Start exploring Aerospace summer programs for 11th graders

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$6,900

Location:

Toulouse, France

Grades:

Current grades 9-12

Format:

Group Housing

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Includes an Airbus factory tour and a from-scratch student rocket-building workshop.

Dates:

Jul 5–31, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$5,518 (2026 pricing; housing, meals and field trips)

Location:

Davis, CA (UC Davis campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th–12th graders attending high school in California (completed grades 8–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Due Feb 5, 2027

Aerospace and automotive engineering, from how aircraft and drones generate lift and noise to vehicle power and handling, with labs in MATLAB/Simulink and team projects on a planetary quadcopter and ground-vehicle performance.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

Jul 5–31, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$5,518 (2026 pricing; housing, meals and field trips)

Location:

Davis, CA (UC Davis campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th–12th graders attending high school in California (completed grades 8–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Due Feb 5, 2027

Two-week units in mechanical engineering (manufacturing, strength of materials, engines and electric cars, wind energy, control systems) and aerospace engineering (flight, rocketry, satellites, propulsion), with 3D printing, machine shop work, wave-table experiments and model airplanes and rockets.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

Jul 5–31, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$5,518 (2026 pricing; housing, meals and field trips)

Location:

Irvine, CA (UC Irvine campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th–12th graders attending high school in California (completed grades 8–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Due Feb 5, 2027

Aerospace and mechanical engineering design, flight mechanics and the emissions tradeoffs of fuels, batteries, solar and fuel cells, with CAD and 3D printing, ending in designing, building and flying a remote-controlled aircraft.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

Jul 5–31, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$5,518 (2026 pricing; housing, meals and field trips)

Location:

Los Angeles, CA (UCLA campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th–12th graders attending high school in California (completed grades 8–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Due Feb 5, 2027

Mechatronics (electronics, microcontrollers, sensors and control) and rocket engineering, with team projects from LED blinkers to self-balancing robot cars, wind tunnel tests, motor thrust tests and building and launching rockets.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 13–Jul 16, 2027 (6 days options)

Length:

6 days

Cost:

Contact program for pricing

Location:

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Grades:

High school juniors and seniors as of fall 2026, from any state

Format:

Residential

Six-day residential aerospace engineering camp at Texas A&M where high school students attend faculty lectures, tour research facilities, and design, build, and demonstrate a project in aircraft, rotorcraft, space mission design, or space robotics.

Dates:

6 weekly sessions, Jun 20–Jul 31, 2027

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$2,748–$4,548

Location:

New Haven, CT (Yale University)

Grades:

Completed 8th-12th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

One-week academic program at Yale. Students spend the week in one course, with excursions and college-readiness workshops.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 20–Jul 30, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$3,548–$6,548

Location:

Los Angeles, CA (UCLA)

Grades:

Completed 8th-12th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Two-week academic program at UCLA. Students spend the session in one course, with excursions and college-readiness workshops.

Dates:

Jul 25–Aug 6, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$3,248–$6,048

Location:

Seattle, WA (University of Washington)

Grades:

Completed 8th-12th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Two-week academic program at the University of Washington. Students spend the session in one course, with excursions and college-readiness workshops.