Programs

Illinois DECA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in business and marketing competitive events (marketing, finance, hospitality, management and entrepreneurship) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the DECA national conference.

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

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

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

A six-day residential aerospace engineering camp at Texas A&M for rising high-school juniors and seniors, with two sessions in summer 2027.

• Grades 11–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

A free residential summer school at Christ's College, Cambridge for academically strong Year 12 (or equivalent) students at UK state schools, giving a taste of Cambridge college life and academic challenge.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

The SOS Scholarship gives emergency monthly support and a mentor to students in year 3 of middle school to year 3 of high school who suddenly face a financial or other crisis.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

An eight-week, 40-hour-a-week summer research internship at ISB in Seattle for current high-school juniors, with paid and unpaid service-learning positions.

• Grade 11
• Cost not published

Alabama FFA Association's 2027 state convention and competition for high-school members.

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

A free hackathon for high-school students of every skill level in Toronto, with mentors, meals and team forming on site.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A paid summer mentorship program from the City of Albuquerque for creative youth interested in arts-based leadership, placing each participant with a community arts partner.

• Grades 10–12
• No fee

Japan's national physics contest for high school and junior high students, which selects Japan team candidates for the following year's International and Asian Physics Olympiads. Applications usually open each April-May; the 2027 dates have not been announced.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: ¥2,000

The City of Phoenix's paid four-week summer internship for Phoenix residents ages 16–24, with work-readiness training and placement at local businesses.

• Up to grade 12
• No fee

A TÜBİTAK BİDEB research-project competition for high school students, run within the TEKNOFEST technology competitions, with areas in Environment, Economic Sectors, Air and Climate, Water Research, Sustainability and Welfare, and Social Awareness.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee