Start exploring AI summer programs

Dates:

Jun 20 – Jul 2, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$5,995

Location:

UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Grades:

Rising 10th–12th graders (completed grades 9–11)

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Nov 29, 2026

A two-week commuter program at UC Berkeley's Haas School where students use no-code AI prototyping tools and market research to design, test and pitch an AI venture business plan to a panel of industry experts.

Dates:

Jun 13–18, 2027

Length:

6 days

Cost:

$0

Location:

University of Texas at Austin (Gates Dell Complex), Austin, TX

Grades:

Entering 11th–12th grade (fall 2027), U.S.-based (completed grades 10–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Dec 20, 2026

Free one-week residential machine learning academy at UT Austin Computer Science where students learn Python, train their own machine learning model, and explore the social impacts of AI; all skill levels welcome.

Dates:

Jun 26 – Jul 16, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$8,561.5–$10,225.2

Location:

Coral Gables, FL (University of Miami)

Grades:

Current high school sophomores and juniors

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Early Action Dec 31, 2026

Credit:

6 University of Miami credits (ECE 100 and ECE 123)

An introduction to electrical and computer engineering, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, with hands-on projects such as building and testing a stereo amplifier, a digital voting machine and audio-processing software.

Dates:

Jun 26 – Jul 16, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$8,561.5–$10,225.2

Location:

Coral Gables, FL (University of Miami)

Grades:

Current high school sophomores and juniors

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Early Action Dec 31, 2026

Credit:

6 University of Miami credits (ARC 109 and ARC 110)

A studio-based introduction to architecture and urban design modeled on UM's undergraduate curriculum, combining drawing, model making, digital modeling and AI-assisted design, and ending with a digital portfolio.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 11–Aug 6, 2027 (2 weeks)

Length:

2 weeks (Sun–Fri)

Cost:

$6,995

Location:

Boston, MA (Northeastern University)

Grades:

Rising juniors and seniors (completed grades 10–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 15, 2027 · Regular Feb 28, 2027 · Late Mar 15, 2027

An introduction to biotechnology, AI and drug discovery: how scientists identify drug targets and design molecules, with interactive labs, faculty workshops and real-world case studies.

Dates:

Jul 25 – Aug 6, 2027

Length:

2 weeks (Sun–Fri)

Cost:

$6,995

Location:

Boston, MA (Northeastern University)

Grades:

Rising juniors and seniors (completed grades 10–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 15, 2027 · Regular Feb 28, 2027 · Late Mar 15, 2027

Hands-on cybersecurity and privacy: Linux systems, network security, cryptography and secure messaging, with Capture the Flag exercises that simulate real hacking scenarios and team competitions.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 11–Aug 6, 2027 (2 weeks)

Length:

2 weeks (Sun–Fri)

Cost:

$6,995

Location:

Boston, MA (Northeastern University)

Grades:

Rising juniors and seniors (completed grades 10–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 15, 2027 · Regular Feb 28, 2027 · Late Mar 15, 2027

D'Amore-McKim accounting faculty teach financial statement analysis and how AI tools support consulting, with guest speakers, an industry site visit and a team project ending in a professional-style presentation.

Dates:

Jul 10–21, 2027

Length:

10-day seminar (12 days on campus)

Cost:

$0

Location:

Notre Dame, IN (University of Notre Dame)

Grades:

Completed 11th grade

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Credit:

1 transferable Notre Dame credit (on satisfactory completion)

Students live in Notre Dame residence halls and spend the session in one seminar taught by Notre Dame faculty, with activities outside class.

Dates:

Jun 20–26, 2027

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$3,095–$3,725

Location:

Washington, DC (Georgetown University campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th graders through graduating seniors (completed grades 8–12)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Early bird Jan 31, 2027 · Final May 15, 2027

A week on the science of AI and its ethical, regulatory and geopolitical implications, combining lectures and guest speakers with hands-on exercises that test simple AI models, interactive simulations and real-world use cases.

Dates:

Jun 26–Jul 24, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$0

Location:

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Grades:

Rising 12th graders (in 11th grade when applying), age 16 by June 26, 2027; U.S. citizens or permanent residents

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Feb 1, 2027

Fully funded, merit-based four-week residential program at Carnegie Mellon for rising seniors exploring artificial intelligence through classroom instruction, research projects, faculty lectures, and industry experiences.

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

A tour of modern physics, including condensed matter, particle, biological and plasma physics and astronomy, in which students build devices, collect real data and analyze it with Python and machine learning.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

Jul 5–31, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

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

Location:

Merced, CA (UC Merced campus)

Grades:

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

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Due Feb 5, 2027

Where high-performance computing meets AI: small teams build projects such as a script-writing assistant, a game character that learns from players and an image-to-poster generator, learning to speed up model training and ending in a capstone competition.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

Jul 5–31, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

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

Location:

Santa Cruz, CA (UC Santa Cruz campus)

Grades:

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

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Due Feb 5, 2027

Computer science and game design principles through courses on the science of game design and on game graphics and AI, covering both the technical and design sides of building a game.

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

How Internet of Things sensors and data science work together, from collecting and cleaning sensor data to cloud-based predictive models over WiFi, Bluetooth, LoRa and RFID, ending in a capstone ESP32 system that analyzes real-world data.

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

How machines produce and recognize speech and images, two weeks on each, with students building their own AI algorithms on real medical and entertainment data. Field trips include UCLA Hospital and a Hollywood studio that uses AI.

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

Computational biology from gene prediction and protein sequence comparison to phylogenetic trees and AI protein structure prediction, using real datasets in afternoon labs and ending in a team poster and talk on specific genes and proteins.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

Jul 11–30, 2027

Length:

3 weeks (20 days)

Cost:

$9,500

Location:

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Grades:

Rising 10th–12th graders (completed grades 9-11), 15 years old or older by program start; minimum 3.0 GPA

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Feb 17, 2027

Credit:

Yes (0.5 Penn credit units, about 1.5 semester credits)

Three-week residential college-credit course at the University of Pennsylvania where students learn the machine learning algorithms behind generative AI, apply them to biological design in Python, and complete group projects shared on platforms used by AI researchers.

Dates:

Jul 11–30, 2027

Length:

3 weeks (20 days)

Cost:

$9,500

Location:

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Grades:

Rising 10th–12th graders (completed grades 9-11), 15 years old or older by program start; minimum 3.0 GPA

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Feb 17, 2027

Credit:

Yes (0.5 Penn credit units, about 1.5 semester credits)

Three-week residential college-credit course at the University of Pennsylvania where students learn generative AI, neural networks, and the math behind them, build their own AI models, and finish with an original AI application as a final project.

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri)

Cost:

$2,000

Location:

MIT campus, Cambridge, MA

Grades:

Rising 10th–12th graders (incoming sophomores, juniors, and seniors) (completed grades 9–11)

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Regular Feb 22, 2027

One-week in-person bootcamp at MIT introducing high school students to AI and machine learning in healthcare, with daily courses in machine learning for health, Python (beginner and advanced), clinical AI, and AI drug discovery, and team projects ending in a final presentation.

Dates:

7 sessions between Jun 7–Aug 20, 2027 (1 week options)

Length:

1 week (4 days on a holiday week)

Cost:

$2,400–$3,000

Location:

Harvard Medical School, 210 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA

Grades:

Enrolled in grades 9–12 at time of application

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Mar 10, 2027

A one-week day program introducing biomedical engineering through clinical medicine, biology, AI and robotics, where students try the roles of physician, scientist, engineer and product manager and use AI and hardware to build, test and pitch a healthcare solution; no coding experience needed.

Dates:

Jul 26 – Aug 6, 2027

Length:

2 weeks (weekdays)

Cost:

$5,800

Location:

Harvard Medical School, 210 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA

Grades:

10–12 at time of application, with coding or robotics experience

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Mar 10, 2027

A two-week biomedical engineering program for students with coding or robotics experience who design an original medical technology on a robotics and AI platform, connect clinical, engineering and business thinking, and spend a day at Johnson & Johnson's Raynham site working with a surgical robot and meeting surgeons and medtech professionals.

Dates:

Jun 21 – Jul 16, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$8,371–$11,946

Location:

Los Angeles, CA (USC University Park campus)

Grades:

High school students who have completed 9th–11th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

International due Mar 12, 2027 · Domestic due May 7, 2027

Credit:

3 units of USC elective credit

In this course, participants will learn how researchers, pharmaceutical companies, regulatory agencies and healthcare innovators are using AI to accelerate the development of safer and more effective therapies.

Dates:

Jun 21 – Jul 16, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$8,371–$11,946

Location:

Los Angeles, CA (USC University Park campus)

Grades:

High school students who have completed 9th–11th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

International due Mar 12, 2027 · Domestic due May 7, 2027

Credit:

3 units of USC elective credit

"Bitcoin and AI" begins with monetary history and an overview of today’s dollar-based financial system, then explores Bitcoin’s origins and technical components, including public-key cryptography and mining. Participants will learn about AI’s rapid introduction into the global economy — as well as the industries it will disrupt for years to come.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 4–Jul 9, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm)–1 week (Sun check-in – Fri)

Cost:

$2,450–$3,380

Location:

Bentley University, Waltham, MA

Grades:

10–11 (varies by track)

Format:

Residential / Commuter

A one-week Bentley University business course where students explore the latest AI tools and how AI is changing business and society, with guest lectures, group work and a final group presentation.