Summer Program Deadlines for High School Students
66 summer and year-round programs with a deadline ahead, 36 of them open to apply now. The next one closes . Many more take applications on a rolling basis; browse all summer and year-round programs.
Add these deadlines to your calendar: Google Calendar · Apple Calendar or Outlook · .ics file. Includes opening dates for programs not open yet, and new ones show up as they're added.
November 2026
- NYU Tisch Future ArtistsNYU Tisch School of the Arts
- Minnesota House of Representatives High School Page ProgramMinnesota House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms Office
- Kirkwood Workplace Learning Connection Job ShadowsKirkwood Community College Workplace Learning Connection
- Idaho Senate Page ProgramIdaho State Senate
- Youth CouncilTown of Midvale, UT
- Access/VSA Playwright Discovery ProgramThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · Not open yet
- Access/VSA International Young Musicians ProgramThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts · Not open yet
- OHSU Partnership for Scientific Inquiry (PSI)Partnership for Scientific Inquiry, Oregon Health and Science University
- FLEX Global Abroad (formerly YES Abroad)U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (American Councils) · Not open yet
December 2026
- University of Minnesota Rooted in STEMUniversity of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering
- Tisch Summer High School Dance ProgramNew York University
- Tisch Summer High School Production and Design WorkshopNew York University
- Holyoke Community College Dual EnrollmentHolyoke Community College · Not open yet
- Tisch Summer High School Photography and Imaging ProgramNew York University
- Appalachian STEM Academy at Oak RidgeAppalachian Regional Commission / Oak Ridge Associated Universities
- UTEP and Foster School of Medicine MedFuture Pre-Med PathwayUniversity of Texas at El Paso and Texas Tech Health El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
- LEDA Scholars Program (Aspects of Leadership Summer Institute)Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA)
- Youth Leadership Oklahoma (YLOK)Leadership Oklahoma · Not open yet
- NFTE Entrepreneurship ProgramsNetwork for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
- New Art in the Neighborhood (NAN)Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
January 2027
- NOAA Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador ProgramNOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries · Opens Nov 13
- NYU PrecollegeNew York University
- Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS)Yale University
- Sonder Fellows AI Startup FellowshipSonder Fellows
- New-York Historical Tech ScholarsNew-York Historical Society · Not open yet
- South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and HumanitiesSouth Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
- CHCI NextGen Latino Leadership ProgramCongressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)
- Costume Design IntensiveInterlochen Center for the Arts
- The Davidson AcademyDavidson Institute for Talent Development
- Notre Dame Leadership SeminarsUniversity of Notre Dame, Office of Pre-College Programs
- UK AHEC Summer Health Careers Camps (SEP and HRYA)University of Kentucky Area Health Education Center
February 2027
- Summer Academy for Math and Science (SAMS)Carnegie Mellon University · Not open yet
- Kentucky Governor's School for Entrepreneurs Summer Startup at University of KentuckyKentucky Governor's School for Entrepreneurs
- TGen Bioscience Leadership AcademyTranslational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) · Opens Dec 14
- Iowa Young Writers' StudioUniversity of Iowa, Iowa Writers' Workshop · Opens Jan 25
- Florida State University Young Scholars ProgramFlorida State University, Office of STEM Teaching Activities · Opens Jan 1
- Architecture in the CityUniversity of Colorado Denver College of Architecture and Planning
- Notre Dame Summer ScholarsUniversity of Notre Dame, Office of Pre-College Programs
- Pomona College Academy for Youth Success (PAYS)Pomona College · Opens Nov 9
- Eskenazi Health VolunTEEN Summer ProgramEskenazi Health · Opens Feb 1
- California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA)California State Summer School for the Arts
- Summer Nursing AcademyUC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing · Not open yet
- Summer Academy of Actuarial and Mathematical Sciences (SAAMS)Morgan State University, Department of Mathematics
March 2027
- National High School Game Academy (NHSGA)Carnegie Mellon University · Not open yet
- Columbia University Pre-College Summer ProgramsColumbia University School of Professional Studies · Not open yet
- Medical College of Wisconsin Apprenticeship in Medicine (AIM)Medical College of Wisconsin
- Marquette Law School Summer Youth InstituteMarquette University Law School · Not open yet
- UChicago Pre-College Summer SessionUniversity of Chicago Summer Session · Not open yet
- Fleischer Scholars ProgramUniversity of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business
- LSU Health Shreveport AHEAD Allied Health ProgramLSU Health Shreveport, School of Health Professions and Sciences
- Chicago Architecture Center Teen Fellows ProgramChicago Architecture Center
April 2027
- WashU Pre-College Summer ProgramsWashington University in St. Louis, Pre-College Programs · Opens Dec 1
- WSU Tri-Cities Running Start ProgramWashington State University Tri-Cities · Opens Feb 1
- University of Tennessee Materials CampUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville Department of Materials Science and Engineering · Opens Mar 5
- Lehigh University High School Scholars ProgramLehigh University · Opens Mar 1
- Exeter Summer: Upper SchoolPhillips Exeter Academy
- American Legion Auxiliary Magnolia Girls StateAmerican Legion Auxiliary Department of Mississippi · Opens Jan 1
- UH Mānoa Summer Scholar ProgramUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Outreach College · Not open yet
- City Visionaries: Summer Program for High School StudentsCornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (Gensler Family AAP NYC Center) · Opens Dec 1
- University of Cincinnati Biology meets Engineering Summer ProgramUniversity of Cincinnati Department of Biological Sciences · Not open yet
May 2027
June 2027
September 2027
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- iD Tech Summer CampsiD Tech
- Pomona College Academy for Youth Success (PAYS)Pomona College
- NOAA Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador ProgramNOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
- Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism ConferenceFreedom Forum
- Hoya Summer High School Sessions — AcademiesGeorgetown University School of Continuing Studies
- University of Delaware Forensic Science Pre-College ProgramUniversity of Delaware
- SAME STEM/Engineering & Construction Camp (Army, Vicksburg)Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
- SAME STEM/Engineering & Construction Camp (Hawaii)Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
- WashU Pre-College Summer ProgramsWashington University in St. Louis, Pre-College Programs
- Barnard Athena Summer Innovation InstituteBarnard College
- City Visionaries: Summer Program for High School StudentsCornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (Gensler Family AAP NYC Center)
- TGen Bioscience Leadership AcademyTranslational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)
- Florida State University Young Scholars ProgramFlorida State University, Office of STEM Teaching Activities
- American Legion Auxiliary Magnolia Girls StateAmerican Legion Auxiliary Department of Mississippi
- North Dakota Game and Fish Explorer ProgramNorth Dakota Game and Fish Department
- Camp SOAR (Summer Opportunities in Aerospace Research)Texas A&M University, Department of Aerospace Engineering
- UC Davis School of Medicine Health Equity AcademyUC Davis School of Medicine, Office of Medical Pathways
- Rogel Cancer Center HERO Program (Healthcare Experience in Research & Oncology)University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
- Iowa Young Writers' StudioUniversity of Iowa, Iowa Writers' Workshop
- Eskenazi Health VolunTEEN Summer ProgramEskenazi Health
- Mississippi American Legion Boys StateAmerican Legion Department of Mississippi
- WSU Tri-Cities Running Start ProgramWashington State University Tri-Cities