Programs

Harvard Summer School's 4- or 7-week program in which high school students take credit-bearing Harvard courses alongside college students — residential, commuting or online.

• Grades 10–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

Solve five programming problems at your US school in the Canadian Computing Olympiad qualifying contest.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

Georgia TSA's 2027 state leadership conference and competition for high-school members.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

Missouri FCCLA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in STAR Events competitions in family and consumer sciences, culinary, hospitality and leadership and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the FCCLA national conference.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

Work part time in a neurological-research laboratory or supporting department with a professional mentor.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

Missouri's three-week residential Governor's School for gifted 10th graders at the University of Missouri, nominated by their high schools.

• Grade 10
• Fee: $600 USD

Tennessee DECA's 2027 state career development conference and competition for high-school members.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $75 USD

Utah SkillsUSA's 2027 state event where high-school members compete in technical, skilled-trade and leadership contests (construction, automotive, manufacturing, IT, health, culinary, public speaking and more) and attend leadership sessions; top finishers can qualify for the national SkillsUSA event.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

An eight-week, full-time summer research internship with George Mason faculty mentors for high-school and college students, earning three Mason college credits.

• Grades 10–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

A Wyoming-specific poetry program, launched in 2023, recognizing original poetry by high-school students.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

An intensive two-week residential arts program at Quartz Mountain for Oklahoma students in grades 9–12, with a full scholarship for every accepted student.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

The Illinois Junior Academy of Science state science fair at Bradley University in Peoria, April 30 – May 1, 2027; students qualify through regional fairs held February–March.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published