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Summer 2027 Programs for High School Students in the Bay Area

Nichable lists 25 summer programs, internships and jobs for high school students based in the South Bay, the Peninsula, the East Bay and San Francisco, and 12 of them pay students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Stanford STaRS Internship Program

Stanford Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Research· Stanford, CA
Opening soon

Stanford SHTEM Summer Internships

Stanford Compression Forum
Research· Costs money· Stanford, CA
Opens Dec 7, 2026
Internship· Paid· Oakland, CA
Opens Nov 16, 2026 · Due Jan 8, 2027
Program· Menlo Park, CA
Opening soon

MoAD Summer Apprenticeship Program

Museum of the African Diaspora
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

SF YouthWorks

City and County of San Francisco
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opening soon

LLNL Biotechnology Summer Experience

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Research· Livermore, CA
Opening soon
Program· Livermore, CA
Opening soon
Job· Paid· Palo Alto, CA
DeadlineRolling

Cupertino Recreation Leader (Summer Programs)

City of Cupertino Parks and Recreation
Job· Paid· Cupertino, CA
DeadlineRolling

Young Scholars Program

Santa Clara University
Program· Costs money· Santa Clara, CA
Opening soon

Stanford Medical Youth Science Program

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies
Program· Stanford, CA
Opening soon

Stanford Summer Session

Stanford University
Program· Costs money· Stanford, CA
Opening soon

Oakland Summer Jobs Program

Youth Employment Partnership
Job· Paid· Oakland, CA
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· San Francisco, CA
Opens Mar 1, 2027
Internship· Paid· Albuquerque, NM + 1 more
Opening soon

Summer Engineering Seminar

Santa Clara University School of Engineering
Program· Santa Clara, CA
Opening soon
Internship· Oakland, CA
Opening soon

Summer Student Research Program

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Research· Paid· Oakland, CA
Opening soon

High School Internship Program

Lockheed Martin Space
Internship· Denver, CO + 5 more
DeadlineJan 3, 2027
Internship· Paid· Alameda, CA
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· Berkeley, CA
Opening soon

Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies
Program· Costs money· Stanford, CA
Opening soon

Experiences in Research (EinR)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Internship· Paid· Berkeley, CA
Opening soon

Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program

Stanford University School of Medicine
Research· Paid· Stanford, CA
Opening soon

Common questions

Are there paid summer programs, internships and jobs for high school students in the Bay Area?

Yes. 12 of the 25 summer programs, internships and jobs listed in the Bay Area pay students a wage or stipend.

How do high school students apply to summer programs, internships and jobs in the Bay Area?

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.