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Student internship programs at a U.S. national laboratory, including opportunities for high school students in select programs.

Structured mentored summer research experience in cancer biology labs; primarily college students, some high school pathways exist.

Various Smithsonian museums and research centers offer internship programs; some are open to high school students, especially in DC-area programs.

Three-week summer program in sports analytics at the Wharton School: statistics, data and how teams make decisions.

Local chapters provide mentoring, education and economic development programs for youth, particularly young Black men.

National youth mentoring organization pairing young people with adult mentors; some sites also recruit teen volunteers for programs.

National network of after-school clubs offering mentoring, academic support, and career and leadership programs for youth.

Coaching and mentoring nonprofit helping students from low-income backgrounds navigate the college admissions and financial aid process.

LULAC's education centers (LNESC) run free college-access programs such as Upward Bound, with tutoring, counseling, mentoring and help with applications and financial aid.

Project Ready: group mentoring from local Urban League affiliates focused on school success and college and career readiness.

Identifies and trains diverse high school student leaders and awards full-tuition college scholarships to send them in supportive cohorts.

Mentoring and scholarship program supporting New York City students through private high school and college.

Multi-year research mentoring program pairing NYC high school students from underrepresented groups with AMNH scientists.

Boston Children's SCOOP program: six weeks working in a pediatric hospital setting.

The Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy: 10 weeks of mentored biomedical research at City of Hope.

Genetics and biotechnology education programs and labs for students, including summer camps and research pathways.

Saturday and summer science and math courses for academically talented high school students in the NYC area.

Online internship where high school students join teams that address organizational needs while building a database of educational resources. Teams include Resource R&D, Student Ambassadors, Multimedia, Marketing, Coding and more.

$1,000 first-prize scholarship awarded each season for a short response to the prompt about the best or worst part of finding or applying to scholarships (450 characters maximum). Merit-based; financial need is not considered.

Volunteer shifts of about 3-5 hours plus roles such as blog content, community outreach and special events assistance, including the annual benefit auction.

Flexible volunteer roles at a Seattle arts center: event ushers, setup and teardown, digital outreach, marketing, photography and videography, tech support and venue maintenance, including short task-based micro-volunteering.

Seven-month online training program for the US National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) and International Chemistry Olympiad, with 15 live classes and practice exams.

Credit-bearing summer courses taught by Emory faculty, with 100+ options.

College-credit program with over 200 courses where high school students learn alongside college and international students, in 4-week residential or 7-week residential, online or commuter formats.