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The programs below match the starting criteria All these programs match the starting criteria International Relations & Diplomacy, in the US, and grades 6–12.Refine these results further (e.g. by dates, length, budget, etc.) or start a different search.
Summer Scholars: Global Business and International Relations
University of Miami
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 (GBM 102 and POL 203)
Global business practice paired with an introduction to international relations, including a chance to visit a consulate and meet foreign diplomats in Miami.
Georgetown University (Hoya Summer High School Sessions)
Dates:
2 sessions between Jun 20–Jul 24, 2027 (1 week)
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 exploring the international system, instruments of foreign policy, international law, terrorism, nuclear weapons, global health and development with Georgetown faculty, specialists and practitioners.
Georgetown University (Hoya Summer High School Sessions)
Dates:
Jul 25–31, 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 America's role in a changing world, from Congress, the presidency and the press in foreign policy to the Atlantic Alliance, great-power competition and the future of American foreign policy.
Georgetown University (Hoya Summer High School Sessions)
Dates:
Jul 11–31, 2027
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$7,085–$9,085
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
Three weeks on how U.S. foreign policy is made, combining lectures, talks by policymakers, visits to foreign embassies, crisis simulations and discussion of defense policy, terrorism, NGOs, think tanks and trade.
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 international relations summer program for high school students, you’ll learn to critically analyze international events through the lens of international relations theory. There will be a number of conflict areas to explore and examine, from the causes of war to the challenge of environmental degradation.
The Academies by Harvard Student Agencies, weekday classes on the Harvard campus. Students study government structures, political campaigns, how laws pass through Congress, and diplomacy and international relations, including game theory, building toward writing their own public policy.
3 sessions between Jun 24–Jul 26, 2027 (9 days options)
Length:
9 days
Cost:
$4,595
Location:
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, then Columbia University, New York, NY
Ages:
14–18 with at least one year of high school completed, through graduating seniors
Format:
Residential
A nine-day NSLC summer program split between Georgetown University in Washington, DC and Columbia University in New York, where high school students negotiate agreements, represent competing interests and explore how diplomats address challenges facing nations around the world, with visits to the United Nations and embassies.
Duke Pre-College: International Relations (Middle School)
Duke University
Dates:
Jul 12–23, 2027
Length:
12 days (includes weekends)
Cost:
$4,550–$6,030
Location:
Duke University, Durham, NC
Grades:
Current 6th–8th graders (at least 11; 13+ to live on campus)
Format:
Commuter / Residential
A 12-day Duke Pre-College course where middle school students learn how countries interact through diplomacy and alliances, ending with a global summit simulation, working with Duke Ph.D. students and faculty in a mix of lectures and hands-on projects.
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Lesnoe Ozero High School Credit - History and Diplomacy (Global Leadership Certificate)
Concordia Language Villages (Concordia College)
Dates:
Aug 2–14, 2027
Length:
2 weeks (13 days)
Cost:
$3,395
Location:
Turtle River Lake, near Bemidji, MN (North Site)
Grades:
8th-12th grade
Format:
Residential
Credit session at Lesnoe Ozero Russian Language Village on Turtle River Lake, near Bemidji. Campers live in cabins alongside the Russian-language village. Two-week social studies credit session at Lesnoe Ozero with about four hours a day of English-language instruction on the history, economics, and politics of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, leadership workshops, and a Model UN–style summit simulation, while living alongside Russian-language villagers; no Russian is required.
Current 9th–12th graders (at least 14; graduating seniors welcome)
Format:
Residential
A 12-day Duke Pre-College course where high school students analyse conflict, terrorism, cyber threats and diplomacy through an international crisis simulation, working with Duke Ph.D. students and faculty in a mix of lectures and hands-on projects.
2 sessions between Jul 3–Jul 23, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$6,999–$9,499
Location:
New Haven, CT (Yale University campus)
Grades:
Completed 9th–12th grade
Format:
Commuter / Residential
Summer Discovery courses at the Yale University campus. A proposed response to injustice has to consider more than good intentions. Trace who is involved, who could help, and what an action might change.
