Summer Opportunities
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HEALTHCARE, NURSING & VETERINARY
Name: SRJC Summer Health Careers Institute (SHCI)
Who: Juniors & Seniors
Cost: FREE
Application Due Date: Application will open in April
Description: Learn about medical careers & earn SRJC credit
Name: KP Launch
Who: 16+
Cost: Paid
Application Due Date: January 9, 2026
Description: A seven-week paid summer work experience
Name: Summer Science Program
Who: Juniors
Cost: Based on family income
Application Due Date: February 21, 2026
Description:
Name: UCSF Summer Student Research Program
Who: for underrepresented students, rural address, 16+ etc.
Cost: FREE (Plus $3,000-$4,300 stipend)
Application Due Date: February 14, 2026 (based on 2025 due date)
Description: 9-week program, paired with a mentor to participate in biomedical research projects
Name: UC Davis Pre-College Program - Pre-Med
Who: High school students
Cost: $6,145 with housing
Application Due Date:
Description: 2 week residential program
Name: UCI School of Medicine ** May be on hold. 2026 not announced yet.
Who:
Cost:
Application Due Date:
Description:
Name: UC Davis Young Scholars Program
Who: 16+
Cost: $7,750 (fee reductions are available)
Application Due Date: March 1, 2026
Description: 6-week residential program (June 21-Aug.1, 2026) in science, agriculture, environmental at UC Davis
Name: Moffitt Cancer Center High School Student Internship Program in Integrated Mathematical Oncology
Who: 16+ (but rising Juniors or below)
Cost: FREE + Paid ($1,000 scholarship)
Application Due Date: January 25, 2026
Description: 8-week paid summer internship doing cancer research in Florida.
UC Davis Summer Summer Pre-Med Bootcamp - virtual
STEM/ENGINEERING/SCIENCE:
Name: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Scholars Program
Who: Jr. High-College
Cost: FREE-Paid internships
Application Due Date: Varies by program
Description: Multiple programs with on-site opportunities for a range of STEM students. Internships, fellowships, and summer programs allow students to explore a variety of disciplines and career paths around the country within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and gain valuable hands-on experiences working with full-time AFRL scientists and engineers on cutting-edge research and technology and are able to contribute to unique, research-based projects.
Name: Scripps Research Student Research Internships
Who: 16+
Cost: FREE
Application Due Date: March 30, 2026
Description: 10-week (June 1-August 7, 2026) research internship at the Scripps Research Translational Institute.
Name: Experiences in Research (EinR) (2025 information)
Who: 16+
Cost: FREE; $500 stipend per week.
Application Due Date: late March
Description: 7-week hands-on research internship at Berkeley Lab
Name: Lawrence Hall of Science Teen Internship
Who: Rising 11th & 12th graders
Cost: FREE; $3200 stipend
Application Due Date: January 15th, 2026
Description: Full-time summer internship guiding younger students through Lawrence Hall of Science Summer Camps
Name: STEM Enhancement in Earth Sciences (SEES)
Who: Rising 10th & 11th graders
Cost: FREE
Application Due Date: February 22nd, 2026
Description: Interns will complete distance learning modules prior to July 1 and work remotely June – July 3, guided by project mentors. The on-site internship will be July 5 – July 18, 2026 (program located in Austin, TX)
Name: East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) High School Summer Internship Program
Who: High School students
Cost: FREE; PAID Stipend
Application Due Date: TBD
Description: 6-week program in multiple disciplines, interns work 16 hours/week on variety of issues relative to muniple utilities.
ENVIRONMENTAL/CONSERVATION:
Name: TeenNat
Who: 9,10 & 11 graders
Cost: Free
Application Due Date: March 13, 2026 (February 16th for early acceptance)
Description: 5 week session, June 23-July 23, 2026 (Tues. Wed. & Thurs 9:00am-3:00pm) at Pepperwood Nature Preserve
Name: Conservation Science Intensive
Who: Rising Juniors/Seniors of college freshmen girls (and non-binary)
Cost: $1,200 (but fee waivers are available)
Application Due Date: February 15, 2026
Description: Summer Leadership Program, includes 1-week residential
Name: UC Davis Young Scholars Program
Who: 16+
Cost: $7,750 (fee reductions are available)
Application Due Date: March 1, 2026
Description: 6-week residential program (June 21-Aug.1, 2026) in science, agriculture, environmental at UC Davis
Name: Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program
Who: 16+
Cost: FREE + Paid ($3,000 stipend)
Application Due Date: January 25, 2026
Description: 8-week paid summer internship and mentoring program for high school students interested in fisheries and aquatic science
JOURNALISM, WRITING, ENGLISH:
Name: Thomas Aquinas College Great Books Program
Who: Current Juniors
Cost: $600 (for one-week) $975 (for two-week)
Application Due Date: Rolling, but discount for early application
Description: One-week (July 26-August 2, 2026) or two-week (July 5-18, 2026) resdiential program at California campus California
Name: Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshops
Summer on-line: one week (June 14-19, 2026)
Summer residential: two-week session (June 21-July 4 or July 12-25, 2026)
Who: 16+
Cost: On-line $975; Residential $2,275
Application Due Date: On-line application opens in March; residential open in January
Description: high school students passionate about writing join a dynamic and supportive literary community to stretch their talents, discover new strengths, and challenge themselves.
ARTS, MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT:
Name: California State Summer School for the Arts (film, animation, music. theater, writing, dance)
Who: California resident 8-12th graders
Cost: $5,174 (financial aid available)
Application Due Date: February 28, 2026
Description: 4-week residential program
Name: MPulse (Univ. of Michigan) Summer Performing Arts Institute
Who: High school students
Cost: Costs vary by program
Application Due Date: Due dates vary by program (typically mid-Jan-mid Feb)
Description: 1-4 week residential programs in a variety of arts-oriented disciplines.
Ringling College of Art & Design PreCollege: PreCollege link at ringling website
AMDA-American College of the Performing Arts & The American Musical & Dramatic Academy Highschool website
GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL SCIENCE/PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
Name: Norman Minetta High School Summer Academy (2026 info not yet released)
Who: High school students 15 and older
Cost: Free - Paid
Application Due Date:
Description: A paid, on-line learning opportunity for high school students with one of four of the Bay Area’s regional government agencies: the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) and the Bay Area Air District (Air District).
Name: BART Internship Program
Who: 16+
Cost: PAID ($20/hr)
Application Due Date: Application period will open soon.
Description: Summer Internship - June 23-July 31, 2026; 10-20hrs/week.
BUSINESS/ECONOMICS:
Name: UC Berkeley Business Academy for Youth - Summer Boot Camp/Summer Entrepreneurship
Who: rising 10th-12th graders
Cost: $7,450-$7,950 (some financial aid available)
Application Due Date: February 8, 2026
Description: Summer Boot Camp/Summer Entrepreneurship (both 2-week residential programs at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business)
Boot Camp: June 14, 2026 – June 27, 2026; Entrepreneurship: 1st Session – Sunday, July 05, 2026 to Saturday, July 18, 2026
2nd session – Sunday, July 19, 2026 to Saturday, Aug 01, 2026
Name: Ladder Internships
Who: High School
Cost: Varies
Application Due Date: Varies by cohort
Description: 8-week remote internship with start-up companies. Available summer, Fall, Winter & Spring.
CONSTRUCTION/TRADES:
Name: Young Women’s Design and Building Institute at Girls Garage (2025 information)
Who: Rising 9th-12th grade girls and gender-expansive youth
Cost: FREE
Application Due Date: Applications will be available in February and (probably) due March 1st.
Description: An immersive week-long design/build experience for in Berkeley, learning creative and vocational STEM skills, from carpentry and welding to applied math, screen printing, and architectural drafting.
Name: NCBE Construction Corps
Who: Seniors in their last semester.
Cost: FREE
Application Due Date: February 6th, 2026
Description: 3-month program that runs March-May and primarily meets on Saturdays from 8am-3pm and some weeknights from 5pm-7:30pm. Each Saturday highlights a different trade and uses hands-on learning to teach program participants fundamentals and skills needed for the specific trade. Each program day is led by local contractors and skilled tradespeople. Option to participate in a 2-week PAID Summer Boot Camp in June.
Name: Next Gen Trades Academy
Who: 16-24 yr olds
Cost: Free
Application Due Date: Lots of Dates throughout the year. Check website
Description: Program trains and helps students begin areers in the construction industry.
Name: North Bay: Trades Introduction Program (TIP)
Who:n 18+ (post-graduation)
Cost: FREE
Application Due Date: On-going for different cohort start dates.
Description: 128-hour apprentice readiness training program for jobs in the construction industry
ADDITIONAL COLLEGE PROGRAMS! (Note! These are often very costly! Some have financial aid possibilities, but colleges are alert to summer programs that students can just pay for the opportunity, and those that are selective and free. That being said, some programs may be of interest)
Due January 7: Futures Forge Skills for Success
Due January 7: Harvard Pre-College Summer School Program (Priority)
Due January 8: Michigan Ross Summer Business Academy
Due January 14: Vanderbilt Summer Academy (Priority)
Due January 15: Barnard College Pre-College (Rolling)
Due January 15: Summer Seminar (US Air Force Academy)
Due January 15: Northeastern Accelerate Pre-College Programs (Priority)
Due January 21: Notre Dame Leadership Seminars
Due January 28: Leadership in the Business World (UPenn) (Early)
Due January 31: HOYA Summer High School Academies (Early)
February 1: Dartmouth College Precollege (Rolling)
February 1: Eckerd College Pre-College (Rolling)
February 1: Georgetown University Pre-College (Rolling)
February 1: Integem Summer Camps & Research Programs (Rolling)
February 1: School of Creative and Performing Arts Summer Intensives (Rolling)
February 1: Purdue University Courses for High School Students (Priority)
February 1: Wake Forest University Online Immersion Program (Rolling)
February 1: Where There Be Dragons (Rolling)
Due February 2: Carleton College Summer Liberal Arts Institute
Due February 2: Columbia Summer Programs (Early)
Due February 4: Boston University High School Honors (Early)
Due February 5: Economics for Leaders (Early)
Due February 8: Berkeley Haas Summer Entrepreneurship
Due February 11: University of Chicago Immersion (Priority)
Due February 13: Babson College Summer Study for High School Students (Early)
Due February 15: Northwestern University Pre-College (Rolling)
Due February 24: California College of the Arts Pre-College (Priority)
Due March 1: Beloit College Summer Language Program (Rolling)
Due March 1: Rice University Precollege (Rolling)
Due March 1: University of Notre Dame Pre-College (Rolling)
Due March 10: WashU’s Gateway to Business
Due April 1: William & Mary Pre-College (Rolling)