Programs

Colorado'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

Utah'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

Paid work-based learning in Philadelphia for ages 14–18: Junior PYNtern for rising 9th–10th graders and Senior PYNtern with about 100 hours of paid worksite experience for rising 11th–12th graders.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

The Indiana state championship of Science Olympiad for high school (Division C) teams, held April 17, 2027 at Indiana University Bloomington; top teams can advance to the national tournament.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A short residential program at ASU's Tempe campus where motivated high-school students take college-style classes with ASU faculty and explore career tracks.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Learn computational physics with spreadsheets and Python in a ten-week online course, then build a project for the BPhO competition.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• Cost not published

Kansas TSA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in STEM competitive events (engineering design, coding, robotics, video and more) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the TSA national conference.

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

Idaho's Science Olympiad tournaments, a team science competition based on national standards, held at Idaho State University and Boise State University.

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

One of the largest and most prestigious high school math tournaments, held at MIT with olympiad-level subject tests, a proof-based team round and the Guts round.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

YMCA model state government program for Connecticut high school students, culminating in a conference at the State Capitol.

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

A six-day, five-night residential engineering camp at the University of Alabama for rising 10th–12th graders and incoming freshmen.

• Grades 9–11
• Fee: $1,250 USD

The City of Albuquerque's Job Mentor Program offers seven-week paid summer internships for youth ages 14–18 with city departments, government agencies and nonprofits.

• Up to grade 12
• No fee