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49 opportunities
Breakthrough Junior Challenge
The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual global science video competition for students ages 13 to 18. Participants create and submit an original video of up to two minutes that explains a complex concept or theory in life sciences, physics, or mathematics. Winners can receive a $250,000 college scholarship, a $50,000 prize for their inspiring teacher, and a state-of-the-art science lab for their school.
Deadline Sep 15, 2026 · Virtual
Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS)
The Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) is a free STEM learning program for Virginia high school juniors and seniors. Students complete six NASA-themed online modules during the school year, with top performers invited to attend a six-day residential summer academy at NASA’s Langley Research Center to design a crewed mission to Mars.
Grades 11–12 · Deadline Oct 24, 2026 · NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Virginia Earth System Science Scholars (VESSS)
The Virginia Earth System Science Scholars (VESSS) is a free STEM learning program for Virginia high school juniors and seniors that explores climate change and Earth systems through NASA satellite missions. Scholars complete seven online modules and a capstone project during the school year, with top-performing students selected for a seven-day residential summer academy at NASA Langley Research Center. Participants can also earn up to five free, transferable dual-enrollment college credits.
Grades 11–12 · Deadline Oct 26, 2026 · NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Virginia Space Coast Scholars
Virginia Space Coast Scholars (VSCS) is a free STEM program for high school sophomores focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math integral to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility missions. The program features a five-module online course during the school year, with top-performing scholars invited to attend a seven-day residential summer academy on Wallops Island, VA.
Grade 10 · Deadline Oct 26, 2026 · NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA
UCLA Neuroscience High School Scholars Program
The UCLA Neuroscience High School Scholars Program supports high school students in exploring neuroscience, with a focus on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. It offers virtual monthly Grand Rounds seminars, a certificate program, an Alzheimer's disease awareness club network, and a virtual summer program.
Grades 9–12 · Deadline Oct 29, 2026 · Virtual
Regeneron Science Talent Search (Regeneron STS)
The Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) is the nation's oldest and most prestigious STEM research competition for high school seniors. Entrants submit independent research projects alongside an application for holistic review, competing for $3.1 million in awards, including a top prize of $250,000 and an all-expenses-paid finals week in Washington, D.C. for 40 finalists.
Grade 12 · Deadline Nov 5, 2026 · Washington, DC
St. Jude High School Research Immersion Program
The St. Jude High School Research Immersion Program is an eight-week summer research internship for rising high school seniors in the Memphis area and surrounding counties. Working in pairs with research mentors across laboratory, clinical, or data science programs at St. Jude, students complete hands-on research projects, reflect on scientific identity, and present their findings at a scientific poster exhibition.
Grade 11 · Deadline Dec 4, 2026 · Memphis, TN
Aspiring Scholars Directed Research Program
The Aspiring Scholars Directed Research Program (ASDRP) is a nonprofit research institution based in Fremont, California, where high school students conduct scientific research and development year-round. Mentored by experienced scientists and engineers, participants work on cutting-edge projects across biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, computer science, and medicine, with opportunities to publish papers and present at conferences.
Grades 9–12 · Deadline Dec 15, 2026 · Fremont, CA
MIT Women's Technology Program (WTP)
The MIT Women's Technology Program (WTP) is a rigorous four-week residential summer academic experience designed to introduce high school rising seniors to engineering through hands-on classes, labs, and team projects. The program is specifically intended for students who excel in math and science but have little to no prior background in engineering.
Grade 11 · Deadline Dec 21, 2026 · Cambridge, MA
MIT Women's Technology Program in Mechanical Engineering (WTP-ME)
The MIT Women's Technology Program in Mechanical Engineering (WTP-ME) is a rigorous four-week residential summer academic experience at MIT. It introduces rising high school seniors (current 11th graders) with little to no prior engineering experience to mechanical engineering concepts through hands-on classes, labs, and collaborative projects.
Grade 11 · Deadline Dec 21, 2026 · 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Medical Immersion Scholars Academy (MISA)
Medical Immersion Scholars Academy (MISA) is a 5-day hands-on healthcare exploration program for high school students. Participants engage in clinical simulations, phlebotomy training, suturing, and other workshops, while earning certifications such as CPR, First Aid, and Stop the Bleed.
Grades 9–12 · Deadline Jan 2, 2027 · Oakland, CA
Georgia Cancer Center Summer Research Experience
The Georgia Cancer Center Summer Research Experience (GCC SRE) is a six-week summer program at Augusta University for high school students interested in biomedical sciences. Participants work alongside cancer researchers on projects spanning cell and molecular biology, immunology, genomics, bioinformatics, and population health, while receiving individual mentorship and professional skill development.
Grades 9–12 · Deadline Jan 15, 2027 · GCC - M. Bert Storey Research Building, Health Sciences Campus, Augusta, GA