Programs

A one-week commuter pre-college program at UNC-Chapel Hill where high-school students test-drive college academic tracks with UNC faculty and graduate students.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $625 USD

Colorado's state final of Poetry Out Loud, the national poetry recitation contest for high-school students run by the state arts agency with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Utah's state final of Poetry Out Loud, the national poetry recitation contest for high-school students run by the state arts agency with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Paid work-based learning in Philadelphia for ages 14–18: Junior PYNtern for rising 9th–10th graders and Senior PYNtern with about 100 hours of paid worksite experience for rising 11th–12th graders.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

The Indiana state championship of Science Olympiad for high school (Division C) teams, held April 17, 2027 at Indiana University Bloomington; top teams can advance to the national tournament.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A short residential program at ASU's Tempe campus where motivated high-school students take college-style classes with ASU faculty and explore career tracks.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A free six-day summer college experience at WSU Pullman for Washington high-school students ages 16–18 with intellectual disabilities.

• Grades not published
• No fee

Kansas TSA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in STEM competitive events (engineering design, coding, robotics, video and more) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the TSA national conference.

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

Idaho's Science Olympiad tournaments, a team science competition based on national standards, held at Idaho State University and Boise State University.

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

One general application gives students access to more than 160 Arizona Community Foundation scholarships for two- and four-year colleges and technical and vocational schools.

• Grade 12
• No fee

A paid two-summer program for Chicago public high-school students: Year 1 explores STEM careers; Year 2 is a six-week job in health sciences, computer science or IT at UChicago.

• Grades not published
• No fee

One of the largest and most prestigious high school math tournaments, held at MIT with olympiad-level subject tests, a proof-based team round and the Guts round.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published