Science + Technology + Engineering Opportunities
STEM Signing Day Scholarship/Mentorship Program - 2023 Deadline Passed
Southwest Airlines High School Internship
Exelon Foundation STEM Leadership Academy-Chicago - 2024 TBD
SAME - American Military Engineers - Camps Program
College Bridge Program
Latino Health Science Enrichment Program (LAHSEP) - TBD 2024
iD Tech Camps - Programming, Design, Animation, Developers
Teen Summer Internship- Adler Planetarium
IIT Summer Programs
Chicago Public Library - Various Interest Based Programs
Khan Academy - Summer Playlist
My Chi My Future
Fermilab TARGET Program
Shedd Aquarium Teen Workshops
ACES Summer Pre-College Program
Illinois Tech Summer Camps
Quantum Quickstart - University of Chicago
Neubauer Phoenix STEM Summer Scholars - University of Chicago
Young Innovators Climate & Energy Program - University of Chicago
- Location: Chicago
- Dates: Signing Day in Late April, Mentorship announced in June
- Eligibility: CPS graduating senior attending college and pursing STEM degree, need nomination/letter of recommendation and to complete the application
- Deadline: February 29th, 2024
- Website: https://awards.projectexploration.org/?mc_cid=bf4b5b407e&mc_eid=3f5374baf6
Southwest Airlines High School Internship
- Location: Dallas, TX
- Dates: 6/11-8/1
- Eligibility: Rising 11th and 12th graders (or Graduating Seniors) and 16 by 6/11/24
- Deadline: Applications Open 2/19 - 2/26
- Website:https://careers.southwestair.com/K-12resources#hsinternships
- Paid Internship: $15 an hour
- Location: Virtual (self-paced with support from University of Michigan Professors & Students)
- Dates: June 19 - July 31
- Tuition: $149 + tax, Need-based scholarships are available.
- Eligibility: High school who (will) have passed Algebra 1 and have 4-6 hours a week to commit to the course
- Deadline: Joy of Coding has rolling admissions, but we encourage interested students to apply as soon as possible.
- Website: https://joyofcoding.eecs.umich.edu/
Exelon Foundation STEM Leadership Academy-Chicago - 2024 TBD
- Location: IIT Campus (3201 S State Street)
- Dates: July 9th-14th, 2023
- Tuition: Free (Lodging and meals are also provided)
- Eligibility: High school girls + gender expansive teens currently in 10th or 11th grade (class of 2024 and 2025)
- Deadline: Rolling deadlines, apply as soon as possible to be included in the lottery drawing
- Website: https://needorg.my.salesforce-sites.com/stemevents/event/home/chistemacademy23
- Location: Annapolis, Maryland
- Dates:
- Rising 9th graders - June 3-8
- Rising 10th graders- June 10-15
- Rising 11th graders - June 17-21
- Tuition: $700 - Scholarships are available
- Eligibility: Rising 9th-11th graders, Complete application
- Deadline: April 15, 2024
- Website: https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Programs/STEM.php#fndtn-panel1-Attending
SAME - American Military Engineers - Camps Program
- Location: Location dependent on branch
- Dates: Rising 9th graders - June 5-10, Rising 10th graders- June 12-17, Rising 11th graders - June 19-23
- Tuition: $100 - $800 Depending on program
- Deadline: March 15, 2023
- Website: www.same.org/camps/, Flyer
College Bridge Program
- Location: Usually at Northwestern University - Chicago or Evanston campuses
- Dates: Depends on classes, each class can be 3 to 8 weeks in length
- Tuition: Free + Earn college credit
- Eligibility: Rising Senior, at least 3.5 GPA, online application, Personal statement, Recommendation form, official transcript
- Deadline: April 1, 2024
- Website: http://sps.northwestern.edu/program-areas/summer/high-school-programs/college-bridge.php
Latino Health Science Enrichment Program (LAHSEP) - TBD 2024
- Location: Virtually (Usually at University of Illinois Chicago Campus)
- Dates: June 20- July 28
- Tuition: To be announced
- Eligibility: High School students, Link below is for graduating seniors
- Website: http://summercollege.uic.edu/latino-health-science-enrichment-program-lahsep-3/
iD Tech Camps - Programming, Design, Animation, Developers
- Location: Virtual and throughout Chicagoland area depending on which camp
- Dates: Varies by Camp
- Eligibility: Ages 13-18
- Tuition: Varies by Camp
- Website: https://www.idtech.com/locations/
https://www.idtech.com/virtual
Teen Summer Internship- Adler Planetarium
- Location: Adler Planetarium
- Dates: July 8th-August 14 Monday-Friday: 9am - 3pm
- Eligibility: Teens enrolled in 9th-12th grades during the current school year
- Deadline: 3/1/24
- Website: https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/learn/teens/teen-opportunities/
- Flyer: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DtbSrKdMEGWGUtXDrDW9QusCz-NwbgQUiTKfaTEho-U/edit
IIT Summer Programs
- Location: Virtual
- Dates: Depends on camp
- STEM Programs Available: Mathematics Camp, Unraveling the Art of Data Science, Dive Into Game Design through Twine, CyberDefenders, AI Explorers: A Journey Into Artifical Intelligence
- Tuition: Depends on Camp
- Eligibility: Ages 14-17
- Website: https://www.iit.edu/academics/pre-college-programs/summer/pre-college-online-summer-programs
Chicago Public Library - Various Interest Based Programs
- Location: Chicago Public Library branches
- Dates: Dates Vary by Program
- Tuition: No cost
- Eligibility: Teens
- Website: Events
Khan Academy - Summer Playlist
- Location: Online
- Dates: Open
- Tuition: Free
- Eligibility: No Restrictions
- Website: https://keeplearning.khanacademy.org/summer-schedule
My Chi My Future
- Location: Online
- Dates : No Restrictions
- Tuition : Free
- Eligibility: No Restrictions
- Website: https://mychimyfuture.org/playlist?id=1158&ref=explore
Fermilab TARGET Program
- Location: Fermilab
- Dates: June 17 - July 26
- Tuition: Free, this is a paid six-week internship
- Eligibility: Sophomores and Juniors, 3.0+ GPA, Eligible to work in the US
- Deadline: February 5, 2024
- Website: https://internships.fnal.gov/target/
Shedd Aquarium Teen Workshops
- Location: Shedd Aquarium In-person and Virtual options
- Dates: Rotating Schedule; Each workshop is one day
- Eligibility: 14-18 years old or currently enrolled in high school
- Tuition: Free (registration required)
- Website: https://www.sheddaquarium.org/learn-and-explore/virtual-teen-lab-workshops
ACES Summer Pre-College Program
- Location: University of Illinois
- Dates: Dependent on program
- Eligibility: Rising 10th, 11th, 12th graders in the top 25% of your class with at least B grades
- Deadline: USDA AG: 3/31/23, Discovering STEM: 4/14/23, Saving FACE: 3/26/23
- Tuition: USDA AG/Discovering STEM: Free (registration required), Saving FACE: $1,000 (Scholarships available)
- Website: https://aces.illinois.edu/academics/diversity/stem-programs
Illinois Tech Summer Camps
- Location: Illinois Tech's Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Campus in Wheaton, IL
- Dates: Dependent on program
- Topics: Create Your Own Cloud Computing Platform, Cybersecurity, Data Center Fundamentals,
Disc Golf (Mies Campus), Esports Coaching, Financial Literacy, Immersive Hologram with
Microsoft Hololens, Intro to Decision-Making Using Analytics - Tuition: $750 for 5 days and $450 for 3 days
- Website: https://www.iit.edu/lp/summercamps23
Quantum Quickstart - University of Chicago
- Location: University of Chicago
- Dates: July 28th - August 2nd 2024
- Eligibility: Current 9th or 10th grade students, at least 14 years old
- Deadline: March 5th
- Tuition: Free
- Website: https://summer.uchicago.edu/programs/quantum-quickstart-0
Neubauer Phoenix STEM Summer Scholars - University of Chicago
- Location: University of Chicago
- Dates: July 21st - July 26th 2024
- Eligibility: Current 11th grade students, at least 15 years old
- Deadline: March 5th
- Tuition: Free
- Website: https://summer.uchicago.edu/programs/neubauer-phoenix-stem-summer-scholars
Young Innovators Climate & Energy Program - University of Chicago
- Location: University of Chicago
- Dates: July 28th - August 2nd 2024
- Eligibility: Current 11th grade students, at least 15 years old
- Deadline: March 5th
- Tuition: Free
- Website: https://summer.uchicago.edu/programs/young-innovators-climate-energy-program