Start exploring Math summer programs for high schoolers

Dates:

Jun 20–Jul 31, 2027

Length:

6 weeks (42 days)

Cost:

$0

Location:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Grades:

Current high school juniors (one year left before graduation), at least 16 by July 1, 2027

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Dec 11, 2026

Six-week, cost-free summer research program at MIT that opens with a week of intensive STEM seminars taught by professors, followed by a five-week individual research internship with a scientist mentor and a final research paper and symposium presentation.

Dates:

Jun 27–Aug 7, 2027

Length:

6 weeks (42 days)

Cost:

$0

Location:

Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Grades:

Current high school juniors (one year left before graduation), at least 16 by July 1, 2027

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Dec 11, 2026

Six-week, cost-free summer research program at Stanford that opens with a week of intensive STEM seminars taught by professors, followed by a five-week individual research internship with a scientist mentor and a final research paper and symposium presentation.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 21–Jul 23, 2027 (1 week options)

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$2,299

Location:

Online

Grades:

Students currently in grades 9–12

Format:

Online

Deadline:

Priority Jan 27, 2027

A one-week online course in sports statistics and basic R coding, ending with each student's own sports analysis project.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 14–Jul 16, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,099

Location:

Online

Grades:

Students currently in grades 9–12

Format:

Online

Deadline:

Priority Jan 27, 2027

Students study personal finance, markets, banking and the economy, wealth building and financial ethics, working with real datasets, Excel and a group project.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jun 6–Aug 7, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$8,299

Location:

Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania)

Grades:

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

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 27, 2027 · Final Mar 17, 2027

An intensive two-week introduction to finance taught by Wharton faculty.

Dates:

Jul 11–31, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$10,599

Location:

Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania)

Grades:

Rising juniors and seniors (completed grades 10–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 27, 2027 · Final Mar 17, 2027

A rigorous data science course covering data visualization, data wrangling and modern machine learning, comparable to an intermediate Wharton undergraduate course.

Dates:

Jun 27 – Jul 17, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$10,599

Location:

Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania)

Grades:

Rising juniors and seniors (completed grades 10–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 27, 2027 · Final Mar 17, 2027

Students use statistics and R programming to analyze real sports data and present their findings, taught by Wharton faculty.

Dates:

Jun 28 – Aug 6, 2027

Length:

6 weeks

Cost:

$0

Location:

Stony Brook, NY (Stony Brook University)

Grades:

Current high school juniors (rising seniors), age 16+, nominated by their school

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

School nomination Jan 29, 2027 · Application Feb 5, 2027 · Recommendations Feb 12, 2027

Fellows join a Stony Brook faculty research group in science, math or engineering for six weeks, running experiments, analyzing data and pursuing a question of their own, and present a research poster at the end.

Dates:

Jun 26–Aug 7, 2027 (virtual jumpstart Jun 21–22)

Length:

6 weeks

Cost:

$0

Location:

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Grades:

Students between 11th and 12th grade, age 16 by June 26, 2027; U.S. citizens and permanent residents (completed grade 11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Feb 1, 2027

Credit:

Yes (credit-bearing Student to Scholar course)

Fully funded six-week residential math and science program at Carnegie Mellon for rising seniors from groups underrepresented in STEM, combining college-level math and lab science courses, a faculty-advised research project, a credit-bearing college transition course, and college application workshops.

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

Introduces data collection, exploratory and confirmatory analysis, predictive modeling and data ethics, practiced in Python on real datasets, with talks from industry professionals.

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

Four linked courses (Foundations of Astronomy, Star and Planet Formation, Stellar Evolution, and Cosmology) plus guest lectures, with student research projects in Python taught from the basics.

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

Hands-on advanced mathematics for students who love math: a core course in probability and counting methods plus a survey of pure and applied mathematics. Typical field trips include the Exploratorium and the California Academy of Sciences.

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

Data science for biology and medicine: exploratory analysis, visualization, probability, experimental design, linear models and machine learning, using the R language. Capstone projects use real data from fields such as neuroscience, public health and pharmacology.

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

How cells grow and interact in tissues and how tumors form, studied through lab work with model organisms such as frog eggs and Hydra alongside a mathematical biology course that builds computer models of tissue and tumor growth.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

Jul 5–31, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

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

Location:

La Jolla, CA (UC San Diego campus)

Grades:

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

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Due Feb 5, 2027

Making and performing music with computers while learning the mathematics of digital audio, ending in a group project performed at the end of the program.

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

An exploratory survey of number theory and discrete mathematics, introducing new tools and ways of mathematical thinking beyond the standard high school sequence.

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 data is stored, protected, compressed and sent wirelessly, with daily Python labs and a final project transmitting an image across campus with software-defined radios. Field trips include Google, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and UCLA's original internet lab.

Residency restriction: CA residents

Dates:

Jul 11–30, 2027

Length:

3 weeks (20 days)

Cost:

$9,250

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 covering discrete probability, graph theory, complex systems, and data analysis projects through lectures and TA-supported lab time.

Dates:

Jun 27 – Aug 7, 2027

Length:

6 weeks

Cost:

$0–$8,000

Location:

Boston, MA (Boston University campus)

Grades:

Completed 9th grade or higher; ages 14–18 at program start (not yet a full-time college student)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Due Feb 26, 2027 (tentative)

Six weeks of intensive mathematical exploration for about 80 high school students. First-year participants work through daily Number Theory problem sets, discovering results for themselves, with a morning lecture and daily feedback from undergraduate math-major counselors; returning students take advanced seminars, and lab projects are optional.

Dates:

Jul 18–31, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$7,200

Location:

Raleigh, NC (Saint Mary's School campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th graders through age 19 (must be 14+ at the start) (completed grades 8–12)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

May 3, 2027 for applicants who need a U.S. visa · Jun 15, 2027

Daily lectures by Duke mathematics professor Hubert Bray plus guest research talks and small-group team problem sessions on advanced mathematical topics.

Dates:

Jul 4–17, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$7,200

Location:

Raleigh, NC (Saint Mary's School campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th graders through age 19 (must be 14+ at the start) (completed grades 8–12)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

May 3, 2027 for applicants who need a U.S. visa · Jun 15, 2027

Daily lectures by Duke mathematics professor Hubert Bray plus guest research talks and small-group team problem sessions, covering number theory, group theory, RSA encryption, game theory, complex numbers, topology, special relativity and applications to economics.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 14–Jul 23, 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. The fundamentals of finance, from financial markets, interest rates and the time value of money to corporate finance and risk management, with practice analyzing financial statements, asset classes, portfolio management and financial modeling.

Dates:

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

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$1,400–$2,500

Location:

Ann Arbor, MI (University of Michigan)

Grades:

Rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors (completed grades 9–11)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students take one two-week math or science course taught by University of Michigan faculty, with lectures, labs, field trips and hands-on projects. Courses span mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science and psychology.

Dates:

6 sessions between Jun 27–Aug 14, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

£5,795 (about $7,760) · £6,995–£10,295 by room tier (about $9,370–$13,790); meals, excursions and insurance included

Location:

Cambridge, England

Grades:

7–11 (varies by track)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Atlas Summer Courses at Cambridge, run by Summer Discovery.