Computer science summer programs for high schoolers.
Research institutes, programming intensives, and AI fellowships at top US universities for high school students interested in computer science.
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NSLI-Y Summer Abroad Program
U.S. Department of State / American Councils · 6-7 weeks · residential
FreeNov 12, 2026MIT PRIMES (Program for Research in Mathematics, Engineering and Science)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 1 year (part-time) · hybrid
FreeDec 2, 2026Science Program for the Advancement of Research Knowledge (SPARK)
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science · 6+ months · hybrid
FreeDec 31, 2026AFRL Scholars Program
Air Force Research Laboratory · 8-10 weeks · residential
$5,000Jan 10, 2027JCamp (Asian American Journalists Association)
Asian American Journalists Association · 6 days · residential
FreeJan 11, 2027Interlochen Arts Camp (High School Programs)
Interlochen Center for the Arts · 1-6 weeks · residential
$5,000Jan 15, 2027Bank of America Student Leaders Program
Bank of America Foundation · 8 weeks · hybrid
FreeJan 15, 2027Bank of America Student Leaders
Bank of America · 8 weeks · commuter
FreeJan 15, 2027Research Science Institute (RSI)
MIT · 6 weeks · residential
FreeJan 15, 2027NYU Tisch Summer High School Residential Program
New York University / Tisch School of the Arts · 4 weeks · residential
$8,000Jan 15, 2027CIEE Global Navigator High School Summer Abroad - Arts & Culture
CIEE · 3 weeks · residential
$4,200Jan 20, 2027CIEE Global Navigator High School Summer Abroad - Language & Culture
CIEE · 4 weeks · residential
$4,500Jan 20, 2027Young Scholars Program
University of Georgia · 5 weeks · commuter
$2,000Jan 23, 2027Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program
American Fisheries Society · 8 weeks · commuter
$3,000Jan 25, 2027Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program
The Jackson Laboratory · 10 weeks · residential
FreeJan 26, 2027University of Pennsylvania Pre-College Residential Program
University of Pennsylvania · 2-6 weeks · residential
$13,246Jan 31, 2027Emma Bowen Foundation Internship Program
Emma Bowen Foundation · 8+ weeks · commuter
$5,000Jan 31, 2027Research Science Institute (RSI)
Center for Excellence in Education · 6 weeks · residential
FreeJan 31, 2027School Year Abroad (SYA) Summer Spain Program
School Year Abroad · 5 weeks · residential
$6,800Jan 31, 2027Summer Academy for Mathematics and Science (SAMS)
Carnegie Mellon University · 6 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 1, 2027Fred Hutch Summer High School Internship Program (SHIP)
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · 8 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 1, 2027MITES Summer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 6 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 1, 2027SHTEM (Science, Humanities, Technology, Engineering, Math)
Stanford University · 8 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 1, 2027Stanford Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)
Stanford · 4 weeks · residential
$8,000Feb 4, 2027COSMOS (California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science)
University of California, Davis · 4 weeks · residential
$5,200Feb 5, 2027UC COSMOS (California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science)
UC System · 4 weeks · residential
Cost variesFeb 6, 2027COSMOS (California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science)
University of California System · 4 weeks · residential
$5,518Feb 6, 2027Yale Citizens Thinkers Writers Program
Yale University · 9 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 15, 2027Simons Summer Research Program
Cornell University · 8 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 15, 2027NIH High School Scientific Training Program
NIH · 8 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 15, 2027COSMOS (California State Summer School for Mathematics & Science)
University of California System · 4 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 15, 2027Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes (Computer Science/AI tracks)
Stanford University · 2-3 weeks · virtual
Cost variesFeb 15, 2027Caltech Summer Research Connection (CSRC)
California Institute of Technology · 6 weeks · residential
Cost variesFeb 15, 2027Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Secondary School Field Research Program (SSFRP)
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory · 6 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 15, 2027Cornell High School Catalyst Program (Weill Cornell Medicine)
Cornell University · 6 weeks · residential
$4,500Feb 16, 2027Summer Science Program (SSP)
Summer Science Program International · 5 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 19, 2027Summer Science Program (SSP)
SSP International · 5 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 19, 2027Clark Scholars Program
Texas Tech University · 7 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 20, 2027Canada/USA Mathcamp
Mathematics Foundation of America · 5 weeks · residential
$6,600Feb 21, 2027Pioneer Research Program
Pioneer Academics · 4-6 months · virtual
$8,675Feb 22, 2027Summer Science Program (SSP)
Summer Science Program · 5.5 weeks · residential
$8,800Feb 22, 2027PROMYS (Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists)
Boston University · 6 weeks · residential
$6,100Feb 27, 2027Summer High School Research Academy (HSRA)
University of Texas at Austin · 5 weeks · commuter
FreeFeb 28, 2027Earthwatch Ignite Fellowship
Earthwatch Institute · 2 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 28, 2027NSA High School Work Study Program
National Security Agency · 10-12 weeks · commuter
$2,720Feb 28, 2027NIH High School Scientific Training and Enrichment Program (HiSTEP)
National Institutes of Health · 6 weeks · residential
FreeFeb 28, 2027Chicago Summer Business Institute (CSBI)
City of Chicago · 8 weeks · commuter
FreeFeb 28, 2027Young Scholars Summer STEMM Research Programs
University of Illinois (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) · 6 weeks · residential
FreeMar 1, 2027Fermilab PRISM (Particle Research Immersion Summer)
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory · 4 weeks · commuter
$2,000Mar 1, 2027Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program
The Adroit Journal · 6 weeks · virtual
$1,200Mar 1, 2027Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)
Stanford University · 4 weeks · residential
$10,000Mar 1, 2027Smithsonian Student Travel - Student Journeys (International)
Smithsonian Institution / Putney Student Travel · 8-20 days · residential
$4,200Mar 1, 2027Smithsonian Student Travel - On Campus Programs
Smithsonian Institution / Putney Student Travel · 1-2 weeks · residential
$3,800Mar 1, 2027SEA Expedition
Sea Education Association (SEA) · 2.5 weeks · residential
$5,200Mar 1, 2027Carnegie Mellon School of Drama Pre-College Program
Carnegie Mellon University · 6 weeks · residential
$7,500Mar 1, 2027Ross Mathematics Program
Ohio State University · 6 weeks · residential
FreeMar 1, 2027Summer Research School in Science & Engineering (RISE) at Boston University
Boston University · 8 weeks · residential
Cost variesMar 1, 2027NOAA Pathways Internship Program
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 10 weeks · commuter
$2,600Mar 1, 2027Kenyon Review Young Writers Summer Residential Workshop
Kenyon College · 2 weeks · residential
$2,575Mar 1, 2027Summer Academy for Math and Science (SAMS)
Carnegie Mellon University · 6 weeks · residential
FreeMar 1, 2027Brown Environmental Leadership Labs (BELL)
Brown University · 9-10 weeks · residential
Cost variesMar 1, 2027Applied Research Innovations in Science and Engineering (ARISE)
NYU Tandon School of Engineering · 10 weeks · hybrid
FreeMar 5, 2027Parsons Summer Academy (Pre-College Portfolio)
The New School / Parsons School of Design · 2 weeks · commuter
$1,500Mar 9, 2027UC Berkeley Summer Computer Science Academy
UC Berkeley · 2 weeks · residential
$5,060Mar 11, 2027Seattle Children's Research Institute Training Program for High School Students
Seattle Children's Research Institute · 8 weeks · commuter
FreeMar 15, 2027Carnegie Mellon AI Scholars (AIS)
Carnegie Mellon University · 4 weeks · residential
FreeMar 15, 2027Harvard Student Agencies Business Entrepreneurship Academy
Harvard University · 4 weeks · residential
Cost variesMar 15, 2027Center for Talented Youth (CTY) Mathematics Programs
Johns Hopkins University · 5 weeks · residential
$5,900Mar 15, 2027MathILy
Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College · 5 weeks · residential
FreeMar 15, 2027Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 4 weeks · residential
FreeMar 15, 2027Canada/USA Mathcamp
Mathcamp Foundation · 5 weeks · residential
FreeMar 15, 2027Mathematical Olympiad Program (MOP)
Mathematical Association of America · 3 weeks · residential
FreeMar 15, 2027Brookhaven National Laboratory Summer Program for High School Students
Brookhaven National Laboratory · 8-10 weeks · commuter
$3,000Mar 15, 2027Ross Mathematics Program
Ohio Dominican University · 6 weeks · residential
$6,000Mar 15, 2027Ross Mathematics Program
Otterbein University · 6 weeks · residential
$7,500Mar 15, 2027Princeton High Meadows Environmental Institute Water and Climate Program
Princeton University High Meadows Environmental Institute · 3 weeks · residential
$4,200Mar 15, 2027Skidmore Pre-College Program (Studio Arts)
Skidmore College · 5 weeks · hybrid
$6,000Mar 15, 2027Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes
Stanford University · 2 weeks · virtual
Cost variesMar 15, 2027Summer Science Program (SSP)
Summer Science Program · 6 weeks · residential
$4,000Mar 15, 2027UConn Earth and Environmental Sciences Summer Course
University of Connecticut · 4 weeks · residential
$3,400Mar 15, 2027Where There Be Dragons - Guatemala Language Intensive
Where There Be Dragons · 2-6 weeks · residential
$5,800Mar 15, 2027Where There Be Dragons - Nepal Himalayan Trek
Where There Be Dragons · 4-6 weeks · residential
$6,200Mar 15, 2027Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program
Girls Who Code · 2 weeks · virtual
FreeMar 16, 2027Girls Who Code Pathways (Self-Paced)
Girls Who Code · 6-7 weeks · virtual
FreeMar 16, 2027Kode With Klossy Summer Camps
Kode With Klossy · 2 weeks · hybrid
FreeMar 18, 2027Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Summer High School Internship Program
Smithsonian Institution · 8 weeks · commuter
$5,600Mar 20, 2027Outward Bound Philadelphia Youth Leadership Corps
Philadelphia Outward Bound School · 14 days · residential
FreeMar 31, 2027Young Scholars Program in Discrete Mathematics
Rutgers University · 6 weeks · residential
$4,500Mar 31, 2027Ross Mathematics Program
Ohio State University · 6 weeks · residential
$6,500Mar 31, 2027University of Pennsylvania Summer Academies
University of Pennsylvania · 3 weeks · residential
Cost variesMar 31, 2027Pre-College Law & Conflict Resolution
Columbia University · 1–3 weeks · hybrid
Cost variesMar 31, 2027Columbia Climate School Green Mountains Summer Program
Columbia University Climate School · 2 weeks · residential
$4,100Apr 1, 2027NatureBridge Summer Backpacking
NatureBridge · 1-2 weeks · residential
$1,800Apr 1, 2027Marist Summer Pre-College Environmental Science
Marist College · 4 weeks · residential
$3,800Apr 1, 2027Northwestern College Prep Program: In-Person (IN FOCUS)
Northwestern University · 2 weeks · residential
$6,500Apr 1, 2027NYC Ladders for Leaders
NYC Department of Youth and Community Development · 6-10 weeks · commuter
FreeApr 1, 2027Columbia University Summer Immersion: Social Sciences
Columbia University · 3 weeks · residential
$11,500Apr 1, 2027Shoals Marine Laboratory High School Summer Program
Cornell University & University of New Hampshire · 9 weeks · residential
Cost variesApr 1, 2027Denison University Reynolds Young Writers Workshop
Denison University · 2 weeks · residential
$2,100Apr 1, 2027UC Davis Bio Boot Camp 2.0
UC Davis Museums · 7 days · residential
$1,200Apr 1, 2027Sewanee Environmental Institute (SEI)
The University of the South · 10 days · residential
$2,000Apr 1, 2027Ecology School Summer Field Studies Program
The Ecology School · 2 weeks · residential
$2,100Apr 1, 2027National Youth Leadership Institute Summer Learning Week
National Summer Learning Association · 1 week · residential
FreeApr 1, 2027School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (SMFA) Pre-College Studio Art Intensive
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University · 7 weeks · residential
$6,800Apr 1, 2027Harvard Summer School: Secondary School Program (Psychology & Neuroscience)
Harvard University · 7 weeks · residential
$10,500Apr 1, 2027Girls Who Code Pathways Online
Girls Who Code · 4-8 weeks · virtual
FreeApr 10, 2027SEA Semester High School Summer
Sea Education Association · 4 weeks · hybrid
$6,750Apr 15, 2027Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute (ESSYI)
Hobart and William Smith Colleges · 6 weeks · residential
Cost variesApr 15, 2027Youth Conservation Corps
National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management · 8-10 weeks · commuter
FreeApr 15, 2027Boston University AIM: Creative Writing
Boston University · 2 weeks · residential
$2,895Apr 15, 2027NYU Precollege Program – Business Courses
New York University · 6 weeks · residential
$7,266Apr 15, 2027MIT BWSI (Beaver Works Summer Institute) - Virtual Courses
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 4 weeks · virtual
FreeApr 15, 2027National Youth Leadership Forum: Law & CSI
Envision Experience · 7 days · residential
$3,500Apr 15, 2027Summer at Hopkins: Medical School Intensive
Johns Hopkins University · 2 weeks · residential
$1,950Apr 15, 2027Areteem Institute Summer Camp
Areteem Institute · 3 weeks · hybrid
$3,600Apr 15, 2027Georgetown Entrepreneurship Academy
Georgetown University · 2 weeks · commuter
Cost variesApr 15, 2027Tufts Pre-College International Relations Intensive Program
Tufts University · 2 weeks · residential
$5,995Apr 15, 2027Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) Summer Journalism Workshop
Columbia University · 1 week · residential
$2,199Apr 15, 2027Kenyon Review Young Writers Summer Online Workshop
Kenyon College · 1 week · virtual
$995Apr 15, 2027University of Notre Dame Summer Scholars - Public Speaking and Debate
University of Notre Dame · 6-7 weeks · residential
Cost variesApr 15, 2027Georgetown Creative Writing Academy
Georgetown University · 1 week · residential
$2,495Apr 15, 2027Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies Summer Institutes Online
Stanford University · 3-4 weeks · virtual
$4,500Apr 15, 2027Wyoming Backpacking Adventure for Teens 14-15
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) · 3 weeks · residential
$4,500Apr 15, 2027USC Annenberg Youth Academy for Media and Civic Engagement (AYA)
University of Southern California (USC) · 4 weeks · commuter
FreeApr 19, 2027MathILy-Er
Haverford College · 5 weeks · residential
$6,175Apr 25, 2027Outward Bound Costa Rica Backpack & Surf
Outward Bound USA · 12 days · residential
$4,890Apr 30, 2027Putney Student Travel - Language Immersion Spain
Putney Student Travel · 4 weeks · residential
$5,200Apr 30, 2027National Geographic Student Expeditions
Putney Student Travel · 2-4 weeks · residential
$5,500Apr 30, 2027Putney Student Travel - Service Program Thailand
Putney Student Travel · 3 weeks · residential
$5,800Apr 30, 2027RISD Pre-College Online
Rhode Island School of Design · 5 weeks · virtual
$4,635Apr 30, 2027RISD Pre-College (Residential)
Rhode Island School of Design · 5 weeks · residential
$12,495Apr 30, 2027Texas Tech University Summer Enrichment Program (SEP)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · 1 week · residential
Cost variesApr 30, 2027Emory University Debate Institute (ENDI)
Emory University · 4-5 weeks · residential
Cost variesApr 30, 2027Juniper Young Writers Institute
University of Massachusetts Amherst · 2 weeks · residential
$2,400Apr 30, 2027University of Missouri Mini Medical School
University of Missouri School of Medicine · 1 week · residential
$650Apr 30, 2027Ladder Internships
Ladder Internships · 5 weeks · virtual
$2,500Apr 30, 2027UNC Chapel Hill Creative Writing Summer Camp
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill · 2 weeks · residential
$2,250May 1, 2027Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSiM)
Hampshire College · 6 weeks · residential
$7,500May 1, 2027Syracuse University Pre-College: International Relations
Syracuse University · 6 weeks · virtual
$2,995May 1, 2027Harvard MEDscience Program
Harvard Medical School · 1 week · hybrid
Cost variesMay 1, 2027Adelphi University Pre-College: Psychology & Pop Culture
Adelphi University · 4 weeks · residential
$4,250May 1, 2027NatureBridge Armstrong Scholars Program
NatureBridge · 12 days · residential
$2,400May 1, 2027Social Justice Research Academy
University of Pennsylvania · 3 weeks · residential
$13,648May 1, 2027AwesomeMath Summer Program
AwesomeMath · 3 weeks · virtual
$1,500May 1, 2027Rustic Pathways Summer Programs - Multiple Destinations
Rustic Pathways · 1-4 weeks · residential
$2,995May 1, 2027SigmaCamp Next
SigmaCamp · 1 week · residential
$1,875May 1, 2027Tufts Mini Med School
Tufts University · 3 weeks · residential
Cost variesMay 1, 2027Penn Medicine Summer Program
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine · 4 weeks · residential
$10,495May 1, 2027Rustic Pathways - Costa Rica Service & Adventure
Rustic Pathways · 3-4 weeks · residential
$3,495May 1, 2027Law Academy
Georgetown University · 1, 2, or 4 weeks · residential
$2,500May 15, 2027Harvard Summer School Pre-College Program
Harvard University · 2 weeks · residential
Cost variesMay 15, 2027IDEA MATH Summer Program (Greater Boston)
IDEA MATH · 4 weeks · hybrid
$5,200May 15, 2027University of North Carolina Asheville Great Smokies Writing Program
UNC Asheville · 1 week · residential
$1,650May 15, 2027Emerging Writers Institute (EWI)
Education Unlimited · 2 weeks · residential
$3,800May 15, 2027IDEA MATH Summer Program (Bay Area)
IDEA MATH · 3 weeks · commuter
$3,800May 15, 2027Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) PreCollege Summer Intensive
Maryland Institute College of Art · 2-4 weeks · residential
$6,500May 15, 2027Georgetown Pre-College Program: Psychology
Georgetown University · 1-12 weeks · virtual
$3,995May 15, 2027Washington Youth Summit on the Environment (WYSE)
George Mason University & Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute · 6-7 weeks · residential
$2,500May 30, 2027Lewis & Clark Portland Speech and Debate Institute
Lewis & Clark College · 1-2 weeks · residential
Cost variesJun 1, 2027Kings University Health Sciences Summer Camp
Kings University · 6 days · residential
$695Jun 15, 2027NYU Tandon CS4CS (Computer Science for Cyber Security)
NYU Tandon School of Engineering · 3 weeks · commuter
FreeRollingPre-College Academy
University of Pennsylvania School of Law · 2 weeks · residential
Cost variesRollingInspirit AI Scholars Program
Inspirit AI · 10 sessions over 12-15 weeks · virtual
$2,900RollingStanford Daily Summer Journalism Program
Stanford University · 8 weeks · virtual
Cost variesRollingThe Mosaic Journalism Program (San Jose Mercury News)
San Jose Mercury News · 1-2 weeks · commuter
FreeRollingCriminal Justice Program
New York University School of Professional Studies · residential
Cost variesRollingPre-Law and Mock Trial Summer Academy
Rutgers University · 2 weeks · residential
Cost variesRollingFIU Journalism Jumpstart (Caplin Summer Institute)
Florida International University · 2 weeks · commuter
FreeRollingColumbia University AI4ALL
Columbia University · 2 weeks · commuter
Cost variesRollingCalifornia State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS)
University of California System · 4 weeks · residential
Cost variesRollingVeritas AI Scholars Program
Veritas AI · 10 sessions over 12-15 weeks · hybrid
$2,290RollingEngineering Innovation Pre-College Programs
Johns Hopkins University · 2-6 weeks · hybrid
Cost variesRollingPrinceton AI4ALL
Princeton University · 3 weeks · residential
FreeRollingChapman University Summer Engineering Academy
Chapman University · 1 day to multiple weeks · commuter
Cost variesRollingPre-Law Summer Program
IE University · 2 weeks · residential
Cost variesRollingEnvision Intensive Law & Trial Program
Envision Experience · 10 days · residential
Cost variesRollingPre-College Summer School Program (Legal Studies)
Harvard University · 2 weeks · residential
$5,550RollingSummer Session (Law Courses)
Yale University · 2 weeks · residential
$6,500RollingNYU Tandon Machine Learning Summer Program
NYU Tandon School of Engineering · 2 weeks · residential
$2,750RollingTufts Pre-College Engineering Programs
Tufts University · 2-6 weeks · hybrid
Cost variesRolling