Programs for High School Students in New York

Nichable lists 45 programs for high school students based in New York, and 8 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

Upward Bound Program

University at Buffalo (Cora P. Maloney Center)

Program· Buffalo, NY

DeadlineRolling

Liberty Partnerships Program

Le Moyne College

Program· Syracuse, NY

Opening soon

Syracuse University Liberty Partnerships Program

Syracuse University School of Education

Program· Syracuse, NY

Opening soon

Teen Techies

Brooklyn Public Library

Program· Paid· Brooklyn, NY

Opening soon

BRIC Teen Media and Curatorial Fellowships

BRIC Arts Media

Program· Paid· Brooklyn, NY

Opening soon

Cooper Hewitt Design Hive

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Program· Paid· New York, NY

Opening soon

Teen Leaders for Conservation

Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Program· Syracuse, NY

Opening soon

Teen Arts Council

Everson Museum of Art

Program· Syracuse, NY

Opening soon

Model Museum

Burchfield Penney Art Center

Program· Paid· Buffalo, NY

Opening soon

Young Birders Event

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Program· Ithaca, NY

Opening soon

Brain Seminar for Teens and Opportunities for Research Mentorship (BrainSTORM)

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Program· New York, NY

Opening soon

Noguchi Museum Teen Advisory Board

The Noguchi Museum

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

NYU High School Law Institute

NYU School of Law

Program· New York, NY

Opening soon

Summer PreCollege Intensive

Pratt Institute

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

Barnard Athena Summer Innovation Institute

Barnard College

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

Columbia Engineering SHAPE (Summer High School Academic Program for Engineers)

Columbia Engineering Outreach Programs

Program· Costs money· New York, NY

Opening soon

Precollege Summer 10-Day Courses (Fashion Design & Related Majors)

Fashion Institute of Technology

Program· Costs money· New York, NY

Opening soon

Criminal Justice: From the Crime Scene to the Courtroom...and Beyond

NYU School of Professional Studies

Program· Costs money· New York, NY

Opening soon

Explore Your Future

National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at RIT

Program· Rochester, NY

DeadlineMay 30, 2027

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

Elite Culinary Intensive at the Culinary Institute of America

Culinary Institute of America (curated by Summer Discovery)

Program· Hyde Park, NY

Opening soon

Tisch Summer High School Dance Program

New York University

Program· Costs money· New York, NY

DeadlineDec 1

City Visionaries: Summer Program for High School Students

Cornell University

Program· Costs money· New York, NY

Opens Dec 1, 2026 · Due Apr 16, 2027

STARTALK Chinese Program: Language Wonders of the World

University at Buffalo

Program· Buffalo, NY

Opening soon

Tisch Summer High School Production and Design Workshop

New York University

Program· Costs money· New York, NY

DeadlineDec 1

Vogue Summer School

Vogue College of Fashion

Program· Costs money· New York, NY

Opening soon

Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Program· Geneva, NY

DeadlineRolling

Tisch Summer High School Photography and Imaging Program

New York University

Program· Costs money· New York, NY

DeadlineDec 1

Biomedical Science and Technology Entry Program (Medical STEP)

University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine

Program· Buffalo, NY

Opening soon

MoMA Teens-in-Residence

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Program· Paid· New York, NY

Opening soon

Summer Institute: Nursing Exploration

Mount Saint Mary College

Program· Newburgh, NY

Opening soon

Stella Adler Studio Teen Conservatory

Stella Adler Studio of Acting

Program· Costs money· New York, NY

Opening soon

Education Programs

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Program· Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Opening soon

NYU Precollege

New York University

Program· Costs money· New York, NY

DeadlineJan 4, 2027

Academy of Math and Programming

Jane Street

Program· Paid· New York, NY

Opening soon

Cornell Summer College (Pre-College Studies)

Cornell University School of Continuing Education

Program· Costs money· Ithaca, NY

Opening soon

Barnard Pre-College Programs (NextGen Leadership Institute)

Barnard College, Columbia University

Program· Costs money· New York, NY

Opening soon

Common questions

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

Yes. 8 of the 45 programs listed in New York pay students a wage or stipend.

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

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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