Programs

Selective 3- or 6-week engineering and computer-science courses taught at college level at The Cooper Union in Manhattan, for students who have completed grades 9–11.

• Grades 9–11
• Fee charged, amount not published

A University of Sheffield programme for Year 12 students who want to find the right healthcare profession, with tasters in nursing, orthoptics, speech and language therapy and pharmacy. Applications open each September.

• Year 12
• No fee

A week-long American Legion civics and leadership program in which Arkansas high-school juniors run a mock state government — campaigning, holding elections, writing bills and running cities and counties.

• Grade 11
• Cost not published

An Oxford college history essay competition for sixth formers that drew 1,039 entries in 2026. Details for 2027 are due in late January or early February 2027.

• Year 12–13 / S5–S6
• No fee

Eight weeks of biomedical laboratory research with Stanford faculty, postdoctoral researchers and student mentors. The 2027 intake is announced; dates remain tentative.

• Grades 11–12
• Cost not published

Free Saturday clubs for 13-16-year-olds across the UK, hosted by universities, colleges and cultural organisations, with expert tuition in subjects such as art and design, film and screen, performance and theatre, writing and science and engineering.

• Year 10–12 / S3–S5
• No fee

A free four-week summer program for Ontario high school students facing systemic barriers, earning a Grade 12 science credit and a $1,600 payment on completion while exploring health-science careers.

• Grades 11–12
• No fee

NHS Lothian's work experience pathway for S5 and S6 pupils in Edinburgh and the Lothians interested in becoming doctors, with a 3-day programme at the Chancellor's Building, Little France.

• S5–S6
• Cost not published

Free online summer sessions from Caius for students who have just finished Year 12 at a UK state school, with subject-specific material guided by an academic mentor to help build a competitive Cambridge application. The 2027 round is not yet announced.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

A DSO-run YDSP enrichment module introducing advanced physical sciences and infocomm technologies critical to Singapore's defence, through workshops, experiments and field trips.

• Sec 3, JC1, JC2
• Cost not published

Access All Aber is Aberystwyth University's five-day summer residential for Year 12 pupils from widening participation backgrounds in Wales, with subject sessions in English or Welsh, student finance advice and a contextual offer for those who complete it.

• Year 12
• Cost not published

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