Summer 2027 Programs for High School Students in New York

Nichable lists 65 summer programs, internships and jobs for high school students based in New York, and 28 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

Rochester R-Center, Camp and Aquatics Seasonal Jobs

City of Rochester Department of Recreation and Human Services

Job· Paid· Rochester, NY

Opening soon

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 Volunteer Program

St. Joseph's Health

Volunteer· Syracuse, NY

Opening soon

History Is Now Teen Guide Program

Historic Cherry Hill

Job· Paid· Albany, NY

Opening soon

Memorial Sloan Kettering Summer Student Program

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Research· Paid· New York, NY

Opens Dec 1, 2026 · Due Feb 5, 2027

Youth Crewmember

Onondaga Earth Corps

Job· Syracuse, NY

DeadlineRolling

Rensselaer County Summer Youth Employment Program

Rensselaer County Department of Employment and Training

Job· Paid· Troy, NY

Opening soon

ZooGuides Paid Internship

Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Internship· Paid· Syracuse, NY

Opening soon

Paid Summer Teen Internship

New York State Museum

Internship· Paid· Albany, NY

Opening soon

NextGen Neuroscience Summer Program

Albany Medical College

Research· Albany, NY

DeadlineMar 1, 2027

LIGHT Youth Employment Programs

City of Albany

Job· Paid· Albany, NY

Opening soon

Buffalo Teen Summer Volunteer Program

Catholic Health (Buffalo)

Volunteer· Buffalo, NY

Opening soon

Laboratory for Laser Energetics Summer High School Research Program

Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Research· Paid· Rochester, NY

Opening soon

City of Rochester Summer of Opportunity Program

City of Rochester Youth Employment Services

Internship· Paid· Rochester, NY

Opening soon

Summer Youth Employment Program

Erie County (Summer Youth Employment Program)

Job· Paid· Buffalo, NY

Opening soon

NEXT-GEN High School Internship

Jacobs Institute

Internship· Paid· Buffalo, NY

Opening soon

Schenectady County Summer Youth Employment Program

Schenectady County Connects (Job Training Agency)

Job· Paid· Schenectady, NY

Opening soon

High School Summer Research Experience in Cancer

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Research· Buffalo, NY

DeadlineJan 1, 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

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

Garden Apprentice Program

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Internship· Paid· Brooklyn, NY

DeadlineDec 4

Columbia BRAINYAC (Brain Research Apprenticeships in New York at Columbia)

Columbia University Zuckerman Institute

Research· New York, NY

Opening soon

NYU ARISE (Applied Research Innovations in Science and Engineering)

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Research· Paid· Brooklyn, NY

Opening soon

Teen Internship

DOROT

Volunteer· New York, NY

Opens Dec 1, 2026

Barnard Athena Summer Innovation Institute

Barnard College

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

Summer Creative Writing Internship

Writopia Lab

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

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

Columbia Engineering Outreach Programs

Program· Costs money· New York, NY

Opening soon

Metropolitan Museum of Art High School Internship

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Internship· Paid· New York, NY

Opening soon

Summer Youth Employment Program

RochesterWorks / City of Rochester, NY

Job· Paid· Rochester, 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

Summer Youth Employment Program

Police Athletic League (PAL) NYC

Job· Paid· New York, NY

Opening soon

Summer Institute: Nursing Exploration

Mount Saint Mary College

Program· Newburgh, 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

Garcia Research Scholars Program

Garcia Center for Polymers at Engineered Interfaces

Research· Costs money· Stony Brook, NY

Opening soon

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

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Common questions

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

Yes. 28 of the 65 summer programs, internships and jobs listed in New York pay students a wage or stipend.

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

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