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Summer 2027 Programs for High School Students in New York City

Nichable lists 39 summer programs, internships and jobs for high school students based in all five boroughs, plus Jersey City, Hoboken, Yonkers and White Plains, and 16 of them pay students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

NYU GSTEM Summer Research Program

NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Research· Costs money· New York, NY
Opens Feb 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

Memorial Sloan Kettering Summer Student Program

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Research· Paid· New York, NY
Opens Dec 1, 2026 · Due Feb 5, 2027

Project TRUE Field Research Assistant Internship

Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo
Research· Paid· Bronx, NY
Opening soon

NewYork-Presbyterian CCHE Teen Peer Program

NewYork-Presbyterian / Queens
Volunteer· Queens, 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· Costs money· Brooklyn, NY
Opening soon

NYU CS4CS (Computer Science for Cyber Security)

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

Garden Apprentice Program

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Internship· Paid· Brooklyn, NY
DeadlineDec 4
Research· New York, NY
Opening soon
Research· Paid· Brooklyn, NY
Opening soon
Volunteer· New York, NY
Opens Dec 1, 2026
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opens Dec 1, 2026

Apprentice Program

Brooklyn Museum
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Summer Youth Tillers

Green Guerillas
Job· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Manhattan DA High School Internship Program

Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

CCNY College Now STEM Research Academy

The City College of New York
Research· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· New York, NY
Opening soon
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Summer Youth Employment Program

Newark Youth One-Stop Career Center / City of Newark
Job· Paid· Newark, NJ
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

Summer Youth Employment Program

Police Athletic League (PAL) NYC
Job· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Summer Internship for High School Students

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Hearst High School Media Internship

The Paley Center for Media
Internship· Paid· New York, NY
Opening soon

Rockefeller University Summer Science Research Program

The Rockefeller University / RockEDU Science Outreach
Research· New York, NY
DeadlineJan 4, 2027

Summer Youth Employment Program

NYC Department of Youth and Community Development
Job· 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 summer programs, internships and jobs for high school students in New York City?

Yes. 16 of the 39 summer programs, internships and jobs listed in New York City pay students a wage or stipend.

How do high school students apply to summer programs, internships and jobs 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.