All programs

Paid after-school and summer programs for Chicago high-school teens: hundreds of apprenticeships and outreach assistantships in arts, STEM, sports, communications and more. Spring session: late February to mid-May.

• Grades not published
• No fee

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology's international start-up and innovation competition, whose traditional E&I track is open to high-school, university and start-up teams; ideas from any field are welcome.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

Hands-on engineering courses — virtual and residential — for ages 12–17, with fully funded places for students from lower-income or under-represented backgrounds.

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

A week of creative writing and performance arts at Sarah Lawrence College for students entering grades 9–12, with one transferable college credit.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $2,050 USD

A U.S. State Department summer STEM exchange for young women aged 15–17: a 23-day U.S. programme plus seven months of mentoring.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

Nevada SkillsUSA's 2027 state event where high-school members compete in technical, skilled-trade and leadership contests (construction, automotive, manufacturing, IT, health, culinary, public speaking and more) and attend leadership sessions; top finishers can qualify for the national SkillsUSA event.

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

Kansas 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.

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

Take a two-hour astronomy olympiad paper that opens the UK route to the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

• Grades not published
• Fee: £15

North Carolina's statewide high-school mock trial competition, run by the North Carolina Mock Trial Program: school teams argue an original case as attorneys and witnesses, advancing from local rounds to the state finals; the state champion represents North Carolina at the National High School Mock Trial Championship.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A free two-night taste of first-year university life at Bath for Year 12 students from widening participation backgrounds.

• Year 12
• No fee

Washington's state-level National History Day contest, where students present original historical research on the 2027 theme "Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change" and compete for spots at the National Contest.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

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

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