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Programs for 9th Graders

Nichable lists 477 programs open to 9th graders (freshmen). 34 of them pay a wage or stipend. 72 of them cost money. Each one is checked against the organization's own page. Soonest deadlines first.

NYU Tisch Future Artists

NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Program· New York, NY
DeadlineNov 9

Youth Council

Town of Midvale, UT
Program· Midvale, UT
DeadlineNov 17

Access/VSA Playwright Discovery Program

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Program· Paid· Remote
Opening soon · Due Nov 19, 2026

Access/VSA International Young Musicians Program

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Program· Paid· Remote
Opening soon · Due Nov 19, 2026
Program· Paid· Remote
Opening soon · Due Nov 30, 2026

Appalachian STEM Academy at Oak Ridge

Appalachian Regional Commission / Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Program· Oak Ridge, TN
DeadlineDec 4

NFTE Entrepreneurship Programs

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Program· Nationwide
DeadlineDec 13

New Art in the Neighborhood

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Program· St. Louis, MO
DeadlineDec 16

NOAA Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador Program

NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Program· Remote
Opens Nov 13, 2026 · Due Jan 3, 2027

AI Startup Fellowship

Sonder Fellows
Program· Costs money· Remote
DeadlineJan 11, 2027

New-York Historical Tech Scholars

New-York Historical Society
Program· New York, NY
Opening soon · Due Jan 13, 2027

Costume Design Intensive

Interlochen Center for the Arts
Program· Costs money· Interlochen, MI
DeadlineJan 15, 2027

South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities

South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
Program· Greenville, SC
DeadlineJan 15, 2027

The Davidson Academy

Davidson Institute for Talent Development
Program· Reno, NV + online
DeadlineJan 20, 2027

Summer Startup at University of Kentucky

Kentucky Governor's School for Entrepreneurs
Program· Lexington, KY
DeadlineFeb 1, 2027
Program· Claremont, CA
Opens Nov 9, 2026 · Due Feb 22, 2027
Program· Indianapolis, IN
Opens Feb 1, 2027 · Due Feb 26, 2027

California State Summer School for the Arts

California State Summer School for the Arts
Program· Costs money· Pomona, CA
DeadlineFeb 28, 2027

Marquette Law School Summer Youth Institute

Marquette University Law School
Program· Milwaukee, WI
Opening soon · Due Mar 1, 2027

Columbia University Pre-College Summer Programs

Columbia University School of Professional Studies
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opening soon · Due Mar 1, 2027

UChicago Pre-College Summer Session

University of Chicago Summer Session
Program· Costs money· Chicago, IL
Opening soon · Due Mar 3, 2027

Teen Fellows Program

Chicago Architecture Center
Program· Paid· Chicago, IL
DeadlineMar 31, 2027

WashU Pre-College Summer Programs

Washington University in St. Louis
Program· Costs money· St. Louis, MO
Opens Dec 1, 2026 · Due Apr 1, 2027
Program· Knoxville, TN
Opens Mar 5, 2027 · Due Apr 2, 2027

Exeter Summer: Upper School

Phillips Exeter Academy
Program· Costs money· Exeter, NH
DeadlineApr 10, 2027

University of Cincinnati Biology meets Engineering Summer Program

University of Cincinnati Department of Biological Sciences
Program· Cincinnati, OH
Opening soon · Due Apr 18, 2027

Montana 4-H Congress

Montana State University Extension
Program· Costs money· Bozeman, MT
Opens May 1, 2027 · Due Jun 15, 2027
Program· Remote
Opening soon · Due Jun 30, 2027

STEP-UP High School

Medical College of Wisconsin
Program· Milwaukee, WI
Opens Jun 15, 2027 · Due Sep 30, 2027
Program· Nationwide
Opening soon

National History Club

National History Day
Program· Nationwide
Opening soon

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) Summer Programs

Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
Program· Costs money· Nationwide
Opening soon

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) High School

Future Business Leaders of America, Inc.
Program· Nationwide
DeadlineRolling

National Student Leadership Conference

National Student Leadership Conference (in partnership with American University)
Program· Costs money· Nationwide
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· Amherst, MA
Opening soon

Ross Mathematics Program

Ross Mathematics Foundation
Program· Costs money· Nationwide
Opening soon

Canada/USA Mathcamp

Mathcamp (Mathematics Foundation of America)
Program· Costs money· Nationwide
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· Boston, MA
Opening soon

Menezes Challenge PRIMES Circle

MIT Department of Mathematics
Program· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon

Education Programs

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Program· Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Opening soon

USACO Training Camp

USA Computing Olympiad
Program· Nationwide
Opening soon

The Congressional Award

The Congressional Award Foundation
Program· Remote
Opening soon

Coding Camps

Kode With Klossy
Program· Nationwide
DeadlineRolling

Broad Institute Education and Outreach Programs

Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Program· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon

Math Club

Girls' Angle
Program· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· Washington, DC
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· Nationwide
Opens Nov 8, 2026

Pre-College Programs

Summer Discovery
Program· Costs money· Nationwide
DeadlineRolling

Online Courses

Art of Problem Solving
Program· Costs money· Remote
DeadlineRolling
Program· Worldwide
DeadlineRolling
Program· Costs money· Evanston, IL + online
Opening soon

Summer Institute for the Gifted

Summer Institute for the Gifted
Program· Costs money· Nationwide
DeadlineRolling

Junior Achievement Programs

Junior Achievement USA
Program· Nationwide
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· Online
Opening soon

Idyllwild Arts Summer Program

Idyllwild Arts Academy
Program· Costs money· Idyllwild, CA
Opening soon

Stella Adler Studio Teen Conservatory

Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opening soon

Civic Action Programs

Mikva Challenge
Program· Nationwide
Opening soon

Civics Program

Generation Citizen
Program· Nationwide
Opening soon

CIEE High School Study Abroad

Council on International Educational Exchange
Program· Costs money· Worldwide
Opening soon

EAA Young Eagles

Experimental Aircraft Association
Program· Nationwide
Opening soon

Common questions

Can 9th graders apply to these programs?

Yes. Each of the 477 programs here accepts 9th grade by its own grade range, or sets no grade limit. Many also limit where you live or which school you attend, so read the listing before you apply.

Do these programs cost money?

72 of the 477 listed here charge tuition or a required fee, stated on the organization's own page, and are marked "Costs money". The other 405 don't list a cost.

How do I apply?

Each listing is run by its own organization and you apply on that organization's site. A free Nichable account shows each listing's deadline and how to apply, and lets you save and track them.