The GOALS (Greater Opportunities Advancing Leadership and Science) for Girls program aims to promote the awareness of science, technology, engineering, and math and nurture leadership and social skills for middle and high school girls in New York City. Along with the summer program, it also includes opportunities for GOALS alum to participate in a paid internship-mentorship program. In an effort to include more teens, youth and the wider community, free events are offered throughout the school year, with themes ranging from STEM, humanities, history, and college-career development. The GOALS for Girls Summer Intensive is a free STEM program for girls in eighth or ninth grade who are New York City residents and attend a school in the five boroughs. The program runs for six weeks, from July 11, 2022 to August 19, 2022. Applications are NOW available.
HSF Scholar Program Application
As an HSF Scholar, you will have access to HSF’s invaluable Scholar Support Services and be eligible to receive a scholarship, depending on available funds.
Every year, HSF selects ~10,000 outstanding students as HSF Scholars from a broad and talented pool of applicants
HSF Scholars have access to a full range of invaluable Scholar Support Services, including career services, mentorship, leadership development, knowledge building, and wellness training
Career services include access to select internship and job opportunities with HSF corporate partners
HSF Scholars are eligible to apply for all Scholar Conferences including, the STEM Summit, Finance Conference, Media & Entertainment Summit, Entrepreneurship Summit, and Healthcare Summit
Exclusive access to the HSF Insider which shares invaluable information and career opportunities
Finally, and importantly, HSF awards more than $30 million in Scholarships annually and, depending upon available funds, HSF Scholars may also be eligible to receive a scholarship, which range from $500-$5,000 and awarded directly to students
The LEADing for Life Global Summer Learning Institute (GSLI) is a residential program that will focus on developing a Pipeline of high achieving, diverse students (current high school juniors) by providing an immersive learning opportunity that includes both industry and college experience. The program is a three-week, immersive learning experience beginning virtually for the first week, followed by two weeks of residential at a participating host institution. LEADing for Life Scholars will also participate in experiential activities through applied learning facilitated by college professors, case studies, joint masterclasses, virtual corporate site visits that links scholars to corporate executives in a variety of industries, as well as, prepare competitive pitch presentations for the LEADing for Life Challenge. The LEADing for Life Challenge is an opportunity for Scholars to compete for seed capital and coach to further develop their enterprise idea to make meaningful change in the world․ Tution cost are estimated at $4.000
NBCUniversal: BOLD Action’s mission is to inspire and empower high school students from diverse backgrounds to discover and pursue their professional aspirations at NBCUniversal through a series of employee volunteer initiatives that provide tools for work readiness and personal brand building, as well as an introduction to careers in Advertising & Partnerships. Interested scholars should email Sylvia.franson@nbcuni.com and Cecily.Steele@nbcuni.com for more information.
STEMM Prep Project is a vehicle for producing multiple generations of minority researchers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine (STEMM). Students begin our training program as early as the seventh grade and continue through college while rotating during summers through our collaborating institutions’ basic science, engineering and technology labs. DLC STEMM Prep Project offers year-round mentorship, counseling, and advising with our monthly teleconference meetings. The full cost to participate in the STEMMPREP Project is $5500 for junior high and senior high school students.
Be a history changemaker! Use the resources of New-York Historical to conduct teen-led research on undertold yet highly relevant histories, on topics you care about. Learn about the history of activists and social movements and discuss how knowledge of history can inform change-making in the present. Work with historian mentors and take trips to history archives around the city to help support your work. Develop leadership skills as you lead gallery tours and produce creative digital projects that cover culturally responsive stories that aren’t well represented in our history books today.
Open to: High school students, entering grades 10, 11, or 12.
Program Dates: July 5 – August 11, 2022, Tuesday –Thursday, 10 am –3 pm
Apply by April 10, 2022!
Applicant Requirements:
Applicants must be entering grades 10, 11, or 12.
Applicants must live in and attend school in the New York City metro area (includes the five boroughs of New York City, as well as areas of New York State, Connecticut, and New Jersey).
Applicants must have parent/guardian consent to apply for this program.
If accepted, interns must have a valid employment certificate (“working papers”) by the start of the program. For more information about obtaining working papers, visit here.
Questions? Contact hs.internships@nyhistory.org.
The Summer Science Program is an immersive residential enrichment program designed to challenge and inspire talented and motivated high school juniors from around the world. Areas of study are astrophysics, biochemistry, and genomics. SSP is not a “camp" but a research experience where participants collaborate in teams of three and help young people discover their limits, then overcome them through collaboration. SSP provides generous scaled financial aid for those families making under 70,000. Interested scholars should apply today, as the deadline is Feb 25th, 22.
Summer Youth (SYEP)
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 6TH.
Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is the nation’s largest youth employment program, connecting NYC youth between the ages of 14 and 24 with career exploration opportunities and paid work experiences each summer.
Participants receive the opportunity to explore their interests and career pathways, develop workplace skills and engage in learning experiences that help to develop their social, civic and leadership skills.
By participating in structured project and work-based opportunities, NYC youth are better prepared for careers of the future.
What Does the Program Offer?
Career Exploration: Flex your research skills and discover new career possibilities.
Project-Based Learning: NYC Teens aged 14—15 learn about career opportunities and make a difference in their communities through paid project-based activities
Work Experiences: Young people aged 16–24 improve their work readiness skills and explore career pathways through paid summer jobs in a variety of industries throughout NYC
Community Building: Our democracy needs your voice. Learn valuable skills to become an active citizen at work and in your community.
Earn Money: Get paid to participate!
Who is Eligible?
Young people age 14 to 24
Must be a resident of one of the five NYC boroughs
Legally allowed to work in the US
The Actors Theatre Workshop (ATW)
The Actors Theatre Workshop is an award-winning non-profit theatre, community center and educational institution that teaches innovative educational techniques and theatre principles to adults and children from all walks of life; produces classical and contemporary plays and documentary films that maintain the highest artistic standards; and develops new dramatic works that examine the social issues of the day.