UCLA hosts the Applications of Nanoscience Summer Institute, a two-week program held on campus in Los Angeles. The summer technology program lets students explore applications of nanoscience, design-thinking, and entrepreneurship. UCLA offers optional on-campus housing for the program.

The program prepares students for majors and careers in science. During the first week, students discover what professional scientists do. During the second week, they work in teams to design, conduct, and present their own research experiments.

Applicants need a strong background in chemistry, biology, and physics. UCLA offers some full and partial need- and merit-based scholarships to qualified applicants. Students should bring their own laptops.

Stanford AI4ALL is a three-week, live, online program. It provides students with research experience and mentorship in the artificial intelligence field. Students connect with a diverse group of peers and AI professionals.

Students gain hands-on experience working in the Stanford AI Lab. They apply AI to real-world problems, such as medicine and disaster response.

Only current ninth grade students can apply to the program. The program aims to increase diversity in the AI field. It offers need-based scholarships to qualified applicants. Students need an adequate internet connection to take the online program.

Georgetown University offers a one-week Introduction to Data Science Academy online summer program. The program introduces high schoolers to contemporary data science and statistics. It also features presentations, class discussions, and coding exercises. Guest speakers include Georgetown faculty members.

Students learn about data collection, cleanup, analysis, and visualization. They also learn statistical analysis and coding languages. At the end of the program, participants present their data science projects to the class.

Applicants need a minimum 2.0 GPA. Students also need a computer that can run the Chrome browser and access Google Drive.

Texas Tech offers the seven-week Anson L. Clark Scholars Program at its Lubbock campus. The program lets high school students gain hands-on research experience under the guidance of university faculty. Participants complete a research project in any academic department of their choice. They also attend weekly seminars and field trips.

The program does not charge tuition or fees and gives students a $500 meal card and free housing. Participants receive a $750 stipend when they finish their research project.

All applicants must be at least 17 years old by the program's start date. The highly selective program accepts 12 students each year.

The Columbia Engineering Summer High School Academic Program for Engineers (SHAPE) lets students take college-level engineering classes at Columbia's New York City campus. Columbia offers the three-week program twice per summer. Students can attend one or both sessions.

Available classes include robotics, computer science, and electrical engineering. Students can also take biomedical engineering and innovation and design classes. Participants get access to Columbia's facilities, including its Makerspace and MechTech Lab.

SHAPE considers rising sophomore, junior, and senior applicants with a demonstrated interest in STEM. The program does not offer housing, so applicants should live within commuting distance of Columbia.

Cornell University offers two in-person Explore Engineering technology programs for high school students at its Ithaca, New York campus. The CURIE Summer Academy accepts female students. The CATALYST Summer Academy accepts students of diverse racial, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds. Both programs last one week.

Participants experience college life on Cornell's campus and learn about engineering. In addition, they attend social activities and gain hands-on research experience. The programs prepare students to pursue engineering careers.

Only rising juniors and seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA qualify to apply for the CURIE and CATALYST programs.

UCLA offers a two-week Design Media Arts Summer Institute held on its Los Angeles, California campus. The program introduces high school students to design practices in print, net, electronic games, and video. Students create a portfolio for their college applications for design-related majors. Program participants also earn four units of UC college credit.

Applicants must be at least 15 years old by the start of the program. The program does not require prior experience in design. All students in the program must live in on-campus housing.

Students attend the EDGE Summer College Program in person at the University of Delaware's Newark campus. The program lets high school sophomores and juniors experience college life and take a college-level course. Students receive up to four transferable college credits.

Available classes include organic and sustainable farming and introduction to engineering product design. Students can also take an introduction to entrepreneurship. Participants live in on-campus housing and eat in campus dining halls. They also get access to the university's recreational facilities.

Applicants need a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Johns Hopkins University offers its Explore Engineering Innovation program every summer, both in person and online. The in-person program occurs in locations nationwide, including the JHU campus in Baltimore, Maryland. The different locations let some students commute to the program from home.

Students learn problem-solving skills in engineering, participate in hands-on labs, and earn three college credits.

The program prioritizes rising junior and senior applicants. But it also accepts rising sophomores and graduated seniors. Applicants need As and Bs in high school math and science classes. Prerequisites include algebra II, trigonometry, and physics or chemistry.