International Relations programs for high schoolers.

All international relations programs

1. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Social Sciences

   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.

   📍 HI🎓 Grades 10–12

   Highly Selective
2. American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)

   AFSA National High School Essay Contest

   An essay contest designed to engage students in thinking about peace and conflict resolution.

   📍 Online📅 February 15🎓 Grades 11–12

   Selective
3. University of Central Arkansas

   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.

   📍 AR🎓 Grades 10–12

   Selective
4. American University

   AU High School Summer Scholars

   Students complete a four-week asynchronous college course in areas such as international diplomacy, law, psychology or neuroscience and receive an official AU transcript.

   📍 DC🎓 Grades 10–12

   Moderate
5. Carleton College Summer Liberal Arts Institute

   Between Worlds: Home, Borders, and Belonging

   Students study home, borders, and belonging through Latin American studies, English, art, and photography in an interdisciplinary college-level setting.

   📍 MN🎓 Grades 10–11

   Moderate
6. Brown University

   Brown Leadership Institute

   Pre-college leadership program at Brown. Need-based scholarships.

   📍 RI⏱ 2 weeks (summer)📅 May🎓 Grades 10–12

   Moderate
7. American University School of International Service

   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.

   📍 DC🎓 Grades 11–12

   Moderate
8. Davis United World College Scholars

   Davis Projects for Peace

   $10,000 grants for undergraduates worldwide to design and implement grassroots peace projects.

   📍 Various📅 January🎓 Grade 12

   Selective

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