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  1. 01
    ResearchSelective

    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.

    📍 MS⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grades 9–12
    Creative WritingHistorySocial Science
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  2. 02
    University of Colorado Boulder
    Aquetza Academic Summer Program
    ResearchSelective

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

    📍 CO⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–11
    HumanitiesPublic HealthHistory
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  3. 03
    ResearchSelective

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

    📍 RI⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 9, 12
    History
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  4. 04
    National Society of Colonial Dames in America — Ohio
    Congressional Seminar Essay Contest — Ohio
    ResearchSelective

    Ohio students submit an essay on American government/history for a scholarship to attend the Washington Workshops Congressional Seminar.

    📍 OH⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Eligibility not confirmed
    HistoryCreative Writing
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  5. 05
    Jackson State University Margaret Walker Center
    Creative Arts & Scholarly Engagement (CASE) Festival
    ResearchSelective

    High-school students submit and present essays, poetry, spoken word, fiction, performing arts, or visual art before audiences of students and professors during this annual interdisciplinary festival.

    📍 MS⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12
    Creative WritingVisual ArtsHistory
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  6. 06
    University of New Hampshire
    Dinah Whipple STEAM Academy
    ResearchHighly Selective

    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.

    📍 NH⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12
    EngineeringMathHistory
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  7. 07
    University of Notre Dame School of Architecture
    Career Discovery
    ResearchModerate

    Rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors spend 12 residential days in design studios and architecture seminars while exploring preservation, accessibility, infrastructure, and the built environment.

    📍 IN⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–12
    Architecture & DesignHistory
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  8. 08
    Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, University of Missouri
    Constitutional Democracy Academy
    ResearchModerate

    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.

    📍 MO⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–11
    HistoryPolitical ScienceLaw
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  9. 09
    University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Liberal Arts
    Digging into the Past: UNLV Archaeology Summer Camp
    ResearchModerate

    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.

    📍 NV⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12
    HistorySocial Science
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    CompetitionHighly Selective

    A writing contest for high schoolers exploring the impact of the Holocaust through various creative prompts.

    📍 Online⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Aug 2026
    HistoryCreative WritingPhilosophy
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    Apply anytimeResearchSelective

    The only quarterly journal publishing high school history research worldwide.

    📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ Self-paced📅 Apply anytime💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Aug 2026
    HistoryHumanitiesSocial Science
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  12. 12
    Coolidge Scholars Foundation
    Coolidge Senators Program
    ResearchSelective

    Fully-funded public policy program at the Coolidge Foundation in Vermont.

    📍 VT (nationwide eligibility)⏱ 1 week (summer)📅 123 days left💰 Free🎓 Grades 10–11✓ Checked Aug 2026
    Political SciencePublic PolicyHistoryEconomics
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    Summer ProgramModerate

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

    📍 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY⏱ 3 weeks📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–12✓ Checked Aug 2026
    LiteratureHistoryPhilosophy
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