC 10/12

    The entry-level American Mathematics Competition. Top scorers qualify for AIME and the path to the USAMO. Open to all US high schoolers; school registration required.

    ⏱ 75 minutes📅 November🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  10. ACSL
    American Computer Science League (ACSL)

    A multi-division computer science competition covering both theory and programming.

    ⏱ School year📅 November 30🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  11. Amgen Foundation
    Amgen Scholars Future Track

    Free online biotech simulations and pipeline programs preparing high schoolers for biomedical research.

    ⏱ Self-paced📅 Rolling🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  12. Apple Inc.
    Apple Swift Student Challenge

    Swift coding competition hosted by Apple to showcase creativity and app development skills.

    ⏱ 1 month📅 April 15🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  13. Berklee College of Music
    Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive

    The world's premier summer performance program for contemporary music, including jazz, rock, and pop.

    ⏱ 5 weeks📅 March 1🎓 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  14. NCWIT
    Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC)

    Award for girls and non-binary students in computing, providing recognition and a cash prize.

    ⏱ One-time📅 April 15🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  15. Bank of America
    Bank of America Student Leaders

    Paid internship at a local nonprofit + week-long DC leadership summit.

    ⏱ 8 weeks (summer)📅 Mid-January🎓 11, 12
    Selective
  16. Bard College at Simon's Rock
    Bard College at Simon's Rock Young Writers Workshop

    A 3-week residential program where students engage in creative and analytical thinking through literature and history.

    ⏱ 3 weeks📅 April 1🎓 10, 11, 12
    Moderate
  17. MIT Lincoln Lab
    Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI)

    Free MIT-led project-based courses in AI, robotics, cybersecurity.

    ⏱ 4 weeks (summer)📅 Early February🎓 11
    Selective
  18. ELASH / Bebras US
    Bebras Computing Challenge (US)

    An international computational thinking and informatics competition. Students can take the test remotely or through a local school coordinator.

    ⏱ 45 minutes📅 Early February🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  19. Bennington College
    Bennington Young Writers Awards

    A prestigious creative writing competition for students to win cash prizes and publication.

    ⏱ N/A📅 January 12🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective
  20. Black Girls CODE
    Black Girls CODE Workshops

    Program that provides coding workshops and tech exposure to young girls of color.

    ⏱ Varies📅 Rolling🎓 9, 10, 11, 12
    Selective

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