Rice University Center for Environmental Studies Summer Program
A free, weeklong overnight residential program on Rice University's campus for Houston-area high schoolers, exploring environmental storytelling, climate justice, and contemporary environmental challenges through arts-based practice, faculty sessions, and field trips.
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Earth and Environmental Sciences (UConn Pre-College Summer)
A non-credit UConn pre-college course in which high schoolers study Earth systems, mineralogy, and the geologic history of Connecticut through lectures, lab demonstrations, and fieldwork with Department of Earth Sciences faculty at the Storrs campus.
Earthwatch Ignite
Earthwatch program offering 12-14 day field research expeditions across the U.S. that pair high school students from underserved schools and communities with practicing scientists on live conservation research projects.
Air Force Association CyberCamp
A free week-long residential summer camp for high schoolers hosted by the Air Force Association at partner universities nationwide (including the University of Pittsburgh), covering cyber hygiene and systems administration and culminating in a hands-on vulnerability-finding competition; a feeder program into CyberPatriot.
Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Contest
International creative-expression competition inviting students ages 11-18 to explore ocean and climate issues through art, film, writing, or performance, with cash awards up to $1,000 in the Senior Division.
Business Opportunities Summer Session (BOSS) - Penn State Smeal
A two-week residential summer program at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, now in its second decade, in which high school students take business courses taught by Smeal faculty and industry professionals, visit corporate offices, and compete in case competitions alongside campus and leadership activities.
Colorado Youth Corps Association Conservation Crews
Statewide coalition of eight accredited youth conservation corps that hire and train Colorado teens (ages 14+) for paid summer and year-round crews doing trail building, habitat restoration, and wildfire mitigation work.