Colorado Creative Industries (OEDIT), administered by Empowered
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.
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.
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.
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.
Arizona State University — Barrett, The Honors College / Access ASU
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.
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.
Idaho's Science Olympiad tournaments, a team science competition based on national standards, held at Idaho State University and Boise State University.
One general application gives students access to more than 160 Arizona Community Foundation scholarships for two- and four-year colleges and technical and vocational schools.
University of Chicago — Office of Civic Engagement
A paid two-summer program for Chicago public high-school students: Year 1 explores STEM careers; Year 2 is a six-week job in health sciences, computer science or IT at UChicago.
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.