Summer Program.

√mathroots

A fully-funded 14-day summer math program at MIT for high-potential high school students from underrepresented or underserved backgrounds to explore creative topics in mathematics and problem solving.

21st Century Leaders Summer Youth Leadership Institute (SYLI)

SYLI is a week-long residential business and leadership program at Emory's Goizueta Business School for Georgia rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors, featuring workshops, corporate tours, and roundtables with business leaders.

3-Week Summer Filmmaking Camp for Teens

An intensive teen filmmaking camp in which students aged 14-17 write, direct, shoot, and edit two short films while learning directing, cinematography, lighting, and post-production in Premiere or DaVinci Resolve.

3D Animation

Students learn modeling and animation in Autodesk Maya and build original 3D assets while exploring applications in film, game development and design.

7th Gen. Summer Program

An 8-week summer semester where high school seniors earn 12 tuition-free, transferable college credits through a partnership with Black Hills State University while gaining paid work experience through an internship at Crazy Horse Memorial. Preference is given to enrolled members of federally recognized tribes, though the university is open to all qualified students.

Academia Latina

Residential academic program supporting Latino/a/x students with college preparation and enrichment.

Academia Leadership

Nine-day advanced leadership/college-access experience for older students.

Academic Immersion

Spend three weeks immersing yourself in the study of psychology, business, medicine, or creative writing.

Academic Summer Camps

A one-week residential camp for rising sophomores through seniors to explore a passion in-depth, with tracks including Engineering, Forensic Science, Health Science, and Musical Theatre.

Academy for Civic Education (ACE)

A two-week residential summer program at MSU where 20-25 rising Michigan high school seniors study primary sources like the U.S. Constitution and Federalist Papers in college-level, discussion-based seminars led by James Madison College faculty.

Academy for Hawaiʻi Intelligence Studies Summer Program

Students study international security and intelligence through a university course, simulations, games, field trips and meetings with Hawaiʻi and national intelligence professionals.

ACAP High School Summer Camp

A summer camp hosted by NMSU's College of Business, in partnership with NABA Inc., that connects local high schoolers with accounting and finance career pathways through career exploration, mentorship, and personal-branding and college-transition workshops.

Accelerated Environmental Scientist

Intensive field-based environmental-science experience covering ecosystems, water quality and related topics, with an optional university-credit component.

Accounting Career Awareness Program

Free week-long program introducing students to accounting, finance and business through professional development, networking and hands-on learning.

ACE Academy

High-school students explore aviation careers through visits to air-traffic-control facilities, flight schools, aerospace businesses, military aviation operations and other aviation organizations.

ACM@UCO Production Camp

Students learn Pro Tools/Logic, recording studios, film audio and live-sound production.

ACM@UCO Rock Camp

Musicians form bands, attend faculty masterclasses and prepare a live performance.

ACS Cancer Research High School Program

Two-week virtual experience for Virginia high school student leaders interested in STEM, with live cancer research lab instruction using at-home experiment kits and career exploration workshops and panels.

Acting for the Camera

High-school students learn screen-acting techniques and work on camera in collaboration with the academy's filmmaking program.

Adaptive Leadership Summer Camp (Emporia State University)

A two-day residential leadership camp teaching high schoolers adaptive-leadership frameworks from Harvard and the Kansas Leadership Center, aiming to empower students to address challenges facing their communities.

Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship

Online mentorship pairing teen writers with established poets and prose writers. Tuition is $575; fee remission and financial aid are available.

Advanced Computational Biology Camp

Students use TCGA cancer data and machine-learning methods in R to identify cancer biomarkers and classify tumor samples.

Advanced Engineering

Students design, fabricate and test engineering solutions using software, industrial robots and digital-twin technologies.

Advanced Filmmakers Academy

Students work through pre-production, production, and post-production as a filmmaking cohort and collaborate on a short film using professional equipment.

Advanced Robotics

Students design and build robotic systems while working with mechanical design, programming and CAD in teams.

Advanced Space Academy

A six-day, five-night immersive space-training program for teens featuring astronaut training, engineering design challenges and simulated space missions.

Advanced VEX Robotics

Carolina Master Scholars Adventure Series advanced robotics session, Jul. 12-17.

Advanced VEX V5 Robotics

Students with prior VEX experience build and program a robot for the current VEX competition game, develop strategies, and finish with a scrimmage.

Advanced Virtual Reality World Builders

Students continue into more advanced virtual-reality development and world-building techniques.

Adventures in Creative Writing

One-week interdisciplinary program in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction incorporating experiences in science, theater and other campus disciplines.

Aeronautical Explorations (Museum of Flight)

Three-week no-cost summer career and technical education course for rising 9th-12th graders exploring aviation careers such as air traffic control, dispatch, piloting and drones, with a flight simulator lab and airport design project.

Aerospace

Students explore aerospace engineering, satellite operations, space science and related technologies through hands-on activities and visits to CU facilities such as LASP and Fiske Planetarium.

Aerospace Career Education (ACE) Camp

A high-school-aged camp run by the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium giving students an early, first-hand look at aerospace, aviation, and related careers, part of the Consortium's broader slate of K-12 educational outreach based at South Dakota State University.

Aerospace Mini-Camp

High-school engineering camp focused on aerospace concepts and hands-on engineering activities. UNR has already confirmed the program in its Summer 2027 high-school camp lineup.

African Leadership Academy Summer

Two-week entrepreneurial leadership summer program for youth from around the world.

AgDiscovery Summer Enrichment Program

Students ages 13–17 learn from university faculty and USDA experts in plant science, animal science, biotechnology, veterinary science, wildlife biology, and agricultural careers through laboratories and workshops.

Aggie School of Athens Philosophy Camp

A week-long, non-residential philosophy summer camp at Texas A&M that gives teens early access to college-style humanistic inquiry through interactive discussion.

Aggie STEM Overnight Camp

A 6-day, 6-night project-based STEM camp at Texas A&M for incoming 6th-12th graders, with engineering challenges, physics demonstrations and problem-solving activities.

AgriFCS Academy Summer Camp

A free residential week introducing rising juniors to food, agriculture, natural resources, and human-sciences disciplines through hands-on activities and campus experiences.

AgriSTEM Summer Camp

Students explore precision agriculture and emerging agricultural technologies through hands-on projects, field trips, agricultural and biological engineering, and plant and soil science. Lodging and meals are provided at no cost.

AHEAD Program (Allied Health Education and Discovery)

A free 5-day, non-residential program for Louisiana high schoolers to explore allied health career programs through hands-on activities, field trips, and CPR certification.

AI & Health Summer High School Bootcamp

A one-week, in-person bootcamp on the MIT campus introducing grades 10-12 students to machine learning applications in medicine, covering clinical AI, biomedical data analysis, and drug discovery, with group projects and a final presentation.

AI & Machine Learning Summer Intensive

Students learn Python, Pandas and machine-learning concepts, build predictive models and explore robotics and large-language-model applications.

AI and Machine Learning Camp at Vanderbilt University

A week-long day or overnight camp held on Vanderbilt's campus where teens build neural networks, train image recognition models, and integrate ChatGPT into Python programs to develop a machine learning portfolio.

AI Explorers

A virtual high-school summer program introducing students to artificial intelligence and related computational concepts. The 2026 price was listed at $300.

AI in Health Summer Camp (George Mason University)

A free five-day camp for rising 11th-12th graders on how AI is used across hospitals, health systems and community health organizations, with daily hands-on AI Maker Labs and a student showcase.

AI Innovators Lab: From Code to Intelligent Systems

Students learn programming and introductory AI through guided exercises, collaborative projects and development of simple intelligent systems.

AI Institute Summer Camp

A five-week, project-based hybrid summer camp (July 27-Aug 28, 2026) where high schoolers build skills in machine learning, computer vision, NLP, generative AI, and robotics, producing a research-style write-up mentored by UMass Boston CS faculty and PhD students.

AI Robotics & Ethics Camp

Students program and train autonomous robot cars while learning machine learning, robotics, hardware, and the ethical implications of AI.

AI Scholars at CMU

Free AI-focused summer program for rising seniors underrepresented in computing.

AI Summer Camp

A four-day summer camp introducing Oklahoma high schoolers to artificial intelligence, where student teams design AI solutions for real-world challenges in healthcare, sustainability, entertainment, and social issues while learning about bias, accessibility, and responsible AI development.

AI Summer School

A free, one-week intensive for high school juniors and seniors with basic Python knowledge, covering foundational AI through deep learning and object detection, culminating in a team project, with a focus on AI-powered medical imaging informatics.

AI Youth Camp

Students explore machine learning, reinforcement learning, engineering ethics, open-source datasets, and practical AI applications during a free two-week Zoom camp.

AI, Robotics and Entrepreneurship Summer Institute

Students combine introductory AI and robotics with entrepreneurial thinking, system design and development of a mock business plan.

AI4ALL Open Learning

Girls in grades 6-12 learn AI and Python through interactive virtual classes.

AIM Academy (Accounting and Information Management)

A free, six-day residential summer program for rising high school juniors focused on accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, and professional development at the Haslam College of Business.

Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference

An all-expenses-paid journalism conference for one student from every US state and DC.

ALA Green Mountain Girls State

Leadership development program for rising high school seniors focused on Vermont town, county and state government, with simulated branches of government, floor debates and a culminating State House session.

ALA Iowa Girls State

A week-long 'learning by doing' civics program where high school girls between their junior and senior year simulate city and state government, elect officials, and campaign for mock political parties.

ALA Oklahoma Girls State

A week-long residential program teaching young women the structure and operation of city, county, and state government through hands-on mock-government roles, campaigns, and legislative sessions.

Alabama Boys State

A week-long model-government leadership program for rising high school senior boys, featuring simulated elections, political parties, mock legislation, interest groups, and a closing visit to the State Capitol.

Alabama Girls State

A week-long, hands-on civic education program in which rising high school senior girls build and run mock city, county, and state governments, form political parties, and draft legislation, culminating in a visit to the State Capitol.

Alabama Governor's School

A three-week summer residential program for high-achieving high school students in Alabama.

AMC B.O.T. Loft Robotics Summer Camp

Students work directly with industrial robotics, tour a manufacturing facility, and work toward a Universal Robots Educational Robotics Training credential during a residential camp.

American Legion Alaska Boys State

A week-long citizenship and government leadership program in which male high school juniors run a mock state government, covering elections, legislation, and civic responsibility.

American Legion Auxiliary Alaska Girls State

A week-long government-in-action leadership program for young women who have completed their junior year of high school, teaching civics and leadership through a mock state government.

American Legion Auxiliary Badger Girls State

A week-long government and leadership conference at UW-Oshkosh for young women finishing their junior year, who form a mythical 51st state, elect officials, write laws and attend bill hearings.

American Legion Auxiliary Illini Girls State

Week-long, immersive citizenship program at Eastern Illinois University in which about 500 high school junior girls elect officials and operate simulated local, county, and state governments.

American Legion Auxiliary Jersey Girls State

A week-long residential program teaching New Jersey state government, the political process, and leadership to young women entering their senior year, through mock elections, city/county government formation, and civic workshops, sponsored by local American Legion Auxiliary units.

American Legion Auxiliary Kentucky Girls State

A week-long American Legion Auxiliary program for rising high school senior girls to debate bills, elect officials, and experience state and local government firsthand, with top delegates advancing to Girls Nation in Washington, D.C.

American Legion Auxiliary Sunflower Girls State

A week-long, hands-on government simulation for high school girls between their junior and senior years, teaching the inner workings of government through a "learning by doing" approach.

American Legion Auxiliary Volunteer Girls State (Tennessee)

A week-long, non-partisan civic leadership program for rising senior girls from across Tennessee, centered on citizenship, teamwork, and hands-on government simulation.

American Legion Boys State of Iowa

A six-day immersive civics camp where high school juniors build mock city, county, and state governments, debate policy, and interact with real state and local officials.

American Legion Boys State of Kansas

A week-long, learning-by-doing civic program where high school students simulate Kansas elections, political parties, and government at the state, county, and local levels to build leadership and citizenship skills.

American Legion Boys State of Kentucky

An eight-day, hands-on government-simulation program at Western Kentucky University where high school students build and run a mock 51st state government, from city halls up through the state capitol, with top delegates advancing to Boys Nation.

American Legion California Boys & Girls State

A week-long civic leadership program where high school delegates build a mock city, county, and state government from the ground up, running for office, drafting legislation, and presiding over court proceedings.

American Legion Illinois Premier Boys State

Week-long civics and leadership program at Eastern Illinois University where high school juniors build and run a simulated city, county, and state government through elections, legislative sessions, and party caucuses.

American Legion Jersey Boys State

A week-long residential citizenship and government simulation for rising high school seniors (current juniors), who form mock city, county, and 'mystical 51st state' governments, run campaigns and elections, and hear from political leaders, in NJ's premier youth leadership program since 1946.

American Legion Mountaineer Boys State

A week-long honors, leadership and citizenship academy where rising seniors form a mock state government at WVU Jackson's Mill, running party platforms, campaigns and elections.

AMIST 3D Camp

Students learn 3D scanning, CAD, engineering inspection, and additive-manufacturing techniques before manipulating and printing their own scanned designs. The 2026 fee was $200.

Analytics U

Free week-long summer program at the Carlson School for high school students from historically underrepresented backgrounds, introducing data science for real-world problems with college access and industry networking, including an immersive day at the Mall of America. Meals and parking covered; application includes a short essay.

Anatomy & Medical Careers Camp

Students study university-level anatomy while exploring medical school, dentistry, physical therapy, scientific research and other health professions.

Anatomy Academy Summer Camp

Students study physiology, histology and anatomy through organ and digital dissections, suturing, ECG activities and exposure to biomedical research and health careers.

Anatomy of a Roller Coaster

Students study force, energy, momentum, friction, braking and structural design before analyzing real rides at Busch Gardens and designing their own coaster.

Animation Academy

Students use professional software and equipment to explore digital animation techniques used in film, television, and games.

ANSEP Acceleration Academy (Statewide Summer)

A 5-week residential summer program at UAA where high schoolers live on campus and take a college-level math, science, or Alaska Native studies course while earning transferable college credit.

Apprenticeship in Medicine (AIM)

Summer program for Milwaukee-area rising juniors, rising seniors and June graduates aged 16+ to build interest in medicine, biomedical research and allied health careers.

Aqua Bulls Ocean Exploration

Students explore marine biology and oceanography through coastal fieldwork, research techniques and an at-sea research expedition collecting and analyzing data.

Aquetza Academic Summer Program

Residential academic enrichment combining history, literature, health science, writing, science, and civic/social issues while emphasizing leadership and community engagement.

Architecture & Interior Design / Landscape Design Summer Programs

One-week, project-based summer studios for rising 10th-12th graders exploring architectural drawing, model-making, and digital visualization, or landscape design and placemaking with field trips to Detroit and Southfield public spaces.

Architecture + Planning Camp @ CAP:Indy

Students explore architecture, planning, sustainability, site analysis, sketching, ecology, and 3D modeling through a week of design activities in Indianapolis.

Architecture Camp

A one-week residential summer workshop for students entering grades 10-12 featuring hands-on building and model-making, studio critiques, campus and construction-site tours, and visits to local architecture firms with LSU faculty and students.

Architecture Summer Camp

Students sketch designs, build physical models and use AI, digital modeling, laser cutting and 3D printing to develop an original architectural project.

Architecture Summer Camp Academy

A mostly virtual week-long camp for students in grades 9-12 teaching the basics of architectural design, digital modeling tools, reading architectural drawings and documenting work, with one optional in-person day in Milwaukee.

ArcStart

Students spend three residential weeks learning architectural drawing, drafting, modeling, history, studio design, and portfolio development. The 2026 fee was $6,250.

Arizona American Legion Boys State

Week-long citizenship and government leadership program for boys who have just completed their junior year, held at the University of Arizona campus in Tucson.

Arizona Girls State

Week-long citizenship education program of the American Legion Auxiliary for junior girls in Arizona high schools, teaching the mechanics of American government through a mock-government exercise.

Arkansas and the World: International Affairs Summer Camp

Fifty Arkansas students study international relations, diplomacy, the UN and Model UN before representing countries in General Assembly simulations and crisis exercises.

Arkansas Boys State

A week-long immersive civics and leadership program for high school juniors who form a mock state government, running for office, drafting legislation, and solving municipal challenges alongside peers from across Arkansas.

Arkansas Girls State

A week-long civics education camp for young women who have completed their junior year, teaching the duties and responsibilities of citizenship through electing and running a mock state government.

Arkansas Goes Global: World Languages & Cultures

Residential students explore Spanish, French, Japanese and German while examining how global languages and cultures connect to Arkansas history, industry and communities.

Arkansas Governor's School

A five-week residential program for high-achieving high school students in Arkansas focused on math, science, and the arts.

Art + Design Summer Studios

Two-week intensive studio program where students work in university art facilities across multiple media.

Art in the Outdoors Camp

Students use painting, photography and multimedia art while drawing inspiration from outdoor and natural environments.

Art, Geometry and Modular Design STEAM Camp

Students connect geometry, spatial reasoning, paper folding and geometric construction to build three-dimensional and collaborative installations.

Artificial Intelligence — Summer Engineering Academy

Students use hands-on experiments, collaborative projects and challenges to learn foundational AI concepts and explore machine-learning applications to real-world problems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute

An overnight pre-college institute where current 9th-12th graders get hands-on experience with machine learning, AI ethics, and robotics through projects, ethics simulations, and talks from industry and academic guest speakers.

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Camp

Students learn introductory Python and create machine-learning/deep-learning models for computer-vision and natural-language-processing tasks.

Artificial Intelligence Academy

One-week Georgetown academy introducing high-school students to artificial intelligence through academic instruction and applied activities.

Artificial Intelligence Camp

A week-long hands-on camp at URI's Kingston campus where high schoolers work on robotics, circuits, programming, 3D modeling and printing, and machine learning projects.

Artificial Intelligence Summer Camp (ACCESS Academy)

Free one-week day camp where students learn machine learning basics through problem-based projects with beginner-friendly tools and prototype and present their own ideas.

Artificial Intelligence: Visual Imagery and Product Design

Students explore generative AI and its use in visual imagery, design and product development through hands-on projects.

Arts and SpaceCrafts

Students combine astronomy, engineering, science, and visual creativity through a residential series of space-inspired art and STEAM projects.

ASAP — Accelerating Students into the Accounting Profession

Rising seniors explore accounting careers, professional development, teamwork, and leadership through seminars and an industry field trip while living on campus.

ASM Exploring Materials in Your World

Free selective materials-science program using laboratory equipment, experiments and team problem solving to investigate how materials behave and are engineered.

Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive

The world's premier summer performance program for contemporary music, including jazz, rock, and pop.

Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (ASSIP)

A summer internship program that provides high school students with the opportunity to conduct research, develop new ideas, and invent new technologies.

Astrobiology Summer Camp

Students spend five days at Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter studying extreme-life environments, planetary habitability, exoplanets, the search for extraterrestrial life, and ethical questions surrounding deep-space exploration with university scientists.

Astronomy Camp (UW-Stevens Point)

Four-day camp with hands-on observation, remote observatory use, stargazing and lessons from working astronomers on topics such as dark matter and the Sun.

ASU Popular Music High School Summer Camp

Teens write, perform, record, produce, and engineer music in professional studios while learning music entrepreneurship and preparing for college-level music study.

ATSU-Truman Healthcare Academy

One-week residential academy where students explore healthcare professions through hands-on activities, discussions and campus experiences. 2026 tuition was $1,050, with need-based aid available.

Auburn Engineering Summer Camps (HS Track)

One-week intensive workshops in robotics, aerospace, and medical engineering for Alabama high school students.

Automotive Technology

High-school summer camp, automotive engineering/repair.

Autonomous Driving Academy

Students build and program autonomous robotic vehicles using Python, C++, ROS, sensors, perception and control systems inside UD's CAR Lab.

Aviation

High-school summer camp, aircraft and aviation careers.

B.R.A.I.N. — Best Research Academy in Neuroscience

Students conduct EEG experiments, dissect animal brains, and study neurochemistry, neuroanatomy, and neurobehavior using NKU neuroscience laboratories. Academy tuition for community participants was $200 in 2026, with need-based scholarships.

Badger Boys State

Week-long American Legion citizenship program where about 900 Wisconsin boys build a mock state government with elections, legislation and courts.

Badger Dairy Camp

A four-day residential camp for students ages 12 to 17 with hands-on workshops, tours and college-preparation sessions on land and water resources, animal health, human nutrition and farm business.

Badgerdog Creative Writing Summer Camps

Summer camps and workshops for high school students entering grades 9-12 using a read-write-share model across poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, and screenwriting with professional Austin writers. Camps are capped at 16 students.

Ballet Intensive — Summer

Summer ballet intensive.

Band & Orchestra Camp

Residential instrumental-music program.

Band Camp

Residential or commuter camp featuring concert band, chamber music, masterclasses and exploratory music experiences.

Bard College at Simon's Rock Young Writers Workshop

A 3-week residential program where students engage in creative and analytical thinking through literature and history.

Bay Science and Solutions at Washington College

Rising grades 10–12 collect environmental data by kayak and research vessel and work in Washington College science laboratories while studying ecosystem restoration and community solutions.

Baylor TIP (Talent Identification Program)

A talent-identification program for grades 8-12 offering college-level content, residential summer programs, Baylor TIP Academy summer courses, and personalized talent advising. Its mission is to identify exceptional talent in STEM and the humanities.

Beacon Engineering Academy

A weeklong summer engineering experience for high schoolers featuring hands-on projects in sustainable engineering, water filtration, 3D printing, materials science, and solar energy alongside Valpo faculty and student mentors.

BEAM — BioEngineering And Me

Free virtual biomedical-engineering experience featuring faculty presentations, demonstrations, workshops and collaborative activities.

BEAT Academy (UT Health San Antonio)

A one-week in-person academy for up to 20 high school students exploring medical and biomedical research, with anatomy lab visits, simulated patient interactions, biomolecular experiments, and college preparation sessions. Topics include anatomy, physiology, molecular biology, aging, and neurodegeneration.

Beaver Works Summer Institute

BWSI has programs throughout the year in advanced programming and engineering topics, from Saturdays in the Fall and Spring, the Summer Institute in July and our national challenges, we have something for high school students across the country!

Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI)

Free MIT-led project-based courses in AI, robotics, cybersecurity.

BeHERE, BeWELL Behavioral Health Camp

Overnight camp introducing counseling, social work, psychology, psychiatry and other behavioral-health careers through workshops, tours and a student project showcase.

BETS Program (Business Education for Talented Students)

A free, ten-day residential summer program introducing rising Tennessee high school seniors to all aspects of the business world, including lodging, transportation, and ACT prep as part of the package.

Beyond the Classroom Summer Camp

A free in-person summer camp inviting middle and high schoolers to explore recreational mathematics, puzzles, and programming through nontraditional, staff-led activities that build confidence and culminate in a final project.

BIG Bridge Builders

High-school students study structural engineering, model bridges in 3D, construct small basswood structures, and then build and destructively test a roughly 16-foot bridge in UAA's structures laboratory.

Big Data

A one-week summer program for teens interested in business, math, and computer science, part of Boston Leadership Institute's STEM research offerings held at Greater Boston-area college campuses.

Bio Blitz — Understanding Biodiversity

Students investigate biodiversity across intertidal, forest, shoreline, freshwater, and marine ecosystems while developing scientific-research and environmental-leadership skills.

Bio Space Academy

Combines biological experimentation, rocket/space systems and laboratory activities around the challenges of life and research in space.

Bioengineering Camp

Students explore biomedical technologies through bioprinting, cell-culture techniques, and PCR-based genetic analysis. The 2026 three-day program cost $125.

BioImpact Summer Camps (UW Bothell)

Five-day and two-day immersive camps at UW Bothell for rising 10th-12th graders covering anatomy and biomedical devices, immunology and vaccine innovation, and biotech entrepreneurship with AI and data science, with labs and company visits.

BioMed IQ Camp

Health-focused program using hands-on activities and case studies to introduce biomedical and healthcare careers. 2026 fee was $850.

Biomedical Engineering Camp

Students explore biomedical imaging, medical devices, bioinstrumentation, CT/MRI reconstruction software, and ultrasound through hands-on work.

Biomedical Engineering: Drug Delivery Innovations

Students explore biomedical engineering through the design and science of drug-delivery technologies. The 2026 residential program was listed at $3,000.

Biomedical Research & Synthetic Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill

A one-week pre-med summer program at UNC-Chapel Hill where high schoolers explore synthetic biology in a course led by UNC Biomedical Science students, with university housing and instruction from physicians and medical faculty.

Biotechnology for Science & Health Academy

Two-week academy focused on biotechnology and its applications in health and biological science through intensive Georgetown programming.

Biotechnology Sequencing Camp

Students analyze real human sequencing data to identify infections and potentially viral variants while learning biomedical-data analysis.

Biotechnology Summer Academy

An intensive five-day internship in which high school students complete a biotechnology-related project with USU faculty mentors, lab training, workshops, and field trips. Topics range from plant and soil sciences to genomics and cloning.

Bison Cyber Day Camp (GenCyber)

A free NSA/NSF-funded GenCyber camp for high schoolers covering programming, cybersecurity, robotics, and artificial intelligence, with day and overnight options and meals provided.

Black & Indigenous Histories and Leadership Program

Local-history and leadership program centered on Black and Indigenous Rhode Island history.

Black and Indigenous Histories Summer Institute (BIHSI)

A free, week-long in-person institute for high schoolers exploring Black and Indigenous histories of New England through classes, museum visits, guest speakers, and reflective discussion, held at Brown University.

Black Youth Summer Institute

Residential academic/cultural college-access program centered on Black youth.

BLAST (Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology)

Free three-day residential STEM program on a Virginia college campus with hands-on activities, no prior STEM experience required, hosted at ODU, Radford, UVA, Virginia Tech and William & Mary.

Blender Camp

3-D modeling/animation and digital creation using Blender.

Bobcat Theatre Camp

A one-week day camp at Texas State in San Marcos with acting and technical theatre workshops, faculty masterclasses, a College Crash Course for the high school session and a devised production on the final day.

Boise State Low Brass Camp

Trombone, euphonium and tuba players receive chamber coaching, private instruction, jazz improvisation and ensemble performance opportunities.

Boise State Wind Band Summer Camp

Wind and percussion students rehearse in large ensembles, receive sectionals and private instruction and perform in a final concert.

Boyce Thompson Institute Plant Genome Research

Paid 7-week plant-genomics research; housing provided.

Boys' State of New York

A week-long immersive citizenship and leadership program in which high school juniors build a mock state government, running mock elections and legislative sessions under American Legion and U.S. Marine guidance.

Brain Camp

Four-day program examining nervous-system structure and function underlying thinking, feeling, movement and learning through university-level anatomical education.

Break Into Engineering

Students work inside URI engineering laboratories on robotics, biomedical devices, clean energy, ocean engineering and other real projects.

Break It to Make It

Engineering camp centered on reverse engineering—taking products or systems apart, understanding their design and applying those ideas to build or improve things.

Brevard Music Center Summer Institute

A 7-week festival and school for advanced classical music students held in the mountains of North Carolina.

Bridges to Social Justice Academy

Three-week academy combining seminars, workshops, dialogue, site visits and project design around social justice, civic engagement and community change.

Broadcast Journalism Camp

A weeklong residential camp where high schoolers (ages 14-18) get full access to state-of-the-art TV studios to produce their own news or sports video story from start to finish, including shooting, interviewing, writing, and editing.

Broadway Musical Theater Intensive

A two-week intensive where participants train with Broadway professionals in voice, acting and dance (or technical theater) and perform in a full musical.

Brown Environmental Leadership Labs (BELL)

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Brown Summer High School

Three-week academic enrichment in English, math, science and social studies plus college readiness.

BTC Institute Summer Camps (Camp Biotech I and II, Clinical Laboratory Science)

One-week hands-on biotechnology camps for high schoolers at the BTC Institute: The Wonders of DNA, The Wonders of Protein (DNA extraction, PCR, restriction enzymes) and Exploring Clinical Laboratory Science.

Buckeye Boys State

A week-long residential educational and leadership program at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) that exposes young men entering their senior year to civic engagement through simulated city, county, and state government, elections, and law.

Buckeye Engineering Institute

Students build/program robots, explore electrical engineering, CAD, structural/mechanical design, materials science and 3-D printing, plus an industry visit.

Buckeye Girls State

A week-long residential citizenship and leadership program at Bowling Green State University for young women who have completed their junior year of high school, featuring mock political parties, campaigns, elections, and legislative sessions.

Bug & Plant Camp

Students ages 12–17 collect, identify, and preserve insects while learning entomology, botany, biodiversity, and field-collection techniques.

Build Your Own Robot

Students gain hands-on robotics and engineering experience by designing and building a robot. The 2026 daytime program was listed at $650.

Building Engineering Pathways

Students use engineering laboratories and fabrication spaces to tackle design projects, team challenges and real-world engineering problems.

Building Our Future Summer Camp (Architectural Engineering)

A five-day overnight residential camp for high schoolers (ages 15+) covering structural, construction, mechanical, and lighting design, with hands-on workshops, a historical architecture visit to Bellefonte, and a concrete demolition exercise.

Building Your Sustainable Future

Sustainability-centered STEM exploration.

BullD.O.G.S. in Healthcare

Students explore pharmacy, nursing, occupational therapy, and other healthcare professions through laboratory activities, educational sessions, a field trip, and interaction with Drake faculty and students. The residential program costs $200, with financial assistance available.

Bulldog Pharmacy Camp

A weeklong overnight camp introducing high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to the pharmacy profession through compounding labs, simulation experiences and tours of local healthcare facilities.

Bulldogs in Industrial Technology & Entrepreneurship

Students explore manufacturing careers and industrial technology through welding, CNC programming, coatings, and related hands-on technical activities.

Business Explorations Day Camp

Rising sophomores through seniors complete hands-on business projects, hear from industry guests, and explore leadership and business disciplines.

Business Horizons

Iowa students form teams, create an original product or service, develop a business, and pitch it to industry professionals while participating in leadership activities and company visits. The residential 2026 program cost $650, with aid available.

BYU Cyber Camp

Week-long cybersecurity camp for ages 13-18 covering AI, machine learning, game design, ethical hacking and capture-the-flag challenges, with no prior computing experience required. The 2026 session ran July 6-10 on the BYU campus.

BYU Musicians' SummerFestival

A six-day summer camp on BYU's Provo campus for ages 14-18, with instruction on over 20 instruments plus voice and genres from classical to jazz to blues. Participants work with BYU School of Music faculty at intermediate and advanced levels.

BYU Range & Wildlife Camp

Five-day residential camp for teens exploring natural resource management, wildlife habitat restoration, livestock management and fire ecology, with a look at conservation careers. The 2026 session ran July 13-18 at Camp Maple Dell in Payson Canyon.

BYU STEM Camp

A five-day immersive camp where students work with BYU professors and STEM students in industry-grade facilities, with workshops in areas such as engineering and biology and a closing competition called STEM Wars.

BYU Young Authors Academy

An immersive residential summer writing camp for ages 14-18 with small-group writing courses and time with local and nationally recognized authors. Participants stay in on-campus housing.

CAKE: Creativity, Agriculture & Knowledge of Enterprise

Students investigate Arkansas agriculture and tourism through science laboratories, agritourism activities, enterprise development and interdisciplinary problem-solving.

California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA)

Multi-disciplinary arts sessions for young artists to collaborate and learn from professionals.

Caminos al Futuro

Three-week residential program where rising seniors examine social, political and economic issues affecting Hispanic and Latino communities and develop leadership/community-impact projects.

Camp ARCH

A week-long residential camp where students choose a focus in architecture, construction science, landscape architecture, or urban planning and work in design studios. Admission is based on a personal statement, recommendation, transcript, and a two-minute video essay.

Camp Biomed: A Glowing Overview

Biomedical/molecular-science activities emphasizing biology and health science.

Camp CAR

Week-long automotive-engineering camp covering simulation, manufacturing, machining, mobility research and industry/research-facility visits.

Camp CRISP

A summer internship immersing high school students and teachers in agricultural research on climate-resilient rice production, covering breeding, genomics, pathology, entomology, AI, and precision agriculture.

Camp Cronkite

Students learn interviewing, news and feature writing, visual storytelling, videography, podcasting, producing, weather reporting, social media, and personal branding.

Camp Explore the Universe

Five-day overnight astronomy program using advanced telescopes and cameras to observe planets, galaxies, nebulae and the Sun and to process astronomical images.

Camp Innovate and Investigate

Rising sophomores through seniors conduct hands-on work across biology, chemistry, physics, computer science and mathematics, including sustainability-focused investigations. The 2026 fee was $500.

Camp SOAR (Summer Opportunities in Aerospace Research)

A six-day summer camp for rising high school juniors and seniors with tracks in aircraft, rotorcraft, space mission design and space robotics, featuring technical lectures, hands-on design projects and facility tours. Participants stay in campus housing.

Camp Valor High School Valor Academies

Bellarmine University's Camp Valor offers 13 High School Valor Academies across a range of subjects each summer, with tuition covering all materials and Camp Valor swag.

Campersand (C&!) Math Camp

A residential summer camp at UNM for mathematically-inclined students ages 9-18, bringing together curious students to explore advanced math and computer science foundations with faculty who support deep, open-ended inquiry; scholarships are offered to winners of the UNM-PNM Statewide Math Competition.

Campus and Career Discovery Camp

A four-day, three-night residential camp for incoming 9th-11th graders from West River South Dakota school districts to explore college life, academic programs, and career paths, including a field trip to the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead.

Cancer Research High School Program

A two-week virtual experience with live online laboratory instruction using an at-home lab kit, followed by career-exploration workshops and panels with research and medical professionals. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society.

CANOE Academy

Graduating seniors explore healthcare through problem-based learning, pre-health advising, clinical certifications, professional networking and residential university programming.

Capitol Debate at Villanova University

Two-week summer debate and public speaking program on Villanova's campus, June 27 to July 8, 2027, for ages 10 to 17. Includes 60+ hours of live instruction covering voice, body language, speech structure, cross-examination and refutation, plus electives in STEM communication, business, legal communication and competitive debate. Residential and commuter options; early bird pricing ends August 21.

Career Explorations — Animal Science

Three-night residential career immersion with JWU faculty.

Career Explorations — Criminal Justice

Hands-on criminal-justice career exploration.

Career Explorations — Design

Design/creative-career exploration.

Career Explorations — Food Innovation & Technology

Food science, culinary innovation and technology.

Career Explorations — Health & Wellness

Health and wellness professions.

Career Explorations — Hospitality

Hospitality/business career exploration.

Career Immersion Program (Minnesota)

A free, scholarship-funded, week-long residential program in Rochester for Minnesota high school sophomores and juniors to explore in-demand allied health careers such as sonography, phlebotomy, respiratory care, and paramedic work through hands-on classroom and lab experiences with Mayo Clinic faculty and students.

Cargill-Purdue Agriculture & STEM Academy (C-PASA) High School Camp

A one-week residential camp for rising 9th-12th graders exploring Purdue's College of Agriculture through tours of companies like Cargill, Corteva, Syngenta, and BASF plus hands-on lab and research-facility work.

Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Drama program

Intensive conservatory training in drama, music, and dance at a premier university.

Carolina Journalism Institute

Residential journalism/reporting/media experience; USC's own sc.edu page for this program is now dead, this successor site is the live source.

Carolina Master Scholars Adventure Series

Week-long academic summer 'adventures' at USC Columbia for academically talented rising 6th-12th graders, covering topics from sports marketing to pharmacy and nursing, with residential or commuter options.

Carolina Sports Journalism Institute

Sports reporting, media and communications track within the Carolina Journalism Institute.

Catherine Coleman Literary Arts, Food, and Social Justice Summer Program

Mississippi high-school writers spend a residential week studying poetry, fiction, screenwriting, Southern foodways, and social-justice history with professional writers. Students completing the program receive a $300 stipend.

CBA Law Camp

A free week-long day camp at UConn School of Law for high schoolers who have overcome adversity or would be first in their family to enter the legal profession, featuring mock trial prep, court observation, and mentorship from attorneys and judges.

CEAS Summer Engineering Camps

Week-long, 9am-4pm summer engineering camps on UC's Clifton campus organized by age and interest level, with need-based scholarships available for students requiring financial assistance.

CEAT Discovery Days

One-day focused sessions exposing students to specific engineering disciplines.

Ceramics Camp — Grades 9–12

High-school students explore ceramics through hand-building, wheel throwing, glazing, and studio practice.

CFITS Cyber Camp

A two-day, non-residential introduction to cybersecurity topics including cryptography, steganography, digital logic, password safety, phishing awareness and cyber ethics for highly motivated incoming 9th-12th graders.

Chamber Music Camp

Student musicians participate in masterclasses, music theory and history instruction, small ensembles and large-ensemble performance.

Chamber Music Institute

A one-week mentorship program for high school and university string players and pianists with guided rehearsals, intensive faculty coaching, audition-prep studio classes and a final concert.

Chaminade University Summer Institutes

Free 10-day courses for rising Hawaii public high school juniors and seniors, funded by a federal GEAR UP grant, covering subjects from marine science to entrepreneurship to spoken word poetry.

Champlain College Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics Academy

A two-week residential academy where students learn to construct and safeguard networks and investigate digital crimes in the Leahy Center, finishing with a team-solved forensic case.

Champlain Game Academy

A two-week residential game development program covering game art, design, programming in C# and Unity, production and sound, ending with a playable prototype.

CHAMPS — Careers in Health and Medical Professions

Exploration of health and medical professions through hands-on activities.

Changemakers in Computing

A free summer program that teaches technology, society and justice through project-based learning, with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, AI and tech ethics and college preparation led by UW undergraduate mentors.

Chem Camp for High School Students

Students complete investigative chemistry laboratory experiences that extend high-school chemistry and expose them to university laboratories and research environments. No prior chemistry experience is required.

Chemical Engineering Camp

Hands-on batteries, polymers, clean energy, modeling and chemical-process engineering.

Chemical Engineering for a Changing World

Students design experiments, analyze data, optimize systems and investigate how chemical engineers address energy, medicine, sustainability and technology challenges.

Chemistry Scholars

An intensive high-school chemistry summer program offered through Illinois Tech's Elevate College Prep portfolio. The listed 2026 program price was $4,500.

Chemistry Summer Camp

Students conduct experiments and laboratory activities involving real-world chemistry such as food and medicine while interacting with UofL faculty and students. The 2026 fee was $250.

Chesapeake Connections & Actions

Students investigate environmental challenges in rivers, marshes, farmland, and Bay communities while developing advocacy and environmental-leadership skills.

Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Youth Academy

Youth learn forensic science and law-enforcement concepts directly from Lighthorse personnel.

Chickasaw Summer Arts Academy

Young artists receive intensive arts instruction, creative development and career-preparation programming.

Chip Moody Consider Engineering Program

High-school juniors attend a competitive four-day residential program involving approximately 20 engineering activities and interaction with UMaine faculty, engineers, and engineering students.

Choral for Musical Theatre — Gamecock Arts & Sciences Program

Students practice ensemble singing alongside acting, blocking, choreography, and other musical-theatre performance skills.

Choral Institute

Vocal music pre-college institute.

CineCamp ATL

CineCamp ATL is a two-week filmmaking intensive for rising 9th-12th graders that guides teams through script development, production, and editing to complete a short film screened publicly at the program's end.

Circular Innovation Challenge

Students tackle sustainability/circular-economy challenges and develop/pitch solutions.

Citadel Cyber Summer Immersion Program (C2SI)

A summer cybersecurity immersion program for high school students at The Citadel in Charleston, introducing participants to cyber operations and security concepts through hands-on training.

City Shapers: Architecture

Students tackle an architectural design challenge and create a final project while learning how professionals design buildings, interiors and human-scale spaces.

City Shapers: Urban Design

Students investigate transportation, infrastructure, neighborhoods and planning policy before designing a solution to a real urban challenge.

Civil and Environmental Engineering Camp by J-U-B Engineers

Students work on civil and environmental engineering activities; UNR highlights hands-on work such as designing water filters to purify drinking water.

Clark Scholars Program

Intensive research with TTU faculty across STEM and humanities. $750 stipend, room and board covered.

Clemson CAFLS Summer Program (SPECTRA)

A residential program for diverse students to explore agriculture and natural resource careers at Clemson.

Climate Resilience Camp

Students investigate climate change, resilience and environmental solutions through field and laboratory activities.

Clinical Anatomy Summer Experience (CASE)

A one-week program with hands-on human cadaver anatomy labs taught by WVSOM medical school instructors, including exposure to a medical school classroom and interaction with osteopathic medical students.

CMU SAMS

Fully-funded STEM immersion for rising seniors from underrepresented backgrounds.

Coast and Environmental Sciences Camp

Students collect environmental samples in the field, analyze them in LSU laboratories, visit conservation/research sites, and examine issues including microplastics, pollution, hypoxia, and coastal ecosystems.

Coastal Fisheries Camp

Five-day marine-science program featuring field and laboratory work, water sampling, plankton studies, salt-marsh ecology, marine-species identification, and research-vessel experiences.

Code and Cognition: The AI Lab

Students learn Python and machine-learning fundamentals and build a functioning AI project while examining ethical and social implications of AI.

Code Your Own Adventure

Students combine coding, digital design, game development and 3-D modeling in a weeklong technology camp.

Code, Create, and Computational Thinking

Students learn text-based JavaScript through p5.js while creating animations, digital art, interactive projects and simple games, with exposure to AI and computational thinking.

Code2College Summer Program

Summer program for Texas students to gain technical skills and professional development.

CodeWorks

A 5-week paid summer experience, run through Baltimore City's YouthWorks program, where city residents ages 14-21 explore game development, web development, Python, data science, cybersecurity, and digital forensics with no prior experience required.

Coding Bootcamp: Introduction to Python

High-school students learn introductory Python programming through a structured summer day program. The listed 2026 price was $550.

Coding for Cancer

A four-week virtual program where students learn the R programming language and cancer biology, then carry out an individual research project with support from computational biologists.

Cohen High School Summer Leadership Program

Rising seniors nominated by their schools attend a fully funded residential program combining college-level leadership study, public service, team-building, outdoor leadership, and interaction with prominent leaders.

Coleman Hawkins Summer Jazz Camp (Washburn University)

A week-long jazz camp for grades 7-12 emphasizing improvisation, small-group performance, and jazz theory, with master classes, faculty performances, and student jam sessions.

Collaborative Interactive Data Science Academy

A free, NASA-funded residential week introducing high school students to robotics, data science, and immersive VR/AR/MR technologies, including programming a Sphero robot to simulate planetary orbits and building rubber-band-powered rovers.

College Access Program in Education (CAPE)

A two-week residential summer experience on the UW-Madison campus for rising seniors interested in education or health professions, with a two-credit college course, college-prep seminar and exposure to School of Education research.

College Career Readiness Academy

Students explore college pathways, careers, financial literacy, résumé development, interviews, and goal-setting during a week-long academy. The 2026 fee was $450.

Colonial Williamsburg Public Archaeology Institute for High School Students

A week-long field program where rising 9th-12th graders work alongside Colonial Williamsburg archaeologists on excavation, site recording and interpretation, and finish by leading a site tour.

Color Innovation Workshop

Interdisciplinary exploration of color science, chemistry, materials and design.

Colorado Boys State

A six-day, hands-on program teaching high school juniors how city, county, and state government operate through a simulated nonpartisan government exercise.

Colorado Girls State

A week-long summer leadership and citizenship program for high school junior girls that simulates city and state government through mock political parties.

Columbus Zoo Teen Conservation Field Experiences

High-school students conduct immersive wildlife and conservation field studies while meeting conservation professionals and exploring environmental careers.

Come and See-UD Engineering Experiences

Discipline-specific day camps in mechanical, chemical, electrical/computer, civil and engineering technology plus computer science and physics.

Comics and Storyboards Camp

Students create original comics, anime, manga, characters, storyboards, figures, poses, and visual narratives while learning illustration techniques.

Comics Camp

Explores comics history and theory while students write, illustrate and develop original comics.

Community of Scholars

Rising juniors and seniors complete a three-credit international-affairs course with two weeks on campus followed by one asynchronous online week, plus visits to government and international institutions.

Composition Fundamentals & Electroacoustic Composition Workshops

Two-week intensive workshops for high school composers at the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home: Composition Fundamentals introduces Western musical notation and composition technique, while the Electroacoustic Composition Workshop teaches recording, synthesis, and DAW-based sound manipulation in surround-sound studios.

Computational Biology Research Camp

Students use real scientific data and professional research tools to explore disease-related computational biology questions in small research groups. In-person and virtual formats are available.

Computer Information Systems Career Awareness Program (CISCAP)

Students explore data analytics, programming, cybersecurity, networking, AI and machine learning within a business context through interactive instruction and hands-on exercises.

Computer Science Camp for High School Students

Incoming grades 9–12 receive hands-on programming experience using sensors and conditional-loop sequences, with activities designed to be accessible without advanced programming experience.

Computer Science Summer Institute

Three-week intensive covering Python, game development, object-oriented programming or competitive-programming fundamentals depending on student level.

Conflict Resolution Youth Summit

A four-day, overnight summit for rising 10th-12th graders to explore global conflicts, social justice and peacebuilding through simulations, workshops, facilitated discussion and a Washington, D.C. visit, with an optional college credit.

Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) Camp

Students explore self-driving vehicles, drones, teleoperations, programming, and transportation technology, including building and programming an automated electric skateboard. The camp is free and lunch is provided.

Conservation Corps

Conservation crews for youth and young adults.

Constitutional Democracy Academy

Rising juniors and seniors spend a week studying constitutional history, political thought, the Supreme Court, federalism and related topics through discussion seminars and field trips. Only a $100 deposit is charged; housing, meals and program expenses are otherwise covered.

Cooking with Chemistry Jr. Academy

Students investigate the chemistry behind cooking and baking in a chemistry laboratory and then apply those concepts through hands-on food experiments. High-school eligibility extends through rising grade 10.

Cornell Tech Summer Innovation Intensives

A three-week, non-residential summer program on Cornell Tech's Roosevelt Island campus where high schoolers build an AI-powered product while learning ethical coding, data science, and product innovation from Cornell Tech faculty.

Cornhusker Boys' State

A weeklong civics and leadership program since 1938 where rising high school seniors build a model city, county, and state government, electing officials and running a mock legislature and judiciary on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.

Cornhusker Girls State

About 400 Nebraska high school juniors spend a week on the UNL campus building and running a mock city, county, and state government, participating in elections, legislative sessions, and mock trials, with little or no cost to families.

COSMOS

UC residential STEM program. Need-based fee waivers cover full cost for qualifying families.

COSMOS (California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science)

A four-week residential summer STEM program for high-achieving students completing grades 8-12, held across six UC campuses with hands-on faculty-led research clusters.

Cottonwood Crossing Summer Institute

A week-long residential field-studies program in the Wallowa Canyon region where students in grades 9-12 choose from five courses exploring locally significant cultural and natural resources alongside EOU faculty and regional professionals.

Cougar Next Level Scholars Institute

Advanced interdisciplinary program combining research, STEM, literature, leadership, civic innovation, seminars and innovation labs around real-world problems.

Cougar Summer Music Camp (WSU)

A one-week summer music camp at WSU for instrumental, voice and piano students with band, orchestra, choir, jazz and musical theater ensembles, private lessons, masterclasses and a final concert.

Cowboy Music Camp — High School

Intensive band, strings and piano camp for school musicians.

Creative Summer Experience

High-school students choose intensive creative tracks while gaining hands-on experience in areas such as graphic design, motion design, photography, book arts, game design, film, theatre, and music. Need-based scholarships are available.

Creative Writing — Gamecock Arts & Sciences Program

Participants work on creative-writing forms that include poetry, fiction, play or screen writing, and story development.

Creative Writing — Summer

Summer creative-writing arts program.

Creative Writing (Pre-College Program)

A one-week residential or commuter workshop where rising 9th-12th graders read and write across genres -- short stories, travel blogs, literature reviews, autobiographies, and plays -- while exploring Mississippi's literary heritage and sharing work with peers daily.

Creative Writing 2: Topics in Creative Writing

Students submit fiction, poetry or other literary work and receive professional-author critique, peer workshops and revision time leading to a class anthology.

Creative Writing Camp

Students develop fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting, songwriting and other creative work with university writers and instructors.

Creative Writing Studio

Students develop fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction through writing workshops, feedback, portfolio development, and exposure to literary publishing.

Creative Writing Summer Camp

A three-week intensive workshop for high schoolers in two chosen genres among fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, or poetry, including roundtable workshops, faculty readings, and a culminating print anthology and reading showcase.

Creative Writing Workshop

Students spend two weeks developing creative writing through an iterative workshop process across multiple forms and genres.

Creative Writing: Plot and Structure

Students develop story ideas, scenes, dialogue and narrative structure through workshops, peer critique and dedicated writing time.

Cryptography Summer Academy

Students study cryptography, mathematics and computational problem solving.

CS@Mines Cyber Camp — Exploring IoT: Data Security and Privacy

Two-day camp covering IoT security, privacy, networking, data analysis, cyberattacks and AI-based defensive techniques through hands-on activities.

Curtis Summer Organ Intensive

A week-long intensive for exceptional high school organ students featuring daily instruction in repertoire, improvisation, harpsichord, and conducting with Curtis faculty, plus visits to Longwood Gardens and local organ sites.

Cyber Camp for High Schoolers

A week-long residential cybersecurity camp for students entering grades 10-12, covering digital forensics, cryptography, programming in C and Python, privacy, and cyber awareness, taught by DSU faculty, alumni, students, and industry professionals with no prior experience required.

CyberCore Camp

High-school students complete hands-on cybersecurity and computing activities connected to INL's national-security and cyber research. Free INL STEM Scholars camp for grades 9-12; the 2026 sessions (June 15-18 and June 22-25) have passed and registration is closed. Check INL's STEM Scholars page for 2027.

CyberMiner Camp

Returning in summer 2027, this camp introduces high-school students to computer science, computer engineering, information technology and cybersecurity topics.

Cybersecurity

Students study phishing, networks, cryptography, cyber threats, and defensive cybersecurity during a two-week high-school program.

D'Artagnan Summer Business Academy

One- or two-week residential business academy combining faculty instruction, local business exposure, leadership and college-level work.

DAAPcamps

Creative summer immersions in architecture, fashion, fine art, industrial design and communication design, offered in residential and day formats.

Dakota Chamber Music — 7th–12th Grade Program

Young musicians receive intensive chamber-music coaching, rehearsals and performances in a residential summer program.

Dance Summer Intensive for Emerging Dancers

A four-day intensive for dancers ages 14 and up with four technique classes a day, college-audition preparation and mentorship from UWM dance faculty and MFA students, ending in a showcase.

DAPCEP (Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program)

Detroit nonprofit offering Saturday classes during the school year and summer camps on college campuses across Southeastern Michigan for elementary through high school students, covering engineering, robotics, coding, AI, renewable energy and drone certification. Participation carries a fee, with a financial aid form available; register through the online portal.

DASEF Aerospace Academy

Hands-on STEM academies integrating aerospace, earth science, and space education for students in grades 2-10, offered as full-day and overnight summer sessions.

Data in Action: Sustainability, Science, and Storytelling

A six-day residential precollege program where high schoolers use environmental datasets to build interactive data stories, learning data wrangling and ethical data visualization to advocate for a sustainable future.

Data Science Academy

On-campus academy focused on data science principles and applications.

Data Science Basics

Students receive an online introduction to core data-science concepts and methods. The 2026 virtual program was listed at $350.

Data Sciences Lab

Students explore how data are collected, analyzed and interpreted through hands-on data-science activities and university-level applications.

Data STEAAM Summer Camp

Six-week business-intelligence and research program where DC students use data analytics to study agriculture, energy, architecture and public-policy problems while working in university labs and research farms.

deadCenter University + OCCC Youth Camp

A week-long hands-on filmmaking camp for Oklahoma high school students, taking on real film-crew roles (lighting, sound, cinematography, VFX) to produce a narrative short film from pre-production through post, which premieres at the deadCenter Film Festival.

Decision for Dentistry

Three-phase program for 45 NJ high-school students featuring dental impressions, clinical observation, mentorship and an admissions symposium. The 2026–27 program dates are already scheduled.

Delaware American Legion Boys State

A week-long civic education program where high school junior boys build a mock state government, hold elected office, and learn about Delaware government firsthand while residing at Goldey-Beacom College.

Delaware Girls State

American Legion Auxiliary program where high school junior girls elect officials, run a mock government, and craft legislation during an immersive week-long civics program.

Delaware Governor's School for Excellence

Highly selective residential program with academic and visual/performing-arts tracks. Students study subjects including humanities, government, science, economics and the arts with UD faculty.

Delaware Tech Youth Summer Camps

Summer camps and pre-college activities at Delaware Tech's Dover, Georgetown, and Stanton/Wilmington campuses spanning academics, careers, sports, and the arts for area youth.

Derivative of Thrills Summer Institute

Free selective program using roller-coaster design and related problems to explore mathematics and engineering concepts.

Design Connections Residential Experience

Free residential design program for North Carolina students with limited access to design education; participants complete an interdisciplinary studio project.

Design Discovery

Students experience the intensity of architecture school through drawing, modeling, full-scale construction, structural studies, product design, field sketching, and a residential-design project. Summer 2027 is confirmed to return.

Design Thinkers Camp: Innovate, Design & Optimize

Students tackle engineering-design problems involving human-AI teaming, virtual-reality driving technology, physiological sensors, 3D scanning, and human-centered systems.

Design, Build & Grow

High-school summer camp, landscape/horticulture.

Destination Band Camp — Senior Camp

High-school musicians receive intensive ensemble instruction and performance experience during a weeklong residential or commuter band camp.

Diesel Truck & Heavy Equipment

High-school summer camp, diesel/heavy machinery.

Digging into the Past: UNLV Archaeology Summer Camp

Students act as archaeologists through excavation, artifact analysis, laboratory activities, cultural-heritage preservation and curation. The program returned as part of UNLV's 2026 summer series.

Digital Culture Summer Institute

Project-based workshops combine digital media, arts, music, computing, engineering, technology, and design under ASU faculty and graduate-student instruction.

Digital Expressions Media Camp

Students use professional video and audio equipment to produce news programming, DJ on campus radio, learn videography/editing and visit broadcast organizations. The 2026 camp cost $200.

Digital Illustration: Choose Your Own Adventure (Mason Community Arts Academy)

A guided art camp for ages 13-18 where students design a character, roll dice and draw their own adventure using drawing tablets and styluses provided in class.

Dinah Whipple STEAM Academy

Free immersive academy combining science, engineering, arts and mathematics with study of the Black experience and New Hampshire history. Day and residential options were offered in 2026.

Dinosaur Academy (Wyoming Dinosaur Center)

A 5-day course for high school students in grades 9-12 on vertebrate fossils of the Morrison Formation, combining classroom instruction with field exploration, excavation and fossil preparation lab techniques.

Dinosaur Camp

Six-day residential paleontology experience where students work at active Hell Creek Formation fossil sites with professionals, learning excavation, documentation and fossil preservation.

Dirigo State

Week-long residential youth government leadership program at Colby College simulating Maine's state government, combining the traditional Boys State and Girls State programs into one unified experience for high school students.

Discover Accounting

Free residential business program where students meet accounting professionals, tour workplaces, solve a business challenge and experience campus life. Participation can also help students qualify for additional accounting scholarships.

Discover Actuarial Science

Free residential program introducing actuarial science through mathematical problem solving, industry visits and a team business challenge. Applicants should have completed Algebra II or provide a teacher recommendation.

Discover Architecture

Rising sophomores through seniors explore architectural design through studio work and other hands-on activities. The next listed session is July 11–17, 2027, with the program fee listed as TBD.

Discover Architecture

Residential architecture/design experience with studio activities and faculty engagement.

Discover Pharmacy

Two-day pharmacy-career and hands-on lab program.

Discover STEM

Students spend a week exploring current STEM research through laboratory tours, experiments, technology demonstrations, faculty presentations, and career discussions. Attendance is free.

Discovering Chemistry

Laboratory-centered chemistry camp exploring molecules, reactions and experimental chemistry. The 2026 fee was $800.

Discovering Engineering

Rising juniors and seniors spend a residential week exploring engineering disciplines through hands-on design challenges and campus activities.

DiscoverU at KSU Summer Camps

DiscoverU offers week-long, career-themed summer camps for rising 9th-12th graders at Kennesaw State, spanning tracks like AutoCAD, culinary arts, medical skills, and aerospace engineering.

DMI Summer Camp

High-school students ages 14–18 choose audio engineering, performance, or singer-songwriter tracks and work in professional studios with faculty and music-industry professionals before a final recording session and showcase.

DO-IT Scholars (University of Washington)

Prepares Washington high school sophomores and juniors with disabilities for college and careers through two consecutive Summer Study sessions on the UW campus, mentoring, and year-round contact with staff and peers.

Drama — Summer

Summer drama arts program.

Dream It | Do It Summer Camp

A free three-day entrepreneurship day camp limited to 25 Douglas County high school students in grades 10-12, who work with business professionals to develop and pitch a business plan by the end of camp.

DREAMBIG Academy: Discover Business

Rising seniors explore business careers, leadership and networking while working with College of Business faculty and peers. UNL identifies its high-school business discovery programs as free.

Driehaus Summer Business Institute

Students spend a week learning core business disciplines and work in teams on a business pitch while experiencing DePaul's downtown campus. The 2026 fee was $1,000.

Drone Camp

Students learn drone flight, explore 3D printing, solve team engineering challenges, and conclude the residential program with a drone race.

Drones: Design, Print, Take Flight

Students combine drone technology, design software and polymer 3D printing to design and work with flight systems.

DroneXperience Summer Academy

Drone technology, flight, engineering and applied STEM.

Dunwoody Design Camp

Students complete hands-on projects in architecture, interior design, and graphic design, interact with industry professionals, and visit local design firms. The 2026 fee was $350, including lunch, supplies, and a field trip.

DYNAMC: Discover Yourself In Accounting Majors and Careers

A free McCombs summer program introducing Texas high school students to accounting degrees and careers on the UT Austin campus. Tuition, meals and housing are covered.

Each One Teach One Entrepreneurship Institute

Entrepreneurship, leadership and college preparation with ongoing high-school components and internship/scholar pathways.

ECI Summer Institute

High-school students take hands-on university sessions such as digital music, business, writing and Spanish while experiencing EOU.

ECO Camp — Marine Science

Residential program exploring Delaware coastal ecosystems through field sampling, laboratory work, underwater robotics, microscopy and marine research techniques.

ECO Camp — Technology to Measure Our Changing Environment

Students build and fly drones, map environmental resources, evaluate freshwater ecosystems and study climate change, sustainability and environmental degradation.

Economics Policy Academy

Three-week academy examining economic policy and how economic analysis informs major domestic and global decisions.

EIU Summer Art Camp

High-school artists participate in a residential university art camp with studio instruction and creative work. The 2026 program fee was $600.

Electrical Circuits Camp

Students investigate electricity, resistance, circuit components, batteries, energy transfer, and series circuits through hands-on experiments.

Electrical, Electronics, & Mechanical Engineering Academy

Students design circuits, program microcontrollers, work with embedded systems, and explore manufacturing methods such as laser cutting in hands-on engineering projects.

Embry-Riddle Summer Programs (Prescott Campus)

Residential summer camps at Embry-Riddle's Prescott campus for youth ages 7-18, including Forensic Science, Rocket Propulsion Engineering, and Astronomy camps that place high schoolers in college-level labs and simulations.

Emerging & Converging Technologies Summer Academy

Emerging-technology and applied-engineering experiences.

Empire Girls State

A week-long hands-on workshop in which high school junior girls elect officials, form political parties, and write bills to simulate New York State government.

EnCAP High School Scholars Program (UW Bothell CoSEE)

A five-week, field-based, credit-bearing summer program for rising 10th-12th graders exploring green career pathways in Washington State through the Environmental Careers Preparedness Program.

Energy AI — In-Person

Students investigate applications of artificial intelligence across oil and gas, renewable energy, nuclear power, and other energy systems through projects, field trips, and interactions with professionals.

Energy LEAP (Literacy, Engagement and Action Program)

A free week-long summer program at UNC-Chapel Hill's Phillips Hall where high schoolers from Orange, Durham, Chatham, and Alamance counties build hydropower devices, test solar panels, design wind turbines, and tour energy facilities to examine current and future energy use.

Engineer Your Career: Robotics STEM Summer Camp

Southern Maryland high-school students design, build, and program robots while exploring 3D printing, coding, microprocessors, and human-machine interaction. The camp is free.

Engineering Adventures Camp

Hands-on exploration of engineering design and university engineering disciplines for students ages 14–17.

Engineering and Computing Summer Academy

A no-cost UNM program introducing high schoolers to engineering and computer science through hands-on activities, with a non-residential option in June and a residential Transportation Institute in June/July; students meet engineering faculty and industry professionals.

Engineering Camp

Hands-on engineering across disciplines.

Engineering Design Summer Camp

Five-day program introducing high-school students to authentic engineering-design methods, CAD modeling and creation of components and assemblies using SolidWorks.

Engineering Design: Residential Solar Management

Students explore electrical engineering, photovoltaic technology, household energy use, and engineering approaches to residential solar-system design.

Engineering Discovery

Multi-day hands-on engineering program with university-level facilities and design experiences.

Engineering Discovery for Girls

Engineering exploration program originally designed to broaden participation; current program welcomes eligible students under published criteria.

Engineering in Health and Medicine Camp

Biomedical-engineering camp covering medical imaging, drug delivery, medical-device design and neural engineering.

Engineering Scholars Program

One-week residential experience featuring engineering projects, laboratory sessions, robotics, industry exposure, facility tours, and college-preparation advising.

Engineering State (E-State)

An overnight camp for students entering their senior year of high school to explore engineering disciplines by solving an apocalyptic-world challenge covering shelter, clean food and water, and infrastructure. Participants stay in campus dorms.

Engineering Summer Academy

Residential academy where students choose an engineering track and complete lab experiments, design challenges, and faculty-guided projects. Tracks include chemical engineering, technology systems, and structural/mechanical design.

Engineering Summer Camp

High-school students spend a week exploring K-State engineering facilities, meeting faculty, collaborating with peers, and completing engineering-oriented activities and challenges.

Engineering Summer Camps: Innovation & Ascend

Full-day engineering camps for rising high schoolers — Innovation for rising 9th-10th graders and Ascend for rising 11th-12th graders — combining hands-on design projects with college-preparation activities.

Engineering with Biology

Hands-on laboratory camp centered on using biology and engineering concepts, including synthetic-biology-style challenges.

Entertainment Engineering and Design Summer Intensive

Seven-day residential program combining design, fabrication, 3D printing, animatronics and entertainment technology with exposure to industry professionals.

Entrepreneurs & Innovators NexGen Residential Summer Camp

Residential entrepreneurship camp where high-school students develop ideas, learn innovation and business skills and explore startup pathways.

Entrepreneurship Academy: From Classroom to Corner Office

Students develop a business concept, learn startup planning and product development, and work toward pitching an entrepreneurial idea.

Entrepreneurship Camp

Business/entrepreneurship camp.

Entrepreneurship Summer Camp

Students work in teams to generate startup ideas, build business models, meet entrepreneurs and pitch ventures at the end of the week.

Environmental Engineering

Rising ninth graders investigate water resources, pollution, erosion, soils, and environmental engineering through outdoor experiments and design activities.

Environmental Engineering Summer Camp

Fully funded residential camp with field and laboratory work involving water, environmental restoration, drones, wastewater and environmental-engineering design. Montana Tech has stated plans to bring the camp back for another summer.

Environmental Leaders Academy (ELA)

A free, fully scholarship-funded week-long residential program at The Pingry School for rising 10th-12th graders, combining guest speakers, hands-on conservation fieldwork, and evening leadership activities focused on watershed stewardship.

Environmental Leadership for Youth / New Beginnings

Residential environmental-science and higher-education program centered on Tribal/Indigenous students and cultural connections.

Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Campers conduct ecological field surveys, visit a quartz mine and use laboratory techniques connecting molecular biology with ecology and environmental science.

Environmental Science Camp

A week-long residential camp in Michigan's Upper Peninsula where high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors hike geological landmarks, study the Lake Superior watershed, and learn sustainable community development from NMU faculty.

EPIC — Engineering Possibilities in College

Residential engineering camp where students rotate through engineering laboratories, learn from professors and industry professionals, and design, build and test a team engineering project.

EPIC: Exploring particle Physics Integrated with Computing

Students work with particle detectors, run laboratory experiments, analyze authentic data, and see how physics, computing, and engineering intersect in experimental particle physics.

EPICS Summer Program

Students work on real nonprofit/community problems using engineering design, CAD, laser cutting, Arduino, 3D printing, rapid prototyping, and prototype testing.

ETH Zurich Studienwoche

One-week research study weeks at ETH Zurich in math, physics, and CS.

Ethical Hacking and Capture the Flag

Students complete a cybersecurity boot camp and team-based Capture the Flag exercise focused on ethical hacking in a controlled environment.

Ethical U: Choices that Matter

Rising ninth graders analyze real moral dilemmas, develop arguments, practice critical thinking and leadership, and participate in a case-writing challenge centered on practical ethics.

Evergreen Boys & Girls State

A week-long residential program where high school juniors create and run a mock government. The program is now co-ed and open to all juniors.

Evergreen Girls State

A week-long government and leadership program for current high school junior girls, held at Central Washington University.

ExCEL in Engineering

Students work in UGA engineering laboratories and design studios on hands-on engineering projects while developing teamwork and leadership skills.

Expand Your Mind (EYM)

Students entering grades 9–12 select an intensive two-week course from a large interdisciplinary catalog spanning STEM, humanities, arts, medicine, law, psychology, engineering, and writing. 2026 commuter tuition was $875 per session and residential tuition $2,200, with financial aid available.

Experience Nuclear Engineering

One-week residential, hands-on nuclear science and engineering program for approximately 20 students ages 15–18.

Experiencing Architecture Program

A free summer studio for local high schoolers exploring careers in architecture, art, design, and urban studies through sketching, drawing, and model making, with office tours, construction site visits, and walking tours of Pittsburgh architecture.

Experiment in Architecture

A residential summer experience introduces high-school students to architecture and design through Illinois Tech. The 2026 residential price was listed at $2,500.

Explorations

For students completing grades K–11. Rigorous summer courses in an area of deep interest.

Explorations in Health Careers

Grades 9–12 explore healthcare disciplines and careers through a university summer camp.

Explorations in Neuroscience Summer Camp

A day camp for high school juniors and seniors with hands-on lab sessions on brain and spinal cord anatomy, clinician talks on neurological disorders, and small-group rotations through OSU neuroscience research labs, ending with a career-pathways day.

Explore Chemistry and Biochemistry at USI

High-school students conduct laboratory activities and explore chemistry, biochemistry, majors, and careers during a two-day university program.

Explore Engineering High School Camp

Students explore multiple engineering disciplines through laboratories, design activities, university facilities and engineering-industry visits.

Explore Engineering Summer Academy

Multi-disciplinary engineering exploration through design activities and projects.

Explore Geology & Environmental Science at USI

Students examine rocks, minerals, fossils, environmental models, and stream environments while exploring geoscience careers.

Explore Kinesiology & Sport at USI

Students explore exercise science, human-performance measurements, sport management, and sport-related careers.

Explore Life Science Camp

Residential summer camp for rising juniors and seniors covering neuroscience, bacterial evolution, phages, biotechnology, fermentation, fly genetics and ecology with hands-on experiments.

Explore Mathematical Sciences at USI

Students investigate mathematical ideas including geometry, optimization, voting systems, and mathematical games.

Explore Mechanical Engineering at USI

Students use CAD, 3D printing, materials testing, and engineering design activities to explore mechanical engineering.

Explore Physical Sciences Camp

Residential camp for rising juniors and seniors studying physics, chemistry, nanoscience, quantum information science, batteries, groundwater and geomorphology.

Explore Science Residential Camp (Rising 9th-10th Grade)

Hands-on residential science camp led by Virginia Tech professors covering neuroscience, DNA, microbiology, paleontology, physics, nanoscience, crime scene investigation, creative coding and game theory.

Explore Statistics at USI

Students explore statistics and data science through coding, visualization, and analysis activities.

Explore STEM Disciplines for 9th Graders

Incoming ninth graders rotate through hands-on chemistry, engineering, geology, and other STEM activities connected to real-world problems.

eXploreCS Senior High

Students learn Python, algorithms, AI, video games, robotics, digital music production, ethical hacking, electronics, and Arduino programming. Financial-need assistance is available.

Exploring Teaching Courses (UMW Summer Enrichment Program)

Courses for rising 10th to 12th graders interested in teaching, offered inside UMW's week-long residential Summer Enrichment Program.

Extreme Yellowstone Expedition

Six-day Yellowstone-area expedition combining field ecology, wildlife and habitat observation, hiking and outdoor exploration while camping near the national park.

Fantasy World Building: Character Design for RPGs and Other Games

Rising ninth graders create fictional worlds, landscapes, characters, narratives, maps, and models while using role-playing games as a framework for art and storytelling.

Farm to Fashion Camp

Students explore sheep and wool production along with spinning, dyeing, weaving, fiber arts, and fashion design during a four-day hands-on camp.

FBI Albuquerque & Las Cruces Teen Academy

Free competitive summer academy for New Mexico high-school students featuring forensic science, federal law enforcement, intelligence, leadership and public-safety instruction. Applications open each April.

Feeding Your Future Summer Camp

Students explore grain production, milling, baking, animal feed, agronomy research, and related careers through laboratories, farms, and industry interactions. The 2026 fee was $75 including housing and meals.

FGV International Summer Program

Business, economics, and public policy courses at one of Brazil's leading institutions.

Field Herpetology

Field-based camp where students study reptiles and amphibians using biological survey and observation techniques.

Field Paleontology Kansas

Students prospect for and excavate fossils, collect professional field records, practice mapping and fossil identification, and return specimens to the museum's research collections.

Film — Gamecock Arts & Sciences Program

Students move from script development through filming and post-production while learning cameras, lighting, color, and editing.

Film — Summer

Summer film arts program.

Film Lab

Two-week high-school film program offering intensive college-level filmmaking experience.

Filmmakers Camp

A week-long overnight camp for students ages 14-18 covering screenwriting, camera work, editing, lighting, and sound recording, taught by working film-industry professionals with no prior experience required.

Filmmaking Workshop for High School (Mason Community Arts Academy)

A two-week workshop covering film pre-production, production and post-production, including directing, videography, location sound and editing with professional software; students shoot and edit short films that premiere on the last day.

Finance Quest - Amazon Periscope (Seattle Public Schools)

Two-week summer experience at Amazon's South Lake Union campus for 30 current 10th graders with Excel training, a day in the life of a financial analyst, personal finance workshops and a capstone case study, as part of a two-year finance and accounting pathway.

Finance Summer Immersion

Finance/economics intensive for advanced students who have completed calculus or statistics.

Find Your Future Summer Education Camp

Free residential-style exploration for high-school students interested in education careers and college.

Fire Protection Discovery

Hands-on introduction to fire-protection and safety engineering.

First Generation Business Summit

First-generation students live on campus, meet business leaders and CSU faculty, tour companies, receive mentoring and complete business-related activities and competitions.

Fisheries and Aquaculture Camp

Students explore fisheries, aquaculture, and aquatic ecology through hands-on field activities at Auburn research facilities, including pond sampling and fish-management work.

Fleischer Scholars Program

High-school juniors experience college, earn college credit, study entrepreneurial thinking and leadership, and learn about admissions, scholarships, careers, and professional success.

Florida 4-H Legislature

A 'learn by doing' mock-government program for teen 4-H members, who serve as Florida 4-H senators, representatives, lobbyists, media correspondents, or governor during a week of sessions at the State Capitol.

Florida American Legion Boys State

A one-week summer program for rising high school seniors that simulates city, county, and state government, teaching participants the rights and responsibilities of citizenship through mock elections, legislation, and a court system.

Florida Girls State

A week-long educational workshop for high school juniors focused on Americanism and the political process, in which delegates form a mock state government, run campaigns, and hold elected office.

Florida Tech STEM Summer Academy

Students rotate through AI, aviation, drones, engineering design, marine science, meteorology, forensic psychology, medicine and animal cognition with faculty and field trips.

Florida Youth Institute

Students explore agriculture, food security, life sciences, biological engineering and natural resources through laboratories and interaction with UF and state agriculture professionals.

Flute Boot Camp

Intensive program for 12 advanced high-school flutists featuring private lessons, masterclasses, ensemble work and college-audition preparation.

FOCUS STEM Program (Nashua)

An 11-week after-school program where NH high schoolers learn software, mechanical, and electrical engineering basics from BAE Systems engineers while designing, building, and coding a small-scale competition robot.

Food Science Camp

A 6-day overnight camp for students in grades 9-12 exploring the chemistry of fermentation, food waste reduction, and sustainable protein alternatives in a state-of-the-art food science lab, plus farm and oyster-farm visits.

Forensic Science Camp

Virtual forensic-science camp featuring crime-scene work, fingerprinting, chromatography, blood identification, drug detection and DNA/trace-evidence topics.

Forensic Science High School Summer Camp

Rising sophomores through seniors investigate fingerprints, blood-spatter evidence, digital evidence, and other forensic methods through laboratories and field experiences. Scholarships can cover up to the full program fee for eligible Indiana residents.

Forensic Science Institute

Five-day program covering crime-scene investigation, forensic techniques, evidence analysis, case studies, communication, and interaction with industry professionals.

Forensic Science Pre-College Summer Program

Students process mock crime scenes, perform toxicology, chemistry, DNA/PCR and other forensic laboratory work, visit forensic agencies and prepare a court-ready capstone report.

Forensic Science Summer Camp

A residential camp for students in grades 10-12 covering fingerprint analysis, footwear evidence, chemical substance identification, and virtual-reality crime scene and bloodstain pattern processing.

Forensic Sciences: Crime Scene Investigation

Students use forensic-science methods to investigate simulated crime scenes and explore connections among biology, chemistry, evidence analysis and criminal justice.

Fossil Preparation Methods Kansas

Students work in the Sternberg fossil-preparation laboratory using professional tools to clean, stabilize, reconstruct, and preserve authentic fossil specimens.

Franklin's Guides Junior Docent Program

A six-week summer program where teens train as museum docents and work in the galleries, planetarium, Build It Lab and butterfly house, greeting visitors and assisting with programs.

Freshwater High School Experience (UW Oshkosh)

Three-day camp where high school students do hands-on freshwater research, pilot water drones and explore waterways by pontoon boat while learning about freshwater majors and careers.

Freshwater Science Field Experience (Western Wisconsin)

Week-long field program where high school juniors and seniors do freshwater research on western Wisconsin lakes, streams and groundwater alongside faculty and learn about college majors and careers.

Fresno State Summer Academy in STEM

A week-long summer workshop where secondary students dive into hands-on STEM projects, such as building wind-energy models, led by university faculty and experienced teachers.

From Lab to Life: Chemistry Career Exploration

Students explore chemistry and how chemical science connects to real-world careers and applications. The daytime 2026 option was listed at $2,000.

Frontier MedQuest

Smaller overnight rural-health program based in Crane/Burns with clinical shadowing and hands-on health skills.

Fun with Economics Youth Camp

Students investigate how people, organizations, and countries allocate scarce resources while strengthening economic reasoning, analytical skills, problem solving, and business awareness. The 2026 fee was $35.

Fundamentals of Anatomy

Students study major body systems, conduct preserved-specimen dissections, compare animal and human anatomy, tour the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, and explore health-related careers.

Fundamentals of Sound Engineering

Students study acoustics, microphone design, recording, synthesis, music software, Foley, sound design, music theory, and production while creating original recordings and sound effects.

Future Agricultural Education Teacher Academy

Students explore agricultural education, teaching and leadership careers through university and industry experiences.

Future Doctors Institute

Students explore biology, chemistry, healthcare innovation, persuasive communication, and medical careers through hands-on instruction.

Future EdCats Summit

Rising juniors and seniors explore teaching, counseling, educational leadership, college life, and instructional methods through faculty-led activities and a student project.

Future Health Leaders: Care Begins Here

A six-day precollege 'mini med-school' for rising 9th-12th graders interested in pre-med, pre-nursing, or public health, featuring lab research, BLS/CPR certification, and healthcare-focused creative writing.

Future Lawyers Institute

Students explore legal concepts, public speaking, law-school pathways, mental health in the legal profession, and interact with practicing professionals and law students.

Future Leaders Institute

Selective residential philosophy program centered on politics, ethics and global justice. The 2026 theme was Governing AI, using debates, Ethics Bowl cases and discussion of AI governance; the subsidized fee was $200.

Future Makers Institute

A five-day in-person business simulation experience at NYU Stern for high schoolers in grades 9-12, featuring faculty sessions, team activities, and near-peer mentoring.

Future of Energy — Virtual

Students remotely explore the energy transition and the role of AI in renewable energy, electrical grids, sustainability engineering, climate technology, and related careers using mailed learning kits.

Future Ready Scholars

Southeast Michigan students complete a free two-week engineering-design and college-readiness experience followed by monthly Saturday sessions for continued mentorship and STEM career exploration.

Future Restaurateurs

High-school summer camp, culinary arts/hospitality.

Future Teachers of Maine Summer Institute

A four-day summer institute at UNE for rising high school seniors interested in becoming teachers, featuring mock college classes, classroom visits, and mentorship from UNE education students, funded by a Maine DOE workforce grant.

Future World Changers: Leaders of Tomorrow

Students explore leadership, advocacy and community impact through psychology, social work, education and environmental-stewardship activities.

FVTC Summer Camps

Hands-on career-immersion summer camps at Fox Valley Technical College for middle and high school students, open to public, private and homeschool students.

FWEE Southwest Washington Hydropower & STEM Career Academy

A summer academy in Centralia where high school students explore the inside of a power-generating dam, learn how fish hatcheries work, build a hydropower model and hydrogen car, and learn about apprenticeship and college pathways.

FWEE Tri-Cities STEM Career Academy

A week-long summer academy for Tri-Cities high school students to explore hydropower, build hydrogen and solar cars, fly a drone, take employer field trips and talk with engineers, trades workers and conservationists.

FWEE Wenatchee Hydropower & STEM Career Academy

A week-long summer academy at the Rocky Reach Discovery Center where high school students tour Columbia River hydropower projects, build hydro models, fly a drone, race a solar car and climb a power pole with lineworkers.

GALS: Girls on outdoor Adventure for Leadership & Science

A free two-week overnight camping and backpacking program for female-identifying and gender-nonconforming high school students from groups underrepresented in STEM, combining wilderness expeditions with hands-on ecology and earth science instruction from working scientists.

Game Design Camp

Students learn game-design fundamentals, creative coding and iterative development while creating a playable game.

Game Design from the Ground Up

High-school students explore the process of creating and designing games. The 2026 daytime program was listed at $650.

Game Design Lab

Students learn the game-development process and create interactive game projects using design, technology and storytelling principles.

Game Development — Gamecock Arts & Sciences Program

Participants build game prototypes while working with animation, sound, physics, controller input, and AI-related game-development concepts.

Game, Cinema, & Animation Summer Academy

Students choose specialized tracks such as game development, animation, digital cinema, screenwriting, or sound design during an intensive five-day academy. The 2026 program cost $900.

Garcia Summer Scholars

Polymer research with university mentors; partial stipend.

Gator Artificial Intelligence Camp

Students learn introductory Python and AI, analyze datasets, create digital projects and tour facilities including UF's HiPerGator supercomputer.

Gator Pharmacy Exploration Camp

Students explore pharmacy through compounding, medication science, pharmacy mathematics, public-health projects and mentorship from pharmacists and PharmD students.

GCU STEM Summer Camps

Four-day, three-night residential STEM camps on GCU's Phoenix campus, such as a computer science/robotics camp and an electric-guitar engineering camp, combining hands-on projects with evening campus activities.

GEEK — Geology & Geological Engineering Exploration Kamp

Rising juniors and seniors study rocks, minerals, groundwater, Earth structure, and geological engineering through laboratory experiments, field sampling, and visits to geological sites.

GenCyber Camp

Detroit Metro students study cybersecurity ethics, online safety, cryptography, cyber threats, cybercrime, cyber law, Python, and Java. No previous cybersecurity knowledge is required and participation is free.

GenCyber Cybersecurity Summer Camp

A free, full-day, one-week cybersecurity camp for Idaho high school students covering applied cryptography, Raspberry Pi setup, network traffic analysis, and penetration testing, historically run with both girls-only and mixed-gender sessions.

George Mason Debate Institute (GMDI) Summer Debate Camp

A six-day summer debate camp on George Mason's Fairfax campus with instruction in Lincoln-Douglas, Policy and Public Forum debate, billed as the largest debate camp in Virginia.

Georgetown University Summer Law Institute for HS Students

Exploration of legal concepts, criminal justice, and the judicial system in a university setting.

Georgia Boys State

Georgia Boys State is a week-long government and citizenship program in which qualified rising-senior boys organize and run a mock 51st state government, covering law, courts, and parliamentary procedure.

Georgia GHP - Agriscience Research

A residential summer academy for Georgia students focusing on agricultural and environmental sciences through hands-on research.

Georgia Girls State

Georgia Girls State is a week-long citizenship and government leadership program, run since 1940, for high school students who have completed their junior year and show academic excellence and leadership potential.

Georgia Governor's Honors Program

GHP is a free residential summer program for talented high school sophomores and juniors, held mid-June to mid-July on a college campus with academic, cultural, and social enrichment beyond typical classroom instruction.

Georgia Ready Summer Institute

Rising seniors explore research, innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization while living on the UGA campus and visiting research facilities.

Georgia Scholastic Press Association Summer Media Academy

GSPA's Summer Media Academy offers week-long courses in advertising/PR, broadcast journalism, entertainment/media studies, and multimedia journalism for students ages 14-17 on UGA's Athens campus.

Georgia Tech CEISMC Summer PEAKS

Summer PEAKS offers one- to two-week immersive STEAM sessions on Georgia Tech's campus for rising 9th-12th graders, with hands-on, experiential projects across science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.

Georgia Tech College of Computing Summer Camps

These week-long high school camps cover creative and applied computing -- including AI training, wearable/maker fashion tech, sports-data devices, and smart-home automation -- taught on Georgia Tech's campus.

Georgia Tech Sustainable Systems Camp

Multidisciplinary camp exploring sustainable energy, water resources, and climate resilience.

Geosciences Bridge Program

A fully funded 6-week summer bridge program for incoming college-bound high school seniors covering ocean sciences, atmospheric sciences, and GIS/remote sensing, including two for-credit college courses, housing, meals, and a stipend.

Geospatial Technology Summer Camp

A four-day, three-night residential camp exclusively for Maryland high schoolers offering hands-on training in digital cartography, GPS, satellite remote sensing, aerial photography, drone operation, and open-source mapping, including a NASA field trip.

Get Green for Blue

Outdoor investigations connecting water science, sustainability and environmental STEM.

Gibbs College of Architecture Design Camp

An annual week-long residential camp for 30 high school students from across Oklahoma, introducing them to architecture and interior design through a real studio project (recent years: designing a coffee-shop kiosk) using tools like SketchUp and a heliodon.

Girls in STEM Leadership Institute

Older teens participate in a free STEM leadership program involving hands-on STEM exploration and interaction with women working in STEM fields.

Girls Leading in Industrial Technology, Teamwork, Entrepreneurship, & Robotics

Students explore industrial technology and manufacturing through welding, CNC programming, coatings, teamwork, and exposure to technical careers.

Girls Who Code Overnight Camp at UMaine

A free, five-day residential coding camp at UMaine Orono for middle and high school girls, non-binary students, and students of color (male allies welcome), covering hands-on coding projects and tech career exploration.

GirlsGetMath@Dearborn

Selective, 100% tuition-free one-week summer program for Metro Detroit students entering grades 10-12 (rising 9th graders considered case by case; all genders welcome) covering topics outside the standard curriculum such as cryptography, graph theory, voting systems and image processing, with daily computer labs and free lunch. 2026 session was June 22-26 with a May 31 deadline.

Global Business Academy

Ten-day residential program where students study global business and leadership, complete team challenges and experience college life at CSU.

Global Guardians for Pandemic Preparedness

Students study virology, outbreak detection, pandemic response and public-health communication through experiments, simulations and tours of health facilities.

Global Program Brightwell

For students completing grades 8–11. Rigorous summer courses in an area of deep interest.

Global Scholars Academy

A week-long immersive summer program preparing students for careers in international affairs, covering foreign policy, international law, global health, and environmental sustainability through interactive sessions and expert dialogues.

Global String Program

Young string musicians study contemporary performance with leading players and educators in an intensive Berklee summer environment.

Go4Brains

Students facing barriers to science and medicine opportunities spend a week exploring neuroscience through lectures, demonstrations, hands-on experiments, research-lab visits, career workshops, and mentoring. The program is free and selected students receive a $400 stipend plus meals and travel support.

GoGetMath@CSU

Five-day mathematics program exploring cryptography, data science, image processing, fractals and geometry through computer labs and hands-on activities.

GoSciTech Residential

One-week STEM summer courses on the GSSM campus.

Gospel Performance Program

Vocalists and instrumentalists immerse themselves in gospel performance, ensemble playing, and the musical tradition's stylistic foundations.

Governor's Computer Science Institute (GCSI)

A weeklong residential program with practical experience in computer science, coding and programming where students build programs and applications to solve real-world problems.

Governor's Honors Academy

A state-funded residential summer program at WVU for about 175 rising seniors that explores contemporary issues, their historical roots, and the arts and sciences.

Governor's Institutes of Vermont: Arts Institute

Two-week residential arts institute where students choose two focus areas such as theater, music, writing, painting, film, dance and comics, with 108+ hours of arts training and an evening Artist Series.

Governor's Institutes of Vermont: Engineering Institute

A one-week residential institute where students tackle design challenges in energy, electrical and structural engineering with professional equipment and software, including energy and hydrology strands and field trips to engineering companies.

Governor's Institutes of Vermont: Entrepreneurship Institute

Students develop and market their own products and services under the mentorship of established entrepreneurs, build a team business plan and finish with an investor pitch.

Governor's Institutes of Vermont: Global Issues & Youth Action Institute

A 10-day residential institute exploring social, political and environmental issues through discussion and activism, with policy or skills strands, guest speakers including legislators, and mock Supreme Court and legislature simulations.

Governor's Institutes of Vermont: Health & Medicine Institute

Students explore health careers through hands-on medical training in patient assessment, surgical techniques and emergency response, and can earn VEFR, CPR/AED and Stop the Bleed certifications.

Governor's Institutes of Vermont: Kenneth I. Gross and Anthony Trono Mathematical Sciences Institute

A one-week residential institute on statistics, programming, geometry and real-world applications of mathematics, with lectures, workshops, logic puzzles and an Amazing Race campus challenge.

Governor's Institutes of Vermont: Technology & Design Institute

A 9-day residential institute with game design, information technology and digital media strands covering Python programming, microcontrollers, robotics, cybersecurity, animation, UI/UX design and virtual reality.

Governor's Institutes of Vermont: Weather & Climate Science Institute

Students forecast weather, explore climate change impacts on Vermont communities and practice science communication, with weather balloon launches, storm-chasing simulations and trips to the National Weather Service and the Fairbanks Museum.

Governor's School for Emerging Technologies (GSET)

A three-week summer residential program studying biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information technology through classroom instruction, lab work, team projects, and weekly field trips to high-tech facilities including Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University.

Governor's School for Technological Innovation and Business Leadership (GSTIBL)

A 28-day, fully state-funded residential program for Tennessee's top rising juniors and seniors covering entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology (including computer forensics and AI ethics), with college-level coursework worth three credit hours.

Governor's School for the Arts

A free three-week summer arts program for West Virginia sophomores with auditioned tracks in creative writing, dance, digital art/media, instrumental music, studio art, theatre and vocal music.

Governor's School for the Sciences and Engineering (GSSE)

A four-week residential enrichment program at UT Knoxville where outstanding rising Tennessee high school juniors and seniors take core courses in biology, chemistry, physics, and math plus electives like robotics, AI, nuclear engineering, and environmental science, earning five college credit hours.

Governor's School for Tourism

A free 10-day summer program for selected rising 9th and 10th graders that introduces West Virginia's tourism and hospitality industry through hands-on experiences and career exposure at state park lodges and landmarks.

Governor's School in the Sciences

Three-week residential program for rising NJ seniors combining advanced science/math courses, laboratories, lectures and hands-on team research. Tuition, room and board are free.

Governor's School of Engineering & Technology

Selective residential program for outstanding NJ juniors featuring university-level engineering coursework, laboratory work, industry exposure and a team research/design project.

Governor's School of Entrepreneurship (GSE)

A 10-day residential program where students work on real-world problem-solving and startup challenges, learn from industry experts, and pitch ideas to investors.

Grambling State High School Cybersecurity Camp

High-school students study cybersecurity fundamentals, Linux, network discovery, cyber defense, ethical hacking concepts, digital safety, and technology career pathways in intensive week-long sessions.

GRAMMY Camp (Belmont University)

A nationally recognized weeklong intensive for grades 9-12 held on Belmont's campus, where students choose a career track such as songwriting, audio engineering, music business, vocal performance, video production, music production, or music journalism and work with industry professionals and GRAMMY-nominated artists.

Granite Girls State

A week-long civic leadership program for high school junior women who build a mock state government, write bills, and debate policy under the American Legion Auxiliary.

Granite State Boys State

A six-day 'learn-by-doing' civics program where high school junior delegates build a mock city, county, and state government through caucuses, elections, and legislative debate.

Graphic Design Bootcamp

Twelve-day intensive covering image editing, vector illustration, typography and publication design with industry-standard software, culminating in a capstone project. The 2026 fee was $600.

Graphic Design Camp

Students use Adobe Creative Suite while studying typography, print/digital media and professional design careers.

Green Mountain Boys State

Week-long leadership and citizenship program in which rising seniors take legislative, executive and judicial roles in a mock state government and debate at the Vermont State House.

Green Mountain Conservation Camps

Week-long residential camps for youth ages 12-16 on Lake Bomoseen and Buck Lake covering fish and wildlife, wetland ecology, forestry, first aid, fly-fishing, archery and hunter education, with Advanced weeks for past graduates.

GROE with I2A

Current sophomores and juniors from selected Michigan regions complete virtual mini-courses, visit U-M, present at a showcase, and can continue with individualized college coaching. Transportation, food, and lodging are covered.

GSE Summer Startup

Kentucky students participate in an intensive three-week entrepreneurship program developing ideas, testing business models, working in teams, and learning from entrepreneurs and mentors. Participation is free.

GUIC Summer Camp (Engaging Girls in Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing)

An NSF-funded five-week summer camp training CCSD students entering grades 7-12 in Arduino programming, Python, and VEX V5 robotics design, culminating in team projects addressing smart-city applications like intelligent transportation and energy planning.

Guitar Sessions

Students age 15+ receive five days of intensive guitar instruction, technical training, and ensemble performance with Berklee Guitar Department faculty.

Gustavus Faith, Science, and Ethics Camp

Week-long summer camp at Gustavus Adolphus College where high school students explore a yearly theme through the lenses of faith, science and ethics with lectures, hands-on activities, mentor group discussions and recreation; the 2026 theme investigated the Mississippi River's ecosystems and history. Scholarships are available.

Guthrie Theater Summer Camps

Week-long theater intensives for students entering grades 6-12 that pair participants with professional theater artists on acting, musical theater, costuming, and devising, culminating in showcases for family and friends; the grades 9-12 'Actor's Studio' track includes scene study and a mock audition with the Guthrie's artistic team.

GW Summer Immersion

Two-week residential pre-college programs use DC as a classroom for subjects including law, foreign policy, psychology, data, global development and other academic areas.

Halliburton XCITE

Residential students explore engineering, computer science, and construction management through faculty sessions, facility tours, hands-on projects, and a major team design challenge.

Harding University Pharmacy Camp

A residential summer camp introducing high school sophomores through seniors to the pharmacy profession through pharmaceutical compounding, blood pressure and glucose monitoring practice, patient case analysis, and talks with pre-pharmacy advisors.

Harper Academy 4 Future Nuclear Engineers

Rising seniors attend a free four-week residential program in nuclear engineering, clean energy, technical communication, leadership, mathematics, and engineering design. Participants also receive a stipend.

Hastings College Open Space for Visual and Performing Arts

High school juniors and sophomores with strong artistic ability spend a week immersed in visual arts (up to 35 students) or performing arts (up to 35 students in music or theatre), with Jackson Dinsdale Endowment scholarships covering most of the cost.

Hastings College Scholars Academy (HCSA)

A weeklong residential summer academy for academically talented students entering 8th and 9th grade, offering hands-on coursework in mathematics, communications, robotics, or science taught by Nebraska teachers and Hastings College faculty.

Hawaiʻi Girls State

Week-long summer leadership and citizenship program in which high school girls who just completed their junior year form a mock state government, run for office, and learn civic processes firsthand.

HCI-RISE Virtual Summer Research Experience

A virtual summer program introducing high school students from rural Mountain West communities to cancer research and healthcare careers through interactive workshops, career panels, and small-group activities.

Heads Up Behavioral Health Camp

Free residential program introducing Montana students to behavioral-health careers through hands-on activities, facility visits and professional presentations; the Helena session also included Teen Mental Health First Aid certification.

Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Camp

Three-day healthcare camp with anatomy, immunology, neuroscience, intubation, surgical-skills, nutrition and rehabilitation activities.

Health & Science Summer Academy (Norfolk State University)

A four-week weekday summer program for rising 6th through 12th graders with hands-on learning, science exploration, field trips and enrichment to build STEM confidence and explore careers in health, science and technology.

Health Care Pathway Initiative (HCPI)

A four-week residential summer camp that introduces students to health care and STEM careers such as nursing, pharmacy, research, health informatics and biomedical engineering, with hands-on sessions, field trips, a career day and a College PREP workshop.

Health Career Exploration Camps

Hands-on healthcare camps in Nashua, Manchester, and the Seacoast introducing middle and high schoolers to EMTs, nurses, and public health professionals through CPR certification, facility visits, and simulations.

Health Career Summer Academy

A summer academy, in collaboration with Main Line Health, for high school students interested in health science careers, especially those from under-served populations, including CPR/AED certification and hands-on learning with healthcare providers across nine health career fields.

Health Careers

High-school summer camp, healthcare.

Health Careers Academy

Multi-week program across seven New Mexico regions combining science, health-career exploration, critical thinking and service learning.

Health Careers Camp

A career-exploration camp for middle and high school students featuring presentations from medical, dental, and behavioral health professionals, Q&A sessions, and hands-on healthcare activities.

Health Careers Camp (UW-Stevens Point)

Overnight camp where students meet professors in physical therapy, nursing, audiology and nutrition, do hands-on workshops and tour hospitals including Marshfield Clinic and Aspirus Stevens Point.

Health Careers Explorations Camp

A free camp for Maine students entering grades 10-12 who are interested in healthcare careers, offering hands-on activities in dental hygiene, medicine, nursing, therapy, pharmacy, and public health.

Health Professions Enrichment Program (HPEP)

Outreach program for 9th and 10th graders interested in science and health careers with two Saturday sessions in Roanoke or Danville and a free four-day summer residential capstone at Virginia Tech for rising 10th graders.

Health Professions Exploration Program

Incoming juniors and seniors spend a residential week exploring medicine, nursing, public health, nutrition, biomedical engineering, sports medicine, disease research, and related careers through hands-on activities.

Health Professions Summer Experience

Weeklong exploration of nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, exercise science, occupational therapy, counseling, speech pathology and related health fields through hands-on workshops.

Health Science Explorers Summer Camps

Hands-on healthcare exploration through simulations, case studies and activities involving fields such as forensics, IV administration, ultrasound, physical therapy and other health professions. Multiple Nebraska locations are offered; recent camps ranged from free to $25.

Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA)

A mentoring program that helps West Virginia high school students enter and succeed in STEM+M degree programs; scholars attend summer campus academies and year-round clubs.

Health Sciences Camp

Students explore health professions through hands-on activities, simulations, university facilities and interactions with faculty and healthcare professionals.

Healthcare Camp

A one-week day camp for high school freshmen through seniors exploring nursing, medicine, research science, and sports science careers with hands-on simulation-lab practice and current health-professions students as mentors.

Healthcare Career Exploration Academy

Students explore multiple healthcare professions through practical experiences, simulations, laboratories and field activities on Quinnipiac's campus.

HERO: Healthcare Experience and Research in Oncology (Virtual)

Two-week synchronous virtual program for Wisconsin high school students: at-home Drosophila lab work on nutrition and genetic cancers, faculty speakers, cancer career panels and a patient case study.

HI STAR — Hawaiʻi Student/Teacher Astronomy Research

Maui students learn astronomy research methods using real astronomical datasets and receive mentorship in scientific investigation.

Hi-GEAR Camp

A four-day camp exposing students to biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, materials, and mechanical engineering and computer science through hands-on projects, lab tours, and guest speakers.

High School Accounting Adventures Overnight Camp

Residential program showing how accountants use technology, solve business problems and support organizational decision-making while introducing students to accounting careers and college life.

High School Art & Marine Science

A one-week residential program on Hurricane Island for rising 9th-12th graders that pairs marine-science observation with art-making and ends with a public gallery exhibition.

High School Art Camp

High-school artists work in university studios on drawing, painting, perspective, figure drawing, and design while experiencing collegiate art instruction.

High School Band Camp

High-school musicians receive intensive ensemble instruction and performance experience through FSU's long-running residential music-camp program.

High School Banking and Finance Overnight Camp

Residential camp exploring banking, finance, financial planning and related careers through hands-on learning and interaction with finance professionals.

High School Biomedical Scholars Program

Two-week biomedical program with laboratory techniques, gross anatomy and research-oriented activities. The 2026 tuition was $1,500.

High School Composition Intensive

Students ages 15–19 compose three original works, workshop them with faculty, and have their pieces performed and recorded by professional musicians.

High School Digital and Social Media Marketing Overnight Camp

Students explore digital/social marketing strategy, creativity and careers while living on UNO's campus. The 2026–27 youth-program page confirms the camp will return; CBA Prep camps are free except for a waivable $20 registration deposit.

High School Engineering Institute (HSEI) at MSU

Residential summer program for students entering grades 10-12 (GPA 3.0+) exploring engineering majors through daily faculty lectures, demonstrations, hands-on team problem solving and facility tours. Four sessions June 13 - July 15, 2027; fee $1,199.

High School Entrepreneur Leadership Camp

A four-day immersive camp at the Broad College of Business where rising Michigan high school juniors and seniors work in teams, solve business problems, and engage directly with entrepreneurs and industry leaders.

High School Esports Development Camp (UW-Superior)

A summer development camp for students in grades 9-12 to build competitive esports skills, offered by UW-Superior alongside a middle school esports camp.

High School Exploring Economics Camp

Students examine real-world economic decision-making, prices, markets and how economic choices affect businesses, governments and communities. The camp is scheduled to return in the 2026–27 program cycle.

High School Health Careers Program (HSHCP)

A tuition-free, four-week residential precollege immersion at UMass Chan Medical School exposing Massachusetts high school sophomores and juniors from disadvantaged backgrounds to biomedical research and health careers, including a research project and mentorship.

High School Jazz Institute

A one-week college-immersion jazz camp at the Moores School of Music with ensemble rehearsals, sectionals, improvisation classes, masterclasses and faculty performances.

High School Journalism Camp

A two-week, hands-on journalism program where high schoolers develop real-world reporting experience, finding stories on their own beat, interviewing sources, and writing and producing original news stories in WHYY's student newsroom.

High School Journalism Institute

Students receive intensive journalism training in areas such as reporting, editing, documentary work, student media, and sports journalism while living and learning on IU's campus.

High School Media Workshop

An overnight, on-campus workshop in Athens where high schoolers choose a track in video production, music production and technology, animation, or audio for cinema and create original projects in university studios and labs.

High School Musical Theater Intensive (Mason Community Arts Academy)

A summer musical theater intensive for ages 14-18 run by George Mason's Mason Community Arts Academy.

High School Oceanography

A one-week residential program on Hurricane Island for rising 9th-12th graders focused on ocean science, including boat-based data collection on ocean circulation, stratification and climate-driven change.

High School Pre-Nursing Boot Camp

Students age 15+ spend several days learning about nursing specialties such as disaster and surgical nursing while practicing skills including blood-pressure measurement, CPR, and the Heimlich maneuver.

High School Summer Actuarial Institute

A free five-day program introduces high-school students to actuarial science, probability, financial modeling, risk management, and related careers. The 2026 session ran August 3–7.

High School Summer AI Bootcamp

A free five-day online program introduces high-school students to artificial intelligence, machine learning, practical applications, and guided hands-on exercises. No prior AI or programming experience is required.

High School Summer Engineering Camp

A free, hands-on mechanical and civil engineering camp for students ages 14-17 covering 3D printing, renewable energy, bridge and road design, virtual reality, and electric vehicles at PNW's Hammond campus.

High School Sustainable Sea

A one-week residential program on Hurricane Island for rising 9th-12th graders on aquaculture and fisheries in the Gulf of Maine, including sea-farm work and a UMaine aquaculture microcredential.

High School Terrestrial Ecology

A one-week residential program on Hurricane Island for rising 9th-12th graders researching the island's forests, meadows, ponds and soils.

High School to Health Care (HS2HC)

A grant-funded program (NIGMS-backed) introducing rural Tennessee high school students and their teachers to careers in medical laboratory sciences and public health information technology through a dual-enrollment course and summer camp.

High-Altitude Balloon Camp (Pierce College Science Dome)

Application-based summer camp for grades 10-12 where students experiment, code and launch a high-altitude balloon, including an overnight trip to Eastern Washington for the launch.

HighRise — Materials Laboratory Experiences for High Schoolers

Students rotate through university soft- and hard-materials laboratories and explore polymers, semiconductors, nanomaterials and materials engineering with researchers.

HiSTEP (High School Scientific Training and Enrichment Program)

A structured summer research-and-enrichment program for rising high school seniors from the DC/Maryland/Virginia area, combining biomedical research exposure, career-readiness workshops, and college-application guidance at NIH's Bethesda campus.

Hollinsummer Writing Retreat (Reflect and Create)

A one-week summer writing retreat for rising 9th-12th grade women on Hollins' Roanoke campus, covering fiction, poetry and personal narrative with visiting authors.

Honors Summer Math Camp (HSMC)

A six-week residential, full-time summer math camp for talented high school students that builds problem-solving and research skills, with returning students working with research mentors on original projects.

Hoosier Boys State

A week-long mock-government leadership program for rising senior boys who form parties, run for office, and pass legislation to learn Indiana's political process firsthand.

Hoosier Girls State

A week-long civics program for female high school juniors who elect officials, draft legislation, and run a mock state government, sponsored by local American Legion Auxiliary units.

HOPE Academic and Leadership Academy

Week-long summer residential program for high school sophomores and juniors with college-level courses on topics from leadership to financial and academic barriers, focused on academic and personal skill development.

Horizons of Science: From Microbes to Megastructures

A week-long day camp blending biochemistry, engineering, and environmental science through molecular gastronomy, blood-typing simulations, and crime-scene biochemistry challenges, building a take-home programmable robot, racing cardboard boats, and studying ecosystems in the campus prairie learning lab.

Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Summer Camp

A four-day residential camp for students aged 15-17 introducing plant science and landscape design through hands-on activities including plant identification, floral arrangement, landscape design projects, turfgrass management, and nursery production.

Hospitality Exploration Summer Camp

Five-day residential pre-college experience with faculty, industry speakers, field trips, campus life and hospitality-management exploration. The 2027 camp is already confirmed for June 21–25 and costs $850, with scholarships available.

Howard Pre-Business Program

Students choose specialized tracks in accounting, information systems/cybersecurity, actuarial science, music business, finance or entrepreneurship and complete faculty instruction, corporate visits and team projects.

Human Rights in Action

High-school students study human-rights issues, advocacy and changemaking through an intensive multi-day summer program.

Humanities Camp

A week-long residential camp at Mississippi State University where nominated scholars explore humanities disciplines such as African American Studies, Communication, History, Literature, and Philosophy through lectures and experiential learning.

HumCog — Humanities & Cognitive Sciences Summer Institute

Interdisciplinary lectures, lab demonstrations, workshops and discussions connecting cognitive science with the humanities and arts.

IBM BlueCamp (High School)

Students spend a week learning about technology careers and interacting with IBM engineers.

iCamp Academy

A free, week-long residential media program for rising juniors and seniors from Philadelphia and neighboring communities, who choose a track in audio production, game development, video production, website development, or digital storytelling.

iCREATE Summer Camp

A 7-day overnight camp where high school teens create and launch a real product-based business over one week, from consumer interviews and design through a live retail sales event, then split the net earnings.

Idaho Gem Boys State

A week-long citizenship and government program where Idaho junior boys elect and run their own local, county, and state governments, including legislative sessions and mock court proceedings, at Gowen Field.

Idaho Syringa Girls State

A week-long mock-government citizenship program for female high school juniors, who are assigned to mock cities and political parties to learn Idaho's governmental processes firsthand; top performers can advance to Girls Nation in Washington, D.C.

Idaho Youth Summit

A four-day, three-night residential leadership retreat for Idaho students in grades 8-12 focused on resilience, community connection, and healthy living, combining workshops with challenge-course and team-building activities.

IDEA Bank Youth Entrepreneurship Academy

A summer entrepreneurship academy teaching business planning, financial literacy, marketing, brand development and pitching skills, culminating in a Pitch Competition awarding a $2,000 Troy University scholarship.

IFAL — Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders

Rising seniors explore agricultural careers, emerging technology, citizenship and leadership through a residential institute.

Ignite Their Future STEM Summer Camps

In-person STEM summer camps at ISU's Pocatello campus letting students entering grades 9-12 choose hands-on tracks such as robotics, artificial intelligence, ethical hacking, drones, and 3D printing, taught by ISU subject-matter experts.

Ignite: International High School Summer Program

Three-week international summer program in science and engineering research at the Technion.

IHealth Summer Program

Interactive experiences that let high school students explore health care careers through hands-on learning and observation. Students are invited through their school counselor or CTE coordinator.

Illinois Aerospace Institute Summer Camp

Week-long residential summer camp at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where students entering grades 9-12 explore aerospace engineering and aviation through hands-on projects and campus life.

IMA-MathCEP Math Modeling Camp

A weeklong day camp (June 22-26, 2026) on the Twin Cities campus where high schoolers who have completed single-variable calculus work in teams on open-ended, real-world mathematical modeling problems and present their solutions.

Imagineering an Amusement Park

Students use industrial-engineering concepts to study the people, processes, systems, and design decisions involved in creating and operating an amusement park.

Immerse Education — Medicine Cambridge

Residential medicine track for teens at the University of Cambridge.

Imperial College Summer Schools

University-level summer courses in AI, data science, business, and engineering.

Indigenous Design Camp

A week-long architecture camp for Indigenous junior high and high school students that uses the 'At Home in the Homelands' curriculum to teach Indigenous spatial design principles, has students build scale models, and tours the College of Design's fabrication shops and School of Architecture.

INDT Robotics

Students learn coding, robot construction, engineering documentation, and 3D printing, tour industrial robotics facilities, and finish with a robotics showcase.

Innovate: The Raikes School Way

Two-week residential computing program teaching programming, innovation and leadership to students ranging from beginners to experienced coders. Students also interact with research labs and industry partners; full and partial scholarships are available.

Innovation Academy

One-week entrepreneurship and innovation intensive for academically strong high-school sophomores/juniors.

Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the Science of Smart Cities (ieSoSC)

A free five-week summer program for NYC 8th-10th graders combining coding, electronics, and entrepreneurship training as students prototype an IoT-based solution to an urban 'smart cities' challenge.

Inside Medicine Summer Program

A free virtual statewide program where Maine high school students explore medical careers, hear from MaineHealth clinicians, learn healthcare terminology, and solve medical mystery cases guided by Tufts University medical students.

INSPIRE

Free residential STEM research and leadership experience at NCSSM-Morganton for North Carolina high-school students.

INSPIRE Program

Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students explore relations between tribal governments and the federal government in a three-credit pre-college experience.

Inspire Summer (UVA Northern Virginia Pre-College Classes)

One- to two-week summer classes for rising 10th-12th graders to explore new interests, with in-person (9am-4pm, Monday-Friday, Friday excursions) and online options in topics such as business, engineering and creative writing.

INSTEM Academy

Native American students participate in residential STEM learning, college exposure and culturally responsive science and engineering activities.

Interdisciplinary Health Professions Summer Summit (iHPSS)

Free health-care career program using interactive labs, case-based activities, teamwork and professional certification experiences.

Interlochen Arts Camp: Creative Writing Programs (High School)

High school creative writing summer programs.

Interlochen Arts Camp: Dance Programs (High School)

High school dance summer programs.

Interlochen Arts Camp: Film & New Media Programs (High School)

High school film & new media summer programs.

Interlochen Arts Camp: Interdisciplinary Arts Programs (High School)

High school interdisciplinary arts summer programs.

Interlochen Arts Camp: Music Programs (High School)

High school music summer programs.

Interlochen Arts Camp: One-Week Intensives

One-week intensive arts programs for high school students in various disciplines.

Interlochen Arts Camp: Theatre Programs (High School)

High school theatre summer programs.

Interlochen Arts Camp: Three-Week Art Camps

Three-week arts programs for students in grades 6-12. Offers opportunities in various arts disciplines.

Interlochen Arts Camp: Visual Arts Programs (High School)

High school visual arts summer programs.

Interlochen Filmmaking Summer Program (High School)

Three-week residential filmmaking program for grades 9-12 with workshops in production, editing, screenwriting and film history; students make original films in the DeRoy Center for Film Studies and screen them at the end. 2027 tuition $7,550.

Interlochen Jazz Performance & Improvisation Summer Program

Three-week jazz program for grades 9-12 covering improvisation, theory and musicianship, with jazz orchestra and small combos, master classes and student jam sessions. 2027 tuition $7,550.

Interlochen Music Composition Summer Program (High School)

Six-week program for grades 9-12 in rigorous compositional study: private lessons, group instruction, orchestration, notation software training, and performances of students' own compositions by advanced ensembles. 2027 tuition $10,500.

Interlochen Piano Summer Program (High School)

Three-week intensive for high school pianists (grades 9-12): private lessons with faculty, master classes with guest artists, twice-weekly studio classes and performance seminars. 2027 tuition $7,550.

Interlochen Visual Arts Summer Program (High School)

Three-week residential summer program in northern Michigan for grades 9-12: Drawing and Painting plus one elective studio (digital media, film photography, printmaking, metals or ceramics) in the Dow Center for Visual Arts, ending with a student exhibition. 2027 tuition $7,550; financial aid and scholarships available.

Interlochen Voice & Opera Summer Program (High School)

Three-week program for grades 9-12 in classical voice and opera: private lessons and coaching, theory, music history, movement and opera scene work, with chances to sing in the World Youth Honors Choir or Interlochen Singers. 2027 tuition $7,550.

Intermuse International Music Institute & Festival (IIMIF)

A solo and chamber music program for gifted young violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists (ages 12-22) with chamber music experience, culminating in festival performances; capped at 25 students.

International Economics and China

Grades 10–12 examine international economics with a particular focus on China and global economic relationships.

International Music Camp - Creative Writing & Drama

A one-week residential session combining creative writing and drama instruction for students in grades 7-12 at the International Music Camp's summer fine arts program.

International Music Camp - Music Composition & Songwriting

A residential summer session focused on music composition and songwriting for high school students, part of the International Music Camp's non-competitive fine arts program.

International Music Camp - Visual Arts Sessions

A residential summer fine arts camp on the North Dakota/Manitoba border offering drawing, painting, sculpture, and cartooning sessions for middle and high school students.

International Relations Academy

Students study foreign policy, international law, terrorism, nuclear weapons, global health and development and participate in an international crisis simulation.

International Summer Music Institute (ISMI)

A week-long summer institute at UNT for string and piano students with private lessons, chamber music, chamber orchestra, masterclasses, faculty concerts and an optional concerto competition. Participants submit placement videos and need about four years of playing experience.

International Writing Program Between the Lines

Two-week international creative writing program pairing US and international teen writers.

Intro to Engineering

Students investigate several engineering disciplines through hands-on projects and an intensive two-week introduction to engineering study and careers.

Intro to Filmmaking Bootcamp

Students learn cinematography, lighting, sound, editing, and storytelling while producing their own film work.

Intro to Video Game Design

Students learn JavaScript while designing an original 2D video game, including controls, character interactions, scoring, and sound.

Introduction to Quantum Physics and Research Opportunities

Students entering grades 10–12 study introductory quantum physics while learning about current physics research opportunities.

Invent the Future: Applied Artificial Intelligence Summer Camp

Students build and deploy AI solutions while learning coding, CAD, 3D printing, electronics, and engineering-design skills. The month-long 2026 program was free.

Iowa National Summer Transportation Institute

A free residential STEM camp introduces students to transportation careers, engineering, leadership, and college readiness through hands-on activities, university laboratory tours, and field trips.

Iowa State Fashion Camp

Students explore fashion design, sewing, illustration, styling, trend forecasting, visual merchandising, Photoshop, sustainable design, and garment creation during a week on campus. The 2026 fee ranged from $625 to $925 depending on commuter/residential and registration timing.

iSTEM Automation and Robotics Camp

Students build automated circuits and prototypes and program microcontrollers to control robots. The 2026 cost was $625.

J'COB College Experience Summer Program

Competitive week-long residential program in business, leadership, entrepreneurship, sustainability and real-world problem solving.

Jackling Introduction to Engineering

Broad engineering exploration program with hands-on activities and exposure to multiple Missouri S&T engineering disciplines.

Jackson Hole Youth Orchestra Summer Program

A summer orchestra program for intermediate to advanced players in grades 7-12 that includes work with Grand Teton Music Festival musicians, a Festival rehearsal field trip and a culminating concert.

Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program

Independent genetics research; $6,500 stipend, room & board.

Jarvis Game Development Summer Camp

Students use Unreal Editor for Fortnite and related tools to explore game design, level development, character art, and animation. The 2026 camp cost $450, with full scholarships available.

Jayhawk Debate Institute

High-school debaters complete intensive two- or three-week policy-debate training involving argument construction, original research, practice debates, and a concluding tournament.

Jazz Band Camp

High-school musicians receive ensemble instruction, improvisation training, ear training, sectional coaching and guest performances, culminating in a public concert.

Jazz Camp

Jazz ensembles, improvisation and university-level music study.

Jazz Camp

Jazz intensive featuring big bands, small groups, improvisation, theory and masterclasses.

Jazz Ensemble Camp

Student musicians study jazz performance and ensemble playing in a weeklong intensive hosted by FSU's College of Music.

Jazztopia Jazz Workshop

High-school musicians develop improvisation, jazz history, instrumental technique and combo-performance skills, culminating in a public concert.

Jefferson Lab Engineering Governor's School Mentorship

Four-week summer residential Governor's School mentorship in which engineering students join existing research teams at Jefferson Lab in Newport News and give a technical presentation at the end.

Jim Holland Summer Enrichment Program in Biology (SEP)

Students explore genetics, evolution, molecular biology, environmental biology, and plant science through lectures and hands-on laboratory activities.

JMU Summer Honors Institute

A week-long residential program for up to 30 rising high school juniors and seniors with hands-on courses taught by JMU faculty, career and major exploration across sciences, humanities, arts, business and social sciences, and admissions workshops.

JSU High School Band & Dance Camp

Students receive intensive instruction in marching band, instrumental ensembles, drum-major techniques, dance, musicianship, and performance while experiencing a residential college environment.

JumpstART 2D Advanced Summer Studio (Mason Community Arts Academy)

An advanced summer studio for ages 14-18 producing 2D artwork that can be included in a college portfolio, taught by George Mason School of Art faculty.

JumpstART 3D Advanced Summer Studio (Mason Community Arts Academy)

An advanced summer studio for ages 14-18 producing 3D artwork for a portfolio, taught by George Mason School of Art faculty.

Junior Civics Leadership Academy (JCLA)

A 7-day residential summer conference for Mississippi high schoolers covering governance, leadership, and community development through lectures, simulations, and field trips, earning three hours of MSU college credit.

K-State Aviation Academy

Youth ages 15–17 participate in a residential aviation program geared toward students considering professional aviation and pilot careers.

KAAC High School Camp

Students spend four days preparing for Governor's Cup and advanced classroom competition through instruction in academic subject areas and Strategic Problem Solving. The 2026 residential/commuter program was held at Berea College.

KAIST International Summer Program

STEM summer program at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

Kapemni Astrophysics Summer Camp

A fully NSF-funded, six-day residential astrophysics camp on the UMN Morris campus where high schoolers observe stars and deep-sky objects through telescopes, study relativity, gravitational waves, and the Big Bang, and learn Native American astronomy and mathematics from Indigenous astrophysicists. Participants earn one UMN Morris college credit for Phys 1007.

KEMPA Summer Journalism Camp (UW-Whitewater)

A four-day journalism camp at UW-Whitewater where students choose daily workshops in broadcasting, writing, sports media and photojournalism, hear from media professionals and compete in the KEMPA Cup, with overnight or commuter options.

Kentucky Forest Leadership Program

An outdoor learning experience focusing on forestry, wildlife, and natural resource management in Kentucky.

Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program (GSP)

Selected Kentucky juniors attend a five-week residential academic program on one of three college campuses, studying a focus area while participating in seminars and community activities. Tuition, room, board, most supplies, and program activities are covered.

Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts (GSA)

Kentucky sophomores and juniors compete for admission to an intensive three-week residential arts program in disciplines including architecture, writing, film, music, theatre, dance, graphic design, and visual art. The program is free for accepted students.

Keystone Boys State

A week-long civic-leadership program simulating Pennsylvania state government for young men who have completed their junior year of high school, selected for leadership, character, scholarship, and community service, with fees covered by American Legion posts.

Keystone Girls State

A seven-day, non-partisan government and civics leadership program for young women who have completed their junior year of high school, who establish their own mock city, county, and state government and run for office.

KidsEye Summer Filmmaking Camp

A five-day intensive summer filmmaking camp, now in its 28th year, covering screenwriting, camera work, storyboarding, acting, and directing, culminating in a Red Carpet Premiere screening at the Rhode Island International Film Festival.

Kinesiology Camp

Students explore kinesiology, movement and health-related careers through university activities.

King's College London Pre-University

Two-week academic summer school across law, medicine, and international relations.

Kinhaven Music School Senior Session

Six-week residential chamber music program in Weston, Vermont for students in grades 8-12, with admission by audio sample and need-based financial aid.

Kneisel Hall Program for Maine Students

A five-day chamber-music day camp for intermediate-to-advanced Maine high school musicians, offering mentored rehearsals, master classes, and a free final concert; grew out of Kneisel Hall's summer festival in Blue Hill.

Kode With Klossy Applications

Kode With Klossy scholars are curious, community-minded, creative individuals who want to explore the possibilities of technology. We welcome all applicants who identify as young women and gender expansive, ages 13-18 — regardless of CS experience.

Kode With Klossy Summer Programs

Coding programs for young women and gender expansive youth, ages 13-18. No coding experience required. Programs are free.

Konaway Nika Tillicum

Residential Native/Indigenous youth program integrating academics, culture and college preparation.

KU Pharmacy Summer Camp

High-school students explore pharmacy careers through hands-on activities, clinical and laboratory experiences, interaction with pharmacy students, and exposure to research and medication science.

Lake Tahoe Music Camp

A week-long residential camp on Lake Tahoe's private beach offering jazz and classical music instruction, ensembles, and one-on-one mentoring from UNR faculty and guest musicians for students completing grades 6-12.

Langston High School Summer Programs

Federally supported summer enrichment opportunities for high-school students, including academic/career exploration.

Launch Leadership Summer Leadership Workshop

A five-day, four-night residential leadership experience running over 60 years, where high school students (grades 9-12) work in small cooperative groups on skill tracks like communication, group dynamics, and decision-making, with scholarships available to reduce cost.

LaunchX Summer Program

A top-tier entrepreneurship program where students start a real company, develop a product, and pitch to judges.

Law & Advocacy Program

A 9-day residential program at the University of Michigan where students act as trial attorneys, analyzing evidence, questioning witnesses, and arguing a simulated trial through interactive workshops and mock proceedings.

Law Launchpad: A Journey to Justice

A four-day law-career exploration camp for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors, featuring 90-minute sessions with diverse legal professionals covering public speaking, group projects, and conflict resolution.

Lawrence Summer Music Institute (Piano & Strings)

A weeklong summer institute for pianists and string players in grades 8-12 with chamber rehearsals, private lessons, coaching, workshops and performance preparation on the Lawrence campus in Appleton.

Lawrence Summer Music Institute: Classical Voice

A week-long residential institute for classical voice students in grades 8-12 led by Lawrence faculty and guest artists, with an audition, lessons, masterclasses and student concerts.

Lawrence Summer Music Institute: Percussion

A week-long residential institute for percussionists in grades 8-12 led by Lawrence faculty, with auditioned placement, lessons, ensemble work and a student concert.

Lawyers in Training

Legal-career, critical-thinking, reading, writing and public-speaking summer institute.

Lead & Launch: The Innovation Institute

Rising juniors and seniors spend a free week developing an entrepreneurial mindset, creating a business idea in teams, visiting organizations, meeting entrepreneurs, and pitching on the final day.

Leadership Institute

A leadership development program where students explore social justice, identity, and leadership through workshops.

Leadership Institute for Future Teachers (LIFT)

A six-day, invitational, cost-free program for rising high school seniors (especially students of color and bilingual students) interested in teaching, featuring field-based school activities, interaction with education leaders, and mentorship from NC State College of Education students.

Legal Camp

Students explore legal careers, courtroom advocacy and policymaking through instruction from attorneys, professors and mock-trial competitors.

Leiden University Summer Schools

Broad catalog of summer courses in the Netherlands, from law to astronomy.

Lewis University Art Camp

Students in grades 9–12 explore drawing and painting, three-dimensional clay work, and digital-media design in a four-day day camp. The 2026 fee was $250.

Lights, Camera, Action! Digital Cinema Production

Digital filmmaking and cinema-production academy.

Lion's Code CyberCamp

A free coding and cybersecurity camp for grades 8-12 requiring no prior experience, using NICERC curriculum with virtual capture-the-flag scenarios and lessons on encryption and cyber careers.

Lionel Hampton Music Camp

Student musicians receive intensive instruction from faculty, participate in ensembles and lessons and develop performance skills in a university music environment.

Literature & Mass Media Camp

Literature and mass media camp.

Lott Leadership Institute Summer Programs

A suite of leadership programs for Mississippi high schoolers organized by grade band, ranging from a civic-engagement week for rising ninth graders to a flagship residential program for rising seniors that earns college credit and includes a Washington, D.C. trip.

Louisiana Aspiring Educator Summer Academy

Students enrolled in Louisiana pre-educator pathways participate in a free five-day leadership and professional-learning academy focused on teaching, communication, networking, and effective educational practice.

Loyola Voice Summer Camp

High-school vocalists receive training in technique, breathing, repertoire, diction, interpretation, acting through song, audition preparation, stage presence, masterclasses, and performance.

LSU Bands Summer Music Camp

An intensive winds-and-percussion music camp for students in grades 9-12 offering private lessons, concert and chamber ensemble participation, and workshops with LSU School of Music faculty and graduate students, culminating in student showcases.

Luddy Cybersecurity Immersion Camp

A week-long, hands-on cybersecurity camp teaching students to use industry tools like Wireshark and Nmap, with a component on AI in security.

Luddy Precollege Summer STEM Camp

A residential summer camp where high schoolers explore computational tools for engineering, science, and society, with tracks in AI, cybersecurity, robotics, and 3D/virtual world design.

Luddy Summer Camps (IU Indianapolis)

One-week day camps for students entering grades 9-12 covering video game development, digital biology, augmented reality, AI bots, web design, and animation, taught by Luddy faculty at the Indianapolis campus.

LUMCON Estuarine Awareness and Discovery (LEAD) Camp

High-school students spend a residential week investigating Louisiana coastal ecosystems through research cruises, marsh and beach surveys, laboratory work, microscopy, dissections, paddling, and interactions with marine scientists.

M.A.S.H. Camp - Puget Sound (MultiCare)

A free one-week summer health care career camp for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors in Pierce, south King, Kitsap and north Thurston counties, with hands-on skill stations and exposure to nursing, therapy, pharmacy and other fields.

M.A.S.H. Camp - Spokane (MultiCare)

A free four-day summer health care career camp in the Spokane region for high school students, run by MultiCare with hands-on clinical skill stations.

M.A.S.H. Camp - Yakima (MultiCare)

A free four-day summer health care career camp for Yakima County high school students, hosted by MultiCare at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences.

Machining Minds: A Mazak Technology Experience Program

Students explore modern machining, computer-aided design, manufacturing technology, and engineering challenges with Mazak professionals and NKU STEM mentors.

MacPhail Summer Camps for Youth

Week-long music camps for developing musicians ages 11-18 spanning classical, jazz, rock, and electronic music plus songwriting, including intensives like Jazz Camp and Rock Week that culminate in a live performance.

Madison College Youth Camps

Day camps (9 AM to 3 PM) for students in grades 3-12 at Madison College campuses covering engineering, healthcare, culinary arts, welding and fabrication, diesel mechanics and other career exploration, with lunch provided.

Magnolia Girls State

A week-long citizenship and leadership conference for young women who have just completed 11th grade, who self-govern within a simulated municipality called 'Magnolia' -- electing officials, debating bills, and running mock legislative and judicial processes.

Maine Media Academy Summer Academy

Two- to four-week residential workshops for teens (14-18) in filmmaking, digital and alternative photography, and book arts & design, taught by working artists on Maine Media's Rockport campus, with portfolio-level output and optional high school credit.

Maine Media Camp

A week-long residential media and communications camp at Husson University for students entering sophomore through senior year, covering journalism, video production, photography, and audio engineering alongside NESCom faculty.

Making a Game of IT - AI Assisted (MGIT-AI) at MSU

Residential program for students entering grades 11-12 (GPA 3.0+ in engineering core courses) where participants learn to code, design and build their own video games using AI tools for programming and game development. July 18-23, 2027; fee $1,299.

Management & Technology Summer Institute

On-campus program at the intersection of management and technology.

Marillyn A. Hewson Cybersecurity Summer Camp

High-school students learn cybersecurity through standard or advanced camps covering cybersecurity concepts and web/infrastructure topics.

Marine Biology Camp

A residential summer camp introducing high schoolers to coastal ecosystems, marine life, and oceanography through kayaking, snorkeling, boat-based sampling, and lab work at RWU's Bristol, RI campus.

Marine Molecular Mentorship Program

Hawaiʻi high-school girls live at Moku o Loʻe while learning molecular-biology techniques, coral science, evolution and marine field-research methods with women scientists.

Marine Science Adventures — Teen Programs

Hands-on marine-science field/lab summer programming through Oregon Sea Grant.

Marine Science Investigations

Weeklong immersion in marine-science research at Moku o Loʻe, giving students hands-on experience inside an active tropical marine-research environment.

MarineQuest Ocean Robotics

Students design and operate underwater robotic systems while learning engineering principles and marine applications.

MarineQuest Ocean Solutions

Students investigate sea-level rise, coastal management and marine conservation through research-vessel, barrier-island and field activities.

MarineQuest Scientific Diver

Certified teen divers learn scientific-diving methods and marine biological identification through intensive field experience.

MarineQuest Surf-N-Service

Combines coastal recreation with environmental stewardship and organized marine-conservation service.

Marion Barry Youth Leadership Institute Summer Intensive

District youth participate in intensive leadership and self-development training built around hands-on experiences and civic/professional growth.

Marquette Summer Engineering Experiences

Non-residential half-day engineering programs for high schoolers on Marquette's campus, including automation, microcontrollers and AI, Code for Climate, a biomedical engineering bootcamp, biomechanics and an adaptive car build.

Marsh Dawgs Camp

An immersive four-day, three-night coastal environmental experience for high school 4-H members from St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, connecting students with southeast Louisiana's marsh ecosystems.

Marshall University NeuroCamp

A week-long summer camp with hands-on activities and presentations by faculty and graduate students on lab safety, neuroanatomy, addiction, stroke and behavioral models.

Maryland Boys State

A week-long residential program of government instruction where male high school juniors run a simulated city, county, and state government through elections, legislative sessions, and mock court proceedings.

Maryland Girls State

A six-day residential civics program at Salisbury University where female high school juniors hold elections, legislative sessions, and a mock trial, culminating in a gubernatorial inauguration.

MASH — Medical Applications of Science for Health

Free healthcare camps include suturing, CPR, heart dissection, healthcare-site visits, workshops, team activities and professional shadowing.

Mason Jazz Camp

A five-day intensive jazz camp for instrumental and vocal musicians with basic proficiency, with classes in improvisation, jazz theory, ear training, big bands and combos, composition, arranging and jazz history.

Mason String Intensive (Mason Community Arts Academy)

A summer program for intermediate and advanced violin, viola and cello players to build the skills of soloists and chamber musicians, with performances as soloists and in chamber groups at a George Mason venue.

Mason Summer Band Camp

A week-long camp with a Senior High Band for rising grades 9-12, instrument breakouts, masterclasses and electives such as theory, conducting, composition and music technology, ending in a final concert.

Massachusetts Boys State

A week-long, hands-on program of government instruction where male high school juniors from across Massachusetts form and run a mock state government, campaigning for and holding simulated public offices under the guidance of American Legion volunteers.

Massachusetts Girls State

A week-long residential civics program at Stonehill College where rising senior girls form mock cities and towns, run campaigns, hold elections, and pass legislation to learn how Massachusetts government and law actually work.

Massenberg Summer STEM Institute

Rising tenth graders from underserved communities in Massachusetts and New Jersey attend a fully funded residential program featuring STEM projects, mathematics, writing, entrepreneurship, career exposure, and college guidance.

MAT Camp (Music, Arts & Theatre Camp)

A week-long summer arts enrichment camp in Evanston with classes in music, voice, theatre, dance, art and technology for children, youth and adults.

Mathematical Exploration Summer Institute

Rising juniors and seniors work on mathematics beyond the standard high-school curriculum through lectures, hands-on exploration and collaborative problem solving.

MatSu Business Week

Students spend a week in a hands-on business boot camp running a simulated company, making decisions under time pressure, and interacting with Alaska business professionals.

Mayo Clinic CARES

Arizona students explore healthcare professions through simulations, hands-on activities, professional panels, clinical exposure, career development, and subsequent academic-year mentoring.

MBZUAI AI Summer School

Machine learning and AI summer school at the UAE's dedicated AI university.

McCombs Future Executive Academy (MFEA)

A free six-day residential summer program where Texas high school students explore finance, marketing and operations through workshops, mentoring and team case competitions. Tuition, meals and housing are covered.

McGuire Summer Entrepreneurship Academy

Arizona high-school students spend a week developing entrepreneurial skills through immersive startup and business activities on the university campus.

McMullan Writers Workshop (High School)

A weeklong residential creative-writing workshop at Millsaps College for rising 10th graders through college freshmen, featuring instruction in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry plus keynote talks from acclaimed authors.

MD Camp

Intensive three-week medical-school experience with clinical and research shadowing at OSU Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Meadow Brook Writing Camp — High School Sessions

High-school writers participate in intensive summer writing activities designed to develop creativity and written expression. Multiple 2026 sessions were offered.

Mechanical Crash Course

Mechanical-engineering program involving product design and hands-on projects, including work related to autonomous vehicles.

Mechanisms of Human Health and Disease

Intensive science program for students interested in medicine and medical research; top participants can present research and the top student receives an AWRI internship opportunity.

MEDacademy

Four-week medical academy for rising juniors and seniors using lectures, demonstrations, simulations and case-based learning in anatomy, neurology, pathology and organ systems.

Media Makers Summer Camp

Week-long, hands-on sessions where Grand Rapids-area high schoolers choose a track in TV production, filmmaking, or podcasting, training on professional equipment alongside local journalists and filmmakers to produce a final project, with a weekly stipend.

Media Mavericks

Students explore journalism, integrated marketing communications, ethical media, digital storytelling, and multimedia production while creating a final showcase project.

Medical Academy

Students explore anatomy, physiology, radiology, surgery, oncology and biomedical ethics and complete hands-on activities including suturing, casting and patient simulation.

Medical Academy

Selective medical and health-sciences academy in which students work with professional students and clinical experts.

Medical Diagnosis and Treatment

Students experience medical-school-style learning through anatomy demonstrations, clinical-skills laboratories, patient simulations, vital-sign measurement and diagnostic scenarios.

Medical Laboratory Science Summer Immersion Program

A one-week summer immersion for high school students ages 16-18 with hands-on lab work in hematology, microbiology, clinical chemistry, blood banking and parasitology, plus microscopy and pipetting training and a tour of ARUP Laboratories. The 2027 session runs June 28-July 2 at the Eccles Health Science Education Building.

Medical Sciences Summer Institute

Week-long biomedical-research workshops covering cellular/molecular biology and, in 2026, a medical-informatics/data-science track.

MedQuest (Southern Vermont AHEC)

A three-day hands-on health careers day program in a real hospital setting with job shadows, clinical skills practice, career panels and mentoring from UVM Larner medical students.

MedStars — Klamath Falls

Health-professions exploration involving clinical skills, simulations and exposure to healthcare careers.

MedStart Summer Camp

Residential healthcare-career program for Montana students featuring clinical activities, professional exposure, college preparation and one transferable Montana Tech credit. Multiple regional sessions are offered around the state.

Mercer University Pharmacy Scholars Summer Program

This day program introduces Metro Atlanta high school students to pharmacy careers through hands-on activities, lectures, and a field trip on Mercer's Atlanta campus.

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Summer Program

Fully funded residential program for rising juniors and seniors featuring hands-on metallurgy/materials experiments, industrial field trips and exposure to materials-science careers. Housing, meals and program materials were covered in 2026.

Michigan Boys State (American Legion)

Week-long non-partisan mock-government program at Hillsdale College for boys who have completed their junior year: legislative sessions, court proceedings and civic leadership. 2026 cost was a $25 application fee plus a $400 program fee usually paid by a sponsoring post or family; 2027 session is June 20-26, 2027, with scholarships offered.

Michigan Debate Institute: Seven Week Program

In-person seven-week policy debate camp at the University of Michigan for top rising junior and senior debaters, with separate senior and junior labs and coordinated evidence research. 2027 session June 20 - August 3; program fee $7,350 plus a $65 application fee; apply by June 1.

Michigan Girls State (American Legion Auxiliary)

Week-long civic leadership program at Michigan State University for girls completing their junior year, simulating city, county and state government. Sponsorship fee is $425 (normally covered by an American Legion Auxiliary unit or other sponsor) plus a $25 student registration fee; apply through a sponsoring unit.

Michigan Health Sciences Pre-College Exposure Academy (SPEA)

A free, hybrid academic-enrichment program for 10th-11th graders interested in health equity, offering college-prep coursework in English, chemistry, biology, and math alongside workshops on health disparities and tours of UM Medical School and hospital facilities.

Michigan Math & Science Scholars (MMSS)

A two-week, faculty-taught summer program offering high school students focused courses across math, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, astronomy, and environmental science, with residential or commuter options.

Michigan Ross Summer Business Academy

Rising seniors study business with Ross faculty and industry professionals through college-level instruction, collaborative projects, and applied problem solving. The 2027 application opens in November 2026.

MICI-AHEC Summer Health Careers Camps

A set of one-to-three-week camps for grades 9-12 exploring nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other health professions through panel discussions, lab simulations, and hands-on activities at UIndy's School of Physical Therapy.

Microscope Adventure Camp

A weeklong day camp on Hamline's Saint Paul campus where students entering grades 9-12 use light microscopes and a scanning electron microscope to explore the microscopic world, developing skills in photomicrography and scientific presentation across environmental science, forensics, and materials science.

Mid-America Transportation Center STEM Academy

Free multi-day residential STEM academy featuring university labs, engineering activities, career exploration and interaction with faculty and industry professionals.

Midcoast Maine Summer Arts Expedition: Book Arts & Design

A two-week residential program focused on book arts and design (hand-bound sketchbooks, letterpress, zines, gelli-printing) with field trips to Midcoast Maine museums and artist estates, on Maine Media's Rockport campus.

Midsummer Theatre Camp

High-school students receive intensive musical-theatre training in acting, singing, and dance while preparing performances and audition material with university faculty and professional artists.

Migrant Student Leadership Institute

Eligible Idaho migrant students spend a summer residential experience on a college campus developing leadership, college readiness, career awareness and relationships with mentors and peers.

Mini Dental School

An intensive 'Mini Dental School' program.

Mini Med School

An intensive 'Mini Med School' program for high school students.

Mini-Medical School Summer Academy 2

Students study body systems and disease through lectures, medical-school resources, organ dissections and hands-on clinical activities while learning about pre-med pathways.

Mining the Mind

Psychology camp exploring the brain, behavior, psychological research and how psychologists investigate human thought and action.

Minnesota Aviation Career Education (ACE) Camp

A residential June camp connecting Minnesota high schoolers to aviation and aerospace careers through guided tours, guest speakers, hands-on demonstrations, and the chance to pilot aircraft with FAA-certified flight instructors. Volunteer-run since 1991, with over 2,000 student graduates.

Minnesota Business Venture

Students spend a week on a college campus forming mock companies, developing products or services and business plans, meeting executives, practicing interviews, and presenting Shark Tank-style pitches. Financial assistance is available.

Minnesota Urban Debate League Summer Speech and Debate Camps

Summer policy, congressional debate and speech day and residential camps at Augsburg University for middle and high school students, from one-week beginner/advanced sessions to multi-week policy camps. Full tuition scholarships are available for qualifying students (free or reduced lunch with adequate GPA) at select July sessions.

Mission: Astro Lab

Students work together on a simulated space-station mission and participate in SCUBA-related experimentation while exploring spaceflight and associated career fields.

Mission: Lunar Trek

Students undertake a simulated lunar-landing mission and gain exposure to flight, drone training, engineering, finance, transportation, and lunar exploration.

Mission: Martian Base

Students carry out a simulated Mars landing, design a settlement, explore manufacturing and space agriculture, practice medical skills, and train on astronaut simulators.

Mission: Moon Shot

Students complete a simulated lunar mission, launch rockets, use astronaut-training simulators, build BattleBots, and explore coding, engineering, arts, and spaceflight.

Mission: STEM-Possible

One-week online tracks explore biological sciences, engineering, drug discovery, biotechnology careers, next-generation sequencing, healthcare and commercialization of scientific discoveries.

Mississippi American Legion Boys State

A week-long, hands-on citizenship and government program where rising Mississippi high school seniors self-govern within an assigned mock municipality, electing officials, debating bills, and solving community problems, alongside college/career-prep sessions and networking.

Mississippi Law Camps (Themis, Miss-Lou, Gargiulo, Golden Triangle, Rankin-Madison)

A series of free half-day summer law camps held at courthouses across Mississippi (Natchez, Gulfport, Tupelo, Starkville, and the Jackson area) giving high schoolers courtroom exposure through mock trials, negotiations, and conversations with judges and attorneys.

Mississippi Summer Transportation Institute

Mississippi students explore road, rail, air, water, and transmission systems through laboratories, bridge projects, flight simulation, field trips, and engineering activities. The residential program is free.

Missouri Boys State

An 8-day mock-government and civics leadership program for Missouri high school juniors, who build a fully functioning simulated state government divided into 16 cities and two political parties. The 2026 session runs June 20-27 at Lindenwood University in St. Charles.

Missouri Fine Arts Academy

Two-week residential academy offering intensive work in visual art, music, creative writing and other arts disciplines. Tuition for the 2026 academy was fully covered by state/private funding.

Missouri Girls State

A week-long civics and government leadership program for Missouri high school juniors, evaluated on leadership ability, interest in government, service, and academics. Approximately 700 delegates attend each June at Lindenwood University in St. Charles.

Missouri Scholars Academy

Three-week residential academic academy for highly capable Missouri sophomores. The 2027 cohort carries a $600 scholar fee, with waivers available to qualifying students.

Missouri State University #BearsTeach

A summer program recruiting Missouri high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors interested in the teaching profession, combining ACT prep, essay writing, college-readiness workshops, and classroom observations.

Missouri State University CSI Camp

A crime-scene-investigation day camp for incoming high school freshmen through seniors, teaching forensic techniques such as fingerprint analysis, blood spatter examination, and evidence collection.

Missouri State University DNA Camp

A hands-on biology day camp for high schoolers exploring how the human body works, taught by biomedical professionals through scientific puzzles and lab activities.

MITES Summer

Rigorous STEM enrichment for rising seniors from underrepresented or underserved backgrounds. Fully funded.

Mizzou Mini Medical School

Annual week-long program for Missouri high-school juniors featuring patient-based learning, anatomy, microbiology, simulation and interactions with physicians and medical students. 2026 tuition was $650 with scholarships available.

MKE CRE Summer High School Immersion Program (Marquette)

A week-long in-person program introducing rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from underrepresented backgrounds to commercial real estate, including development, construction, management and sales, with site visits and sessions with professionals.

Mock Trial Academy

Students learn trial procedure, legal reasoning and advocacy from attorneys, law faculty and UGA Mock Trial members before competing in a simulated trial.

Model UN Essentials & Expanded Tracks

Summer Model UN training for rising 10th-12th graders: an introductory Essentials Track at UNC-Chapel Hill and an immersive Expanded Track at Duke Corporate Education, building debate, diplomacy, and public-speaking skills.

Modern Dance Intensive — Summer

Summer modern dance intensive.

Modern Storytelling: Movie-Making

Students develop filmmaking and visual-storytelling skills while creating media projects using university facilities and faculty guidance.

MOHAI History Lab

Two-week summer intensive for high school students interested in local history and storytelling who conduct their own research and publish a work of historical interpretation on the Rainy Day History website.

Molecular Minds

Students perform experiments involving chromatography, intermolecular forces, synthesis, enzymes, molecular separations, and drug discovery using advanced research instrumentation, then present results in a poster session. The program is free.

Molecules of Nature Summer Academy

Molecular/natural-sciences STEM academy.

Molecules to Medicine (M2M) Summer Camp

A residential camp covering how DNA and proteins build cells, how cells and organs work, and how scientists develop treatments, with talks from faculty, trainees and medical professionals.

Monmouth University Summer Music Camp

Five-day intensive for high-school instrumentalists and vocalists with lessons, ensembles, masterclasses, composition, theory and improvisation.

Montana Aerospace Scholars — Freshmen & Sophomore Program

Two-stage Montana-resident program beginning with online aerospace assignments; successful students qualify for a summer residency involving mission design, space exploration and STEM-career experiences.

Montana Aerospace Scholars — Junior & Senior Program

Advanced Aerospace Scholars track for Montana upperclassmen combining preparatory work with a residential aerospace experience built around planetary exploration, missions and STEM career pathways.

Montana American Legion Auxiliary Girls State

American Legion Auxiliary program bringing together rising-senior girls from across Montana for a week of mock government, drafting and submitting bills, and electing state officials, with top delegates advancing to Girls Nation.

Montana American Legion Boys State

A week-long civic leadership program at Carroll College where Montana high school juniors build mock city, county, and state governments, debate legislation, and hold elections.

Montana HOBY State Leadership Seminar

A 3-4 day leadership seminar exclusively for high school sophomores nominated by their schools, built around HOBY's Social Change Model of personal, group, and societal leadership.

Montana Natural Resources Youth Camp

Week-long outdoor natural-resources academy covering forests, streams, soils, geology, rangelands, wildlife and recreation through field instruction and land-management simulations. The next confirmed camp is July 18–23, 2027.

Montpelier High School Archaeology Excavation Expedition

A week-long hands-on archaeology program specifically for high school students, working side by side with Montpelier's professional archaeologists on excavation sites of the Madison-era property (2026 focus: an 18th-century blacksmith shop run by an enslaved blacksmith).

Morsani Mini-Med

Rising seniors study human anatomy, chronic disease and clinical reasoning using simulation labs and standardized-patient scenarios.

Mosaic Summer Enrichment Program

Rural Mississippi students spend a free residential week exploring medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, biomedical research, population health, and other health professions while also receiving ACT and professional-development preparation.

Movie Makers Summer Camp

Filmmaking camp where students work with production equipment, scripts, camera techniques and short-film creation.

Movie Making 101: Summer Film Camp

A two-week intensive summer film camp for students entering 11th or 12th grade that teaches the full filmmaking process -- camera work, directing, editing, and sound design -- with all equipment provided and no experience required, ending in a completed short film.

MPHI-PHIRE: Public Health Initiative for Resourceful Education

Six-week virtual summer program for incoming high school sophomores, juniors and seniors introducing public health careers and education, held weekly over Microsoft Teams. Free to students, who receive a $500 stipend, a certificate and a letter of recommendation on completion; requires a 2.75 GPA, service or leadership record and two recommendations. The 2026 cohort applied by May 29.

MSA Summer Arts Camp

Students choose intensive study in creative writing, dance, theatre, visual art, filmmaking, or vocal music plus two additional enrichment arts classes, culminating in a family showcase.

MSOE Summer Programs for High School Students

Week-long residential academic summer camps at MSOE (Explore, Focus on a major, Focus on AI, Focus on Health Professions, Women in Technology) with labs, professors and hands-on projects in engineering, computing, business and health.

MSU ANR Technology & Science Program

Michigan State program focused on the intersection of agriculture, engineering, and technology.

MSU High School Honors Science Program

Research immersion at MSU labs. Aid available for Michigan students.

MSU School of Planning, Design & Construction Academy

High school program focusing on sustainable landscape design and urban ecology at Michigan State.

MSU Veterinary Medicine Enrichment Summer Program

An intensive three-week program exposing students to the diverse careers in veterinary medicine through clinical rotations and labs.

MT Stage: From the Bard to Broadway

Students reinterpret Shakespeare through contemporary theatre, original lyrics, acting, stage combat and collaborative performance.

Multimedia Storytelling Institute

Twin Cities high-school students spend three weeks reporting, interviewing, writing, filming, and editing professional-quality multimedia journalism with working journalists. Tuition was fully covered in 2026 and students received a stipend after completing their published work.

Museum Academy Kansas

Students use authentic fossils and scientific literature while learning museum research, collections care, scientific illustration, exhibit design, and public science communication.

Music — Composition & Songwriting — Summer

Summer composition and songwriting program.

Music — Jazz — Summer

Summer jazz music program.

Music — Piano — Summer

Summer piano music program.

Music — Strings/Chamber — Summer

Summer strings/chamber music program.

Music — Voice — Summer

Summer vocal music program.

Music and the Brain Summer Research Program

Students explore auditory neuroscience and music psychology through lectures, lab tours, EEG/MRI research demonstrations, data collection, research-method training and development of an original research proposal.

Music Business Program

Students learn artist development, rights, revenue, branding, marketing, social-media strategy, and entrepreneurship, then develop and pitch a rollout plan for an emerging artist.

Music Composition for Film and Games (Mason Community Arts Academy)

A music camp of composition activities for students interested in scoring film, TV and games, with a teen section for ages 14-18 at George Mason's Fairfax campus.

Music Production Camp (Mason Community Arts Academy)

A one-week camp teaching music production basics with digital audio workstations, drum machine and synthesizer programming and Logic Pro X, ending in a Production Showcase for families and peers.

Music Technology and Production Camp

A one-week camp for ages 13-18 covering songwriting, audio production, beat-making, effects processing, and mixing/mastering, with students completing at least five audio projects and performing at a closing concert.

Music Technology Camp

Students compose, edit, make beats and produce original tracks using a Mac lab and professional recording studio.

Musical Theatre Camp (UW-Stevens Point)

A week of daily classes in vocal technique, song performance, acting and dancing for students in grades 9-12, ending with a public final presentation.

My Introduction to Engineering (MITE)

A five-day residential engineering camp for current high school juniors featuring team projects, hands-on activities and time with engineering students, faculty and alumni. About 50 students per session are chosen through holistic review, with encouragement for underrepresented and limited-STEM-access applicants.

Na-ha-shnee STEAM Summer Institute

Three-day summer day camp at WSU Spokane where high school students explore health science careers through hands-on sessions with healthcare providers and faculty, including first aid and CPR, traditional medicine and Native elder teachings.

NanoExplorers

Hands-on nanotechnology, chemistry, physics and STEM research academy.

NASA Astro — Virtual

Students use mailed kits and virtual activities to build robots, plan a lunar colony, launch rockets, explore Mars, conduct experiments, and complete collaborative simulated space missions.

Nashville Film Institute Summer Film Camp

A five-day, workshop-style intensive in which high school students create a short film from start to finish, covering screenwriting, casting, directing, lighting, and shooting, culminating in a premiere screening.

National History Academy

A four-week residential summer program on American history, law and government for rising 10th-12th graders, combining history cases, parliamentary debates, a speaker series and visits to historic sites across the Mid-Atlantic.

National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI)

Free two-week summer day camp at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities for students in grades 7-9 introducing transportation careers and engineering: building model bridges, field trips to airports, transit facilities and construction sites, campus tours and expert talks. Requires a 2.0 GPA and pre-algebra; 2027 dates and deadline to be announced in early 2027.

National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) at UNLV

A free, federally funded two-week residential summer camp that immerses high-achieving Nevada high schoolers in transportation engineering, urban infrastructure planning, and pedestrian safety through field trips, guest lectures, and projects with partners like the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.

National Youth Orchestra of the USA (NYO-USA)

An intensive ensemble experience for the finest young musicians in the United States, culminating in a tour with world-class conductors.

National Youth Science Camp

A residential STEAM program in the Monongahela National Forest with two daily lectures by STEM experts, small-group directed studies, an outdoor adventure program, an arts program and a trip to Washington, DC.

National Youth Science Camp (Wyoming delegates)

A three-week residential STEAM program in West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest with lectures from STEAM professionals, directed studies, seminars and outdoor adventures. Wyoming sends two delegates chosen through an online application promoted by the Wyoming Department of Education.

National Youth Sports Program

Five-week program combining sports, academic enrichment, career planning, nutrition and health education for Greater Cleveland youth.

Native American Science & Engineering Program (NASEP)

Year-long STEM pathway for eligible Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students combining a residential summer experience, STEM workshops, college preparation, networking, computer building, tutoring, and research activities.

Natural Resources Camp

Students spend a residential week studying wildlife, forestry, soils, rangelands and water through hands-on field activities with natural-resource professionals.

Natural Resources Careers Camp (NRCC)

A weeklong residential summer camp for grades 9-12 interested in forestry, fisheries, wildlife, or parks management, held at the Hickory Environmental Education Center in Garrett County with hands-on training from natural-resource professionals.

Natural Resources High School Camp

A hands-on residential camp at SDSU's Oak Lake Field Station near Astoria, SD, for students entering grades 9-12 who want to explore natural resource ecology, wildlife, and land management with SDSU faculty and graduate students.

Natural Resources Management Academy (NRMA)

A weekend camp where students network with natural resource professionals through hands-on workshops on sustainable trails, watershed science, composting and owl observation, plus canoeing, fishing and hiking.

NavySTEM

STEM camp using naval/engineering applications.

NC GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Summer Immersion Experience in Biotech

Residential biotechnology research experience exposing North Carolina students to pharmaceutical science, clinical research and laboratory biotechnology.

NC State Design Camp

Day and residential summer programs introducing high schoolers to architecture, graphic and experience design, industrial design, and media arts through studio project rotations with the College of Design.

NCI Summer Ag Academy

Students explore food science, animal science, agricultural technology, international trade and agriculture careers through campus and industry experiences.

NEURO Summer Academy

Neuroscience, neuroengineering and biomedical engineering.

Neuroscience Camp for High School Students

A two-week camp for rising juniors and seniors with a background in biology, chemistry, or research, combining morning neuroscience lectures with afternoon laboratory projects supervised by graduate students, plus field trips to the Academy of Natural Sciences and Franklin Institute.

Neuroscience Pre-College Summer Program

Students explore brain function, psychology and research methods through laboratory experiments, neuroimaging facilities and a team research capstone presented to neuroscience experts.

Nevada Boys State

A week-long residential leadership and citizenship conference hosted at the University of Nevada, Reno, where high school junior boys run a simulated state government complete with elected offices, political parties, and legislation.

Nevada Girls State

A residential civic leadership program for high school girls who have completed their junior year, where participants build and run mock city, county, and state governments and visit the state Capitol.

New England High School Journalism Collaborative Summer Workshop

A one-week, all-expense-paid summer workshop at Simmons University in Boston where high school students learn reporting, writing, editing and multimedia production and produce their own newspaper under deadline pressure with professional journalists.

New England Music Camp

A six-week residential summer music camp on Messalonskee Lake for students ages 11-18, combining private lessons, ensembles, and chamber music with athletics, and offering specialty tracks in composition, musical theater, and classical voice.

New Mexico Tech Summer STEM Experience

Week-long residential experience where students earn college credit while studying a science, engineering, entrepreneurship or mathematics discipline. 2026 tuition, housing and meals totaled $675 per session.

New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp

Ages 15–19 receive college-level instruction in financial management, marketing, natural resources, wildlife, range management and livestock operations while developing a ranch-management plan.

New York Math Circle High School Summer Program

An intensive three-week summer math program for high schoolers covering topics like number theory, graph theory, and knots and surfaces, offered in-person at NYU or remotely via Zoom with TA support.

Newcomb Summer Session

A selective pre-college program where rising 9th-12th graders explore gender, feminist thought, and social change through discussion-based seminars, workshops, and collaborative projects, earning Tulane credit.

Newport Jazz Summer Camp

Jazz theory, improvisation, ensembles and masterclasses culminating in a Newport Jazz Festival performance.

Next STEPP Summer Camp

Week-long immersion introducing high-school students to clinical and translational research, ethics, study coordination, data management and patient perspectives.

Next-Gen AI & Data Science Summer Camp

Free five-day on-campus summer camp for high school students (grades 9-12) exploring AI and data science through topics such as AI and the arts, facial recognition, the environment and ethics, plus data visualization, with an off-campus visit to a tech center and mentorship from professors, college students and women in tech. Breakfast and lunch provided; first come, first served. Minnesota Academy of Science lists it as aimed at high school women.

NH 4-H Teen Leadership Pathway

Statewide 4-H leadership track for teens including the overnight Teen Leadership Retreat, Youth Leadership Teams, and NH 4-H Ambassadors, building critical thinking and communication skills.

NIACC Youth Entrepreneurial Academy

A free hands-on entrepreneurship program for North Iowa high school students that combines weekly in-person sessions with online instruction, culminating in a Pitch Night competition for seed money.

Niner Academy

High-school students choose weeklong specialty camps in subjects including robotics, chemistry, drones, esports, leadership and technology.

NIU Theatre Arts Camp

Week-long residential theatre camp for students in grades 6-12 featuring daily acting classes, improvisation exercises, and a full stage production, with need-based scholarships available.

NJ LEEP Summer Law Institute

A five-week, tuition-free summer institute at Seton Hall Law exposing underserved youth to careers in law through criminal law and trial-process coursework, skills workshops, courthouse field trips, and a mock trial competition at a federal courthouse in Newark.

NJPAC Summer Arts Programs

Full-day summer arts immersion programs for ages 9-18 combining acting, dance, and vocal music toward original work creation, plus a TD Jazz for Teens intensive covering jazz theory, improvisation, and musicianship with a trip to the Newport Jazz Festival; financial aid is available so no student is turned away.

NKU Pre-College Summer Programs

Northern Kentucky University's pre-college office runs summer camps for students in grades 1-12 alongside dual-credit pathways like the Votruba Young Scholars Academy and School-Based Scholars, giving high schoolers early exposure to college coursework and campus life.

NM PREP High School Academy

Students explore engineering through real-world projects involving 3D printing, advanced manufacturing and mathematics while interacting with NMSU faculty and laboratories.

Non-Destructive Testing Technology

High-school summer camp, engineering/testing.

Norman Jordan African American Arts and Heritage Academy

A residential summer academy for ages 12-18 with tracks in vocal and instrumental music, theater, dance, creative writing, visual arts and arts technology, with African American history and culture activities and guest artists.

North Carolina Governor's School

A four-week summer residential program for gifted and talented high school juniors, integrating academic disciplines (including Social Science and English) and the arts on two campuses, with no credit, tests, or grades.

North Dakota ALA Flickertail Girls State

A week-long summer citizenship and leadership program for girls who have just completed their junior year; participants form mock cities, counties, and a state government, running for office and writing laws.

North Dakota Boys State

A week-long immersive civic leadership academy where students who have just finished their junior year build and run a simulated state government, including mock legislature, courts, and elections.

North Dakota Governor's School

Select students complete an intensive residential academic program; the 2027 UND cycle is expected to include education, health studies, mental health and energy-law pathways.

Norwich University Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy

A residential summer week where high school students use interactive coding labs, Raspberry Pi hardware builds and team challenges to design, train and test beginner machine-learning models while exploring AI bias, privacy and ethics.

Norwich University Cyber Immersion Camp

A week-long residential camp in cybersecurity, coding, digital forensics, ethical hacking and artificial intelligence, with 2027 sessions on AI and on intelligence and drones for high school students in grades 10-12.

Norwich University Future Leader Camp

A nine-day military-style leadership camp where rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors do rappelling, rock climbing, wilderness survival skills and team problem-solving, ending in competitions and a graduation ceremony.

Norwich University Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Academy

A week-long immersive camp teaching media literacy, open-source intelligence and cognitive security, with labs in Norwich's War Room, a Vermont Intelligence Center field trip and individual research projects ending in student briefings.

Norwich University Summer Design Academy

One-week immersive architecture and design program with sketching, drafting, model building and seminars, culminating in a small building design and public virtual exhibit.

NROTC Summer Seminar

Military leadership, fitness, STEM and Naval ROTC exposure.

NSD Philadelphia Public Forum Debate Camp

Two-week Public Forum debate camp at Bryn Mawr College for beginners through experienced debaters, with small-group labs, mentor groups, practice rounds, elective seminars and an end-of-camp tournament. The 2026 sessions ran June 28 to July 25 (about $3,000 to $3,600 depending on session and residential or commuter); NSD's site says 2027 camps open for registration in December.

NSLC on Law & Advocacy

Residential programs for students interested in law, ethics, or leadership held at university campuses.

Nuclear Engineering Camp

Residential introduction to nuclear engineering, including nuclear power and biomedical/technical applications. 2026 fee was $1,200.

Nuclear Science Camp

Students investigate nuclear science and energy through hands-on activities connected to Idaho National Laboratory's research mission.

Nurse Camp (Emporia State University)

A one-day exploratory camp introducing high school students to nursing as a career path, offered alongside a separate middle-school session.

NW Cyber Camp

Cybersecurity, computing and digital-forensics experiences.

NW Film Camp - Boise

A week-long day camp at the Idaho State Museum in Boise where teens learn scriptwriting, storyboarding, filming, and editing, working in teams on professional equipment to produce a short film screened for family and friends.

NY'EHE - Native Youth Exploring Higher Education Camp

Free overnight summer camp on the WSU Pullman campus where high school students explore college life and higher education pathways.

NYC Commuter Summer

Engage in a rich and demanding academic experience on Columbia's tranquil campus, in the heart of New York City.

NYC Residential Summer

Engage in a rich and demanding academic experience on Columbia's tranquil campus, in the heart of New York City.

NYO-USA

Free national youth orchestra tour for top high-school musicians; full scholarship including travel and residency.

NYT Summer Academy (NYC)

An inspiring pre-college summer academy in New York City with award-winning New York Times journalists and industry experts as instructors. Students explore, discover, and learn alongside peers from around the world.

Oberlin Organ Academy

Intensive organ program with lessons, masterclasses, improvisation, sacred-music skills and college-audition preparation.

Oberlin Piano Festival

Two-week intensive for advanced young pianists with private lessons, masterclasses, technique sessions and an optional competition.

Oberlin Young Composers Workshop

Ten selected high-school composers write new music, receive individual faculty mentorship, rehearse with an ensemble and receive professional recordings.

Occupational Therapy Career Exploration Camp

Four-day residential occupational therapy career exploration camp.

Oceanography Explorers Camp — High School

Hands-on oceanographic field/laboratory program at URI's Graduate School of Oceanography.

Oceans and You — Bahamas Field Study

Marine-science field program at the Forfar Field Station including snorkeling, tide-pool research, sustainability and marine-conservation career exploration.

OCU Dance Summer Intensive

Intensive dance instruction and college/audition preparation.

OCU High School Musical Theater

Three-week residential musical-theatre training.

OCU Summer Business Academy

Short intensive in business fields with classes and company/agency visits.

OCU Ultimate Summer Experience

Five-week intensive performing-arts summer experience.

ODE Summer Design Camp

Five-week biomedical design experience where students identify health-care problems, develop prototypes and learn engineering-design methods.

Odyssey Program - Summer Filmmaking Intensives

Day and residential summer filmmaking camps for ages 13-18 covering screenwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, and sound design using CSU's professional soundstages and editing labs, plus one-day Saturday workshops.

Ohio Business Week

A week-long residential business camp where high schoolers are placed into simulated companies, develop a business idea, and pitch it to a panel of investor-judges while learning leadership and entrepreneurship from business professionals.

Ohio Northern Summer Music Camp

Long-running residential music camp offering ensemble performance, musical instruction and university-level arts experiences.

Oklahoma Boys State

A week-long residential citizenship and government-simulation program for young men who have completed their junior year of high school, in which delegates build and run a mock city, county, and state government.

Oklahoma Business Week

A residential summer business camp at East Central University where high schoolers of any grade form student-led companies and compete in team-based business simulations, workshops, and a trade show pitch event judged by community investors.

Oklahoma Christian Engineering Summer Academy

Multi-day engineering summer academy hosted on OC's campus.

Oklahoma FFA Alumni Leadership Camp

Multi-session summer leadership camp for FFA members emphasizing communication, leadership and chapter development.

Oklahoma Girls State

A government-in-action learning program at the University of Central Oklahoma where young women who have completed their junior year serve as delegates, forming their own city, county, and state governments and running simulated campaigns and elections.

Oklahoma Institute for Duty to Journalism

Week-long journalism workshop in reporting, writing, media creation and journalism's civic role.

Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute (OSAI) at Quartz Mountain

An immersive two-week residential academy providing professional artistic training to artistically advanced Oklahoma high school students in acting, chorus, creative writing, dance, drawing & painting, film & video, orchestra, and photography, taught by nationally renowned faculty at Quartz Mountain.

Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture

Four-day leadership program connecting incoming seniors with Oklahoma agriculture, agribusiness and industry leaders.

Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Pre-Law Institute

A week-long residential camp that teaches high school students about a life and career in the law: students learn how to put on a trial, meet local officials and judges, learn attorney etiquette and compete in a mock trial and networking reception.

One-Week Intensives Arts Camp

One-week intensive arts programs covering various disciplines like music, theatre, visual arts, creative writing, dance, film & new media, and interdisciplinary arts. Students will perfect their skills and learn new ones alongside lifelong friends.

One-Week Introduction to Scientific Research

Week-long introduction to laboratory research using tools such as microscopes, PCR, spectrophotometers and 3D printers across biology, chemistry, physics and engineering. The 2027 session is scheduled for July 19–23.

OneWorld Now Global Citizen Summer Language Program

Four-week summer program where Seattle-area high school students study beginner Arabic or Korean alongside cultural activities and leadership workshops.

Online Filmmaking Bootcamp

Students remotely develop a story, shoot footage, and learn editing and filmmaking fundamentals with Cinema Academy instructors.

Online Summer

Dive into the Ivy League experience with Columbia’s world-class instructors and a rigorous and collaborative online experience.

Operation Catapult

Students completing grades 10 or 11 spend 11 days conducting engineering and science experiments, using faculty laboratories, and completing a team design project.

Orangehaus Music Business Camp

A week-long residential camp for high schoolers covering DIY recording, songwriting, concert booking, and press kits, culminating in a battle-of-the-bands showcase called Orangefest.

Orchestra — Summer

Summer orchestra program.

Orchestra & Wind Ensemble Summer Program

A six-week program for high school musicians combining large ensemble rehearsals, chamber music, weekly private lessons, and musicianship training, with students choosing among the World Youth Symphony Orchestra, World Youth Wind Symphony, or Interlochen Philharmonic.

Oregon Boys State

A week-long mock government and civics program for Oregon male high school juniors, run on a university campus with hands-on sessions in leadership, governance, and non-partisan civics.

Oregon Business Academy (Business Week)

A 7-day overnight summer program where high school students work in teams to build business, leadership, and real-world problem-solving skills through a business simulation.

Oregon Girls State

A competitively-selected, seven-day mock government program for Oregon female high school juniors, who campaign, debate, vote, and elect mock local and state leaders to learn civics and American government.

Osher Senior Band Camp

An eight-day residential band camp for rising 9th graders through rising college freshmen, featuring concert band, sectionals, small ensembles, and a jazz band audition track, held on USM's Gorham campus.

OSSM Summer Academies

One- and two-week residential academic enrichment camps at OSSM in Oklahoma City for high school students interested in math and science, taught by OSSM faculty with afternoon field trips and evening activities.

OSU Youth Livestock Judging Camp

Intensive livestock judging, oral reasons and animal-science instruction for 4-H/FFA youth.

Outbreak! High School Program

A free experiential-learning program for students entering grades 10-12 interested in public health careers, mixing expert talks and hands-on activities on topics like health equity, infectious disease, and emergency preparedness, culminating in an outbreak-simulation project.

Outdoor World: Urban and Rural

Returning in summer 2027. Students investigate environmental challenges such as water quality, planning and sustainability while connecting them to civil/environmental engineering and public-health issues.

OWU Summer Music Camp

A band, choir, or orchestra ensemble camp for grades 6-12 with daily large-ensemble rehearsals plus electives like jazz band, chamber strings, drumline, composition, and private lessons, culminating in grand finale concerts.

Oxford Royale Academy

International summer academic programs held at Oxford and other UK/US universities.

PA Bass Field School

Conservation science focused on bass and the Susquehanna watershed.

PA Brookies Field School

Field ecology centered on brook trout, streams, macroinvertebrates and coldwater conservation.

PA Bucktails Field School

Five-day residential conservation leadership school centered on white-tailed deer and habitat ecology.

PACK Camp (Programming and Computer Knowledge)

An introduction to programming for rising high schoolers using Python and other tools, with hands-on problem-solving exercises and time spent alongside computing faculty and students on campus.

PACT (Philosophy and Critical Thinking) Summer Camp

A week-long day camp where high schoolers form a community of inquiry with philosophy faculty, practicing critical thinking through guest lectures, discussion, media analysis, and debate on major philosophical questions.

Paleontology Academy Kansas

Students combine fossil prospecting with laboratory work in anatomy, microfossils, paleobotany, documentation, and museum collections to understand ancient Kansas ecosystems.

Palmetto Boys State

A week-long mock government and civic leadership program hosted at Anderson University where high school juniors run simulated elections and government, with specialized tracks in performing arts, criminal justice, and law.

Palmetto Girls State

A one-week civic leadership and government-simulation program for high school junior girls, hosted at Presbyterian College, where delegates run mock political campaigns and elections and hear from government and civic leaders.

PARI Summer Camps

One- or two-week camps for high-school-age students on a historic former NASA/DoD campus, using real scientific instruments and professional telescopes to follow the same research processes as working scientists in space science, astronomy and astrophysics.

PATH Emerging Scholars Program

One-week residential program preparing high-school juniors and seniors for careers in healthcare and health research through STEAM-H learning and leadership development.

Pathways Flight Academies

A free summer program for selected Virginia high school students that combines ground school and flight training and can end in a first solo flight.

Pathways in Architecture, Construction, and Technology (PACT)

Two-week residential program introducing rising sophomores through seniors to architecture, design, construction, and related technology through immersive coursework and projects.

Pathways Research Explorers Program

A two-week, hands-on introduction to biomedical and cancer research at Fred Hutch with lab activities, lab tours and conversations with scientists at different career stages.

Pathways to Arts & Humanities Summer Scholars

Free two-week program where local students study archives, art, photography, architecture, comics, playwriting, history and other humanities fields using Yale's collections and faculty.

Pathways to Careers Summer Experience

Juniors and seniors complete a free three-week experience exploring technical careers through job-site visits, industry interaction, and hands-on projects. Accepted participants planning to attend Dunwoody can become eligible for scholarships of up to $10,000 annually for two years.

Pathways to STEM Camp

Residential multidisciplinary camp with microbiology, biochemistry, organic chemistry, physics, civil/mechanical engineering, robotics and manufacturing labs.

PEAK Summer Program (Wyoming Catholic College)

Two-week residential summer program in Lander for rising high school juniors and seniors with seminar-style morning classes on philosophical, literary and theological topics from the Great Books tradition, plus afternoon outdoor activities and a four-day Absaroka Wilderness backpacking trip.

Penn Engineering Summer Academy

Penn Engineering Summer Academy (ESAP) offers a challenging and enriching experience for rising 10th-12th grade students interested in engineering.

Penn Med Summer Mentorship

Six-week summer mentorship in healthcare for Philadelphia students from underrepresented backgrounds.

Penn Medicine Summer Program

Medical-school-style instruction and clinical/biomedical exploration.

PEP Summer Camp (Postsecondary Education Preview)

A postsecondary-preparation summer camp for high school students with intellectual disabilities, covering independent-living, employment and college-readiness skills through mini classes and an individualized plan.

Pharmacy Camp

Four-day residential experience covering pharmacy careers, drug information, drug modeling and development, compounding and patient care.

Pharmacy Summer Program (UW-Madison School of Pharmacy)

A five-day residential camp where high school students learn about pharmacy careers and PharmD admissions from practicing pharmacists and current pharmacy students.

PharmFUTURE

Rising juniors and seniors experience pharmacy-school life, work in a laboratory, explore pharmacist careers, and learn how to prepare for pharmacy admission and success.

Philadelphia Youth for STEM

Hands-on STEM/engineering programming.

Philosophy Camp

Students in grades 9–12 participate in a university-level summer exploration of philosophical questions and reasoning.

PHocus

Students investigate outbreaks, epidemiology, population health and urban/community health while interacting with public-health scientists and practitioners. The 2026 enrollment fee was $395.

Phoenix Summer

Two-week residential academic experience for rising juniors and seniors with college-level courses spanning fields such as law, chemistry, entrepreneurship and humanities.

Physics in Motion: Theme Park Thrills

Students use geometry, trigonometry, statistics, probability and physics to analyze the motion and design of amusement rides, culminating in field measurements at a theme park.

Physics of Atomic Nuclei (PAN)

A free residential summer program at FRIB where high school students explore nuclear astrophysics, conduct their own experiments, and tour a world-leading rare-isotope laboratory.

PI-STEM Summer Academy

Hands-on STEM academy specifically for incoming ninth graders.

Piano Camp

Intensive piano camp incorporating performance, private/group instruction, theory, composition, jazz and ensemble experiences for secondary-school musicians.

Pills, Potions and Poisons

Hands-on pharmacology and biomedical-science camp exploring drug development, disease, pharmacy, medicine and laboratory research.

Pittsburg State High School Mega Football Camp

A one-day camp for high school football prospects led by Head Coach Tom Anthony, featuring speed and agility testing plus 1-on-1 and group drills in full pads.

Plant Biotechnology Boot Camp (UW-Platteville)

NSF-supported residential or commuter week of hands-on plant biotechnology for high schoolers: tissue culture, genetic transformation, DNA isolation, PCR and gel electrophoresis, with visits to the Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center.

Poetry Camp (Woodland Pattern Youth Literary Arts)

Free one-week summer poetry camp sessions for Milwaukee youth entering grades 6-12 with writing instruction, meals, field trips and a published anthology of participant writing.

Point Music Camp

A week of immersive music study for serious young musicians entering grades 9 through graduated seniors, with UWSP faculty instruction in instruments and voice, electives, and a live concert.

Polymer Innovators

High-school summer camp, polymer/materials science.

Pop, Rock and All That Jazz

Students perform in pop, rock and jazz ensembles, receive private lessons, write songs, record music in a studio and learn about music technology and the music industry.

Portland Speech & Debate Institute

Intensive instruction in competitive speech, debate, research and argumentation.

Poultry Science Summer Immersion

Students explore poultry science, animal health, production and veterinary applications through hands-on activities.

Pre-College Nursing Program

One-week primarily online program exploring nursing careers and the profession, with an optional campus visit and nursing-simulation laboratory experience.

Pre-College Summer Camps

One-week residential discipline-specific camps; 2026 included engineering, journalism, sustainability and blockchain/business.

Pre-Collegiate Visual Arts Portfolio Workshop

Serious high-school artists spend four weeks developing studio skills, visual communication and original portfolio work for college art/design applications.

Pre-Health Academy

A residential high-school academy provides exposure to health-related study and career pathways. The 2026 price was listed at $3,000.

Pre-Health Summer Program

A six-week program introducing Salt Lake County high school students to healthcare careers through college-prep courses, facility tours, simulator experience, and daily professional presentations.

Pre-Med Preparation: Medical Microbiology

Students investigate microorganisms, infectious disease and laboratory microbiology while exploring preparation for health and pre-medical study.

Pre-Pharmacy Scholars Program

Three-day summer boot camp at MCW introducing high school and college students in the Milwaukee area to pharmacy careers with hands-on compounding and vitals collection, followed by program meetings through the year.

Pre-Teacher Academy

Immersive introduction to teaching and education careers.

Princeton AI4ALL

A free, three-week residential summer program for about 30 low-income rising 11th graders (with emphasis on underrepresented groups and girls) to study AI research methods and societal impacts through lectures, mentorship, and a Washington, D.C. trip.

Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP)

A free, year-long college preparation and journalism program for high school juniors from limited-income backgrounds, aiming to diversify fields that impact democracy. Includes a multi-week summer intensive (virtual and on-campus) and personalized college advising.

Printmaking Camp — Grades 9–12

High-school students spend an intensive week creating original work while learning university-level printmaking processes.

Product Design & Making Workshop

Industrial/product design and hands-on fabrication.

Professional Accounting Career Exploration Summer Camp (PACE)

Free five-day residential program using workshops, case studies, mentoring and professional networking to introduce students to accounting careers.

Project Crossroads

Discipline-specific summer college exploration with OU faculty and facilities.

Project Hōkūlani Summer STEM Program

Students explore six STEM areas through culturally grounded hands-on activities, college and STEM-company visits and interaction with professionals.

Project SELECT

Students completing grades 9 or 10 investigate biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering through hands-on experiments and design-and-build activities.

Project Water & Wilderness: Plugged into Nature

Two-week field-science program where students work alongside scientists, track wildlife, monitor bats, sample aquatic ecosystems, conduct a capstone study and explore conservation science.

Psychology Camp

A week-long overnight summer program introducing students entering grades 10-12 to clinical psychology, abnormal psychology, and biopsychology through faculty lectures, interactive demonstrations, and service-learning projects.

Psychology: The Human Mind Unlocked

College-level exploration of psychology and human cognition/behavior.

PT for Every Community

Physical therapy and diversity career exploration camp.

Public Health Camp (UT Health San Antonio)

A free week-long summer camp for area high school students introducing public health careers and the 10 Essential Public Health Services. Run as a partnership since 2011 to build awareness of population health professions.

Purdue STAR (STEM Academic Research)

Free research immersion at Purdue for Indiana students underrepresented in STEM.

Putney School Summer Arts Teen Program

Two- or four-week residential arts workshops for ages 14-17 in visual arts, filmmaking, animation, creative writing (fiction and poetry), acting, dance and songwriting.

PwC Accounting Careers Leadership Institute

Accounting/business career exploration with hands-on activities and college exposure.

Python Camp

Students learn the fundamentals of Python programming and its use in engineering, industry, and internet-connected projects.

Python Coding — Summer Engineering Academy

Introductory high-school programming camp teaching Python syntax, built-in libraries and third-party modules through practical programming challenges. No previous coding experience is expected.

QCaMP (Quantum, Computing, Mathematics & Physics)

A free, week-long summer camp introducing high school students to quantum information science and technology, covering classical computing, quantum mechanics phenomena, and programming on a real quantum computer, offered in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Gallup.

Quantum and Laser Fusion Science Camp

A two-week camp for high school students interested in physics, engineering and technology, with instruction from Texas A&M's Institute for Quantum Science & Engineering faculty and guest lecturers.

Quantum Motor City

A free NSF-supported summer camp introducing high school students to quantum computing, where participants program a real IBM quantum computer and tour MSU's Laboratory for Hybrid Quantum Systems.

QUASAR — Quest for Understanding Astronomy, Science, and Research

Residential space-science camp involving professional telescopes, water rockets, gravitational mechanics, CAD, engineering challenges and the UNK Planetarium. The 2026 three-day program cost $100 including housing and meals.

R-COOL-Health Scrubs Academy II

Students shadow and interact with professionals across numerous health careers during a residential rural-health academy.

Racer Instrumental Music Academy (RIMA)

Wind, brass, and percussion students spend a residential week in concert-band rehearsals, faculty instruction, musicianship development, masterclasses, and a final showcase concert.

Rady Children's Hospital Medical Academy

A healthcare-career exploration program for high school students featuring lectures, skills clinics, hands-on activities, and career panels with Rady Children's clinicians, offered as a two-week Summer Medical Academy or a weekend Medical Academy.

Raider Robotics Academy (9th-12th Grade Camp)

A weeklong commuter robotics camp at Reese Technology Center where high schoolers learn FIRST Robotics Competition software, fabrication skills and build robots with SparkFun XRP kits, ending with a presentation day. Capacity is 24 students per camp.

Ralph Bunche Summer Institute

Funded political science research for students from underrepresented backgrounds.

Rebel Classical Guitar Summer Camp

Beginning through advanced classical guitarists receive technique workshops, ensemble rehearsals, group instruction and performance experience ending in a recital.

Red Hat Shelton Challenge

Residential leadership program developing values-based leadership, teamwork, service and communication through group challenges.

REHAMS Engineering

Students live on LSU's campus for a week while exploring engineering disciplines, computer science, and construction management through hands-on design projects, faculty sessions, and laboratory tours.

Renewable Energy — The Future is Here

Residential exploration of renewable-energy science and engineering.

Research Explorations (REx)

Two-week residential program offering biomedical or environmental-science research tracks with advanced laboratory techniques and UF faculty interaction.

Research Immersion in Science & Engineering (RISE)

One-week residential introduction to research with laboratory activities, faculty talks and tracks in engineering or environmental science/One Health.

Research Methods in Biomedical Engineering

Two-week program introducing experimental and research methods used in biomedical engineering.

Research Science Institute (RSI)

The most selective free summer research program in the US. Six weeks of STEM research at MIT with PhD mentors.

Resource Conservation Workshop

Residential program combining field study, natural-resource science, conservation careers and scholarship competition.

Reynolds Young Writers Workshop

Selective residential creative-writing workshop with small-group instruction in poetry, fiction and nonfiction and one-on-one contact with professional writers.

Rhode Island 4-H Teen Retreat

Overnight teen leadership and team-building experience.

Rhode Island Boys State

A week-long, fully-funded residential program where rising seniors run a simulated city, county, and state government, including legislative sessions, court proceedings, and a visit to the actual State House to debate bills they've written.

Rhode Island College Upward Bound Program

A federally-funded, year-round college-access program for low-income, first-generation students at six target Rhode Island high schools, combining Saturday classes in math and writing with a six-week residential summer program on the RIC campus.

Rhode Island Girls State

The companion program to Rhode Island Boys State, in which female high school juniors form political parties, run campaigns, and operate a mock city, county, and state government over a week-long residential session.

Rhode Island Teen Institute

Five-day overnight leadership training with team building, action planning, workshops and service-oriented leadership development.

Rhododendron Girls State

A week-long citizenship program in which rising high school seniors form a mock government with party caucuses, campaigns, elections and an inauguration, hosted on the Davis & Elkins College campus.

Rice Architecture Summer Immersion

A tuition-free twelve-day residential program giving Houston-area 10th and 11th graders hands-on experience in the principles of architecture and design, including drawing, model-making, and portfolio-ready work. Participants meet Rice faculty, students, and practicing architects.

Rice BYTE! (Building Young Tech Engineers) Academy

A one-week summer academy teaching coding, microcontrollers and hands-on engineering with Arduino kits, sensor data analysis and a capstone project, including visits to research facilities such as a cleanroom. No prior experience is required.

Rice Creative Writing Camp

Writing camp with interactive activities across poetry, prose, and creative nonfiction, including peer review and instructor feedback. The Rice University sessions are for students entering grades 6-12.

Rice Digital Health Workforce Initiative (DHWI)

An NSF-supported paid program in which high school students explore wearable biomedical hardware or the software and data behind diagnoses, with a two-week summer immersion and Saturday sessions during the academic year.

Rice ELITE Tech Camp

A pre-college engineering and technology camp where students pick morning and afternoon technical courses such as robotics, Python, C++, AI/machine learning, 3D modeling and biomedical engineering, plus daily leadership workshops. Instruction is led by Rice engineering students under faculty-designed curricula.

Rice Environmental Justice Summer Program for HISD Students

A free, week-long residential program on Rice's campus teaching HISD high school students about climate justice and environmental storytelling through arts and media practices. Field excursions have included Galveston Island and boat tours of Buffalo Bayou.

Rice Sustainable Futures Academy

A free one-week enrichment academy for high school girls (other students may also apply) entering 10th or 11th grade, exploring engineering challenges focused on sustainability through labs and discussions with Rice faculty. Activities include landing capsules, roller coasters and circuits with micro:bits.

RISE Into Business

Three-day entrepreneurship program covering product development, branding, marketing, finance and a Shark Tank-style pitch competition.

RISE Summer Leadership Institute

Rising juniors and seniors live on campus while completing leadership, entrepreneurship, career exploration, community-impact, and real-world problem-solving activities.

RISE with WiSE Summer Experience

Rising juniors and seniors spend a residential week in either an engineering or life-sciences track, completing hands-on STEM activities and exploring majors and campus life. Tentative 2027 sessions are July 11–15 and July 18–22; applications open in January.

Rising 9th-12th Grade Summer Camps

Week-long day camps for rising 9th-12th graders exploring engineering, computer science, technology, and innovation through real-world projects in coding, design, construction, and game development.

Rising Leaders Summer Camp

Students earn college credit while living on campus, studying how businesses operate, learning from business-school faculty, and exploring college and career pathways.

Rising Leadership North Dakota

A four-day residential summer leadership program for high schoolers at the University of Mary featuring first-person simulation experiences in business and health care, coordinated with Sanford Health and faculty from the Gary Tharaldson School of Business and Saint Gianna School of Health Sciences.

Rising Scholars

A free, week-long residential program each June at SMU's law school for rising high school seniors interested in law, with law school mini-classes, writing and public speaking workshops, attorney panels and a moot court competition.

Rising Starz Theatre Camp (Pittsburg State University)

A summer theatre camp for ages 13-18 culminating in a full production (recently "Beetlejuice Jr.") staged at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts.

Robotics for Young Scientists and Engineers

Hands-on robotics and engineering design academy.

Robotics Summer Camp

Local students entering grades 10–12 work in teams to construct and program robots and complete engineering challenges.

Robotics Summer Camp

Selective hands-on robotics and engineering program.

Robots, Humans and AI: From Past Visions to Future Stories

Interdisciplinary study of robotics and AI through technological, human and cultural perspectives.

Rocket Engineering 101

Students explore rocket design and engineering concepts in a hands-on high-school summer program. The 2026 daytime option was listed at $650.

Rose POWER

Students completing grades 9 or 10 explore engineering and making through prototype development, design challenges, and work in Rose-Hulman's innovation spaces.

Ross Mathematics Program

Six-week residential immersion in number theory for students new to proof-based math. Need-based aid covers tuition for many admits.

Rowan STEAM Academy — Pathfinders

Advanced residential STEAM experience for high-achieving students with research-focused coursework and university-level exploration.

Running Start High School Program (Young Women's Political Leadership)

A leadership program that empowers young women to increase their political efficacy and leadership skills.

Rural Health & Dental Scholars Program

Rural high-school juniors live on campus for five weeks, take college-level courses, attend health seminars and field trips, and explore rural health and dental careers.

Rural Medical & Science Scholars

Mississippi juniors spend two residential weeks exploring medicine, public health, science, and healthcare careers while taking a three-credit Introduction to Health Professions course. Summer 2027 is scheduled for June 6–18, with applications opening November 2, 2026.

Rural MedQuest

Residential rural-health camp with four job shadows, simulations, suturing, mental-health training and hospital/clinic exposure.

Rutgers Honors Engineering eXperience (RHEx)

One-week residential experience introducing rising juniors and seniors to engineering disciplines through laboratories, workshops and project-based activities.

RYLA Northwest (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)

Four-day residential leadership camp at YMCA Camp Colman in Longbranch for high school students nominated through their local Rotary Club.

SA+P Design Summer Camp

A free day camp introducing rising 4th-12th grade BIPOC students to architecture, design, and planning through hands-on projects including sketching, Building Information Modeling, virtual reality, TinkerCAD, and 3D printing.

Saint Anselm Drone Camp

A five-night residential camp teaching high schoolers Python programming, drone building and flying, and the ethics of AI and autonomous systems.

SC FFA Leadership Center High School Summer Camp

Three 2027 sessions of statewide FFA leadership camp.

SC Governor's School Summer Programs

Free arts and STEM intensives for top SC students.

SC State JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge

Week-long leadership/STEM experience for participating JROTC cadets. Nearly 300 students attended in 2026.

School of Science STEM Summer Camp

A four-day camp open only to high schoolers that gives hands-on exposure to all nine departments in the IU Indianapolis School of Science through experiments and access to state-of-the-art labs.

Science Accelerating Growth and Engagement (SAGE)

One-week day camp connecting students with LLNL scientists and engineers through hands-on STEM projects, job shadowing, laboratory/workplace tours and career exploration.

Science Adventurers: Elements of Discovery

A week-long day camp covering biology, chemistry, and environmental technology -- decoding DNA, making molecular gastronomy treats, testing water quality with 3D-printed colorimeters, and learning how AI supports scientific research -- plus prairie fieldwork and the YMCA Cardboard Boat Regatta.

Science Explorers High School Residential Camp

Week-long residential camp for rising 9th to 12th graders with hands-on science in biology, earth science, chemistry, forensic science, physics and astronomy, run with the JMU planetarium.

Sciences Po Summer University

International summer program in Paris on social sciences, humanities, and public affairs.

Scientific Instrumentation Summer Camp

Students use advanced scientific instruments including MALDI mass spectrometry, super-resolution microscopy, X-ray diffraction and NMR.

SciVet Summer Program

Students investigate veterinary science through laboratory and fieldwork involving wildlife research, water quality, native bees, veterinary medicine, dendrochronology and related topics.

Screenwriting Academy

Students develop screenplays using professional story-development practices and receive instruction in writing for film.

Scrub Clubs

Four-day summer clinical-skills programs for students in grades 8-12, featuring suturing, casting, IV training, operating-room simulations, and CPR, first aid, and Stop the Bleed certifications.

Scrubs Camp (Minnesota State University Moorhead)

Four-day day camp for students entering grades 9-12 to explore health care careers and experience college life, co-sponsored by HealthForce MN and Essentia Health. A scholarship application is available alongside registration.

Scrubs Camp (UW-Superior)

A summer day camp for students in grades 9-12 exploring health care careers at UW-Superior as part of the university's 7-12 educational summer camps.

Scrubs Camp (Winona State University)

Week-long residential health care career camp for students entering grades 9-12: participants live in a residence hall and take part in hands-on activities related to health care. Full scholarships are available to students who demonstrate financial need.

SEA by the Bay: Summer Engineering Academy

A residential engineering academy for high school juniors and above featuring 3D modeling, electronics, and team-based prototype design challenges, culminating in a final project showcase.

SEAS Summer Immersion Program (SSIP)

A one-week residential camp for rising junior and senior high school students exploring engineering and computer science through robot programming, Python coding, research rotations with Gonzaga faculty and a research symposium.

Seattle Children's Mental & Behavioral Health Camp

Free five-day camp for Puget Sound high school students ages 16-18 to explore careers in mental and behavioral health at Seattle Children's sites.

Seattle Children's Nurse Camp

Free five-day summer camp at Seattle Children's Hospital where Puget Sound teens ages 16-18 explore nursing careers through hands-on activities and time with hospital staff.

Seattle Children's Scrubs & 'Scopes Camp

Free five-day camp at Seattle Children's Hospital for Puget Sound teens ages 16-18 interested in medical and surgical careers.

Secondary Division

For students completing grades 7–11. Rigorous summer courses in an area of deep interest.

See My Ability Camp

Inclusive arts/education experience using culturally responsive music, books and creative activities.

SEE UA! Summer Experience in Engineering Camp

A week-long residential or day camp for young women entering grades 9-12, immersing them in biomedical, civil, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering through hands-on projects, tours of local engineering firms, and a team design competition.

Sellinger Mission-Driven Business Academy

Rising juniors and seniors spend five residential days studying business strategy, ethical leadership, social responsibility, teamwork, and mission-driven enterprise.

Semiconductor Camp

High-school students study bits, gates, transistors, circuits, integrated devices, and semiconductor systems through hands-on electronics work and a Texas Instruments visit.

Semiconductors — Summer Engineering Academy

Students investigate how semiconductor devices are designed, manufactured, tested, and incorporated into products while exploring related engineering careers.

Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP)

Rising seniors spend a residential week exploring Purdue engineering through design activities, physics, programming, 3D modeling, robotics, and interaction with engineering students and faculty.

Senate Scholar Program

A competitive week-long program at the Wisconsin State Capitol where academically exceptional high school juniors and seniors attend Senate sessions and hearings, draft bills and hold a mock legislative hearing.

Senior Engineers

Students complete engineering-design activities with faculty, tour university engineering facilities, learn about engineering pathways, and participate in college-readiness preparation during a two-day program.

Senior Summer Dance Intensive

Two-week intensive dance program taught in Ohio University's professional performing-arts environment.

Senior Summer Youth Music School

Nine-day intensive with concert band, chorus, orchestra, jazz, masterclasses, electives and ensemble performance. Summer 2027 is already confirmed for July 24–August 1.

Service through Engineering

Students design engineering solutions intended to improve communities while experiencing university engineering, teamwork, leadership, and hands-on design.

Sewanee Young Writers' Conference

A rigorous two-week writing workshop where students live at Sewanee: The University of the South and work with acclaimed authors.

Shannon Self Debate Institute

Intensive policy-debate training in research, evidence, persuasion and argumentation.

SHAPE — Summer High School Academic Program for Engineers

Three-week project-based engineering program with tracks in engineering, robotics, computing, design and related technologies.

Shared Worlds Writing Camp

A two-week residential science-fiction and fantasy writing camp at Wofford College for rising 8th-12th graders, where campers build an imaginary world with published genre authors and workshop their own fiction set in it.

Shenandoah Conservatory Summer Dance Intensive

A week-long summer dance intensive for rising sophomores through rising first-year college students, ending in an informal showing.

Shepherd University NeuroData Summer Camp

A one-week summer camp where students explore the fundamentals of neuroscience and data science through hands-on, real-world applications.

Sheridan College Music Tech Camp

A five-day intensive for ages 13-18 in recording, audio engineering, digital music composition, songwriting and live sound, ending with a showcase of student work.

Shirley Povich Sports Journalism Summer Camp

A weeklong July camp at Knight Hall for students entering grades 9-12 offering hands-on instruction from sports media professionals in sports writing, broadcasting, video production, and analytics.

SHORE Academy

Students complete hands-on marine-science and research experiences at UF's coastal Whitney Laboratory.

SHSU Health Sciences Summer Camp

A residential 3-day camp for rising high school juniors and seniors with workshops and labs across nursing, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, athletic training, public health, nutrition, and healthcare administration. Requires a minimum 3.0 GPA, and space is limited to about 60 students.

SHU Nursing Immersion Program

A week-long summer immersion at Sacred Heart's Center for Healthcare Education, in partnership with Nuvance Health, where area high schoolers earn CPR certification, work in simulation labs with the Anatomage Table, and visit a hospital's clinical acute care unit.

Simpson College Jazz Combo Camp

Middle- and high-school musicians study jazz improvisation, theory, history, masterclasses, rehearsals, and performance during an intensive six-day camp. The 2026 fee was $625 residential or $525 commuter, with scholarships available.

SIU SOAR Program (Saluki Opportunities Awareness Residency)

Week-long residential career development program for high school juniors and seniors from underrepresented ethnic groups exploring accounting, finance, and business careers through classes, CPA firm tours, and networking with business leaders.

SkyLAB

Environmental-science program involving biodiversity, climate, renewable energy, drones, soil/water analysis and fieldwork at Kean Skylands.

SLAAM Engineering Summer Academy

Two-week academy combining faculty-guided research projects with mechanical and aerospace engineering design challenges. The 2026 fee was $875.

SLU Summer Scholars Program

A four-week, in-person healthcare pathway program for St. Louis-area students entering grades 10-12 interested in medicine, offering hands-on healthcare experiences coordinated by first-year SLU medical students on weekday mornings in June.

Small Business Start-Up

High-school summer camp, entrepreneurship.

Smallpeice Trust Engineering Courses

Residential engineering courses at UK universities for Year 10–13 students — many fully funded via bursaries; specialisms include civil, aerospace, chemical, and robotics.

Smart Maps — Geomatics

Students perform surveying and outdoor fieldwork, collect real-world spatial data, convert it into digital maps, and use web applications to explore applications such as environmental planning and disaster response.

SMART Summer Program

A free four-week summer enrichment program, established in 1991, that introduces rising 10th-12th graders from economically or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds to health science and biomedical research careers.

Smart Systems & Automation with Arduino

Robotics, electronics and Arduino-based engineering.

SMCM Summer Space Camp

High-school students from St. Mary's, Calvert, and Charles counties participate in a free STEM-focused space camp led by three SMCM professors. Lunch is provided.

SMFA Studio Art

An intensive studio art program offered by SMFA.

SOCAPA Summer Arts Camps at Champlain College

Residential and day precollege arts intensives for teens in filmmaking, screenwriting, acting and musical theater, photography, dance, and singer-songwriter and music, taught on the Champlain College campus in Burlington.

Social Justice Research Academy

The Social Justice Research Academy is a three-week intensive program that gives students the opportunity to explore contemporary social justice issues and conduct research.

Sonic Arts Workshop

High-school composers study electronic music production, digital audio manipulation and real-time computer-music performance.

Sooner Flight Academy

Aviation and aerospace STEM education using hands-on flight and science activities.

Sorbonne Université Summer School

Short summer courses in French language, humanities, and science in Paris.

Sorensen Institute High School Leaders Program

A two-week residential program at UVA in which Virginia high school students study Virginia government and politics, work in groups on public policy projects presented to professionals, and build advocacy and communication skills.

Sound to Summit

Five-week paid conservation crew for teens ages 15-18 in Tacoma and Olympia: four weeks of day work with city and county parks departments, then a camping project week at a nearby national park, with weekly education and training.

South Dakota Boys State

A week-long summer citizenship and government-leadership program for male high school juniors, held on the Northern State University campus, where delegates run for office, write legislation, and operate a mock state government.

South Dakota Business Student Summer Leadership Academy

A rigorous residential program for high school students in South Dakota to explore the business world and entrepreneurship.

South Dakota Girls State

A week-long summer citizenship and government-leadership program for female high school juniors hosted at the University of South Dakota, mirroring Boys State with mock elections, legislation, and hands-on civics education.

Space — The Final Frontier

Returning in summer 2027. Students design, build and fly small-satellite systems while learning aerospace and space-science concepts.

Spanish Culture Camp (UW-Stevens Point)

A four-day day camp for ages 13-17 immersing students in the Spanish-speaking world through hands-on projects, music, games, food traditions, pop culture and real conversations in Spanish.

SPARC Certificate Program

Students complete a three-week robotics certificate in areas previously including autonomous vehicles, drones, 3D nanoprinting, additive manufacturing, and medical or bio-inspired robotics. The 2026 fee was $5,000.

Speech-Language-Hearing Exploration

Speech-language pathology/audiology exploration camp.

Sphinx Performance Academy at CU Boulder

Intensive chamber-music and solo-performance academy offering private lessons, master classes, recitals, mentoring and career enrichment for young string musicians.

Sports Management Institute

Three-day immersive program with sports-industry leaders, professional-venue tours and workshops on sport and entertainment management.

Sports Media Camp

Students learn play-by-play broadcasting, production and print sports journalism while covering live events.

Sports Media Summer Camp

Five-day hands-on sports-production camp working with Kent State's TeleProductions operation.

SSTRIDE Summer Institute

Residential mini-medical-school experience introducing students to clinical settings, medical-school coursework, pre-health preparation and healthcare careers.

SSU Coast Camp

Coast Camp is a month-long, half-day ocean science program using Ocean Literacy Principles, with classroom instruction and field trips to sites like Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and Tybee Island for students up to age 18.

St. John's College Summer Academy

Rigid university-level philosophy and great books program for high school students.

St. Mary's University Summer Band Camp

A week of full band rehearsals, sectionals, technique classes, and student-selected electives such as composition, conducting, jazz improvisation, and drum line, ending in final performances. Students audition on the first day for placement.

St. Olaf Music Academy

High-school musicians spend a residential week in choir, band, orchestra, chamber groups, private lessons, masterclasses, music theory, conducting, and performances with St. Olaf faculty. Financial assistance is available to Minnesota participants.

Stanford Jazz Workshop Jazz Institute

A jazz-focused summer program for talented instrumentalists and vocalists.

Starfleet Tiger Academy Cybersecurity Camp

Three-week cybersecurity/technology program.

States' 4-H International Exchange (S4-H)

A "learn by doing" cultural exchange for ages 12-18 to live abroad with a host family for 4-8 weeks in summer (destinations have included Norway, Costa Rica, Taiwan, and Japan), or to host an international delegate in Kansas.

StatStart

A free month-long summer program (July 6-30) for Boston-area high school juniors and seniors, designed for first-generation and low-income students, teaching R programming and introductory statistics with mentoring from Biostatistics graduate students.

STEAM & Beyond: Summer Exploration

Ten-day interdisciplinary enrichment combining STEM, arts, music, literature, communication, social studies and world languages through original projects and problem-solving.

STEAM@XU Research Immersion

Students choose a research experience and conduct hands-on STEAM work with Xavier faculty.

STEM for Rising 9th and 10th Graders

Define, investigate and excel: Spend your time doing science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

STEM for Scholars Summer School

Three-week program introducing advanced subjects including quantum information, machine learning, nanotechnology, epidemiological modeling and bioinformatics.

STEM Gems

Fifty students spend an overnight experience at Boise State completing hands-on STEM workshops in areas such as artificial intelligence, physics and game animation while exploring engineering careers.

STEM Gems Summer Camp

A free overnight summer camp at Boise State for girls exiting 9th-11th grade, featuring workshops led by Society of Women Engineers professionals and college students on topics that have included artificial intelligence and game animation alongside other engineering applications.

STEM Institute

Two-week residential program where students use supercomputers for team projects in science, engineering, cybersecurity, modeling and computational research.

STEM Mavericks

Free two-week camp covering Linux/Python, embedded engineering, AI, radio frequency, 3D printing and cybersecurity. Summer 2027 is already confirmed to return.

STEM Pathfinders — Bioscience

Two-week exploration rotating through molecular biology, ecology/evolution, bio-inspired design and computational biology with labs, faculty interaction and campus activities.

STEM Pathfinders — Engineering

Students rotate through aerospace, chemical engineering, creative technology/design and integrated engineering while exploring academic and research pathways.

STEM Summer Camp

Local high-school students complete hands-on engineering activities with Notre Dame faculty and staff while exploring STEM fields and careers.

STEM Summer Enrichment Program (STEM-SEP)

A free two-week summer program giving high schoolers hands-on experience across eight STEM disciplines (biology, chemistry, math, physics, computer science, civil/mechanical/electrical engineering), including visits to the Hershey Clinical Simulation Center and Three Mile Island, capped with student presentations.

STEM Summer Institute

A free outreach institute combining ACT-prep classes with hands-on STEM projects, campus tours and interactive sessions with UAH professors across nursing, optics, biology and physics facilities.

STEMx Residency

Three-week residential sequence covering applied engineering, foundations of AI, and sustainable engineering/environment, plus college and career preparation. The 2026 tuition was $3,600.

Step Up to STEM

Multi-summer STEM enrichment pathway for North Carolina students featuring hands-on science, mathematics and engineering experiences.

StoryLab: The Writing Process Across Genres

Students explore poetry, short fiction, screenwriting and creative nonfiction through reading, journaling, guided writing and peer feedback.

String Camp