Programs

Arkansas's top merit scholarship for graduating seniors with a 32 ACT (or 1410 SAT) and a 3.5 GPA, paying up to $10,000 a year for four years.

• Grade 12
• Cost not published

Mississippi SkillsUSA's 2027 state championship and competition for high-school members.

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

A 6-week summer program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for rising juniors and seniors: real Carnegie Mellon courses taken for college credit, often alongside undergraduates; residential students take two courses for the full six weeks.

• Grades 11–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

A 4-week summer program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for rising juniors and seniors: a fast-paced, hands-on look at how engineers shape the built, natural and cyber worlds, with concept lectures, infrastructure tours and projects.

• Grades 11–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

A three-week summer session at Columbia University in New York City with rigorous courses taught by world-class instructors, living on campus.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $12,838 USD

Idaho's need-based state scholarship of up to $3,500 a year, renewable for up to four years, for Idaho graduates with at least a 2.7 GPA.

• Up to grade 12
• No fee

Kansas SkillsUSA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in career and technical skills contests (trade, technical, health and leadership) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the SkillsUSA national conference.

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

A 5-week summer program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for rising juniors and seniors: the interdisciplinary field of architecture through studio work, seminars, special lectures and Friday field trips; work can go into a portfolio and no college credit is earned.

• Grades 11–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

A free six-week college-immersion program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for Alaska Native and rural Alaska high-school students, with up to 10 college credits.

• Grades 11–12
• No fee

An intensive two-week residential creative-writing workshop at Kenyon College for motivated high-school writers, covering stories, poems and essays.

• Grades 10–12
• Fee: $2,575 USD

Scholarships administered directly by the Oregon Community Foundation through its MyOCF portal, separate from the 500+ OCF funds offered through the OSAC common application.

• Grade 12
• No fee

A 5-week summer program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for rising juniors and seniors: one of three pathways exploring how culture and technology shape each other using AI-enhanced tools, ending with a symposium and a curated digital portfolio.

• Grades 11–12
• Fee charged, amount not published