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Engineering Summer Academy at Penn

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The Engineering Summer Academy at Penn (ESAP) is an intensive three-week residential summer program for exceptional high school students interested in exploring engineering and STEM fields before college. Offered by the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science, participants take college-level coursework in subjects like Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Generative AI for Biological Design, Nanotechnology, or Robotics.

Deadline

Feb 28, 2026

Dates

Jul 12, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026

Grade level

Grades 9–12

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Eligibility

Open to high school students (both domestic and international). Standardized test scores are optional. Requires STEM teacher recommendation, essay, and official high school transcript.

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