Winter & Summer Programs

City of Little Rock Summer Youth Employment Opportunity (SYEO)

Program Grades: Ages 16+

The Summer Youth Employment Opportunity provides residents of the City of Little Rock between the ages of 16-21 with paid summer employment, including training, for up to six weeks during the summer months. SYEO also provides training on job readiness, career exploration, financial literacy and opportunities to continue educational and social growth.

HMS MEDscience Program

Program Grades: High School Students

Experience hands-on learning from Harvard Medical School staff and other expert healthcare professionals. Meet nurses, physicians, researchers, and other healthcare professionals and explore various medical career pathways during MEDchats. Individual programs include MEDscienceClinical, MEDscienceLAB, MEDscienceLAB Forensics, MEDscienceDental, and MEDscienceTECH.

Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP)

Program Grades: Ages 16+

The Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) places high school students in Department of Navy (DoN) laboratories where they take part in real Naval research for eight weeks during the summer.

Northwestern Pre-College Online Program

Program Grades: High school students

Discover a variety of course opportunities for high school students with Northwestern University and prepare for college success.

Army Educational Outreach Program Internship

Program Grades: High school students

Spend your summer in a university research lab or in one of the U.S. Army Research Laboratories and Centers through this unique internship opportunity. You will experience firsthand the innovation and research that is driving the future of our country.

Oxford Scholastica Academy: Online Courses

Program Grades: High school students

Discover a variety of online summer course opportunities.

Wolfram Summer Research Program

Program Grades: Ages 14-17

A project-based research opportunity for motivated high-school students to move beyond the cutting edge of computational thinking and artificial intelligence.

Summer Liberal Arts Institute (SLAI)

Program Grades: Current Sophomores & Juniors

The Summer Liberal Arts Institute (SLAI) is an immersive summer learning experience for current high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors to explore liberal arts through rigorous and experiential curriculum.

TCU Neeley Analytics Academy

Program Grades: Rising Juniors & Seniors

TCU Neeley Analytics Academy is a highly competitive, one-week summer residential program for high school students entering 11th or 12th grade, providing a hands-on experience with opportunities to learn and hone your skills in data analytics and market research.

Carnegie Mellon Summer Academy for Math and Science (SAMS)

Program Grades: Ages 16+; rising seniors

SAMS allows students to develop a deeper understanding of STEM via traditional classroom instruction, hands-on projects, and sustained engagement with world-renowned faculty and skilled staff mentors.

AEGIS Summer Camp: Project Wet n' Wild

Program Grades: Rising Sophomores and Juniors

Project Wet‘n’Wild will be held at Ozark Natural Science Center (ONSC), an outdoor science education facility located deep in the Ozark Mountains where students have the opportunity for a chance to assist field scientists as they gather data and explore a variety of habitats in the Ozark Natural Division.

NYU Collegiate Seminar Program

Program Grades: Juniors

The NYU Collegiate Seminar Program offers high school juniors the opportunity to experience college-level classes at a top-tier research university. Selected students will participate in one or more two-hour seminar-style classes taught by leading NYU faculty in a variety of academic subjects.

Syracuse Summer Pre-College: On-Campus, Online, and On-Location

Program Grades: Ages 15+

Take classes online, on-campus, or on-location through Syracuse University.

UCA/Acxiom IT Careers Camp

Program Grades: Rising 9th-12th grade

This program allows students to experience college life while exploring IT-related majors and career opportunities.

Lab Science Investigation: Antimicrobial Resistance

Program Grades: Entering grades 10th-12th OR Spring 2025 high school graduate

In the Tufts Lab Science Investigations: Antimicrobial Resistance, you will become a researcher working to understand the challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and antibiotic stewardship.

Coding Academy

Program Grades: Entering grades 10th-12th OR Spring 2024 graduate

This coding program supplements daily coding lectures with a diverse range of faculty guest lectures on topics like the history of programming and introductions to AI, Robotics, and Cybersecurity.

Missouri S&T Summer Camps

Program Grades: Depends on program

Campers have the opportunity to learn about explosives, tour a nuclear reactor, explore diverse engineering careers, create art, serve as environmentalists, travel to the edge of space, and prepare to become future STEM leaders.

Engineering Design Lab

Program Grades: Entering grades 10th-12th OR Spring 2024 graduate

The Engineering Design Lab program will expose students to engineering, fabrication, robotics, and computation in the context of solving real world problems.

Mini Med School: Careers in Medicine

Program Grades: Entering grades 11th-12th OR Spring 2024 graduate; must be 16 years of age by program start date

This summer intensive provides students who are interested in medical school or other health professions the opportunity to experience what it takes to study medical sciences.

Engineering Investigations

Program Grades: Entering grades 10th-12th OR Spring 2024 graduate

The Engineering Investigations program is designed to provide an introduction to various disciplines within the broad field of engineering.

Climate Resilience Institute

Program Grades: Entering grades 10th-12th OR Spring 2024 graduate

Topics in this program span from resilient water infrastructure to climate activism and environmental justice. Working in small teams, students will identify a socio-environmental research question, gather and analyze data on the subject, and synthesize their findings into a college-level capstone project.

Tufts Summer Accelerator

Program Grades: Entering grades 10th-12th OR Spring 2024 graduate

This Pre-College summer program for high school students is designed to provide students with a chance to immerse themselves in the undergraduate experience, allowing highly motivated students to engage in their own academic interests and develop their own ideas

Adventures in Veterinary Medicine

Program Grades: Entering grades 10th-12th OR Spring 2024 graduate

This program is an engaging way for students to spend two weeks learning about the veterinary profession.

Cornell Precollege Summer Programs

Program Grades: Rising high school juniors and seniors; age 15+

Get a head start on college by earning credits.

iResearch Institute

Program Grades: High school students

Students will receive a one-on-one project mentorship from experienced mentors and complete a research project with assistance from undergraduates, graduate students, and PhDs.

Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute

Program Grades: 10th - 12th

ESSYI focuses on the interdisciplinary nature of environmental issues and the complexity of potential solutions.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

Program Grades: Juniors

The opportunity to participate in hands-on research at UAMS during the year (Wednesday and Friday afternoons) and in the summer. Currently, students from the Life Science Capstone apply and are selected based on merit to be placed in a laboratory researching the latest breakthroughs in molecular biology and cancer research using state-of-the art equipment and biotechnology.

Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) Junior Volunteer Program

Program Grades: Ages 14+

The ACH Junior Volunteer Program offers service opportunities for high school students (ages 14-18). Arkansas Children’s depends on volunteers to keep its promise of delivering unprecedented child health, defined and delivered.

NASA Pathways Internships

Program Grades: Ages 16+

Students can apply to for an internship at NASA in a variety of disciplines. All Pathways internship vacancy announcements are posted on USAJOBS.gov.

Wake Forest University Online Immersion Program 

Program Grades: 9th-12th grade

Wake Forest's Online Immersion Program allows students to explore their interests before college.

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville - Engineering Summer Academy

Program Grades: Rising 10th-12th grade

This is a residential program that offers in-depth insight into various engineering disciplines. Students will learn about the methods and studies being actively employed in these fields.

Idyllwild Art Summer Teen Programs

Program Grades: Depends on program chosen

Engage in various enriching programs in STEM, art, film, music, and more.

Design Camp 

Program Grades: Varies by camp

This program provides an introduction to design professions via hands-on projects and virtual tours.

MASH Summer Enrichment Program

Program Grades: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors

Explore the world of health careers first hand with this program, held throughout various parts of the state. See website for more information.

Badger Precollege

Program Grades: High school students

Badger Precollege is an immersive college-prep program that allows students in grades 9-12 to take college-level courses in an area of interest of their choosing.

Student Conservation Association - National Crews

Program Grades: High school students and graduating seniors ages 15-19

National Crews gives students the opportunity to work on parks restoration projects and trail maintenance in crews of 6-8 students. Students learn outdoor skills and learn about ecology and the environment.

MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute

Program Grades: Rising Freshman to Rising Senior

BWSI teaches STEM project-based programs to help advance the engineers of tomorrow. The process to apply to attend BWSI is multi-step - students must register for online courses first - if not registered for online courses students will not be able to apply to summer portion of the program.

Michigan Math and Science Scholars

Program Grades: Rising Sophomores, Juniors, or Seniors by the time of the program

This program is designed to offer a pre-college experience exposing students to a breadth of curricula offered at the University of Michigan while introducing high school students to current developments and research in the sciences.

HCSSIM

Program Grades: High school students

HCSSiM is a six-week encounter with college-level mathematics for talented and highly motivated high school students. Participants spend a major portion of each day actively engaged in doing mathematics.

UKMC Pharmacy Camps 

Program Grades: 9th grade and older

Engage with current faculty and practicing pharmacists, view experiments in the lab, and interact with current students to find out what it's like to be a pharmacy student at UMKC.

Wentworth Institute of Technology Pre-College Program 

Program Grades: Varies by program

Wentworth Institute of Technology offers a variety of programs in the summer and during the school year.

Rice ELITE Tech Camp 

Program Grades: 9th-12th grade

For up to a week in the summer, study advanced engineering at Rice University, UCLA, or Emory University.

Johns Hopkins Engineering Innovation Pre-College Programs 

Program Grades: High school students and recently-graduated high school students

Take advanced engineering courses through Johns Hopkins University online or in-person at various locations in Maryland.

Envision 

Program Grades: Elementary school students through high school students

Explore different career opportunities.

Code Wizard HQ 

Program Grades: High school students

Attend courses to begin learning Python.

IYRC STEM Winter Program

Program Grades: High school students

Delve into captivating subjects spanning Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Computer Science, and Aerospace led by distinguished researchers and students from Stanford University, where you'll gain unique insights into the transformative impact of science and technology on our rapidly evolving world.

Research Science Institute (RSI)

Program Grades: Rising Seniors

The RSI (Research Science Institute) is a cost-free, summer science & engineering program that combines on-campus work in scientific theory with off-campus work in science and technology research.

Women's Technology Program

Program Grades: Rising Seniors

Summer residential program in which students get to experience engineering through hands-on classes, labs, and team-based projects.

Women in STEM (WiSTEM)

Program Grades: Rising Juniors & Seniors

Summer program focusing on the experiences of students whose gender identity has been historically underrepresented in STEM, particularly those who identify as female, non-binary, and/or gender expansive.

Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program

Program Grades: Rising juniors, seniors, and college freshmen

This is a paid, full-time summer internship program where students are matched and mentored by a fisheries and aquatic science professional in their local area to enjoy a hands-on fisheries science experience in a marine and/or freshwater setting.

Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program

Program Grades: Seniors (Bar Harbor)

The Summer Student Program is designed for students who want to immerse themselves in genetics and genomics research. Students participate in an ongoing research program with the support of an experienced scientific mentor.

MIT MITES Summer

Program Grades: Rising Seniors

Join MITES Summer for a six-week, on-campus program that immerses students from across the country in life at MIT. This national program gives you firsthand insights into the value and reward of STEM degrees and careers, while also developing the academic and personal skills you need for success.

MIT MITES Semester

Program Grades: Rising Seniors

Join MITES Semester for a six-month, hybrid learning STEM and college preparation experience. This national program will take you through engaging, rigorous online courses and weekly virtual webinars, social events, workshops, and meetings with peers in the fall.

Little Rock FBI Teen Academy

Program Grades: Ages 15-18

Students are provided with several presentations on topics, including terrorism, cybercrime, public corruption, evidence response, SWAT, and the day-to-day operations of a typical FBI office. Students also learn from special agents, intelligence analysts, and professional staff about investigative tactics that include gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, and assisting with cases. 

Stanford University Mathematics Camp

Program Grades: Rising juniors and seniors

Take advanced mathematics courses at Stanford University online or on campus.

Arkansas Governor's School

Program Grades: Rising Seniors

The Arkansas Governor’s School is a four-week summer residential program for upcoming high school seniors who are residents of the state of Arkansas. Students are selected on the basis of their special aptitudes in one of the nine fields: Choral Music, Development Engineering, Drama, English/Language Arts, Instrumental Music, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, and Visual Arts.

RISE Practicum at Boston University

Program Grades: Rising seniors

The six-week Practicum track gives students entering their senior year the opportunity to carry out meaningful research in a structured lab setting. Weekly workshops also introduce students to the scientific process, research ethics, reading a research paper, presenting scientific research, and networking in the scientific community.

Anson L. Clark Scholars Program

Program Grades: Must be at least 17 years old and a Junior or Senior

Get hands-on practical research experience with outstanding and experienced faculty at Texas Tech University.

Summer Science Program

Program Grades: Sophomores and Juniors (depending on program)

This is a six week immersion program where participants complete a research project in either Astrophysics, Biochemistry, or Genomics.

Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research (SIMR) Program

Program Grades: Currently be juniors or seniors at the time of application

The Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR) is a program in which high school students from diverse backgrounds are invited to perform basic research with Stanford faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students and researchers on a medically oriented project.

National Youth Science Program

Program Grades: High school graduate between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2026

The National Youth Science Camp is a residential science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics program designed to honor and challenge some of the nation's rising leaders and provide them with opportunities to engage with STEAM professionals and participate in exciting outdoor activities.

PROMYS 

Program Grades: Be at least 14 years old & have completed 9th grade

The Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists is a six-week immersive program where participants practice the art of discovery through their intensive efforts to prove fundamental mathematical ideas.

Stony Brook University Research Program

Program Grades: High school students must be, at least 16 years old on, or before July 4, 2025

This is an intensive seven week program for high school students which combines formal instruction with independent research and allows students to design original research projects with guidance from Garcia Center faculty, students, and staff.

Neubauer Phoenix STEM Summer Scholars (Univ. of Chicago)

Program Grades: Current Juniors who are at least 15 years old

The Neubauer Phoenix STEM Summer Program offers the opportunity for a diverse cohort of outstanding high school students with an interest in STEM-related areas to be exposed to UChicago’s distinctive approach and abundant research and academic opportunities in STEM fields.

Mathcamp

Program Grades: Ages 13 to 18

Mathcamp is an intensive 5-week-long summer program for mathematically talented high school students, designed to expose these students to the beauty of advanced mathematical ideas and to new ways of thinking.

Ross Mathematics Program

Program Grades: Ages 15-18

Ross is a six-week, residential, summer session for high school students who are talented in mathematics, well prepared in standard high school math topics, and eager to explore more advanced ideas.

Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Camp

Program Grades: Current 9th-11th graders girls and non-binary students

The Summer Immersion Program offers virtual, live two-week introductory and intermediate computer science courses.

Girls Who Code Self-Paced Program

Program Grades: Current 9th-12th graders (including summer alumni and graduating seniors) girls and non-binary students

The Self-Paced Program offers flexible computer science courses for students who want to learn at their own pace and prefer not to adhere to a set schedule.

Healthcare Education Active Learning Experience for Regional Scholars (HEALERS) Program 

Program Grades: Rising juniors and seniors

This program is for students residing in Pulaski County to gain experience in a clinical setting and to learn and ask questions about a variety of medical careers directly from professionals in the field.

Pre-College High School Summer Scholars Program at WashU

Program Grades: Juniors

The High School Summer Scholars Program allows students to have the opportunity to enroll in courses for credit and study alongside undergraduates.

High School Summer Launch at WashU

Program Grades: Current Freshman or Sophomore

High School Summer Launch is a one-week noncredit program designed to challenge and inspire students through innovative lectures, workshops, and seminars.

St. Bernards Medical Center's Junior Volunteer Program

Program Grades: 15-18 years old

This program allows students an opportunity to work in a hospital setting where they will explore careers, gain experience, and help others.

Loyola Marymount University Pre-College Program 

Program Grades: 9th-12th grade

Take non-credit or college credit courses for 2-4 weeks at Loyola Marymount University. Students can choose between online or on-campus courses.

TCU Neeley Analytics Academy

Program Grades: Rising Juniors & Seniors

Hosted by the TCU Neeley School of Business, the Analytics Academy is a highly competitive, one-week residential program that provides high school students with hands-on experience and opportunities to learn and hone their data analytics and market research skills.

AI Robotics & Ethics AEGIS Camp 

Program Grades: Rising 10th-12th grade

This is a camp where students engage with AR and robotics topics in popular culture through movies and short stories to understand the moral and ethical dimension of this rapidly developing technology.

Arkansas Summer Research Institute (ASRI)

Program Grades: At least 16 years old (exceptions have been made for ASMSA students)

The ASRI is an amazing opportunity for high school students as well as undergraduate students who are interested in scientific research, statistical analysis, and "big data" analytics.

Project H.E.A.R.T.

Program Grades: Rising juniors & seniors

A free, 4-day overnight program for building careers in healthcare.

MathILy

Program Grades: High school students

MathILy is an intensive residential summer program for mathematically excellent secondary students. In MathILy classes, instructors provide the framework and you get to make (and prove!) the conjectures.

Engineering Scholars Program 

Program Grades: 8th-11th grade

This residential program exposes students to hands-on engineering projects, plant trips, and interaction with industry engineers.