Programs

A free, week-long summer day program at UVA Engineering where high-school students pick an engineering track, solve a design challenge and present it at the closing Expo.

• Grades 9–11
• No fee

A summer internship in Denver where about 20 high schoolers do hands-on science alongside Museum scientists, with a stipend (2026: $1,803 per session).

• Grades 10–11
• No fee

Kalamazoo Public Schools graduates who live in the district receive up to 100% of in-state tuition and mandatory fees at 60+ eligible Michigan institutions; from fall 2027 coverage expands to accredited four-year HBCUs.

• Grade 12
• No fee

Minnesota 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

A free five-day geology and technology camp for four Oregon/Washington high-school mentors, combining field science, student leadership and team presentations.

• Grades 10–12
• No fee

A one-week, non-credit residential summer institute at Wake Forest University for high school students. Build a foundation for a career in sports marketing, the business behind the game.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $3,500 USD

Idaho 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

The 2027 Morgan-Washington Bi-County Regional Science 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

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

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

A year-long statewide competition in which New Mexico student teams carry out computational research projects, with more than $1 million in scholarships awarded since 1990.

• Up to grade 12
• Fee: $40 USD

An achievement-based $20,000 college scholarship for 150 high school seniors each year, recognizing leadership, service and impact on their schools and communities.

• Grade 12
• Cost not published

Idaho'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