Real opportunities aren't reserved
for the well-connected.
Opportunity Atlas matches high schoolers with free and funded opportunities — research programs, internships, competitions, hackathons, scholarships, festivals, and more — by grade, interests, location, and how competitive you want the application to be. No fees. No gatekeeping. No insider required.
Three steps. No insider knowledge required.
- 01Tell us about you
Grade, state, what you're curious about, whether you need free, remote, or stipend.
- 02Get matched
Our finder scores 850+ vetted opportunities against your profile and ranks the best fits.
- 03Apply with support
Each match links to guides, deadlines, and templates so you actually finish the application.
If this is your first time looking for opportunities, start here.
1. Open the Finder
Set your grade and state, pick a few interests, and choose how competitive you're comfortable with. Results re-rank live — there's no submit button to be afraid of.
Go to the Finder →2. Read the guide that matches your blocker
Stuck on writing a cold email, asking for a recommendation, or building an application timeline? Each guide is short, specific, and written like a friend wrote it.
Browse the Guides →3. Save deadlines, not programs
Sort the Finder by deadline-soonest and put the next three on your calendar today. Most students miss programs because of timing, not eligibility.
Sort by deadline →4. Send one message you'd otherwise skip
Suggest a program we missed, flag a broken link, or email the host of a program you're applying to. The single highest-leverage thing you can do is reach out.
Ways to contribute →Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest
John Locke Institute Essay Competition
NSDA Nationals
All American High School Film Festival
NYT Summer Reading Contest
Tufts Summer Research Experience
Engineering of Music
SMFA Studio Art
Lab Science Investigations - AMR Research
/dev/color Youth Network
A community for tech-interested black professionals and students to connect.
Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship
Free online mentorship pairing teen writers with established poets and prose writers.
AEOP High School Apprenticeship Program
Students work alongside Army scientists and engineers on cutting-edge research projects in world-class laboratories.
AI Scholars at CMU
Free AI-focused summer program for rising seniors underrepresented in computing.
We'll email you once — when the next batch drops.
No newsletter, no weekly digest. Drop your email and we'll ping you a single time when we add a meaningful round of new opportunities or ship something worth your attention.
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"The information you need to do real research should not depend on whether your parents went to college, whether your school has a counselor with bandwidth, or whether someone in your neighborhood happens to know."