All programs

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

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

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

South Carolina FBLA's 2027 state leadership conference and competition for high-school members.

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

Renewable $20,000 college scholarships ($5,000 a year) for graduating Texas high-school seniors attending an accredited not-for-profit Texas college, through one online application.

• Grade 12
• Cost not published

The largest youth employment program in the U.S.: paid summer project-based learning for NYC teens aged 14–15 and paid summer jobs for ages 16–24.

• Grades not published
• No fee

Vietnam's national round of the Universal Postal Union's annual letter-writing contest for 9–15-year-olds: one handwritten letter of up to 800 words on a set theme, sent by post.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A one-week commuter pre-college program at UNC-Chapel Hill where high-school students test-drive college academic tracks with UNC faculty and graduate students.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $625 USD

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