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Research Science Institute (RSI) - MIT
Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)
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.
Science & STEMMathPre-Med & Life SciencesSelectiveFully Funded
Research Science Institute (RSI) - Stanford
Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)
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.
Pre-Med & Life SciencesScience & STEMApplicationFully Funded
High School Summer Research Experience in Cancer (SURE-CAN)
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
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
Pre-Med & Life SciencesScience & STEMApplicationFully Funded
Duke-Cook Children's RISE-STAR Affiliate Program
Cook Children's Medical Center and Duke Clinical Research Institute
Dates:
Jun 7–Jul 9, 2027
Length:
About 5 weeks
Cost:
$0
Location:
Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
Eligibility:
Texas high school students, including homeschoolers, at least 16 years old (matches completed grades 10–12 in search filters)
Format:
Commuter
Deadline:
Jan 4, 2027
Paid summer research program at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, part of Duke's STAR program, where a small cohort of Texas high school students joins an active pediatric study with a mentor, takes short courses on research methods, scientific writing, and professional development, and finishes with a capstone presentation or research poster.
Pre-Med & Life SciencesScience & STEMApplicationFully Funded
Summer Science Research Program (SSRP)
The Rockefeller University (RockEDU Science Outreach)
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.
Pre-Med & Life SciencesScience & STEMApplicationFully Funded
Duke STAR Program (Summer Training in Academic Research)
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Dates:
Jun 21–Jul 23, 2027 (in person)
Length:
About 5 weeks in person (weekdays), plus remote spring preparation
Cost:
$0
Location:
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
Grades:
Age 18 by June 21, 2027; U.S. citizens and permanent residents only
Format:
Commuter
Deadline:
Jan 6, 2027
Paid five-week clinical research program at the Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham where students work in teams with Duke faculty mentors on an original project about the uses and effects of a medication, attend workshops on manuscript writing, statistics, and research ethics, and finish with a team presentation and written thesis aimed at co-authorship on a peer-reviewed paper.
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.
Pre-Med & Life SciencesScience & STEMApplicationFully Funded
Duke-Marshall STAR Program Partnership
Marshall University and Duke Clinical Research Institute
Dates:
Jun 28–Jul 30, 2027
Length:
About 5 weeks
Cost:
$0
Location:
Marshall Health Network sites in Huntington, Point Pleasant, and Logan, WV
Eligibility:
Rising 11th-12th graders in West Virginia, including homeschoolers (matches completed grades 10–11 in search filters)
Format:
Commuter
Deadline:
Jan 15, 2027
Paid summer research program for West Virginia high school students at Marshall Health Network sites, part of Duke's STAR program, where a cohort of four does hands-on research with Marshall faculty, takes short courses in research methods and medical writing, and, where appropriate, shadows in clinical settings.
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$8,800
Location:
Berlin, Germany
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Multi-city: includes an excursion to Munich (BMW Welt/Museum, Marienplatz). Visits DRIVE Volkswagen Group Forum in Berlin. Students design a real-world engineering solution as a team.
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$6,900
Location:
Seoul, South Korea
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Hands-on workshops and design labs covering engines, electronics, and the full engineering design process, including a real Korean auto-factory tour and a visit to Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang. Weekend excursions to Nami Island and Jeonju.
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$6,800
Location:
Berlin, Germany
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Tours of production facilities (car factories, solar startups, biomedical hubs). Sound engineering workshop at Trixx Studio and 3D printing workshop at MotionLab. Excursions to Potsdam and Dresden.
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$7,000
Location:
Shanghai, China
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Residential (Homestay)
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Hands-on fieldwork on urban sustainability, with tours of an automated production facility and Apollo Park (an autonomous driving/intelligent transportation center). Includes an overnight excursion to Wuxi and a traditional 72-step Chinese ceramic-making workshop.
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$7,350
Location:
Copenhagen, Denmark
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Students propose an engineering tool supporting a green initiative in Denmark or the U.S. Hands-on fieldwork collecting environmental data; visit to CopenHill. Excursions to Samsø (renewable energy island) and Youth Island.
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$7,200
Location:
Osaka, Japan
Grades:
Current grades 10-12
Format:
Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Hands-on Python coding and robotics classes; students build and present their own prototype. Explores Dotonbori and Namba, local food specialties (takoyaki, okonomiyaki), and Osaka Castle. Students must have completed Freshman year of high school before traveling.
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$7,200
Location:
Tokyo, Japan
Grades:
Current grades 10-12
Format:
Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Hands-on Python coding and robotics classes covering electrical components, circuits, chips, and microcontrollers; students build and present their own robot car. Visits to the Avatar Robot Cafe and Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science). Weekend excursion to Yokohama. Students must have completed Freshman year of high school before traveling.
Arts & Performing ArtsScience & STEMGlobal & LanguageApplication
Video Game Design & Japanese Culture (Kyoto)
CIEE
Dates:
2 sessions between Jun 16–Jul 28, 2027 (3 weeks options)
Length:
3 weeks
Cost:
$7,200
Location:
Kyoto, Japan
Grades:
Current grades 9-12
Format:
Group Housing
Deadline:
Jan 20, 2027
Storyboarding, coding, and animation classes; students build a video game prototype and present it to a panel of industry experts. Tour of the Ritsumeikan Center for Game Studies. Excursions to Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan and Nara. Housing is hotel-style with shared rooms; CIEE discloses a 1 Program Leader : 12 students ratio.
Pre-Med & Life SciencesScience & STEMApplicationFully Funded
Broad Summer Scholars Program (BSSP)
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Dates:
Jul 6–Aug 13, 2027
Length:
6 weeks (weekdays, 9am–5pm)
Cost:
$0
Location:
Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA (Kendall Square)
Eligibility:
Rising 12th graders at Massachusetts high schools (matches completed grade 11 in search filters)
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
Science & STEMWilderness & AdventureApplicationGirls program
Smith Precollege Sustainable Futures
Smith College Precollege Programs
Dates:
Jul 18–31, 2027
Length:
2 weeks
Cost:
$4,985
Location:
Smith College, Northampton, MA
Grades:
Students entering grades 9–12 in fall 2027
Format:
Residential
Deadline:
Priority Feb 1, 2027 · Tuition assistance Mar 1, 2027 · Final May 1, 2027
Two-week residential program at Smith College on the causes of and solutions to climate change, with time on New England trails, farms, and community gardens, hands-on farm work, and study of sustainable agriculture and Smith's carbon-neutrality efforts.
Students between 10th and 11th or 11th and 12th grade in summer 2027, age 16 by June 26, 2027; B (3.0) average
Format:
Residential
Deadline:
Scholarship Feb 1, 2027 · Final Mar 1, 2027
Six-week residential game development program at Carnegie Mellon where students train in Unity programming, 2D and 3D art, game design, sound design, and storytelling, then work in teams of five or six to build two games, including an original prototype for their portfolio.
Students between 11th and 12th grade, age 16 by June 26, 2027; U.S. citizens and permanent residents
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.
Pre-Med & Life SciencesScience & STEMSelectiveFully Funded
Summer Student Program (SSP)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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
