Programs

Belfast's senior youth symphony orchestra, run by the Education Authority Music Service, recruits post-primary musicians at Grade 6 or above by audition each May for a September start.

• Year 11–14 (NI)
• Fee: £257.99

Week-long in-person engineering summer programs at McMaster University for students entering Grades 9 to 12, with advanced labs and a design challenge.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A two-, four- or six-week paid summer work experience for Charlotte high-school students ages 16–18, with at least 25 hours a week at a minimum of $13 per hour.

• Grades 10–12
• No fee

A City of Stockton summer jobs program giving about 100 Stockton youth aged 16–19 a five-week paid work experience in city departments.

• Up to grade 12
• No fee

A day at the University of Liverpool's Central Teaching Laboratories for Year 12 students, choosing two practical workshops from chemistry, computer science (including AI and robotics) and other STEM subjects. Held on 22, 23 and 24 June 2027, at 8 pounds per student.

• Year 12
• Fee: £8

A weekly £40 Education Maintenance Allowance for 16 to 18 year olds from lower-income households in Wales who stay on at school or college. Applications for 2026 to 2027 are open and accepted until 31 August 2027.

• Year 12–13
• Cost not published

A democracy-education programme of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) in which selected senior-high students act as legislators in Jakarta. The 2027 intake is not yet announced.

• Grades 10–12
• No fee

Canada's long-running Model UN conference for secondary-school and cégep delegations, run by students in Montréal since 1993.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $120 CAD

An annual youth ensemble that learns folk tunes by ear, meeting on Sundays at Cecil Sharp House in London for ages 11-19. The autumn term is underway but newcomers can still join through a free trial session.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• Fee: £285

Free two-day non-residential subject taster summer schools at the University of Surrey for Year 12 students, in chemistry, computer science and health sciences. The 2027 cycle has not been announced.

• Year 12
• No fee

Arkansas DECA's 2027 state career development conference and competition for high-school members.

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

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

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