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Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) · 2027
Two-week residential academic sessions at Yale in science and technology, politics/law/economics, and global challenges. The 2027 application is open.
Yale University · Early Action application due: Oct 15, 2026 · 11:59 PM EDTMIT Women's Technology Program (WTP-ME) 2027
Four residential weeks exploring mechanical engineering through classes, laboratories and collaborative projects at MIT.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2027 WTP application opens: Oct 16, 2026Notre Dame Leadership Seminars · 2027
Selective residential seminars exploring public issues and leadership. Notre Dame covers admitted students' tuition, housing and meals.
University of Notre Dame · Summer application opens: Oct 19, 2026Regeneron High School Mentorship Program · summer 2027
A scientist-mentored summer research placement at Regeneron's Tarrytown headquarters, entered through a teacher nomination.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals · Summer 2027 teacher nominations open: Oct 19, 2026Stanford Summer Session · High School 2027
An academic quarter of Stanford coursework for visiting high-school students, with residential and commuter options and a Stanford transcript.
Stanford University · Summer applications open: Nov 2, 2026LaunchX Entrepreneurship · Summer 2027
Summer entrepreneurship programs where high-school students develop ventures and work on business problems. One application covers the organizer's summer options.
LaunchX · Summer priority application deadline: Nov 11, 2026Georgetown Hoya Summer High School Sessions · 2027
Summer academies, College Prep and Summer College options at Georgetown. The organizer is preparing summer 2027 offerings and announces their application launch in November.
Georgetown University · 2027 offerings and applications launch: Nov 16, 2026Engineering Summer Academy at Penn (ESAP) 2027
A residential engineering academy at Penn with confirmed 2027 admissions and July 11–30 program dates.
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science · 2027 ESAP application opens: Dec 1, 2026 · 12:00 PM ESTHarvard Pre-College Program · 2027
Two-week residential, non-credit courses for high-school students. The structured campus experience is separate from Harvard's credit-bearing Secondary School Program.
Harvard Summer School · Applications open: Dec 1, 2026Harvard Secondary School Program · 2027
Four- or seven-week college-credit study, with residential, commuting and online options. This is Harvard's Secondary School Program, distinct from its two-week non-credit Pre-College program.
Harvard Summer School · Applications open: Dec 1, 2026Research Mentorship Program (RMP)
Interdisciplinary university research with a graduate, postdoctoral, or faculty mentor. Begins with a virtual component.
University of California, Santa Barbara · Applications open: Dec 15, 2026Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP)
Residential faculty-mentored university laboratory research with a concluding research poster.
University of Iowa — Belin-Blank Center · Applications open: Dec 15, 2026 · 5:00 PM CSTSummer Research Academies (SRA)
Research learning organized into interdisciplinary tracks for high school students.
University of California, Santa Barbara · Applications open: Dec 15, 2026Columbia Summer High School Academic Program for Engineers (SHAPE) 2027
Choose a college-level engineering course during one or both three-week summer sessions at Columbia. SHAPE is noncredit and separate from Columbia's broader precollege programs.
Columbia Engineering · 2027 SHAPE priority/scholarship deadline: Dec 16, 2026Columbia Pre-College Summer · 2027
Non-credit summer courses offered through NYC residential, commuter and synchronous online options. These are separate from Columbia Engineering's SHAPE program and credit-bearing College Edge.
Columbia University School of Professional Studies · Summer early-registration deadline: Feb 1, 2027PROMYS at Boston University 2027
Six residential weeks of mathematical exploration at Boston University, with a confirmed summer 2027 session and an application deadline still to be finalized.
Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists / Boston University · 2027 PROMYS residential session: Jun 27, 2027 – Aug 7, 2027Anson L. Clark Scholars Program
Small residential cohort conducting intensive faculty research across academic disciplines.
Texas Tech University · Dates to be announcedAwesomeMath Summer Program · next cycle pending
Three weeks of live online mathematics and problem-solving workshops. This summer program has separate admissions from the year-round AwesomeMath Academy.
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