Summer schools

A three-day campus experience at UPH Lippo Village for high-school students: college exploration, alumni sharing, industry exposure or company visit, a hands-on workshop with a project presentation, and a trial class.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

A one-week summer program at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for rising high school seniors, giving a realistic look at life as a cadet.

• Grade 11
• Fee: $750 USD

Annual Easter residential Study Days at Oriel College for Year 12 non-selective state school students (Classics, English, Music and a Women and Non-Binary Students in STEM day), with all expenses covered. The 2027 call has not yet been published.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

A free residential Year 12 performing arts summer experience at ARU Cambridge (27 June to 1 July 2027) for actors, singers, dancers and backstage students.

• Year 12
• No fee

A free two-year University of Nottingham scheme for Year 12 students from anywhere in the UK, mostly online with a VIP open day, with extra benefits for eligible Tier 1 students. Applications are now open.

• Year 12
• No fee

A free residential summer school giving Year 12 students of colour a taste of student life at the University of Bristol, with a guaranteed contextual offer or interview for completers.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

A fully subsidised two-day residential at the University of Bath for autistic Year 11 students and a parent or carer, with sessions on independent living, managing stress and anxiety, academic skills and talks from the Disability Service. Applications for 2027 had not opened when checked.

• Year 11
• No fee

A one-week, non-credit residential summer institute at Wake Forest University for high school students. Get an insider's view of what it is really like to be a lawyer.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $3,500 USD

A two-week residential program at Mississippi State University for high-school students pursuing health careers, with three hours of college credit.

• Grades 10–11
• Fee: $2,600 USD

A two-week, hands-on artificial intelligence summer school at LUMS in Lahore for students aged 14 to 19, ending in a competitive hackathon. The 2027 dates have not been announced; in 2026 it ran 20-31 July.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A one-week, non-credit residential summer institute at Wake Forest University for high school students. Explore regenerative medicine in a pre-college summer institute.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $3,500 USD

Queen's University Belfast's widening access programme for Northern Ireland students in the first year of A-levels (or equivalent) from under-represented backgrounds, with subject Pathways, a summer school and admissions benefits.

• Year 13 (NI)
• No fee