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Washington University in St. Louis
Eight-week paid summer research internship in biomedical science. No prior research experience required.
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Program for high school juniors and seniors to train alongside physician-scientists in clinical cancer research and explore STEM careers, with enrichment activities and lectures.
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
NIH-funded, paid, eight-week research internship in brain science.
Washington University in St. Louis
Field training and ecology research apprenticeships at Shaw Nature Reserve and Tyson Research Center.
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
Awards of $25,000, $50,000 or $100,000 to students 18 or under who have completed a significant piece of work in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, or Outside the Box. Two-person teams are eligible.
U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program
Free in-person summer STEM enrichment program held at participating U.S. Army research centers and laboratories.
Noncredit summer program focused on pre-medical coursework.
Five-week residential summer research experience on a college campus with research in astrophysics, biochemistry, bacterial genomics and synthetic chemistry.
Washington University in St. Louis Sam Fox School
Two-week intensive introduction to architecture and design with design studio and drawing. Credit offered.
National high school and two-year college mathematics honor society with local chapters and competitions.
National Youth Science Foundation
The National Youth Science Camp: a residential STEM program in the West Virginia mountains with lectures from leading scientists and outdoor adventures.
Technology Student Association
Student organization for students interested in STEM, with competitive events in engineering, technology and design.
World's largest nonprofit movement of teenagers making projects, with free in-person high-school clubs, hackathons, and summer programs, plus an online community of teen makers.
Mathematical Association of America
Two 25-question, 75-minute math contests that are the first step toward the AIME, USA(J)MO, and the U.S. team for the International Mathematical Olympiad.
U.S. House of Representatives
Annual challenge where middle- and high-school students create software apps for mobile, tablet, or computer devices to encourage participation in STEM; winners are chosen by each participating congressional district.
Teams of high-school students design, program, and build industrial-sized robots to compete in a themed game as part of a three-team alliance, with adult mentors.
Junior Science & Humanities Symposium
STEM competition where high-school students perform original research, present findings, and compete for scholarships and opportunities through regional symposia.
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (U.S. Department of Energy)
Double-elimination, quick-recall science contest covering chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, math, and general and earth sciences; the top team wins an expense-paid trip to the National Science Bowl in Washington, DC.
Contest in which high-school students solve linguistic problems to learn about the diversity and consistency of language while exercising logic skills; no linguistics background required.
Online team mathematics competition for middle- and high-school students.
World's largest pre-college science fair, where more than 1,700 young scientists, engineers, and inventors compete across 22 categories for more than $7 million in awards, prizes, and scholarships.
The nation's oldest and most prestigious science research competition for high-school seniors, recognizing original research; 40 finalists compete during Finals Week in Washington, DC, for a share of $3.1 million in annual awards.
Leading team STEM competition in the nation with 7,000 teams at 450 tournaments in all 50 states; Division C is for high-school students.
Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)
Two-round online biology competition that enriches the life science education of nearly 12,000 students each year, with a residential training program for 20 national finalists who compete for the U.S. team at the International Biology Olympiad.