Programs

A year-long San Antonio program of after-school career skills sessions that matches teens with a paid summer internship in June–July 2027.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

The American Legion's week-long Pennsylvania citizenship and leadership program for high school juniors: young men run a mock state government — elections, parties and legislation — June 20, 2027 – June 26, 2027 at Messiah University, Mechanicsburg.

• Grade 11
• No fee

Mississippi FCCLA's 2027 state conference and competition for high-school members.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $40 USD

Nebraska DECA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in business and marketing competitive events (marketing, finance, hospitality, management and entrepreneurship) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the DECA national conference.

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

Enter the local chemistry olympiad through your ACS coordinator and an in-person supervised site.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Arizona HOSA's 2027 state conference where high-school members compete in health science competitive events (health knowledge, clinical skills, emergency preparedness, leadership) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the HOSA national conference.

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

Paid after-school and summer programs for Chicago high-school teens: hundreds of apprenticeships and outreach assistantships in arts, STEM, sports, communications and more. Summer session: late June to early August.

• Grades not published
• No fee

South Carolina's lottery-funded merit scholarship for residents entering an in-state college, worth up to $5,000 a year at four-year institutions (2026–27 figure).

• Grade 12
• Cost not published

Oregon's state-level science research competition, affiliated with Regeneron ISEF and the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, open to all Oregon students in grades 5–12.

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

A free, roughly four-week residential engineering program at Rutgers for nominated New Jersey juniors, ending with a research symposium.

• Grade 11
• No fee

Mentored departmental placements for New York City high-school students. Summer 2027 information is announced for December 2026; the 2026 intake is closed.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

Washington DECA's 2027 state conference, where high-school members compete in business and marketing events (marketing, finance, hospitality, management and entrepreneurship); top finishers can qualify for DECA's International Career Development Conference.

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