Pre-College Programs
Each program has different requirements. For example, some programs are open to students in grades 9-12, while others are for only current 11th graders. Many will be conducted virtually, but others may require in-person attendance. If a letter of recommendation from a teacher is required, contact your teacher(s) at least two weeks prior to the deadline. Be sure to review all expectations and contact a representative at a specific organization if you are interested in applying to learn more.
UH AHI Summer Program (2023).pdfUniversity of Hawaii Manoa has a FREE (grant funded) and exciting summer opportunity for your rising Juniors, Seniors, and incoming first-year college students. We proudly announce the Academy for Hawai‘i Intelligence Studies | Summer Program (AHI-SP). This program is part of the UHM College of Social Sciences - Political Science Department and Mānoa Academy.
This innovative opportunity delivers a 3-credit, university-level course (POLS 120: Introduction to World Politics) and related programming to qualified Hawaiʻi high school students and incoming UH Mānoa first-year students. All expenses, including registration, tuition/fees, airfare, and on-campus housing/meals, are included (certain restrictions may apply).
Please share this information with your students and parents. More information is available on our website. We also have Informational Sessions for prospective students and parents to attend.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us cssahi@hawaii.edu.
Various Online Pre-College Summer, Fee-Based Programs:
Georgetown University details HERE
Rice University details HERE
William & Mary details HERE
Wake Forest University details HERE
Columbia Business School details HERE
Parsons Paris detail HERE
University of Rochester details HERE
Case Western Reserve University details HERE
Brandeis University details HERE
Medical Diagnosis and Treatment (July 10-14, 2023)
The program application, scholarship FAQs, and scholarship application are included below:
scholarship FAQs for 2023.pdfMedicalDiagnosis_Form-2023_Fillable.pdfscholarship application 2023 form fillable.pdf
Cost: Tuition and fee(s) for the course(s) taken. Need-based scholarships are available.
Participants will start an official college transcript. There is no on-campus housing available to participants of this program. Application deadline: April 15, 2023
For more details visit THIS webpage
For more details visit THIS page
Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes is a two-week online enrichment program designed for academically motivated and intellectually curious students currently in grades 8-11. Each course provides an in-depth exploration of a single subject, allowing students to enrich their academic interests while meeting other participants who share their passions. Join our community of students from around the world, and challenge yourself with advanced content not typically found in the high school curriculum.
Featured summer courses include:
The application deadline is Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. We encourage you to start your application as soon as possible. Apply HERE.
Do you have a student thinking about a career in communications or enjoy writing? We have just the thing: the Boston University Summer Journalism Academy, hosted by Boston University College of Communication.
For 13 years, our program has taught high school students in-person and virtually core skills in news reporting, interviewing, and writing, focusing on hands-on experience in and around Boston and their home communities. Taught by award-winning working journalists such as Pulitzer Prize winner Lara Salahi and Rochelle Sharpe, students learn how to follow facts and get to the heart of stories affecting communities.
The academy now offers two options: an on-campus residential program over three weeks for students with journalism experience and a learn-from-home program over two weeks for all experience levels. For students interested in photography, we offer a special photojournalism track for both.
Applications for the on-campus session June 26 to July 14 are due on April 14. Applications for learn-at-home sessions starting June 19, July 3, and July 17 are due on May 5.
Best of all, students will save $400 off the full fee for the on-campus academy or $200 off the full fee of the learn-from-home academy if they apply, are accepted, and registered in full by March 3.
We hope you will share this opportunity with your students. To learn more about the Summer Journalism Academy, visit http://www.summerjournalism.org/.
If you’re the kind of student who’d like to spend your summer learning as much hands-on math, science, and engineering as you can, you might be a good fit for MIT!
So here is an (incomplete) list of summer programs that MIT students have found enriching and fun. We have prioritized selective summer programs, at MIT and elsewhere, that offer compelling intellectual content and a rigorous educational approach, a great community of like-minded peers to make friends with, and that are either free to attend or, like MIT, offer generous need-based financial aid.
More details can found HERE.
Download the complete TeenLife Summer Programs 2023 HERE
Introducing TeenLife's 2023 Guide to Summer Programs!
Summer has always been one of the most important periods for students in high school and college. It’s a time to explore, to learn, to grow, and to really discover who you are away from the confines and pressures of your academics. With this guide, young adults and adolescents can find opportunities that broaden their worldview, get out of their comfort zone, and learn what will make them happy going forward. The future is bright for young people and there are so many opportunities. Let’s explore them together.
Want to reach out to the programs in our latest Guide to Summer Programs? Visit
Main Summer Programs, and
Middle School Summer Programs!
You can also learn more about the programs in our Summer Guide by checking out all of the programs in detail, HERE.
Pre-College Programs* - Summer of 2023
Architecture: Introduces design practice, creative problem solving, and critical thinking through a matrix of programming, celebrating curiosity and providing a strong foundation for architectural education. (4-week program)
Art: Uses both traditional tools and cutting-edge technologies to explore creative ideas in a college-level studio environment. Students develop both conceptual and technical skills preparing them for a wide range of opportunities in both art studies and careers. (3- and 6-week program options)
Computational Biology: Provides extensive training in both cutting-edge laboratory experiments to generate biological data and the computational analysis of that data. Uses real-world scenarios for exploration. (3-week program)
Design: Introduces students to the discipline of Design, provides a foundation of skills, and gives a clear idea of what to expect from a college-level accredited program. (6-week program)
Drama: Prepares students for the college audition and interview process, illustrating the kind of creativity and discipline required of students studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts Drama curriculum. Students will be introduced to the intensity of a top-rated undergraduate conservatory experience. (6-week program)
Music: Immerses high school students in a world-class conservatory experience within an internationally recognized university. The program mirrors the first weeks of Carnegie Mellon’s first-year undergraduate School of Music curriculum. (3- and 6-week program options, commuter part-time option)
National High School Game Academy: Allows high school students to experience modern video game development using industry-standard technology. Students interested in art, music and audio, game design, and software development are encouraged to apply for this multidisciplinary program. (6-week program)
Summer Session: Provides high school students with the opportunity to take summer courses offered by Carnegie Mellon. Students earn college credit while working in an academic setting that mirrors the supportive, rigorous environment of the first year of college. (6-week program)
Writing & Culture: Storytelling is the process of uncovering, understanding, and sharing stories. Whether through words or images, stories unite us and help create a mutual space for understanding ourselves and each other. That’s what the Pre-College Writing & Culture program works to develop: skilled, reflective, engaged storytellers who can share our stories well. (6-week program)
*Limited scholarships available for programs above.
Fully-Funded, Merit-Based* Pre-College Programs - Summer of 2023
AI Scholars: Provides opportunities for students who have historically been excluded in STEM to study artificial intelligence with full-time faculty, staff, and researchers who are leaders in the field. (4-week program, rising seniors only)
Computer Science Scholars: Provides students who have historically been excluded in the field of computer science an opportunity to explore the subject with full-time faculty, staff and researchers who are leaders in the field. (4-week program, rising juniors only)
Summer Academy for Math and Science: Allows students from underrepresented communities to develop a deeper understanding of STEM via traditional classroom instruction, hands-on projects, and sustained engagement with world-renowned faculty and skilled staff mentors. (5-week program, rising seniors only)
*No cost to participant.
To learn more about our programs, please register for one of our Discover Sessions or contact us with questions.
Please share these opportunities and our online application with your students and families!