Programs

YMCA model state government program for Minnesota high school students, culminating in a conference at the State Capitol.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $599 USD

A tuition-free two-week residential honors program at Mississippi University for Women for 10th and 11th graders, with three hours of honors college credit.

• Grades 10–11
• No fee

Apply for a four-year NC State award combining college costs, faculty mentoring and leadership development.

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

Florida's statewide high-school mock trial competition, run by the Justice Teaching Center at Florida Southern College: school teams argue an original case as attorneys and witnesses, advancing from local rounds to the state finals; the state champion represents Florida at the National High School Mock Trial Championship.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Colorado's most prestigious merit scholarship: 50 graduating seniors each receive $20,000 a year for four years at a Colorado partner college, with the college covering up to the rest of the cost.

• Grade 12
• No fee

A student-run in-person math tournament at UC Berkeley with Power, Individual and Guts rounds for high-school teams of up to six.

• Up to grade 12
• Fee: $25 USD

A NASA project-based program where high school classes and clubs design and build real products for NASA and astronauts on the International Space Station.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A highly selective year-long mathematics and bioinformatics program with advanced reading, academic mentoring and potential original research. Tuition is free; the application portal lists a $20 fee.

• Grades 10–11
• Fee: $20 USD

A last-dollar scholarship plus mentoring that covers tuition and mandatory fees not met by other gift aid at Tennessee community colleges, colleges of applied technology and other eligible associate-degree programs.

• Grade 12
• Cost not published

A highly selective year-long mathematics and bioinformatics program with advanced reading, academic mentoring and potential original research. Tuition is free; the application portal lists a $20 fee.

• Grades 10–11
• Fee: $20 USD

Propose a school-team experiment for a NASA-sponsored high-altitude balloon flight.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A U.S.–German government scholarship for a full academic year in Germany: live with a host family, attend a German high school and learn the language. 210 high school scholarships are available.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published