Alabama's state contest of National History Day (NHD), run by the Alabama Humanities Alliance: middle- and high-school students present history research projects on the 2027 theme "Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change" and the top entries advance to the national contest.
The statewide science and engineering fair where high-school students present independent research projects to judges and compete for ISEF and special awards.
DSTA and DSO National Laboratories (Young Defence Scientists Programme)
A four- to nine-month project attachment that places Secondary 3 to JC students in DSTA and DSO teams to work on live defence technology problems with engineers and scientists.
Sec 3, JC1, JC2
Cost not published
Applications not open yetEntry rules not confirmed
School of Science, Engineering & Technology, RMIT University Vietnam
A free technology camp from RMIT Vietnam's School of Science, Engineering & Technology: online workshops and team projects in AI, embedded systems and cybersecurity, ending in an on-campus final with prizes.
UC Santa Barbara Summer Sessions — Research Mentorship Program (RMP)
A competitive summer program at UC Santa Barbara where high-school students do interdisciplinary university-level research with a graduate student, postdoc or faculty mentor.
An unpaid, supervised laboratory research placement with NIST scientists in Gaithersburg, Maryland, or Boulder, Colorado. The 2027 cycle is announced, but exact program dates and a usable current application route are not yet verified.
Two-week noncredit summer courses taught by Emory faculty for current high-school sophomores and juniors, with residential or commuter options in Atlanta.
Maryland 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.
New Jersey FBLA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in business competitive events (accounting, marketing, finance, management, technology, public speaking and more) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the FBLA national conference.