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229 internships, research programs, scholarships and competitions with a deadline ahead, soonest first. Many more accept applications on a rolling basis; browse everything.
October 2026
- Oct 2PlayVS High School Esports LeaguesPlayVS
- Oct 2Enoch Pratt Free Library Teen Library BoardEnoch Pratt Free Library
- Oct 4NESST Youth AmbassadorsSmithsonian Science Education Center
- Oct 5Fox Chase Teen Research Internship Program (TRIP)Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
- Oct 6YoungArts National Arts CompetitionYoungArts (National YoungArts Foundation)
- Oct 9National Cyber League (NCL)National Cyber League
- Oct 9Youth Arts Council at The Andy Warhol MuseumThe Andy Warhol Museum
- Oct 9iDFY Leadership AcademyIdaho Drug Free Youth (iDFY)
- Oct 10Singing for Scholarships (National Shrimp Festival)Coastal Alabama Business Chamber (National Shrimp Festival)
- Oct 12Noguchi Museum Teen Advisory BoardThe Noguchi Museum
- Oct 13Youth CouncilTown of Midvale, UT
- Oct 13USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS)Art of Problem Solving Initiative
- Oct 15CHANGEmaker ProgramPhilanthropy Tank
- Oct 15Yale Young Global Scholars: Solving Global Challenges (SGC)Yale University
- Oct 15Daniels Scholarship ProgramDaniels Fund
- Oct 15International Youth Environmental Challenge (IYEC)International Youth Environmental Challenge
- Oct 15Kansas Youth Leadership ForumKansas 4-H / Kansas State University
- Oct 16Portland Workforce Alliance Youth Impact CouncilPortland Workforce Alliance
- Oct 16PayrollOrg Money Matters ScholarshipPayrollOrg (National Payroll Week)
- Oct 16Iowa Legislative Page ProgramIowa Legislature
- Oct 18RISE Research Mentorship ProgramRISE Research
- Oct 20NSHSS Foundation STEM ScholarshipNational Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) Foundation
- Oct 21Pirates Pitch Competition for High School StudentsSeton Hall University
- Oct 21ORNL Next Generation STEM Internship ProgramOak Ridge National Laboratory
- Oct 22City of Tampa Mayor's Youth CorpsCity of Tampa
- Oct 24Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS)Virginia Space Grant Consortium
- Oct 25Virginia Space Coast Scholars (VSCS)Virginia Space Grant Consortium
- Oct 25Virginia Earth System Science Scholars (VESSS)Virginia Space Grant Consortium
- Oct 26Congressional App ChallengeCongressional App Challenge (U.S. House of Representatives)
- Oct 26NASA Drop Tower ChallengeNASA Glenn Research Center
- Oct 27NCWIT Aspirations in Computing AwardNational Center for Women & Information Technology
- Oct 27NSHSS Film and Media Production ScholarshipNational Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) Foundation
- Oct 29Rhode Island Youth Climate ConferenceRhode Island Environmental Education Association
- Oct 30Menezes Challenge PRIMES CircleMIT Department of Mathematics
- Oct 30Conrad ChallengeConrad Foundation (Space Center Houston)
- Oct 31Connecticut Science & Engineering FairConnecticut Science Fair Association
- Oct 31mikeroweWORKS Work Ethic ScholarshipmikeroweWORKS Foundation
- Oct 31Voice of Democracy Audio-Essay Scholarship ContestVeterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
- Oct 31Nancy Thorp Poetry ContestHollins University
November 2026
- Nov 1AI & Health Summer High School BootcampMIT Jameel Clinic · Not open yet
- Nov 1Design-it-Digital Student CAD CompetitionAssociation of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS)
- Nov 1Bennington College Young Writers AwardsBennington College
- Nov 1Bennington College Young Musicians AwardsBennington College
- Nov 1Bennington College Young Innovators AwardsBennington College
- Nov 1Bennington College Young Artists AwardsBennington College
- Nov 1Bennington College Young Scientists AwardsBennington College
- Nov 1Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth AwardsHispanic Heritage Foundation
- Nov 2PRIMES-USAMIT Department of Mathematics
- Nov 2MIT PRIMESMIT Department of Mathematics
- Nov 2NASA TechRise Student ChallengeNASA / Future Engineers
- Nov 2Prudential Emerging VisionariesPrudential Financial
- Nov 3Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX)Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX)
- Nov 3Chick-fil-A Community ScholarsChick-fil-A, Inc. (administered by Scholarship America)
- Nov 5Regeneron Science Talent SearchSociety for Science
- Nov 8Modeling the Future ChallengeActuarial Foundation
- Nov 9Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist AwardFrom the Top
- Nov 9NYU Tisch Future ArtistsNYU Tisch School of the Arts
- Nov 11Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship ProgramJack Kent Cooke Foundation
- Nov 12Elks Most Valuable Student ScholarshipElks National Foundation
- Nov 15Idaho Senate Page ProgramIdaho State Senate
- Nov 15Youth Volunteer ProgramMills-Peninsula Medical Center (Sutter Health) · Not open yet
- Nov 15USA Biology Olympiad (USABO)Center for Excellence in Education
- Nov 18Waterloo CEMC Mathematics and Computing ContestsCentre for Education in Mathematics and Computing, University of Waterloo
- Nov 19Point Foundation Scholarship (LGBTQ+ Students)Point Foundation
- Nov 20Xylem Global Student Innovation ChallengeXylem Inc.
- Nov 20NHS ScholarshipNational Honor Society (NASSP)
- Nov 27Berkeley Math Tournament OnlineBerkeley Math Tournament (UC Berkeley)
- Nov 29Borlaug-Ruan International InternshipWorld Food Prize Foundation · Not open yet
- Nov 30BigFuture ScholarshipsCollege Board
December 2026
- Dec 1FRA Americanism Essay ContestFleet Reserve Association (FRA)
- Dec 1KU Self Engineering Leadership Fellows (SELF) ProgramUniversity of Kansas School of Engineering
- Dec 1OU Health Volunteen ProgramOU Health · Not open yet
- Dec 1The Coolidge ScholarshipCalvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation
- Dec 1Tisch Summer High School Dance ProgramNew York University
- Dec 1Tisch Summer High School Photography and Imaging ProgramNew York University
- Dec 1Hagan ScholarshipHagan Scholarship Foundation
- Dec 1Tisch Summer High School Production and Design WorkshopNew York University
- Dec 2Keynote Scholars ProgramNational Space Club and Foundation · Not open yet
- Dec 4High School Research Immersion ProgramSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Dec 6American Rocketry ChallengeNational Association of Rocketry and Aerospace Industries Association
- Dec 8Dream with Us Design Challenge: High School Engineering ChallengeNASA Aeronautics
- Dec 10Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation Essay ContestKemper Human Rights Education Foundation (KHREF)
- Dec 13Youth Leadership Oklahoma (YLOK)Leadership Oklahoma · Not open yet
- Dec 13NFTE Entrepreneurship ProgramsNetwork for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
- Dec 14Cards Against Humanity Science Ambassador ScholarshipCards Against Humanity
- Dec 18NFIB Young Entrepreneur AwardNational Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
- Dec 30Dr. Juan Andrade Jr. Scholarship for Young Hispanic LeadersUnited States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI)
- Dec 31AOPA Flight Training Scholarships for High School StudentsAircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Foundation
- Dec 31York County Conservation District ScholarshipYork County Conservation District
- Dec 31Gen and Kelly Tanabe ScholarshipGen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
- Dec 31AGFC Conservation ScholarshipArkansas Game & Fish Commission · Not open yet
January 2027
- Jan 1High School Summer Research Experience in Cancer (SURE-CAN)Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Jan 3Lockheed Martin Space High School Internship ProgramLockheed Martin Space · Not open yet
- Jan 3NOAA Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador ProgramNOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries · Not open yet
- Jan 4Summer High School Internship ProgramBarrow Neurological Institute
- Jan 4NYU PrecollegeNew York University · Not open yet
- Jan 5Sony World Photography Awards: Youth CompetitionWorld Photography Organisation
- Jan 6Duke Summer Training in Academic Research (STAR) ProgramDuke Clinical Research Institute · Not open yet
- Jan 6Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS)Yale University
- Jan 7High School (Junior) Volunteer ProgramSanta Clara Valley Medical Center · Not open yet
- Jan 7Diller Teen Tikkun Olam AwardsHelen Diller Family Foundation
- Jan 8Sanford PROMISE Scholars (High School Research Scholars Program)Sanford Research
- Jan 8Conner Prairie Youth Volunteer ProgramConner Prairie
- Jan 8St. Louis Summer Immersion Program in Neurosciences (SLSIP)WashU Medicine · Not open yet
- Jan 10The Earth PrizeThe Earth Foundation
- Jan 11UChicago Medicine ResearcHStartUChicago Medicine
- Jan 12Dell Scholars ProgramMichael & Susan Dell Foundation
- Jan 13Aspirnaut Lu-Springer High School Summer Research InternshipAspirnaut, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Jan 13New-York Historical Tech ScholarsNew-York Historical Society · Not open yet
- Jan 14Jackie Robinson Foundation ScholarshipJackie Robinson Foundation
- Jan 14Diamond ChallengeHorn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware
- Jan 14National Beta Club ScholarshipsNational Beta Club · Not open yet
- Jan 15ESU National Shakespeare CompetitionEnglish-Speaking Union of the United States
- Jan 15South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and HumanitiesSouth Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
- Jan 15CHCI NextGen Latino Leadership ProgramCongressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)
- Jan 15Washington Crossing Foundation National ScholarshipWashington Crossing Foundation
- Jan 15Georgia Cancer Center Summer Research ExperienceGeorgia Cancer Center at Augusta University · Not open yet
- Jan 15Leaders Save Lives Scholarship ProgramAmerican Red Cross · Not open yet
- Jan 15Florida State Elks Association Van Duren Memorial ScholarshipFlorida State Elks Association
- Jan 15First Tech Federal Credit Union STEM ScholarshipFirst Tech Federal Credit Union · Not open yet
- Jan 15National FFA ScholarshipsNational FFA Organization
- Jan 16Maine Students Vote Youth Council InternshipLeague of Women Voters of Maine / Maine Students Vote · Not open yet
- Jan 20Notre Dame Leadership SeminarsUniversity of Notre Dame, Office of Pre-College Programs · Not open yet
- Jan 20C-SPAN StudentCamC-SPAN (StudentCam)
- Jan 20The Davidson AcademyDavidson Institute for Talent Development
- Jan 22UT Southwestern STARS Summer Research Program for StudentsUT Southwestern Medical Center, STARS · Not open yet
- Jan 25JAX Summer Student ProgramThe Jackson Laboratory · Not open yet
- Jan 26NIH High School Summer Internship Program (HS-SIP)National Institutes of Health, Office of Intramural Training & Education · Not open yet
- Jan 27ExploraVision Science CompetitionNational Science Foundation
- Jan 27National German ExamNational German Exam (American Association of Teachers of German) · Not open yet
- Jan 29High School Internship ProgramLos Alamos National Laboratory · Not open yet
- Jan 29Houston Methodist Summer High School Research InternshipHouston Methodist Academic Institute · Not open yet
- Jan 31USA-North America AI Olympiad (USA-NA-AIO)USA Artificial Intelligence Olympiad
- Jan 31Injury Recovery ScholarshipLNN Law (Accident & Employment Lawyers)
- Jan 31MITRE Embedded Capture the Flag (eCTF)MITRE Corporation
- Jan 31Union Plus ScholarshipUnion Plus Education Foundation
February 2027
- Feb 1Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student AcademyIrell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences, City of Hope · Not open yet
- Feb 1OMRF Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars ProgramOklahoma Medical Research Foundation
- Feb 1Gannon University National High School Poetry ContestGannon University
- Feb 1Summer Academy for Math and Science (SAMS)Carnegie Mellon University · Not open yet
- Feb 1National Spanish ExamNational Spanish Exam (AATSP) · Not open yet
- Feb 1UNMC Summer High School Advanced Research Program (SHARP)University of Nebraska Medical Center · Not open yet
- Feb 4Quill and Scroll Writing, Visual, Multimedia ContestQuill and Scroll
- Feb 5Jimmy Rane Foundation ScholarshipJimmy Rane Foundation · Not open yet
- Feb 5California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS)University of California Office of the President · Not open yet
- Feb 5National Geographic Slingshot ChallengeNational Geographic Society
- Feb 8Toshiba ExploraVisionToshiba / NSTA
- Feb 10VSAC Unified Scholarship Application for Vermont StudentsVermont Student Assistance Corporation
- Feb 12Shari Simon Greenberg Community ScholarshipSimon Youth Foundation
- Feb 12Ohio State Ma2JIC Welding Engineering High School InternshipThe Ohio State University Manufacturing & Materials Joining Innovation Center
- Feb 12West Virginia Young Writers ContestWest Virginia Department of Education / Central WV Writing Project · Not open yet
- Feb 15The Community Scholarship Fund (Rappahannock Region)The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region · Not open yet
- Feb 15High School Fed ChallengeFederal Reserve Bank of New York
- Feb 15Architecture in the CityUniversity of Colorado Denver College of Architecture and Planning
- Feb 15Horatio Alger Association National ScholarshipHoratio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
- Feb 16Code/Art Game Design CompetitionCode/Art
- Feb 17Notre Dame Summer ScholarsUniversity of Notre Dame, Office of Pre-College Programs · Not open yet
- Feb 17Salt Lake City Public Library Teen SquadSalt Lake City Public Library
- Feb 20National Latin ExamNational Latin Exam (American Classical League)
- Feb 20Vegetarian Resource Group College ScholarshipThe Vegetarian Resource Group · Not open yet
- Feb 21Virginia Junior Academy of Science (VJAS) Research SymposiumVirginia Junior Academy of Science · Not open yet
- Feb 21Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur CompetitionBlue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition
- Feb 21SPJ/JEA High School Essay ContestSociety of Professional Journalists (SPJ) / Journalism Education Association (JEA) · Not open yet
- Feb 22Pomona College Academy for Youth Success (PAYS)Pomona College · Not open yet
- Feb 24eCYBERMISSIONU.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP)
- Feb 26Scholar Immersion Program (SIP)University of California, Santa Cruz · Not open yet
- Feb 26NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies InternshipsNASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) · Not open yet
- Feb 26Achieving My Potential ScholarshipGhanouni Teen & Young Adult Defense Firm
- Feb 26KU PKD Center Summer Research InternshipUniversity of Kansas Medical Center, Kidney Institute
- Feb 26Eskenazi Health VolunTEEN Summer ProgramEskenazi Health · Not open yet
- Feb 26Delaware Higher Education Office Merit Scholarships for High School SeniorsDelaware Higher Education Office · Not open yet
- Feb 28Perspectives ScholarshipPonce Law
- Feb 28Foundation for OCPS Scholarships for Orange County SeniorsFoundation for OCPS · Not open yet
- Feb 28Summer Academy of Actuarial and Mathematical Sciences (SAAMS)Morgan State University, Department of Mathematics
- Feb 28Summer Nursing AcademyUC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing · Not open yet
March 2027
- Mar 1Fermilab High School Internship Programs (TARGET/PRISM)Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory · Not open yet
- Mar 1Kamin Science Center Teen Volunteer ProgramKamin Science Center (formerly Carnegie Science Center) · Not open yet
- Mar 1Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Undergraduate ScholarshipMarine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Not open yet
- Mar 1Engebretson Foundation ScholarshipEngebretson Foundation · Not open yet
- Mar 1KU Cancer Center ACE High School Summer Research ProgramThe University of Kansas Cancer Center · Not open yet
- Mar 1National High School Game Academy (NHSGA)Carnegie Mellon University · Not open yet
- Mar 1Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP)Belin-Blank Center, University of Iowa · Not open yet
- Mar 1High School Research Intern ProgramPacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) · Not open yet
- Mar 1Smithsonian NMNH Summer High School InternshipSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History · Not open yet
- Mar 1Young Scholars Program (YSP)UC Davis School of Education · Not open yet
- Mar 1NASA Internship ProgramsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Mar 1Retirement Systems of Alabama Summer InternshipRetirement Systems of Alabama
- Mar 3World of 8 Billion Student Video ContestPopulation Education (Population Connection)
- Mar 4Agriculture Future of America ScholarshipAgriculture Future of America
- Mar 8Research Mentorship ProgramUC Santa Barbara Summer Sessions · Not open yet
- Mar 12Stossel in the Classroom Essay ContestStossel in the Classroom
- Mar 14Fleischer Scholars ProgramUniversity of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business · Not open yet
- Mar 15Stanford Young InvestigatorsStanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University
- Mar 15Gloria Barron Prize for Young HeroesThe Barron Prize · Not open yet
- Mar 15Blank Theatre Young Playwrights FestivalThe Blank Theatre · Not open yet
- Mar 15High School Graduate Research ProgramVan Andel Institute · Not open yet
- Mar 15BioBus Junior Scientist InternshipBioBus · Not open yet
- Mar 15Montana STEM/Healthcare ScholarshipMontana University System · Not open yet
- Mar 15Raleigh Summer Youth Employment ProgramCity of Raleigh · Not open yet
- Mar 19NTID/RIT Digital Arts, Film and Animation CompetitionNational Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at RIT
- Mar 19Virginia State Parks Youth Conservation Corps Crew MemberVirginia Department of Conservation and Recreation · Not open yet
- Mar 22NC Museum of Natural Sciences Junior InterpretersNorth Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences · Not open yet
- Mar 24World Food Prize Iowa Youth InstituteThe World Food Prize Foundation · Not open yet
- Mar 31Automotive Aftermarket Scholarships (University of the Aftermarket Foundation)University of the Aftermarket Foundation
- Mar 31Sertoma Hard of Hearing or Deaf ScholarshipSertoma · Not open yet
- Mar 31Norton Healthcare Summer Teen Volunteer ProgramNorton Healthcare · Not open yet
April 2027
- Apr 1ASHRAE High School Senior ScholarshipsASHRAE · Not open yet
- Apr 1ANS Incoming Freshman ScholarshipAmerican Nuclear Society · Not open yet
- Apr 15Zoo Knoxville Zoo Apprenticeship ProgramZoo Knoxville · Not open yet
- Apr 15APIA Scholars ScholarshipAPIA Scholars · Not open yet
- Apr 15American Legion Auxiliary Magnolia Girls StateAmerican Legion Auxiliary Department of Mississippi · Not open yet
- Apr 16O'Connor Institute Civics ChallengeSandra Day O'Connor Institute
- Apr 19Bill of Rights Institute Community Impact ContestBill of Rights Institute
- Apr 23Purple Comet! Math MeetArt of Problem Solving Foundation · Not open yet
- Apr 28Ronald Reagan Oratory CompetitionRonald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
May 2027
- May 1South Dakota American Legion Boys StateAmerican Legion Department of South Dakota · Not open yet
- May 1Cameron Impact ScholarshipBryan Cameron Education Foundation · Not open yet
- May 1The Paradigm ChallengeProject Paradigm
- May 30Explore Your Future (EYF)National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at RIT
- May 31Constituting America We The Future ContestConstituting America
June 2027
- Jun 1City Visionaries: Summer Program for High School StudentsCornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (Gensler Family AAP NYC Center)
- Jun 7Ocean Awareness ContestBow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs
- Jun 7VetCAMPNorth Carolina State University, Veterinary Professions Advising Center (VetPAC)
- Jun 15Montana 4-H CongressMontana State University Extension, Montana 4-H · Not open yet
- Jun 19Costume Design IntensiveInterlochen Center for the Arts
- Jun 25One Earth Film Festival Young Filmmakers ContestOne Earth Film Festival
- Jun 30ThinkGive Student Advisory BoardThinkGive · Not open yet