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Online Programs for High School Students

Nichable lists 44 online programs for high school students that you can do from anywhere, and 5 of them pay students a wage or stipend. Each one is checked against the organization's own page. Soonest deadlines first.

Access/VSA Playwright Discovery Program

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Program· Paid· Remote
Opening soon · Due Nov 19, 2026

Access/VSA International Young Musicians Program

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Program· Paid· Remote
Opening soon · Due Nov 19, 2026
Program· Paid· Remote
Opening soon · Due Nov 30, 2026

NOAA Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador Program

NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Program· Remote
Opens Nov 13, 2026 · Due Jan 3, 2027

AI Startup Fellowship

Sonder Fellows
Program· Costs money· Remote
DeadlineJan 11, 2027
Program· Remote
Opening soon · Due Jun 30, 2027

The Congressional Award

The Congressional Award Foundation
Program· Remote
Opening soon

Online Courses

Art of Problem Solving
Program· Costs money· Remote
DeadlineRolling

Civic Innovators Fellowship

Civics Unplugged (CU Society)
Program· Remote
Opening soon

Youth Advisory Board

Born This Way Foundation
Program· Paid· Remote
Opening soon

GeneLab for High Schools

NASA Ames Research Center
Program· Remote
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· Remote
Opening soon
Program· Costs money· Remote
Opening soon
Program· Remote
Opening soon

Stanford AIMI Summer Health AI Bootcamp

Stanford Center for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine & Imaging
Program· Costs money· Remote
Opening soon
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling

MITES Semester

MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs
Program· Remote
Opening soon

Free Online Tutoring

Schoolhouse.world
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling

NYLC Youth Advisory Council

National Youth Leadership Council (nylc)
Program· Remote
Opening soon

NESST Youth Ambassadors

Smithsonian Science Education Center
Program· Remote
Opening soon
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling
Program· Costs money· Remote
DeadlineRolling
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling

SWENext High School Leadership Academy

Society of Women Engineers
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling

SWENext

Society of Women Engineers
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling
Program· Remote
Opening soon

KU Medical Center Teen Community Advisory Board

University of Kansas Medical Center
Program· Remote
Opening soon

Virtual Youth Science Summit

Kentucky Science Center
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling
Program· Paid· Remote
Opening soon
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling

New Voices Student Leaders Institute

Student Press Law Center
Program· Remote
Opening soon
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling
Program· Remote
Opening soon
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling

AAJA JCamp National Journalism Program

Asian American Journalists Association
Program· Remote
Opening soon
Program· Remote
DeadlineRolling
Program· Remote
Opening soon
Program· Remote
Opening soon

Luna Lab Fellowship

Luna Composition Lab
Program· Remote
Opening soon

Mentorship Program

Girl Security
Program· Remote
Opening soon

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies
Program· Costs money· Remote
Opening soon

Summer Program

AwesomeMath
Program· Costs money· Remote
Opening soon

Common questions

Are these online programs really open to students anywhere?

Each one is listed as remote: you take part online rather than in a particular city. Some still limit eligibility, for example to U.S. residents or certain grades, so check the listing before you apply.

Do any online programs pay high school students?

Yes. 5 of the 44 listed here pay students a wage or stipend.

How do I apply?

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.