Program Name (with hyperlink to website)
Program Eligibility
We have listed a sampling of the many programs offered across the united States to K-12 students interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). A comprehensive list of STEM access programs for all age groups can be found on the Pathways to Science website.
Academically Interested Minds (AIM) at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan
Eligibility: Rising high school seniors
Broad Summer Scholars Program
Eligibility: Boston-area high school student
Boston Architectural College Summer Academy
Eligibility: Grades 9 - 12
Boston Leadership Institute – residential and day programs
Eligibility: Rising 8th graders and above.
Boston University's Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists (PROMYS)
Eligibility: High school students
Boston University Summer Pathways in Science and Engineering for Young Women
Eligibility: : Rising high school juniors and seniors
Boston University Summer Programs for High School Students
Eligibility: : 9th to 12th graders
Boston Youth Zone - Department of Youth Engagement & Employment
Eligibility: City of Boston residents ages 15-18
Carnegie Mellon Summer Academy for Math and Science
Eligibility: High school senior
Carleton College Summer Enrichment Programs (Northfield, Minnesota)
Eligibility: Rising Juniors
City School Summer Leadership Program (Boston, MA)
Eligibility: High school students
Cornell CATALYST Academy
Eligibility: Rising high school juniors and seniors
Cornell CURIE Academy
Eligibility: High school girls
Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program
Eligibility: Live in Southeast Michigan
Community Boating RoboSail and Environmental Science Programs (Boston, MA)
Eligibility: High school students
Cornell University Summer College for High School Students
Eligibility: Current sophomores and juniors
Davidson College July Experience
Eligibility: Current sophomores and juniors
Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP)
Eligibility: High school students
EXPLO Bioengineering for Girls at Wheaton College
Eligibility: Young women entering grades 9-11
ExploPrograms at Wellesley College
Eligibility: 8th and 9th graders
Girls Who Code – Boston and National
Eligibility: Rising Juniors and Seniors
Hamilton Scholars
Eligibility: High school Junior
Harvard Medical School Medscience Program
Eligibility: High School students
Harvard Medical School Project Success Program
Eligibility: Current Boston-area juniors and seniors
Harvard Summer School
Eligibility: Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program
Eligibility: Students entering 8th grade in the fall of 2020
Johns Hopkins Center for Gifted and Talented Youth
Eligibility: Pre-K through 12th
Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA) Scholars Program
Eligibility: US Citizens or Permanent Residents or DACA recipients from low-income families
LEAD Global
Eligibility: Current freshmen and sophomores
LEAD Summer Business Institute (SBI)
Eligibility: Current juniors
LEAH Knox Scholars Program
Eligibility: Rising high-school juniors or seniors
LEAH Project
Eligibility: Boston Public School students of color in the 9th – 12th grades
MathILy at Bryn Mawr College
Eligibility: High school students
Michigan Summer Engineering Academy
Eligibility: High school juniors
MIT Lincoln Laboratory Cipher Program (LLCIPHER)
Eligibility: High school students grades 9-12
MIT Lincoln Laboratory Radar Introduction for Student Engineers (LLRISE)
Eligibility: Current juniors in High School
Morehouse College Upward Bound Math & Science Southeast Regional Institute
Eligibility: Current southeast U.S. sophomores and juniors
Morehouse College Upward Bound Math & Science State Center
Eligibility: Current Georgia-area sophomores and juniors
NASA Sharp
Eligibility: High school students
Northeastern University Young Scholars Program
Eligibility: Current sophomores and juniors
Northeastern University Center for STEM Education
Eligibility: 6th – 12th graders
Northeastern University Costal Ocean Science Academy (COSA) at the Marine Science Center
Eligibility: Middle and High School students
NSBE Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK)
Eligibility: 3rd through 5th graders
Pathways to Science Program
Eligibility: Hispanic young women attending high school (preference given to current 9th graders)
Phillips Academy Mathematics & Science for Minority Students (MS)^2
Eligibility: High school students
Phillips Academy Summer Session
Eligibility: High school students
QuestBridge College Prep Scholars Program
Eligibility: High school juniors
QuestBridge National College Match
Eligibility: High school seniors
SCS Noonan Scholars
Eligibility: No particular requirements, but special attention is given to low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students of color
SMASH Academy
Eligibility: Current high-school freshmen who reside in and attend school within 50 miles of the cities served
Smith College Summer Science & Engineering Program
Eligibility: Current 8th – 11th graders; women only
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
Eligibility: Public high school students from New York and San Francisco
Stanford University Mathematics Camp
Eligibility: Current sophomores and juniors
Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes
Eligibility: Current 8th graders, freshmen and juniors
Stanford High School Summer College
Eligibility: Current high school or ap-year students aged 16-19
Suffolk University Upward Bound
Eligibility: High School students who are Dorchester residents or students at Dorchester Academy or Tech Boston Academy.
Summer Programs at Tuskegee University
Eligibility: Multiple programs offered through various school departments; check website for eligibility requirements for each
Summer Programs at Xavier University of Louisiana
Eligibility: Multiple programs offered through various school departments; check website for eligibility requirements for each
Summer Search
Eligibility: Nominated by partner school (see site for list of schools)
Summer Science Program
Eligibility: Current juniors; international students also accepted
Syracuse University Summer College for High School Students
Eligibility: Current juniors
Telluride Summer Program for Juniors
Eligibility: Current high school juniors
Tenacity Middle School, College Prep, and Summer Program
Eligibility: Middle and High School students
Trinity Education for Excellence Program (TEEP)
Eligibility: Rising 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students
UMASS Boston Noble & Greenough Math and Science Upward Bound
Eligibility: 9th – 12th graders from Lawrence, MA
UMASS Upward Bound
Eligibility: : 9th and 10th graders who are current students at Dorchester Academy, Jeremiah E. Burke High School, Madison Park High School, or Excel High School
UMass Boston Urban Scholars Program
Eligibility: 9th – 12th graders who are current students at Jeremiah E. Burke, Dorchester Education Complex (Dorchester Academy and TechBoston Academy) and South Boston Education Complex (Excel and Green Academy) and the Dearborn Academy
University of Wisconsin Engineering Summer Program
Eligibility: Current sophomores and juniors
USC Bovard Scholars
Eligibility: High school juniors