Start exploring summer programs at MIT for high schoolers

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:

Early Action Nov 1, 2026 · Regular Feb 22, 2027 · 10 days left

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:

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:

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:

Jul 7–16, 2027

Length:

10 days

Cost:

$6,290

Location:

MIT, Cambridge MA, USA

Grades:

9-12 (Completed)

Format:

Residential

Engineering and robotics program on the MIT campus, run by Putney rather than by MIT. Students attend seminars and workshops on technology, artificial intelligence, and robotics, and draft a community project proposal.

Dates:

Jul 5-31, 2027; Final Event Jul 31 & Aug 1, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$0–$3,000

Location:

Cambridge, MA

Grades:

Current 10th-11th grade at application (completed grades 10-11)

Format:

Commuter / Online

Selective four-week STEM program from MIT Beaver Works. Students spend the session in one hands-on, project-based course.

Dates:

Jun 26 – Jul 24, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$0–$20,000

Location:

Cambridge, MA (MIT campus)

Grades:

Current 11th graders only (not rising seniors generally - must be in 11th grade at time of application)

Format:

Residential

Highly selective four-week residential engineering program at MIT for young women and other underrepresented/underserved students in engineering; hands-on classes, labs, and team projects in mechanical engineering, taught by MIT graduate students with undergraduate assistants living in the dorm. No prior engineering background expected or desired.

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

1-2 weeks

Cost:

Roughly $2,000-$3,500 per session (varies by track/location)

Location:

Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Caltech, Yale, Georgetown, MIT, Tufts + Online

Grades:

9-12 (also has 4th-8th tracks)

Format:

Residential/Commuter

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$3,498–$7,048

Location:

Cambridge, MA (MIT campus)

Grades:

Completed 8th-12th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

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

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

6 weeks

Cost:

Free

Location:

Cambridge, MA

Grades:

Current Juniors

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Passed · Feb 1, 2026