Programs

A week of creative writing and performance arts at Sarah Lawrence College for students entering grades 9–12, with one transferable college credit.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $2,050 USD

Kentucky's lottery-funded KEES awards college money to students who earn at least a 2.75 GPA each year at a certified Kentucky high school, plus bonuses for ACT/SAT scores.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

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

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

South Carolina SkillsUSA's 2027 state leadership and skills conference and competition for high-school members.

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

The 2027 San Juan Basin Regional Science & Engineering Fair, one of Colorado's regional science fairs whose top projects advance to the Colorado Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF).

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

Louisville's summer youth employment program connecting Jefferson County youth ages 16–19 with paid summer jobs at private, public and nonprofit employers.

• Grades 10–12
• No fee

Idaho's three ISEF-affiliated regional science fairs — Northern (NISEF), Western (WISEF) and Eastern (EISEF) — run through the Idaho STEM Action Center; winners earn all-expense trips to Regeneron ISEF 2027 in Los Angeles.

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

Paid eight-week summer internships in City of Houston departments for greater-Houston residents aged 16–24.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A paid, full-time on-site summer internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for high-school juniors, seniors and recent graduates from ten East Tennessee counties, with a $500 weekly stipend.

• Grades 11–12
• Cost not published

A seven-week research program where high-school students design original projects in polymer and materials science with Stony Brook faculty, often aiming for MRS conference abstracts.

• Grades not published
• Fee charged, amount not published

A one-week, non-credit residential summer institute at Wake Forest University for high school students. A week-long program for students passionate about storytelling and creating films, documentaries or television.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $3,500 USD

Paid project work in Chicago spanning engineering, business, communications and nonprofit operations. The organizer explicitly welcomes applicants without previous STEM experience.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published