Enrichment and Summer Opportunities

Academic Enrichment Programs - School Year

Internship and Research Programs for High School Students

Online Enrichment Opportunities

Traditional College Courses

Other Training Programs

Academic Competitions

Summer Programs

Academic Enrichment Programs - School Year

High School Study Abroad Exchange Programs

ScholarAhead - Database of programs, can filter by state/free/type of opportunity

Columbia University Science Honors Program - Year-long program - apply in Jan/Feb. Open to students in grades 9+

NJ Governor's STEM Scholars program - Year-long program - apply in late Spring for following year. Open to students in grades 10+. This is a competitive program.

Pratt Pre-College Program

Rutgers Business School Pre-College Enrichment Program

Rutgers Decision for Dentistry Program

Internship and Research Programs for High School Students

Most programs below are free or pay a summer stipend. Some programs do not provide housing. Most applications open in November or December, and close in January or February.

Bank of America Student Leaders program - summer internships

Clark Scholars Program - summer research program

Coriell Institute for Medical Research - summer research program

Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program

Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology program - summer internships

Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program - summer genetics and genomics research program in Maine and CT.

Liberty Science Center Partners in Science - summer program for juniors and seniors.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (HOPP) Summer Student Program - summer internship program. Must commute to NYC daily.

Metropolitan Museum of Art internships - summer and school year internships

MIT Research Science Institute (RSI)

NASA Internships for High School Students

NASA Neurodiversity Network Summer Internships - For neurodiverse students only

National Institutes of Health Summer Research Program - summer research program in Bethesda, MD

NJIT High School STEM Research Program - Summer research program in Newark, NJ.

Pioneer Research Program - Opportunity to research with university professors around the world. The program can be time-intensive. There is a cost for this program (~$6,000); limited need-based scholarships available.

Polygence - Students are paired with a mentor in order to conduct research. There is a cost to this program (a few thousand dollars).

Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Internships - Summer and semester internships

Princeton University Laboratory Learning Program - Summer internship program

Rockefeller University Summer Science Research Program - summer research program. Must commute daily to NYC.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Summer Research Program - summer program for rising seniors in Buffalo, NY. Housing available.

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School internships (Newark) - independently arranged internships

RUYES (Rutgers, New Brunswick) - Two summers of paid research for underrepresented populations (including first gen and low income).

Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program - summer research at Dept of Navy laboratories. Apply in late Summer/Fall for next summer. Must be 16 at the time of application. Must be a US citizen at most locations; dual citizens and permanent residents not eligible.

Simons Summer Research program - two junior nominees selected in December/January. Interested students should contact Mrs. Thomson.

US Army Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program - summer program for underrepresented students in STEM fields

US Senate Page Program

Wistar Institute Summer Fellowship Program

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Co-Ops/Internships and Summer Research Experiences for HS Students

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