Summer Programs for 9th Graders 2027

494 summer programs, research positions, internships, jobs and volunteer roles 9th graders (freshmen) can apply to, 65 open now. Soonest deadline first. Each one is checked against the organization's own page.

Summer programs 184

Summer research 22

Opens Dec 7Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (ASSIP)George Mason University College of Science · Fairfax, VA
Opens Dec 15UCSB Summer Research Academies (SRA)UC Santa Barbara Summer Sessions · Santa Barbara, CA
Opens Jan 6California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS)University of California Office of the President · UC Santa Cruz, CA
Due Jan 13Aspirnaut Lu-Springer High School Summer Research InternshipAspirnaut, Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · Paid
Due Feb 5LSU College of Engineering High School Summer Research ProgramLSU College of Engineering · Baton Rouge, LA · Free
Date TBACase Comprehensive Cancer Center Youth Engaged in Science (YES) ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · Paid
Date TBAChildren's Mercy Summer Training in Academic Research (STAR 2.0)Children's Mercy Research Institute · Kansas City, MO · Paid
Date TBACS@Mines Summer Research Internship for High School StudentsColorado School of Mines Department of Computer Science · Golden, CO · Free
Date TBADr. Charis Eng Monell Science Apprenticeship Program (MSAP)Monell Chemical Senses Center · Philadelphia, PA · Paid
Date TBAHigh School Summer Research Program (Forestry & Natural Resources)NC State College of Natural Resources · Raleigh, NC · Paid
Date TBAHIMB Research Experiences in Marine Science (REMS)Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaiʻi · Kaneohe, HI · Paid
Date TBALa Jolla Institute for Immunology LJIdea Summer InternshipLa Jolla Institute for Immunology · La Jolla, CA · Paid
Date TBALouisville Science Pathways Paid Research InternshipLouisville Science Pathways, University of Louisville · Louisville, KY · Paid
Date TBAMathQuantum High School FellowshipUniversity of Maryland, MathQuantum Research Training Group · Online · Free
Date TBANDSU PICNICS Summer Research ProgramNorth Dakota State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry · Fargo, ND
Date TBAOpen Science Quest at the Allen InstituteSeattle Public Schools / Allen Institute · Seattle, WA
Date TBAPenn Medicine OER Summer Internship ProgramOffice of Outreach, Education, and Research, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · Paid
Date TBAUChicago Data Science Institute Summer LabUniversity of Chicago Data Science Institute · Chicago, IL · Paid
Date TBAUniversity of Toledo REACH (Research Experience and Awareness of Clinical Health) ProgramUniversity of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences · Toledo, OH
Date TBAUniversity of Toledo Research in Science and Engineering (RISE) ProgramUniversity of Toledo, Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization · Toledo, OH
Date TBAVoelcker Biomedical Research AcademyUT Health San Antonio · San Antonio, TX
Date TBAYoung Scholars Summer STEMM Research Program (University of Illinois)University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering (WYSE) · Urbana, IL · Free

Summer internships 56

Summer jobs 110

Summer volunteering 122

Common questions

Are there summer programs for 9th graders?

Yes. Nichable lists 494 summer opportunities 9th graders can apply to for 2027, from programs and research to internships and jobs. Many selective programs take only older students, so a grade-specific list saves a lot of reading eligibility lines.

When should 9th graders apply for summer 2027?

Most selective summer programs open applications between November and January and close between January and April. Each listing shows its deadline, or the day applications open if they haven't yet.