Free or Low Cost Summer Program List

The Encampment for Citizenship: http://encampmentforcitizenship.org/

Long Island University Summer Honors Institute: https://www.liu.edu/honors

Anson Clark Scholars @ Texas Tech: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/honors/academicsandenrichment/affiliatedandhighschool/clarks/

Penn State BOSS: https://www.smeal.psu.edu/diversity/business-opportunities-summer-session-boss

Curie Academy @ Cornell: https://sites.coecis.cornell.edu/curieacademy/

MITES @ MIT: http://oeop.mit.edu/programs/mites

Princeton Summer Journalism Program: https://psjp.princeton.edu/about-program/program

Sadie Nash Program: http://www.sadienash.org/summer-institute

Templeton Summer Scholars @ Eastern University: https://templeton.eastern.edu/academics/summer-scholars-program

TASP: https://www.tellurideassociation.org/our-programs/high-school-students/summer-program-juniors-tasp/

Notre Dame Leadership Seminars: https://precollege.nd.edu/leadership-seminars/

USC Bovard Scholars: https://bovardscholars.usc.edu/our-program/summer-residency/

University of Michigan Health Science Pre-Exposure Academy: https://www.michiganmedicine.org/diversity-equity-inclusion/students-pathways/k-12-dei-programs

Young Women's Institute: https://kelley.iu.edu/programs/undergrad/pre-college/ywi.cshtml

Caminos al Futuro @ George Washington: https://cisneros.columbian.gwu.edu/caminos-al-futuro

Black Issues Forum: https://admissions.colostate.edu/BIF/

SMART @ Texas A&M: https://www.math.tamu.edu/outreach/SMaRT/

Summer Engineering Seminar @ Santa Clara: https://www.scu.edu/engineering/beyond-the-classroom/outreach/summer-engineering-seminar-ses/

Neubauer Adelante Scholars @ UChicago: https://summer.uchicago.edu/programs/neubauer-family-adelante-summer-scholars

Questbridge College Prep Scholars: https://www.questbridge.org/high-school-students/college-prep-scholars

UW Madison Engineering: https://www.engr.wisc.edu/academics/student-services/diversity-programs/engineering-summer-program/

Meet Kelley @ Indiana University: https://kelley.iu.edu/programs/undergrad/pre-college/meet-kelley/index.cshtml

Accounting Career Awareness Program @ Arizona State: https://wpcarey.asu.edu/undergraduate-degrees/high-school/accounting-career-summer-program

Senior Project @ College of Charleston: https://admissions.cofc.edu/campusvisits/events/seniorproject.php

Pioneer Prep @ Denver University: https://www.du.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate/pioneer-prep

Penn College of Technology: https://www.pct.edu/pre-college-programs

Summer Transportation Institute @ Virginia State: http://www.vsu.edu/research/undergraduate-research/stip/stip.php

NYU Computer Science: https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/programs/k12-stem-education/student-programs/computer-science-cyber-security-cs4cs#chapter-id-30748

NYU College Access Leadership: https://www.nyu.edu/admissions/high-school-and-middle-school-programs/high-school-programs/college-access-leadership-institute.html

NYU ARISE: https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/programs/k12-stem-education/student-programs/arise

NYU Urban Journalism: https://journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/institute-projects/urban-journalism-workshop/?ref=shortlink

ECAP @ Husson University: https://www.husson.edu/admissions/undergraduate-professional-admissions/advanced-credit-program/ecap/?utm_source=teenlife

PAYS@Pomona: https://www.pomona.edu/administration/draper-center/pays

Thrive Summer Academy: https://www.thrivescholars.org/scholars/join-thrive/

Stanford Medical Youth Science Program: https://smysp.spcs.stanford.edu/

Emerging Rural Leaders @ UChicago: https://summer.uchicago.edu/programs/emerging-rural-leaders

Bethel College Summer Science Institute: https://engage.bethelks.edu/portal/bcssi

Radford Bridge Women in STEM: https://www.radford.edu/content/csat/home/summer-bridge1.html

Geosciences @ University of Maryland Eastern Shore: https://www.umes.edu/cscgeosciences/

Research Science Institute: https://www.cee.org/research-science-institute

SAMS @ Carnegie Mellon: https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/academic-programs/sams.html

Cronkite Journalism @ Arizona State: https://cronkite.asu.edu/outreach/summer-journalism-institute

SUMMET @ Colorado School of Mines: https://www.mines.edu/undergraduate-admissions/summer-multicultural-engineering-training-summet/

Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship: https://theadroitjournal.org/about/mentorship/

Physics of Atomic Nuclei: https://www.jinaweb.org/educational-outreach/physics-atomic-nuclei-pan/

School for Excellence @ Penn State: https://agsci.psu.edu/school-for-excellence

Roberts Summer Student Academy: https://www.cityofhope.org/education/irell-and-manella-graduate-school-of-biological-sciences/irell-manella-graduate-school-programs/summer-student-academy

IGNITE: https://earthwatch.org/education/education-fellowships/student-fellowships/ignite

Inspiring Girls Expeditions: https://www.inspiringgirls.org/about-apply

CollegeNow @ CUNY Baruch: https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/collegenow/

All Star Code: http://www.allstarcode.org/

STEP @ CUNY Baruch: https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/step/

LEDA: https://ledascholars.org/our-program/leda-scholars-program/recruitment-admissions/apply/

Pre College Art Experience @ Academy of Art University: https://www.academyart.edu/academics/pre-college-art-experience/

Bezos Scholar: https://www.bezosscholars.org/?utm_source=Direct%20Mail&utm_medium=Print&utm_campaign=Idea%20Mailer

Horizontes en Carroll: https://www.carrollu.edu/admissions/pre-college/horizontes

Project Uplift @ UNC: https://diversity.unc.edu/access/summer/project-uplift/

African American Leaders of Tomorrow @ CSUDH: https://blackcaucus.legislature.ca.gov/2020-african-american-leaders-tomorrow-program

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute: https://chci.org/programs/r2l-nextgen/

Youth Leadership Institute through Hispanic Scholarship Fund: https://www.hsf.net/youth-leadership-institute

LifeVest @ UC Irvine: https://merage.uci.edu/ciwm-events/LIFEvest.html

Explore Berkeley: http://www.stileshall.org/ebprograms/ebhs/

Summer Math Institute @ Oakland University: https://oakland.edu/math/outreach/ousmi/

RAP @ NCAT: https://www.ncat.edu/caes/agricultural-research/rap-program.php

IFAL@ NCAT or NCSU: https://www.ncfb.org/institute-for-future-agriculture-leaders-ifal/

Summer Engineering Program @ Manhattan College: https://manhattan.edu/academics/schools-and-departments/school-of-engineering/high-school-programs.php

Pre at Mac @ Macalester College: https://www.macalester.edu/admissions/us-admissions/pre-at-mac/

High School Journalism Institute @ Indiana University - Bloomington: https://hsji.mediaschool.indiana.edu/

Bauer Institute @ University of Houston: https://www.bauer.uh.edu/undergraduate/summercamp/

Young Scholars @ Florida State: https://www.bio.fsu.edu/ysp/ysp_new.php

Women in Comp Sci @ Michigan Tech: https://www.mtu.edu/syp/discover/competitive-scholarships/wics2019app.pdf

Jim Holland SSI: https://biology.indiana.edu/about/outreach/k-12-students/holland-summer-science-programs/holland-summer-science-research.html

SEIDENBERG SUMMER SCHOLARS :https://seidenberg.pace.edu/seidenberg-summer-scholars

College Access Program in Education @ UW-Madison: https://education.wisc.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/cape/

Chemical Engineering Summer Program @ Manhattan University: https://manhattan.edu/academics/schools-and-departments/school-of-engineering/high-school-programs.php

Future Scholars Institute @ Bridgewater College: https://www.bridgewater.edu/academics/future-scholars-institute/

Peddrew-Yates Institute (PYI) (Formerly the Black College Institute) @ Virginia Tech: https://www.vt.edu/admissions/peddrew-yates-institute.html

Public Health Summer Institute for High School Students @ Drexel University: https://drexel.edu/dornsife/academics/summer/#leadership

NASA Intern: https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/internship-programs/

Louisiana Center for College Access (LCCA) Summer Program @ Tulane University: https://summer.tulane.edu/louisiana-center-college-access-summer-program

Aspire @ Johns Hopkins University: https://secwww.jhuapl.edu/stem/aspire

American Chemical Society Project SEED: https://www.acs.org/education/students/highschool/seed.html

Simons Summer Research program @ SUNY Stony Brook: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/simons/about/about

High School Diplomats (Hosted @ UVA): https://www.highschooldiplomats.com/

Brain Camp @ University of California San Francisco: https://ilovebraincamp.org/

Youth Mental Health Academy: https://childmind.org/youth-mental-health-academy/

 HypoTheKids Engineering in NYC: https://www.hypothekids.org/hk-maker-lab

HypoTheKids New York Bioforce: https://www.hypothekids.org/new-york-bioforce

Next Generation of Hudson River Educators @ Columbia University: https://lamont.columbia.edu/ldeo-hudson-river-field-station/summer-high-school-opportunities

Freedom & Citizenship @ Columbia University: https://freedomandcitizenship.columbia.edu/apply

State Pre-College Enrichment Program (S-PREP) @ Columbia University: https://www.vagelos.columbia.edu/education/academic-programs/educational-opportunities/summer-youth-programs/middle-high-school-students/state-pre-college-enrichment-program-s-prep

Youth Enjoy Science Training in Health Equity, Highlighting Environmental Inequities, & Growing neighborHood Teachers and Students @ Columbia University: https://www.cancer.columbia.edu/education/educational-opportunities/high-school-and-undergraduate-programs/yes-heights-program

Scientific Enrichment Month @ Columbia University: https://www.cancer.columbia.edu/education/educational-opportunities/high-school-and-undergraduate-programs/scientific-enrichment-month

Knowledge for Freedom @ Nova Southeastern University: https://honors.nova.edu/knowledge-for-freedom.html

Reynolds Writer Workshop @ Denison University: https://reynolds.denison.edu/

The Kenyon Review Workshop @ Kenyon College: https://kenyonreview.org/high-school-workshops/

Traditional Paid programs w/ Some aid

Babson College Pre College: https://www.babson.edu/high-school-programs/

St. John’s College Summer Academy: https://www.sjc.edu/summer-academy

Miami University (Ohio): https://miamioh.edu/visit-miami/summer-scholars/

Tufts University: https://universitycollege.tufts.edu/pre-college/browse/tufts-college-experience

Northeastern University: https://precollegeprograms.northeastern.edu/

Colorado College: https://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/summersession/pre-college/

University of Delaware: https://www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/precollege-programs/edge/