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Global community of young people (10–20) already leading social innovation projects; selected changemakers receive mentorship, storytelling support, and network access.
📍 Remote (Global)⏱ Ongoing fellowship📅 Apply anytime💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Aug 2026Public PolicyEntrepreneurshipSocial Science - 02Jackson State University Margaret Walker CenterCatherine Coleman Literary Arts, Food, and Social Justice Summer ProgramResearchSelective
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 9–12Creative WritingHistorySocial Science - 03Field Museum / Youth Conservation Action partnersChicago Green Ambassadors ProgramResearchSelective
Paid youth interns explore environmental issues affecting Chicago communities and connect residents with neighborhood green spaces through conservation and community-engagement work. It particularly serves youth from several South and West Side neighborhoods.
📍 IL⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grades 9–12Environmental ScienceSustainabilitySocial Science - 04City College of New York / College NowCity College STEM Research AcademyResearchSelective
Faculty-guided research pathway with projects that have included anthropology and stem-cell science.
📍 NY⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grades 10–11BiologySocial Science - 05Davis United World College ScholarsDavis Projects for PeaceFellowshipSelective
$10,000 grants for undergraduates worldwide to design and implement grassroots peace projects.
📍 Various⏱ Not confirmed📅 123 days left💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grade 12✓ Checked Sep 2026Social SciencePolitical ScienceInternational Relations - 06Debate MateDebate MateCourseEquityHighly Selective
After-school debate mentoring by university student coaches, delivered to state schools across the UK and now internationally; free for participating schools.
📍 UK + Global partner schools⏱ School-year program📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Aug 2026Public PolicySocial Science - 07George Washington UniversityCaminos al FuturoResearchSelective
Three-week residential program where rising seniors examine social, political and economic issues affecting Hispanic and Latino communities and develop leadership/community-impact projects.
📍 DC⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grade 12Social SciencePolitical SciencePublic Policy - 08University of Maine Cohen Institute for Leadership & Public ServiceCohen High School Summer Leadership ProgramResearchSelective
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.
📍 ME⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grade 12Public PolicyEducationSocial Science - 09New Jersey Department of Children and FamiliesDCF Youth CouncilResearchSelective
Youth ages 15–23 with current or past DCF involvement serve two-year terms, helping redesign programs, influence policy and present recommendations directly to state leadership. Recruitment for the 2026–27 term is active.
📍 NJ⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12Public PolicySocial Science - 10AmeriCorpsAmeriCorps Summer of ServiceApply anytimeVolunteerEquitySelective
Service opportunities for teens through select programs.
📍 Multiple states⏱ Varies📅 Apply anytime💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Aug 2026Public PolicySocial Science - 11Bank of AmericaBank of America Student LeadersInternshipEquitySelective
Paid 8-week summer internship with nonprofits + leadership summit in DC.
📍 Multiple cities⏱ 8 weeks📅 123 days left💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grades 11–12✓ Checked Sep 2026Public PolicyBusinessSocial Science - 12Georgetown UniversityBridges to Social Justice AcademyResearchModerate
Three-week academy combining seminars, workshops, dialogue, site visits and project design around social justice, civic engagement and community change.
📍 DC⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12Public PolicySocial Science - 13Brown UniversityBrown Pre-CollegePre-CollegeModerate
On-campus and online courses across the liberal arts.
📍 Providence, RI⏱ 1-7 weeks📅 243 days left💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Aug 2026HumanitiesLiteratureSocial Science - 14Stevens Institute of TechnologyChangemaking Through Data: The Science of Human BehaviorResearchModerate
Uses data analysis to study human behavior and societal problems.
📍 NJ⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–12Data SciencePsychologySocial Science - 15University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Liberal ArtsDigging into the Past: UNLV Archaeology Summer CampResearchModerate
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 9–12HistorySocial Science - 16Johns Hopkins UniversityDigital Society: Big Data, Social Media, and Ethical EngagementResearchModerate
Students examine big data, social media, society, and ethical engagement.
📍 MD⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–12Data ScienceSocial SciencePublic Policy - 17Aspen InstituteAspen ChallengeCompetitionEquitySelective
City-based design challenge for high school teams to solve community problems.
📍 Multiple cities⏱ Academic year📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Sep 2026Public PolicySocial Science - 18Texas Tech UniversityClark Scholars ProgramSummer ProgramHighly Selective
Intensive research with TTU faculty across STEM and humanities. $750 stipend, room and board covered.
📍 TX (nationwide eligibility)⏱ 7 weeks (summer)📅 151 days left💰 Paid stipend🎓 Grades 11–12✓ Checked Sep 2026BiologyChemistryPhysicsEngineeringHumanitiesSocial Science - 19The Concord ReviewConcord Review (Humanities Publishing)Apply anytimeResearchSelective
The only quarterly journal publishing high school history research worldwide.
📍 Remote (nationwide)⏱ Self-paced📅 Apply anytime💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Aug 2026HistoryHumanitiesSocial Science - 20Crisis Text LineCrisis Text Line CounselorApply anytimeVolunteerSelective
Volunteers over 18 (or high school seniors) provide mental health support via text; requires 200 hours of commitment.
📍 Online⏱ Ongoing📅 Apply anytime💰 Free🎓 Grade 12✓ Checked Aug 2026PsychologySocial SciencePublic Health - 21Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth Bound (Free)ResearchEquitySelective
Free fly-in program for high-achieving, low-income juniors.
📍 NH⏱ 1 week (summer)📅 182 days left💰 Free🎓 Grade 11✓ Checked Sep 2026HumanitiesSocial ScienceBiologyEngineering - 22University of PennsylvaniaCommunication, Business, & SocietyResearchSelective
Explores the intertwined worlds of communication, business, and society.
📍 Multiple⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Eligibility not confirmedBusinessSocial Science - 23Brown UniversityBrown Leadership InstituteScholarshipModerate
Pre-college leadership program at Brown. Need-based scholarships.
📍 RI⏱ 2 weeks (summer)📅 243 days left💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–12✓ Checked Aug 2026Political SciencePublic PolicyInternational RelationsSocial Science