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Programs for High School Students in Tennessee

Nichable lists 19 programs for high school students based in Tennessee, and 2 of them pay students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Memphis Youth City Council

Memphis Office of Youth Services
Program· Memphis, TN
Opening soon
Program· Memphis, TN
Opening soon

Memphis Ambassadors Program

Memphis Office of Youth Services
Program· Paid· Memphis, TN
Opening soon

Vanderbilt Summer Academy

Vanderbilt University Programs for Talented Youth
Program· Costs money· Nashville, TN
Opening soon

UTC Upward Bound

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Center for Community Career Education
Program· Chattanooga, TN
Opening soon

Upward Bound

Fisk University
Program· Nashville, TN
Opening soon

Teen Arts Action Group

Frist Art Museum
Program· Nashville, TN
Opening soon

TRIO Upward Bound

University of Memphis
Program· Memphis, TN
Opening soon

TheatreQuest Teen Group

Chattanooga Theatre Centre
Program· Chattanooga, TN
DeadlineRolling

YMCA Youth Leadership Chattanooga

YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga
Program· Chattanooga, TN
DeadlineRolling
Program· Knoxville, TN
Opens Mar 5, 2027 · Due Apr 2, 2027
Program· Oak Ridge, TN
Opening soon

Appalachian STEM Academy at Oak Ridge

Appalachian Regional Commission / Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Program· Oak Ridge, TN
DeadlineDec 4

CLOUD901 Teen Learning Lab

Memphis Public Libraries
Program· Memphis, TN
DeadlineRolling

Knoxville Mayor's Youth Council

City of Knoxville, Empower Knox
Program· Knoxville, TN
Opening soon

Youth Council

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Program· Paid· Memphis, TN
Opening soon

Youth Action Council

Memphis Public Libraries
Program· Memphis, TN
Opening soon

Tennessee State University National Summer Transportation Institute

Tennessee State University College of Engineering
Program· Nashville, TN
Opening soon

Nashville Mayor's Youth Council

Oasis Center / Office of the Mayor of Nashville
Program· Nashville, TN
Opening soon

Common questions

Are there paid programs for high school students in Tennessee?

Yes. 2 of the 19 programs listed in Tennessee pay students a wage or stipend.

How do high school students apply to programs in Tennessee?

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.