Start exploring New York summer programs

Dates:

Jul 11–Aug 7, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$8,368–$12,552

Location:

New York, NY (NYU, Greenwich Village/Brooklyn housing)

Grades:

Completed 10th-11th grade

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Dec 1, 2026

Credit:

4 or 6 credits (varies by option)

Students choose one arts focus.

Dates:

Jun 28–Aug 6, 2027

Length:

6 weeks (full-time, 40 hours/week)

Cost:

$0

Location:

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY

Grades:

Current high school juniors (class of 2028) in Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, or Chautauqua County, NY

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Jan 1, 2027

Six-week, full-time cancer research internship at Roswell Park in Buffalo where Western New York high school juniors work on a mentored lab, population-health, or computational project, attend cancer biology lectures and professional development sessions, and present a scientific poster at a closing symposium.

Residency restriction: Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, or Chautauqua County, NY students only

Dates:

Jun 21–Aug 5, 2027

Length:

7 weeks (full-time, about 35 hours/week)

Cost:

$0

Location:

The Rockefeller University, New York, NY

Grades:

Current high school juniors and seniors, at least 16 at program start

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Jan 4, 2027

Seven-week, full-time research program at The Rockefeller University in Manhattan where 32 high school scholars work in teams of 8–10 with team leaders and mentors, learning lab techniques, developing their own research question, analyzing data, and presenting a poster at a closing symposium.

Dates:

Jun 29–Aug 20, 2027

Length:

8 weeks (full-time, 40 hours/week)

Cost:

$0

Location:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Main Campus, New York, NY

Grades:

Current high school juniors living within 25 miles of MSK in Manhattan

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Feb 5, 2027

Eight-week, full-time paid research internship at Memorial Sloan Kettering in Manhattan where about 20 high school juniors each complete a self-directed lab project with a mentor and attend lab meetings and professional development events.

Residency restriction: Within 25 miles of MSK in Manhattan only

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 6–Aug 11, 2027 (6 weekly half-day sessions options)

Length:

6 weekly half-day sessions

Cost:

$200

Location:

Alley Pond Environmental Center, Douglaston, Queens, NY

Eligibility:

Age 14 per program site (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

May 1, 2027

Six-week, once-a-week field biology internship in Queens where high school students study Alley Pond Park ecosystems through biodiversity surveys, bird observation, soil and water sampling, coastal seining, and native planting, and meet local environmental professionals.

Dates:

Jul 19–23, 2027

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$1,000

Location:

Garden City, NY

Eligibility:

Rising 9th–12th Graders (matches completed grades 8–11 in search filters)

Format:

Commuter

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

Jun 17–21, 2027

Length:

5 days

Cost:

$3,499

Location:

Carnegie Hall, New York, NY

Grades:

Students currently in grades 6–8

Format:

Residential

Five-day residential program in New York City where selected middle school musicians rehearse intensively with accomplished conductors and perform on stage at Carnegie Hall.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 11–Jul 16, 2027 (5 days and 6 days options)

Length:

5 days–6 days

Cost:

$2,999–$3,399

Location:

St. John's University, Jamaica, NY

Grades:

Students currently in grades 6–8

Format:

Residential / Commuter

Middle school STEM program on a college campus with hands-on challenges across fields such as coding and robotics, forensic science, and anatomy, offered as a residential program with dorm stays and evening activities or as a day program.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jul 18–Aug 7, 2027 (5 days and 7 days options)

Length:

5 days–7 days

Cost:

$2,799–$4,599

Location:

New York, NY

Grades:

Completing grades 9-12

Format:

Residential / Commuter

Weeklong sports business career program in New York City led by NYU Stern professor and former NFL/NBA executive Stephen Master, focused on athlete and team branding, sports media, and mega-events, with site visits to venues such as Madison Square Garden and Yankee Stadium, industry guest speakers, and a team capstone project.

Dates:

Jun 20–25, 2027

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$1,700–$3,000

Location:

Columbia University, New York, NY

Eligibility:

Grades 8–11 (varies by track)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

One-week journalism workshop on Columbia's campus run by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, with courses in news reporting and writing, broadcast journalism, digital media, design, and editorial leadership, plus media visits and a Broadway show.

Dates:

5 weekly sessions, Jun 20–Jul 23, 2027

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$1,798–$2,048

Location:

New York, NY (NYU Kimmel Center)

Ages:

11-14 per program site (matches completed grades 5–8 in search filters)

Format:

Commuter

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

July 25-31, 2027 (Pine Bush Equine Services, SUNY New Paltz housing)

Length:

7 days

Cost:

$4,999

Location:

Pine Bush

Grades:

6-8

Format:

Residential

Middle-school-aged (grades 6-8) version of the New York Horse & Large Animal Veterinary Academy, at the same Pine Bush location, with age-appropriate skill development. Run in partnership with Loop Abroad, described as the leading pre-veterinary travel program in the nation. 10:1 student-to-veterinarian ratio, maximum 30 students.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 11–Jul 24, 2027 (7 days options)

Length:

7 days

Cost:

$4,999

Location:

Pine Bush

Grades:

9-12

Format:

Residential

Credit:

1 college credit

Works at Pine Bush Equine Services & Veterinary Hospital and local equine rescue facilities, earning up to 40 veterinary hours toward vet school applications, covering large animal medicine (one of vet schools' six key required experience categories) including a working horse breeding facility visit. Housed at SUNY New Paltz. Run in partnership with Loop Abroad, described as the leading pre-veterinary travel program in the nation. 10:1 student-to-veterinarian ratio, maximum 30 students.

Dates:

10 sessions between Jun 6–Sep 5, 2027 (1 week, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks, and 12 weeks options)

Length:

1 week–12 weeks

Cost:

$2,000–$16,900

Location:

Hancock, NY (western Catskills)

Ages:

7-17 per program site (matches completed grades 1–11 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Students choose one arts focus.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jul 11–Jul 24, 2027 (7 days, 10 days, and 14 days options)

Length:

7 days–14 days

Cost:

$3,899–$7,299

Location:

New York, NY

Grades:

Completing grades 9-12

Format:

Residential / Commuter

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 15–Aug 14, 2027 (10 days options)

Length:

10 days

Cost:

$3,150

Location:

Paul Smiths, NY (Adirondack Mountains)

Ages:

12-13 per program site (matches completed grades 6–7 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

10-day backpacking expedition in the Adirondack Mountains designed for 12- and 13-year-olds: scrambling up rocky peaks, map reading, bear-safe camping, and teamwork on and off trail.

Dates:

Jun 28–Jul 7, 2027

Length:

10 days

Cost:

$4,499

Location:

New York City, Boston & Chicago

Grades:

Completing grades 7-8

Format:

Residential

10-day middle-school city adventure through New York City, Boston, and Chicago, with an MLB game, a Boston jet-boat ride, the Willis Tower Skydeck, Navy Pier, and Second City comedy.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 4–Jul 30, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$3,298–$6,248

Location:

New York, NY (Barnard College, Columbia University)

Grades:

Completed 8th-12th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 11–Aug 6, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$2,698–$5,998

Location:

New York, NY (New York School of Interior Design)

Grades:

Completed 8th-12th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Credit:

1 NYSID college credit

Students choose one arts focus.

Dates:

6 sessions between Jun 27–Aug 15, 2027 (14 days, 22 days, 28 days, 36 days, and 50 days options)

Length:

14 days–50 days

Cost:

$7,896–$16,500

Location:

Lake George, NY (private peninsula)

Grades:

1–10 (varies by track)

Format:

Residential

Camp sessions with different activities.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jun 7–Jul 31, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$6,195–$7,695

Location:

New York, NY

Ages:

15-18 per program site (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

Jul 11–24, 2027

Length:

14 days

Cost:

$7,699

Location:

Chicago, IL & New York, NY

Grades:

Completing grades 9-12

Format:

Residential

Two-week sports business career program led by NYU Stern professor Stephen Master - a week in Chicago on the sports industry ecosystem and a week in New York on athlete and team branding - with four venue site visits, guest speakers, and two capstone projects.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 6–Jul 30, 2027 (3 weeks (weekdays) and 4 weeks (weekdays) options)

Length:

3 weeks (weekdays)–4 weeks (weekdays)

Cost:

Contact program for pricing

Location:

New York, NY (Manhattan School of Music, Morningside Heights)

Ages:

8-17 per program site (matches completed grades 2–11 in search filters)

Format:

Commuter

Students choose one arts focus.

Dates:

Jul 11–31, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$3,540–$4,540

Location:

Garden City, NY

Eligibility:

Rising Sophomores–Seniors (matches completed grades 9–11 in search filters)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Credit:

Yes (3 college credits)

Students choose one course or track.