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83 local programs run in New Mexico, 59 of them free or paid, and 1 explicitly prioritize under-resourced or first-generation students. Plus 210 nationwide programs open to anyone in the US.

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NMSU College of Business (with NABA Inc.)
ACAP High School Summer Camp
A summer camp hosted by NMSU's College of Business, in partnership with NABA Inc., that connects local high schoolers with accounting and finance career pathways through career exploration, mentorship, and personal-branding and college-transition workshops.
📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
NMSU College of Business / NABA
Accounting Career Awareness Program
Free week-long program introducing students to accounting, finance and business through professional development, networking and hands-on learning.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
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.
🎓 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.
📅 Varies🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
American Legion, Department of New Mexico
American Legion Oratorical Scholarship Contest - New Mexico
High school students prepare an 8-10 minute oration on the U.S. Constitution plus a 3-5 minute discourse on an assigned constitutional topic, competing through post, district, and department levels. State winners advance to the national contest, where finalists compete for scholarships up to $25,000.
📅 March🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation
Ana Maria Samaniego Scholarship in the Arts
$1,000 scholarship for an LCPS senior planning to major in the arts at a New Mexico college or university.
🎓 Grade 12
Highly Selective
Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation
Anita L. Sabichi, MD Music Scholarship
$2,000 award for an LCPS senior planning to major in music at a New Mexico institution.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
UNM School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture + Design Summer Academy (ADSA)
A three-week hands-on summer program introducing high school juniors and seniors to architecture, landscape architecture, and planning through lectures, design studios, field trips around Albuquerque, and a final review with professionals.
📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation
Bieri Family Broadcast Journalism Scholarship
$1,000 scholarship for an LCPS senior majoring in broadcast journalism at NMSU.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
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.
📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Explora X Studio
Career Pathways Internship Program
Two-year paid STEAM internship beginning with rising juniors. Interns receive workforce training, mentorship, portfolio development, financial-literacy instruction and opportunities for embedded internships at Explora.
🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation
Christin Slaughter Memorial Scholarship
$500 scholarship for a female graduating senior from Arrowhead Park ECHS pursuing biology or pre-medical science in New Mexico.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
Society of Women Engineers Central New Mexico / NMEF
Colleen Conley Memorial Scholarship
Renewable engineering scholarship worth $1,500 per year for up to four years, administered through the New Mexico Engineering Foundation.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
CTLP New Mexico
Educators Rising New Mexico (EdRising)
New Mexico's chapter network of Educators Rising, a career-technical student organization that gives high schoolers on the teaching career pathway hands-on classroom experience with mentor teachers, curriculum tied to CTE credit, and leadership competitions.
📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
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.
📅 March🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of New Mexico Department of Nuclear Engineering
Experience Nuclear Engineering
One-week residential, hands-on nuclear science and engineering program for approximately 20 students ages 15–18.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
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.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
University of New Mexico Health Sciences / Project ECHO
Exploring Health Career Pathways in New Mexico ECHO
Free live online series where New Mexico high-school students meet health-professions students, learn career pathways and receive advice on applications, personal statements and paying for college.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI Albuquerque & Las Cruces Teen Academy
Free competitive summer academy for New Mexico high-school students featuring forensic science, federal law enforcement, intelligence, leadership and public-safety instruction. Applications open each April.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Film Prize Junior
Film Prize Junior New Mexico
Student filmmakers produce original films that screen publicly at a statewide festival and compete for awards. The 2026 festival ran March 20–22 in Albuquerque.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation
Floyd "Twister" Geery Memorial Scholarship
$500 award for an LCPS senior pursuing history, anthropology or archaeology at a New Mexico college.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
Center for Civic Values / NMAA
Gene Franchini New Mexico High School Mock Trial
Students serve as attorneys and witnesses, prepare cases with attorney coaches and compete through qualifiers and state finals. Separate courtroom journalism and courtroom art divisions also exist.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Golden Apple Foundation
Golden Apple Scholars Program - New Mexico
A teacher-preparation scholarship for New Mexico high school seniors (and NM college freshmen/sophomores) who want to become teachers, offering up to $15,000 in paid summer professional development, mentoring from award-winning teachers, and job placement, in exchange for a 5-year teaching commitment in a partner NM school.
📅 December🎓 Grade 12
Selective
University of New Mexico Health Sciences
Health Careers Academy
Multi-week program across seven New Mexico regions combining science, health-career exploration, critical thinking and service learning.
🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
NMSU Arrowhead Center
Innoventure High School Challenge
Teams create prototypes, define markets/pricing/distribution and pitch business concepts through three competition rounds. The 2026–27 cycle is open now and participation is free.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
New Mexico Engineering Foundation
Jack Verhines Memorial Scholarship
$1,500 one-time engineering scholarship for a graduating high-school student administered through NMEF.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
Junior Docents
Teens spend the summer as museum educators, working in exhibit halls with scientists, curators and visitors while developing science communication and optional art/technology/writing projects.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
New Mexico Tourism Department / Breaking Bad Habits
Land of Enchantment Young Ambassadors
Juniors and seniors lead community environmental projects throughout the school year, receive leadership/project-management training and earn a $3,000 stipend upon successful completion. The 2026–27 cohort is active.
🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
LANL Foundation
LANL Foundation Career Pathways Scholarship
High-school students in Northern New Mexico can receive up to $3,000 toward associate degrees, certificates or professional trade credentials.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
LANL Foundation
LANL Foundation Four-Year Scholarship Program
Northern New Mexico seniors can receive awards ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 over four years for college inside or outside New Mexico.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
Los Alamos National Laboratory
LANL UTS High School Pipeline
Paid internships at LANL for Northern New Mexico students.
⏱ 8-10 weeks (summer)📅 February🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
New Mexico Legislative Education Study Committee
LESC Legislative Internship
A paid internship placing a New Mexico high school senior with legislative staff to research education policy, attend interim committee meetings around the state, and interact directly with lawmakers.
📅 April🎓 Grade 12
Selective
Institute of American Indian Arts
New Freshman Summer Bridge
Incoming IAIA students can earn college credit, live on campus and receive academic/cultural support before their first semester. Tuition, housing, meals, tutoring and program activities are covered aside from a refundable housing deposit.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
American Legion Department of New Mexico (New Mexico Staters)
New Mexico Boys State
A week-long hands-on civics and leadership program in which New Mexico high school juniors build a mock city, county, and state government from the ground up, running campaigns and holding elected office.
📅 Varies🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
DECA Inc. - New Mexico Association
New Mexico DECA
The state chapter of DECA for high schoolers pursuing marketing, finance, hospitality, and management careers, running local chapters, competitive events, and an annual state Career Development Conference.
📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
NM Public Education Department / NM Higher Education Department
New Mexico Dual Credit Program
Every New Mexico high-school student can potentially take approved college courses for both high-school and college credit. Public colleges waive tuition, and schools cover instructional materials.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
New Mexico Arts / New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs
New Mexico Ekphrastic Poetry Contest
An annual statewide ekphrastic poetry contest in which New Mexicans write poetry inspired by artworks on display at state cultural institutions, with a dedicated Youth (ages 10-18) category.
📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
New Mexico Envirothon, Inc.
New Mexico Envirothon
North America's largest high school environmental science competition brings together 5-student teams for a two-day indoor/outdoor state competition testing knowledge of aquatic ecology, forestry, soils and land use, and wildlife; the winning team represents New Mexico at Nationals.
📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America - New Mexico
New Mexico FCCLA
New Mexico's chapter network of FCCLA, a national CTSO built on family and consumer sciences education, developing student leadership around family relationships, nutrition, and career exploration through competitive events and conferences.
📅 November🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
New Mexico Agricultural Education & FFA Association
New Mexico FFA
The state agricultural-education CTSO serving over 5,300 members across 85+ New Mexico schools, running career development events, leadership conferences, and competitions (including welding and BBQ contests) alongside an annual FFA Day at the state capitol.
📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
American Legion Auxiliary Department of New Mexico
New Mexico Girls State
A week-long residential program in which rising senior girls run for office, pass legislation, and operate a mock city, county, and state government to learn civic engagement and leadership firsthand.
📅 Varies🎓 Grades 11–12
Moderate
NM STEM Innovation Network
New Mexico Governor's STEM Challenge
Statewide team competition asking students to develop STEM-based solutions to real problems and present them to industry judges. Winning teams receive $500 per student; the next challenge is February 6, 2027.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
HOSA / CTLP New Mexico
New Mexico HOSA - Future Health Professionals
New Mexico's chartered association of HOSA, a CTSO integrated into Health Science Education classrooms that builds leadership and technical skills for students pursuing healthcare careers, with competitive events, conferences, and scholarship opportunities.
📅 November🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
New Mexico Model UN
New Mexico Model UN (NMMUN)
A statewide student organization running Model United Nations conferences, including LoboMUN, where New Mexico high schoolers debate global issues through simulated UN committees.
📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
New Mexico Higher Education Department
New Mexico Scholars Scholarship
State scholarship covering tuition, books and fees for qualifying NM graduates who meet academic and income requirements and attend an eligible New Mexico institution.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
New Mexico Scholastic Press Association / NMAA
New Mexico Scholastic Publications State Competition
State championship for New Mexico student newspapers, yearbooks and journalism programs, with individual publication categories and a Journalist of the Year award. The association is free to join.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
New Mexico Tech / NMAA
New Mexico Science & Engineering Fair
Statewide science and engineering fair in which students present original investigations and compete for recognition and scholarship money. The 2027 state fair is April 9–10 at New Mexico Tech.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
SkillsUSA New Mexico
New Mexico SkillsUSA
The state association of SkillsUSA, preparing New Mexico middle/high school and college students for technical and skilled-trade careers through classroom-integrated curriculum and competitions in over 100 occupational areas, from 3D animation to welding.
📅 November🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) / National Speech & Debate Association, NM District
New Mexico Speech & Debate
The statewide competitive forensics circuit offering 12 events across debate, public speaking, and oral interpretation, culminating in district qualifiers and a state championship tournament.
📅 February🎓 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.
⏱ Year-round📅 January 31🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico Tech Summer STEM Experience
Week-long residential experience where students earn college credit while studying a science, engineering, entrepreneurship or mathematics discipline. 2026 tuition, housing and meals totaled $675 per session.
🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
YMCA Central New Mexico
New Mexico Youth and Government
A YMCA civic education program in which New Mexico high schoolers simulate state government, debating and voting on student-written bills as legislators, judges, or press corps members at an annual conference.
📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension
New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp
Ages 15–19 receive college-level instruction in financial management, marketing, natural resources, wildlife, range management and livestock operations while developing a ranch-management plan.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation / NMSU
NM AMP Student Research Conference — High School Participation
NM MESA and TRIO Upward Bound high-school students attend alongside undergraduate researchers for STEM presentations, networking, workshops and panels. Their conference fees are covered by NM AMP.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
New Mexico State University STEM Outreach Center
NM Network Aviation Camp High School Internship Experience
Rising grades 9–12 participate in a week-long aviation/STEM program; 2026 participants received a $250 stipend plus documentation of 40 internship hours.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
New Mexico State University College of Engineering
NM PREP High School Academy
Students explore engineering through real-world projects involving 3D printing, advanced manufacturing and mathematics while interacting with NMSU faculty and laboratories.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
New Mexico Activities Association Foundation
NMAA Foundation Scholarship Program
Large statewide scholarship program for graduating seniors participating in NMAA activities. The foundation planned approximately $82,500 in awards for the 2025–26 school year.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation
NMEAF FAFSA Scholarship
New Mexico seniors who complete the FAFSA can enter monthly drawings for $1,000 scholarships from November 2026 through July 2027.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
University of New Mexico Health Sciences
PATH Emerging Scholars Program
One-week residential program preparing high-school juniors and seniors for careers in healthcare and health research through STEAM-H learning and leadership development.
🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
New Mexico Arts (NM Department of Cultural Affairs) / National Endowment for the Arts / Poetry Foundation
Poetry Out Loud New Mexico
A statewide poetry recitation competition in which New Mexico high school students memorize and perform published poems, advancing from the classroom to state finals and on to nationals.
📅 Varies🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
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.
📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation
Russ Richards Memorial Scholarship
Supports a Las Cruces High School senior pursuing higher education in medicine, first response or another health field.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
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.
🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
Santa Fe Film Institute
Santa Fe Film Institute High School Scholarship
New Mexico high-school students with demonstrated film interest or experience may apply for a $500 scholarship plus a Santa Fe International Film Festival pass.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
New Mexico Engineering Foundation / SAME Albuquerque Post
Society of American Military Engineers Albuquerque Post High School Scholarship
Two $4,000 awards were offered to graduating high-school students through the 2026–27 NMEF cycle.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
State Bar of New Mexico
State Bar Student Essay Contest
New Mexico juniors and seniors write an original essay on an annual legal issue; attorneys and sitting judges evaluate finalists.
🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
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.
🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
New Mexico Public Education Department
Summer Enrichment Internship Program
State-funded paid internships for New Mexico high-school students at municipal, county, tribal, pueblo, nonprofit and other workplace sites. The program continues statewide under a new administrator beginning summer 2026.
🎓 Grades 9–12
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.
📅 April🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
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.
📅 Varies🎓 Grades 10–11
Moderate
Sandia National Laboratories
Technical High School Intern — Counter-Autonomy & Machine Learning
Current Sandia high-school internship involving sensors, experiments, data collection/curation, programming, machine learning, robotics and computer engineering in a mentored R&D environment.
🎓 Grades 10–12
Selective
J.F. Mazur Fine Art Studio
Teen Studio (Young Artists Workshop)
A weekly drawing, painting, and printmaking studio class for middle and high school students, taught in small groups of up to 10 students.
📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation
Tombaugh Gallery Visual & Graphic Arts Scholarship
$500 scholarship for an LCPS senior pursuing visual or graphic arts at NMSU or Doña Ana Community College.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
University of New Mexico Health Sciences
Undergraduate Health Sciences Enrichment Program
Graduating New Mexico seniors entering college participate in residential health-career exploration, shadowing, service learning and college preparation. The 2026 program included a $750 completion stipend.
🎓 Grade 12
Selective
University of New Mexico
UNM Albuquerque Dual Credit
Eligible juniors and seniors at partner schools can enroll in regular UNM college courses, including online options, while still in high school. Tuition and general fees are waived.
🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
University of New Mexico Health Sciences
UNM Health Professions Symposium
New Mexico's largest health-career convention offers 80+ workshops, information tables, demonstrations and networking with health professionals. It is free and explicitly includes high-school attendees. The next symposium is April 10, 2027.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
University of New Mexico Department of Music
UNM Summer Music Institute
Intensive professional-level chamber-music training open to qualified high-school musicians through competitive video audition. Full and partial scholarships are available.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of New Mexico Chemistry & Chemical Biology / NM Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
UNM/DVR High School Research Experience
New Mexico high-school students supported through DVR conduct paid university laboratory research, including mosquito/insect collection and analysis connected to public-health monitoring. The program operated in summer 2026.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Highly Selective
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.
📅 March🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Department of New Mexico
Voice of Democracy Audio-Essay Scholarship Program - New Mexico
Annual nationwide audio-essay scholarship contest inviting high school students to record a patriotic-themed essay (2026-27 theme: "What a Veteran Taught Me About America"), submitted through a local New Mexico VFW Post. The national first-place winner receives a $35,000 scholarship, and every department (state) winner receives at least $1,000.
📅 October🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Southwest Conservation Corps
Youth Conservation Crews (Los Valles / Four Corners Region)
A paid outdoor conservation crew program for ages 14-18 in New Mexico's Los Valles and Four Corners regions; crews of 6-8 students do invasive species removal, tree planting, and trail maintenance over 4-5 week sessions.
📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
New Mexico State University
Youth Entrepreneurship Summer Camp
High-school students study free enterprise, entrepreneurship and community prosperity while earning three college credits.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
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.
🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective

Nationwide programs open to New Mexico students

University of Pennsylvania
Academic English & University Readiness Academy
Two-week residential academy at Penn for non-native English speakers. Students do university-style work: reading, lectures, discussions, research and group projects, ending in a final presentation. Current 9th-11th graders; non-credit.
⏱ 2 weeks (July 26 - August 8, 2026)🎓 Grades 9–11
Highly 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.
⏱ 8 weeks📅 Early March🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
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.
📅 February 15🎓 Grades 11–12
Selective
Carnegie Mellon University
AI Scholars at CMU
Free AI-focused summer program for rising seniors underrepresented in computing.
⏱ 4 weeks (summer)📅 February🎓 Grade 11
Selective
AI4ALL
AI4ALL Open Learning
Girls in grades 6-12 learn AI and Python through interactive virtual classes.
⏱ 2 weeks📅 March 1🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
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🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
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🎓 Grade 11
Selective
Amazon
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
Scholarship for high school seniors planning to study computer science in college.
⏱ 4 years scholarship📅 December 1🎓 Grade 12
Selective
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🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
ACSL
American Computer Science League (ACSL)
A multi-division computer science competition covering both theory and programming.
⏱ School year📅 November 30🎓 Grades 9–12
Moderate
University of Pennsylvania
American Sign Language and Deaf Culture Online Seminar
Two-week online seminar (daily Zoom sessions) teaching basic ASL conversation and narrative skills in an immersion setting, plus Deaf community perspectives through vlogs, lectures and a panel of Deaf professionals. Current 9th-11th graders; non-credit.
⏱ 2 weeks (July 13 - 24, 2026)🎓 Grades 9–11
Highly Selective
Amgen Foundation
Amgen Scholars Future Track
Free online biotech simulations and pipeline programs preparing high schoolers for biomedical research.
⏱ Self-paced📅 Rolling🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Apple Inc.
Apple Swift Student Challenge
Swift coding competition hosted by Apple to showcase creativity and app development skills.
⏱ 1 month📅 February🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
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🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
University of Pennsylvania
Astronomical Techniques Research Academy
Two-week residential academy at Penn. Students learn observational astronomy and data analysis, build simple cameras and spectrometers, observe the Sun and stars, and analyze data with Python. Current 9th-11th graders; non-credit.
⏱ 2 weeks (July 11 - 25, 2026)🎓 Grades 9–11
Moderate
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🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
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🎓 Grades 10–12
Moderate
MIT Lincoln Lab
Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI)
Free MIT-led project-based courses in AI, robotics, cybersecurity.
⏱ 4 weeks (summer)📅 Early February🎓 Grade 11
Selective
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🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective
Bennington College
Bennington Young Writers Awards
A prestigious creative writing competition for students to win cash prizes and publication.
📅 January 12🎓 Grades 9–12
Selective

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