Start exploring summer programs at Harvard University for high schoolers

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 21–Aug 6, 2027 (2 weeks (12 days) options)

Length:

2 weeks (12 days)

Cost:

$6,250

Location:

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Grades:

Rising juniors and seniors (graduating high school in 2028 or 2029; completed grades 10-11); 16 years old by June 13, 2027 and under 19 through July 31, 2027

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 13, 2027 · Regular Feb 10, 2027 · Late Mar 31, 2027

Two-week residential, noncredit program at Harvard where high school students live on campus and take one college-level course from nearly 30 options (average class size 15), with three hours of class a day plus college-readiness workshops, academic talks, social events, and trips around Boston and New England.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 14–Aug 6, 2027 (4 weeks and 7 weeks options)

Length:

4 weeks–7 weeks

Cost:

$4,180–$15,980

Location:

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Grades:

Students graduating high school in 2027, 2028, or 2029 (completed grades 10-12); 16 years old by June 13, 2027 and under 19 through July 31, 2027

Format:

Commuter / Online / Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 13, 2027 · Regular Feb 10, 2027 · Late Mar 31, 2027

Credit:

4 or 8 credits (varies by option)

Students take Harvard Summer School courses for college credit and a letter grade. Seven-week students choose from more than 200 courses.

Dates:

Jul 6–Aug 13, 2027

Length:

6 weeks (weekdays, 9am–5pm)

Cost:

$0

Location:

Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA (Kendall Square)

Grades:

Rising 12th graders at Massachusetts high schools (completed grade 11)

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Paid six-week research program in which Massachusetts high school juniors work full-time alongside Broad Institute scientists on an original project in areas such as cancer biology, psychiatric disease, or computational biology, with a staff tutor, scientific talks, career exploration, and a closing poster session.

Residency restriction: Massachusetts high school students only

Dates:

11 sessions between May 31–Aug 13, 2027 (1 week options)

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$1,800

Location:

Cambridge, MA (Harvard University campus)

Grades:

9–12

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Due Aug 9, 2027

The Academies by Harvard Student Agencies, weekday classes on the Harvard campus.

Dates:

Jul 11–18, 2027

Length:

8 days

Cost:

$5,390

Location:

Cambridge, MA, USA

Grades:

9-12 (Completed)

Format:

Residential

Climate and public health summit with Harvard Chan C-CHANGE. Students study how climate change connects to health and medicine, and finish a Community Action Plan. Certificate of Completion, not college credit.

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

1-2 weeks

Cost:

Day $2899-3899; Residential $7485-8485

Location:

Harvard/Stanford/Oxford

Ages:

9-18 (residential 11-18) (completed grades 5–12)

Format:

Residential/Day