Start exploring New England summer programs

Dates:

8 consecutive weeks, summer 2027 (dates set by the lab)

Length:

8 weeks

Cost:

Free; paid stipend of $4,000 (new) or $4,500 (returning)

Location:

Groton, CT (NSMRL)

Grades:

Rising 10th–12th graders and graduating seniors, age 16+ (completed grades 9–12)

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Due Nov 30, 2026 (11:59pm CT)

A paid eight-week summer research internship at the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory in Groton, CT, working on real Navy research with lab scientists and engineers as mentors and presenting the summer's work at the lab's closing activities.

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 21–Jul 2, 2027

Length:

2 weeks (12 days)

Cost:

$5,550–$6,550

Location:

Boston, MA

Grades:

Rising 9th graders through current high school students; younger students with strong readiness considered

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Priority Dec 31, 2026 · Regular Feb 28, 2027

Two-week history research and writing workshop where each student develops a research paper on a historical topic of their own choosing, with daily group instruction and seminar discussion, one-on-one conferences with instructors, and afternoons of research and writing in a research library.

Dates:

Jul 5–16, 2027

Length:

2 weeks (12 days)

Cost:

$5,550–$6,550

Location:

The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT

Grades:

Rising 9th graders through current high school students; younger students with strong readiness considered

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Priority Dec 31, 2026 · Regular Feb 28, 2027

Two-week history research and writing workshop where each student develops a research paper on a historical topic of their own choosing, with daily group instruction and seminar discussion, one-on-one conferences with instructors, and afternoons of research and writing in a research library.

Dates:

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

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$7,500

Location:

New Haven, CT (Yale University)

Grades:

Completed 10th-11th grade (ages 16-18)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Regular Jan 6, 2027

Two-week residential academic session at Yale in one interdisciplinary track: Innovations in Science & Technology, Politics, Law & Economics, or Solving Global Challenges.

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 / 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:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,055

Location:

BU Tanglewood Institute, Lenox, MA

Ages:

14–19 (completed grades 8–12)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority · Jan 15, 2027

Credit:

Boston University transferable credit

A 2-week residential music program at Boston University's summer campus in the Berkshires, next to Tanglewood, where students prepare orchestral players for professional life through mock auditions, masterclasses, lessons, practice strategies and performing under pressure.

Dates:

Jun 18–30, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,055

Location:

BU Tanglewood Institute, Lenox, MA

Ages:

14–20 (college freshmen and sophomores may attend; some tracks high-school only) (completed grades 8–12)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority · Jan 15, 2027

Credit:

Boston University transferable credit

A 2-week residential music intensive at Boston University's summer campus in the Berkshires, next to Tanglewood. Students focus on one studio track through lessons, masterclasses, ensemble work and performance, with access to the Tanglewood campus.

Dates:

Jul 11–23, 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

Students explore Boston's history through its food, with neighborhood walking tours of the North End and Jamaica Plain, visits to the Museum of Fine Arts and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and archive research that becomes an original research project.

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

College of Science faculty lead an exploration of linguistics: how language develops, how it shapes identity and group membership, and how the language we speak affects how we think.

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

A project-based introduction to bioengineering with labs in tissue engineering, medical implant design and testing, and biomedical circuits, CAD and MATLAB modeling of anatomy, and site visits to biotech and medical device companies.

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:

Jul 11–23, 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

Design thinking and digital fabrication in Northeastern's 15,000-square-foot makerspace, exploring printing, textiles and jewelry making with laser cutters and 3D printers, ending in an original portfolio project.

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

Teams research a real New England challenge such as flood monitoring, water quality sensing, cold-climate renewable energy or assistive robotics, and build a working prototype with 3D printing, laser cutting and Arduino.

Dates:

Jul 11–23, 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

Teams pick a health-related problem, look at it from the perspectives of patients and care providers, develop an early concept or simple prototype, and finish with a team pitch.

Dates:

Jul 11–23, 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

Led by a philosophy faculty member, students debate and apply moral philosophy to AI, machine learning, big data and virtual reality, tackling questions like algorithmic bias and whether AI can be creative.

Dates:

Jul 11–23, 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

Students form teams and build a startup from idea to a pitch in front of a panel of entrepreneurs, with guidance from industry professionals on audience building, business planning, product development and negotiation.

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

Cosmic rays as a window to modern physics: students observe them in a cloud chamber and measure them with a muon counter, with lectures on special relativity, quantum mechanics, particle physics and cosmology.

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 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

The life cycle of medications from drug development to patient care, with hands-on lab and compounding activities, CPR training and conversations with pharmacists, researchers and industry leaders.

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

A project-based program in augmented, virtual and mixed reality where students learn scripting, interaction, narrative and game system design to build an immersive interactive experience.

Dates:

Jul 11–23, 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

Students explore careers across nursing, physical therapy, physician assistant, pharmacy, public health and more through medical simulations, clinical skills practice, advanced CPR and Stop the Bleed certification.