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Programs for High School Students in New York City

Nichable lists 30 programs for high school students based in all five boroughs, plus Jersey City, Hoboken, Yonkers and White Plains, and 7 of them pay students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Columbia University Pre-College Summer Programs

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

Teen Techies

Brooklyn Public Library
Program· Paid· Brooklyn, NY
Opening soon
Program· Paid· Brooklyn, NY
Opening soon

Cooper Hewitt Design Hive

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Program· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Program· New York, NY
Opening soon
Program· Paid· Long Island City, NY
Opening soon

CUNY College Now Dual Enrollment

The City University of New York
Program· New York, NY
DeadlineRolling

CSPA Summer Journalism Workshop

Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opening soon

New-York Historical Tech Scholars

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

NYU CS4CS (Computer Science for Cyber Security)

NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Program· Brooklyn, NY
Opening soon

9/11 Memorial & Museum Teen Ambassador Program

National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Program· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opens Dec 1, 2026

NYU Tisch Future Artists

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

Now (Dual Enrollment)

Lehman College
Program· Bronx, NY
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opening soon

Real Estate NYC: From Design to Development

NYU School of Professional Studies (Schack Institute of Real Estate)
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
DeadlineDec 1
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opens Dec 1, 2026 · Due Apr 16, 2027
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
DeadlineDec 1

Vogue Summer School

Vogue College of Fashion
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
DeadlineDec 1

MoMA Teens-in-Residence

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Program· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Stella Adler Studio Teen Conservatory

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

NYU Precollege

New York University
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
DeadlineJan 4, 2027
Program· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opening soon

Common questions

Are there paid programs for high school students in New York City?

Yes. 7 of the 30 programs listed in New York City pay students a wage or stipend.

How do high school students apply to programs in New York City?

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.