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Summer 2027 Programs for High School Students in Boston

Nichable lists 34 summer programs, internships and jobs for high school students based in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Newton and the rest of Greater Boston, and 15 of them pay students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Genesis at Brandeis

Brandeis University Precollege Programs
Program· Costs money· Waltham, MA
Opening soon

Summer Programs

Boston Leadership Institute
Program· Costs money· Wellesley, MA
Opening soon

Summer ZooTeen Program

Zoo New England
Internship· Paid· Boston, MA
Opening soon

CURE Summer Only Research Internship

Harvard Cancer Consortium
Research· Paid· Boston, MA
DeadlineRolling

YES for CURE (Young Empowered Scientists for ContinUed Research Engagement)

Harvard Cancer Consortium
Research· Paid· Boston, MA
DeadlineNov 23

Teen Arts Council

Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Job· Paid· Boston, MA
Opening soon

MIT PRIMES mathroots

MIT Department of Mathematics (MIT PRIMES)
Program· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon

Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction for Student Engineers

MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Program· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon

Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive

Berklee College of Music
Program· Costs money· Boston, MA
DeadlineRolling

Museum of Science Boston Summer High School Internship

Museum of Science, Boston
Internship· Paid· Boston, MA
Opening soon

Forsyth Student Scholars Summer Internship

The Forsyth Institute
Research· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon

TIP Internship (Today's Interns, Tomorrow's Professionals)

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Internship· Paid· Boston, MA
Opening soon

Summer Teen Internship

New England Aquarium
Internship· Paid· Boston, MA
Opening soon

MGH Youth Scholars Program

Massachusetts General Hospital
Program· Boston, MA
Opening soon

Seed Crew

The Food Project
Job· Paid· Boston, MA
Opening soon

LEAH Knox Scholars Program

The LEAH Project
Internship· Paid· Boston, MA
Opening soon

MITES Summer

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Program· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon

Broad Summer Scholars Program

Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Research· Paid· Cambridge, MA
Opens Nov 23, 2026 · Due Jan 20, 2027

SuccessLink Summer Youth Jobs

City of Boston / Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity
Job· Paid· Boston, MA
Opening soon

MIT Women's Technology Program

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Program· Cambridge, MA
DeadlineRolling

Summer High School Programs

Boston University
Program· Costs money· Boston, MA
Opening soon

Veterinary Technology Summer Pre-College

UMass Amherst
Program· Costs money· Newton, MA
Opening soon

Mini Med School

Tufts University School of Medicine (Tufts Pre-College Programs)
Program· Costs money· Boston, MA
Opening soon

AI & Health Summer High School Bootcamp

MIT Jameel Clinic
Program· Costs money· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon

Summer Institute in Global Leadership (Model UN)

United Nations Association of Greater Boston
Program· Boston, MA
Opening soon

Youth Internship Program

Museum of Science, Boston
Internship· Paid· Boston, MA
Opening soon

Boston Youth Summer Jobs Program

City of Boston / Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity
Job· Paid· Boston, MA
Opening soon

Mayor's Summer Jobs Program

City of Somerville, Mayor's Office
Job· Paid· Somerville, MA
Opening soon

Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program

City of Cambridge
Job· Paid· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon

High School Programs

Harvard Summer School
Program· Costs money· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon

PROMYS (Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists)

PROMYS Foundation
Program· Costs money· Boston, MA
Opening soon

Summer Institute

MIT Beaver Works
Program· Cambridge, MA
DeadlineRolling

Research in Science & Engineering

Boston University Dept. of Biology
Research· Costs money· Boston, MA
Opens Dec 17, 2026

Research Science Institute

Center for Excellence in Education
Research· Cambridge, MA
Opening soon

Common questions

Are there paid summer programs, internships and jobs for high school students in Boston?

Yes. 15 of the 34 summer programs, internships and jobs listed in Boston pay students a wage or stipend.

How do high school students apply to summer programs, internships and jobs in Boston?

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.

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