research Programs

In-State Programs
- Emory GextGen Program
- Emory Winship Summer Scholars
- UGA Young Scholars Program
- GTRI Summer Internship

Prestigious & Academic Programs
- Research Science Institute (RSI)
A highly selective, free 6-week program at MIT for STEM research.
- Harvard Secondary School Program
4 or 7-week courses for college credit.
- Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies
Intensive courses in STEM, humanities, and arts.
- Yale Young Global Scholars
Academic sessions focusing on interdisciplinary studies
- SSP Summer Science Program
A rigorous five-week residential summer research experience for high school juniors 

STEM & Computer Science
- Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program
Free, 2-week virtual program for girls to learn coding.
- Summer Academy for Math and Science (SAMS) at Carnegie Mellon
A free program for students from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM.
- MIT Research Science Institute
Focuses on intensive, hands-on science research. 

Leadership & Career Exploration
- NSLC (National Student Leadership Conference)
Career-focused, hands-on sessions at various universities.
- USC Bovard Scholars
Free program designed for high-achieving students with financial need.
- Summer Springboard
Offers, career exploration workshops on topics like medicine, business, and law. 

Free & Low-Cost Options
- Sadie Nash Summer Institute
A social justice and leadership program.
- Computer Science for Cyber Security (CS4CS)
A program focused on cybersecurity skills.
- Princeton Summer Journalism Program
For high-achieving journalists, often free.

Other Summer Research Programs
- American Association for Cancer Research
- Rising Researchers
- Moon Prep
- ISB Lab High School Internship
- NYU Science Exploration Program

- BioBuilder  Summer Program
- Scripps Research Translational Institute
- NASA's N3 Internship
- Simons-NYU Science Explorations Program
- Stony Brook's Garcia Summer Program for Polymers
- Florida Precollegiate Summer Programs

- Davidson Fellowship