NOTE: This list was originally compiled in 2015 and has been updated for 2016. As always, let me know if there is a program that should be included.
I went looking for summer camp options for the young people in my life and found so many amazing options of academic camps that I just had to share them with you.
Academic summer camps for gifted students
Not a lot of sports camps here. And probably not many that offer daily canoe trips or nightly bonfires.
Most of these camps aren’t just for gifted kids. Some are. Most of them are for high-achieving students that are looking to get more out of their summer experience.
Here’s where you’ll find summer camps where kids can learn new skills and explore their passions. There are camps catering on everything from computer programming to biomedical research. They can check out possible career paths, discuss big ideas and great books, visit vibrant cities, or become accustomed to life on a college campus. All good and worthy things to spend time on.
Important Note: Not all camps are current for 2015 (most are) but I include them so you can begin planning now. Some of the competitive camps have deadlines coming up – no pressure or anything!
This isn’t a comprehensive list. I’m sure there are other summer camps that need to be included. Share them with us in the comments or on Facebook and I’ll get the list updated.
NATIONWIDE
- Alexa Cafe All-Girls Summer Tech Camps
- Camp Invention
- Canada/USA Mathcamp
- Destination Science
- Digital Media Academy
- i2 Camps
- iD Tech Camps
- Institute for Mathematics & Computer Science (IMACS)
- Super Camp Summer Programs
TALENT SEARCH PROGRAMS
- California State University Sacramento – Academic Talent Search Program
- Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) Summer Camps
- Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) Summer Programs
- Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD) Summer Programs
- Western Academic Talent Search
ALASKA
ALABAMA
- Tuskegee University Pre-College Programs in Engineering
- University of Alabama College of Engineering – Student Intro to Engineering
ARIZONA
- Arizona Youth University Summer Programs
- Astronomy Camp
- ASU Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Outreach Programs
- ASU Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Ultimate Technology Bootcamp
- Embry-Riddle Summer Camps
- Junior Statesman Institute on Arizona Leadership & Politics at Arizona State University
- University of Arizona Science Camps
- University of Arizona Science – Biosphere2
- University of Arizona Summer Engineering Academy
ARKANSAS
- Arkansas Governor’s School
- University of Arkansas College of Engineering – Explore Engineering Program I
- University of Arkansas College of Engineering – Explore Engineering Program II
- University of Arkansas College of Engineering – Engineering Girl Camp
- University of Arkansas College of Engineering – Robotics Engineering Camp
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock Summer Laureate University for Youth
CALIFORNIA
- CalPoly San Luis Obispo – Engineering Possibilities in College (EPIC)
- California State Summer School for Mathematics & Science
- California Summit for the Gifted, Talented, and Creative
- Canada College – Summer Engineering Institute & STEM Institute
- Concordia University Irvine – Teen Entrepreneur Academy (TEA)
- Dominican University of California – Odyssey Programs
- Gene A. Burd Institute on LA Media & Politics at UCLA
- Great Books Summer Program – Stanford University
- Junior Statesman Institute on California Leadership & Politics at UC Davis
- Junior Statesman Summer School at Stanford University
- School of Creative & Performing Arts – Los Angeles
- Santa Clara University School of Engineering – Summer Engineering Seminar (SES)
- Stanford University – High School Summer College
- Stanford University – National Forensic Institute
- Stanford University – Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – University of California Berkeley
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – UCLA
- UC Berkeley’s Academic Talent Development Program
- UC Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science Summer Camps
- UC San Diego – Academic Connections
- UC San Diego – Academic Connections Research Scholars
- UC Irvine – Gifted Students Summer Academies
- UCLA – Acting & Performance Summer Institute
- UCLA – Dance/Performing Arts Summer Institute
- UCLA – Design Media Arts Summer Institute
- UCLA – Mock Trial Summer Institute
- UCLA – Model United Nations Summer Institute
- UCLA – Nanoscience Lab Summer Institute
- UCLA – Sci/Art Nanolab Summer Institute
- UCLA – Teen ArchStudio Summer Institute
- UCLA – Writing Workshop Summer Institute
COLORADO
- Center for Bright Kids Summer Program
- Colorado School of Mines Summer Camps
- Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
- Prove It! Math Academy
- The Curtain Playhouse Summer Programs
- The Summer Science Program
- University of Northern Colorado – Summer Enrichment Programs
- Ute Springs Experiential Summer Camps
- Walking Mountains Summer Science Camps
- Yunasa West
CONNECTICUT
- Sigma Camp
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Fairfield University Day Program
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Yale University
- Talcott Mountain Science Center Summer Programs
- University of Connecticut School of Engineering – Explore Engineering
- US Coast Guard Academy – Academy Introduction Mission
- Yale University – Explo Focus: Foreign Affairs
- Yale University – Explo Focus: Marketing
- Yale University – Explo Focus: Sports Management
- Yale University – Explo Summer Program for Grades 10-12
- Yale University Young Global Scholars: International Affairs & Security
- Yale University Young Global Scholars: Politics, Law, and Economics
- Yale University Young Global Scholars: Science, Policy, and Innovation
DELAWARE
- University of Delaware – Edge Pre-College Experience
- University of Delaware College of Education & Human Development – Summer Camps
- University of Delaware College of Engineering – Summer Residential Program
FLORIDA
- Embry-Riddle Summer Camps
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory – Summer Programs
- National Flight Academy
- Seacamp
- Stetson University Summer Programs
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – University of Miami
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – University of Miami Day Program
- University of Florida Center for Pre-Collegiate Education & Training – Student Science Training
- University of Miami Summer Scholars Program
- University of West Florida Summer Camps
GEORGIA
- CDC Disease Detective Camp
- Emory University – National Debate Institutes
- Emory University – Summer Academic Program for High School Students
- Georgia Tech School of Electrical & Computer Engineering: Hands-On Tech
- Kennesaw State University – Summer University
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Emory University
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Emory University Day Program
- Wesleyan – Spectacles Math & Science Camp for Girls
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
- Adler Planetarium – Summer Camps
- Augustana College Summer Academy
- Columbia College Chicago – High School Summer Institute
- Illinois Aerospace Institute Summer Camp
- Northwestern University Center for Talent Development – Summer Programs
- Northwestern University – Civic Leadership Institute
- Northwestern University – CivicAction
- Northwestern University – CivicWeek
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – University of Chicago
- The Center for Gifted – Summer Programs
- University of Chicago Laboratory Schools – Summer Lab Programs
- University of Illinois – Girls’ Adventures in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science (GAMES)
- Western Illinois University – Summer Youth Programs
INDIANA
- Ball State University – The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities Summer Adventure Programs
- Notre Dame – Introduction to Engineering
- Notre Dame – Leadership Seminar: American Arts, Popular Culture, and Social Change
- Notre Dame – Leadership Seminar: Global Issues: Towards a Just Peace
- Notre Dame – Leadership Seminar: Science, Ethics, and Responsibility
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and the Remaking of America
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: American Partisan Politics
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Archaeology: Explore the Foundations of Notre Dame
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: The Art of Being a Filmmaker
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Blood, Guts, and Glory: The Anthropology of Sport
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: The Brothers Karamazov
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: The Contemporary Church and Its Evolving Mission
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Debate and Public Speaking
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, and Social Impact
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Gender and Culture in American Society
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Global Health: Science, Medicine, and the Social Determinants of Health
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: The Law
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Life Sciences
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Literature: Faith, Imagination, and Justice
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Photography: Seeing Creatively
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Psychology and the Self
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Research Computing: Computers Accelerating Discovery
- Notre Dame – Summer Scholars: Unlocking Shakespeare through Performance
- Purdue College of Education – Gifted Education Resource Institute – Summer Residential Program
- Purdue College of Education – Gifted Education Resource Institute – Super Summer Programs
- Purdue College of Engineering – Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects
- Purdue College of Technology – STEM ABC Camp
- Purdue Polytechnic: Summer & Diversity Camps
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology – Operation Catapult
- Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame – Summer Camps
- University of Evansville – Options Camps
IOWA
- Iowa State Engineering Kids
- University of Iowa Belin Blank Center – Summer Programs
- University of Iowa – Young Writers’ Studio
KANSAS
- Camp Kaos – Kansas Cosmosphere Camps
- Pittsburg State University College of Technology – Adventures in Robotics
- University of Kansas School of Engineering – Summer Engineering Camp
KENTUCKY
- Murray State University – CyberCave Academy
- Western Kentucky Center for Gifted Studies – Camp Innovate
- Western Kentucky Center for Gifted Studies – Explore Camp
- Western Kentucky Center for Gifted Studies – Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students (SCATS)
- Western Kentucky Center for Gifted Studies – Summer Program for Verbally & Precocious Youth (VAMPY)
LOUISIANA
- ADVANCE Program for Young Scholars at Northwestern State University
- The Governor’s Program for Gifted Children
- Louisiana State University College of Engineering – Summer Programs
- Xavier University of Louisiana – Summer Programs
MAINE
- Acadia Institute of Oceanography – Marine Science Camps
- Canada/USA MathCamp
- University of Maine – Consider Engineering Summer Program
- University of Maine – Maine Summer Transportation Institute
MARYLAND
- Johns Hopkins University – Discover Hopkins Programs
- Johns Hopkins University – Summer University
- Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering – Engineering Innovation
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Woods Academy Day Program
- Towson University – College for Kids
- United States Naval Academy – Summer Seminar
- United States Naval Academy – Summer STEM Program
MASSACHUSSETS
- Boston University – Academic Immersion: Introduction to Medicine
- Boston University – High School Honors Program
- Boston University – Research Internship in Science & Engineering
- Boston University – Summer Challenge
- College Gate & College Academy Summer Programs
- Great Books Summer Program – Amherst College
- Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics
- Harvard University: Pre-College Program
- Harvard University: Secondary School Program
- Kaleidoscope Institute for Thinking Excellence
- MIT: Minority Introduction to Engineering & Science Programs
- MIT: Women’s Technology Program – Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS)
- MIT: Women’s Technology Program – Mechanical Engineering
- PROMYS: Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists
- Roxbury Latin School – Advanced Biotechnology Institute
- Smith College – College Admissions Workshop
- Smith College – Field Studies for Sustainable Futures
- Smith College – Hidden Lives: Discovering Women’s History
- Smith College – Summer Science & Engineering Program
- Smith College – Young Women’s Writing Workshop
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Boston University Academy Day Program
- Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine – Adventures in Veterinary Medicine Programs
- Wellsley College – Explo Focus: Chef
- Wellsley College – Explo Focus: Ortho
- Wellsley College – Explo Focus: Startup
- Wellsley College – Explo Summer Program for Grades 8-9
- Wheaton College – Explo Focus: ER
- Wheaton College – Explo Focus: Vet
- Wheaton College – Explo Summer Program for Grades 2-7
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Advanced Robotics
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Camp Reach
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Crime Scene Science
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Engineering Technology
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Frontiers Program
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Innovations in Bioengineering
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Launch Programs
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Leadership Academy for Young Women
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Music Technology
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Physicspalooza
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Video Game Design
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Women in Science
MICHIGAN
- Ferris State University – Summer Academic Camps
- Interlochen Center for the Arts – Summer Arts Programs
- Kettering University – Academically Interested Minds (AIM)
- Kettering University – Computer Engineering Day Camps
- Kettering University – Lives Improve Through Engineering (LITE)
- Lake Superior State University – Adventures in Education Camps
- Lake Superior State University School of Engineering & Technology – Summer Camps
- Michigan State University College of Communication Arts & Science – Media Summer Camps
- Michigan State University College of Engineering – High School Engineering Institute (HSEI)
- Michigan State University College of Engineering – Intro to Radar for Student Engineers
- Michigan State University College of Engineering – Intro to Robotics Engineering
- Michigan State University College of Engineering – Spartan Engineering for Teens
- Michigan State University College of Engineering – Spartaneering LEGO Robotics
- Michigan State University Honors College – Spartan Debate Institute
- Michigan Technological University – Pre-College Summer Program
- Michigan Technological University – Summer Youth Programs
- Telluride Association Sophomore Seminar
- Telluride Association – Summer Program for Juniors: Science Fiction, Technology, and the Human Horizon
- Telluride Association – Summer Program for Juniors: Paris & Edinburgh in the Enlightenment: Moral Challenge and the Ethics of Living, Learning, and Being
- University of Detroit Mercy College of Engineering & Science – Science Technology Engineering Summer Camp for Girls
- University of Michigan Center for Engineering Diversity & Outreach – Summer Engineering Academy
- University of Michigan Computer Science & Engineering Division – Game Design & Development
- University of Michigan Computer Science & Engineering Division – Hacking in a Digital World
- University of Michigan Computer Science & Engineering Division – Tinkering with Mobile Apps
- University of Michigan Earth & Environmental Sciences – Earth Camp
- University of Michigan – Exploring Nursing as a Career for Tomorrow (ENACT)
- University of Michigan – Health Sciences Career Development Academy
- University of Michigan – Health Sciences Pre-College Exposure Academy
- University of Michigan – Health Sciences Undergraduate Research Academy
- University of Michigan – Michigan Math & Science Scholars
- University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design: BFA Prep
- University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design: In the Middle Summer Studio
- University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design: Portfolio Prep
- University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture – ArcStart
- University of Michigan Women in Science & Engineering – Biotechnology Camp
- University of Michigan Women in Science & Engineering – Camp for R Programming
- University of Michigan Women in Science & Engineering – Computational Biology
- University of Michigan Women in Science & Engineering – Girls in Science & Engineering (GISE)
- University of Michigan Women in Science & Engineering – RobotC for Girls
- Yunasa
MINNESOTA
- Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth
- University of Minnesota College of Science & Engineering – Summer Camps
- University of St. Thomas – Science, Technology & Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS) for Girls
MISSISSIPPI
- Mississippi Sate University – Summer Engineering Academies
- University of Mississippi – Summer Academy
- University of Mississippi – Summer College for High Schoolers
- University of Mississippi – Summer Programs
- University of Mississippi – Trent Lott Leadership Institute for High School Students
- University of Mississippi – Trent Lott Leadership Institute for Rising 9th Graders
- University of Southern Mississippi Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies – Summer Gifted Studies Program
MISSOURI
- College for Kids
- Drury University Center for Gifted Education – Summer Pals & Summer Quest
- Drury University Center for Gifted Education – Summerscape & Drury Leadership Academy
- Epsilon Camp at Washington University
- Joseph Baldwin Academy for Eminent Young Scholars
- Maryville University – Art & Design Summer Program
- Maryville University – Body Basics Summer Institute
- Maryville University – Cybersecurity Summer Institute
- Maryville University – Murder to Trial Institute
- Maryville University – Summer Science & Robotics Program
- Microsoft DigiGirlz High Tech Camp
- Missouri S&T University – Pre-College Summer Programs
- Missouri Scholars Academy
- Project MEGSSS – Elements Summer Camp
- Project MEGSSS – Math Jam Summer Camp
- Saint Louis University – Aviation Summer Academy
- Saint Louis University – Engineering Summer Academy
- Saint Louis University – Robotics Summer Academy
- Saint Louis University – Summer Transportation Institute
- Summer Talent for Professions in Health (STAPH)
- University of Missouri Engineering – High School Summer Camp
- Washington University – Ancient Discovery Institute
- Washington University – Environmental Studies & Sustainability Institute
- Washington University – High School Summer Scholars
- Washington University – Leadership Institutes
- Washington University – Middle School Summer Challenge
- Washington University – Philosophy, Neuroscience and Psychology Institute
- Washington University – Pre-Engineering Institute
- Washington University – Pre-Medical Institute
- Washington University – Writing Institute
- Zombie Scholars Academy at Truman University
NEBRASKA
- Bright Lights Summer Programs
- University of Nebraska – Aim for the Stars Summer Camps
- University of Nebraska College of Engineering – Engineering Exploration
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Robotech Center Summer Programs
- University of New Hampshire College of Engineering & Physical Sciences – Elementary Program Introducing Computing
- University of New Hampshire College of Engineering & Physical Sciences – Tech Camps
NEW JERSEY
- Junior Statesman Institute on New Jersey Leadership & Politics at Princeton University
- Junior Statesman Summer School at Princeton University
- Monmouth University – College Acceleration Program
- New Jersey Institute of Technology – Academy College
- New Jersey Institute of Technology – Early College Preparation Programs
- New Jersey Institute of Technology – ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp
- Rowan University – Rowan’s Intro for students to Engineering (RISE)
- Storming Robotics – Talented & Gifted Program
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – The Hudson School Day Program
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Oak Hill Academy Day Program
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Princeton University
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Stuart Country School Day Program
- The Stars Challenge – Marine Science Program for Middle School Students
- Stevens Institute of Technology – The Stevens Summer Precollege Program
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
- Barnard College – Dance in the City
- Barnard College – Entrepreneurs-in-Training
- Barnard College – Experience Summer in the City at Barnard
- Barnard College – Liberal Arts Intensive
- Barnard College – Summer Science Seminar
- Barnard College – Young Women’s Leadership Institute
- Clarkson University – Horizons Program
- Cornell University – CATALYST Academy
- Cornell University – CURIE Academy
- Cornell University – Summer College
- HYPOTHEkids
- Middle School Institutes at the American Museum of Natural History
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Architecture Career Discover Program
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Chemistry & Medicine Summer Scholars Program
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – CURRENT-Smart Grid
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Engineering Exploration Program
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – High School Research
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Smart Lighting-Smart Power-Smart Systems
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Summer Day Programs
- Rochester Institute of Technology – Bioscience Exploration
- Rochester Institute of Technology College of Imaging Arts & Science: Precollege Portfolio Preparation
- Rochester Institute of Technology – Everyday Engineering Summer Camp for Girls
- Rochester Institute of Technology – Summer Math Applications in Science with Hands-on Experience for Girls
- Rochester of Institute of Technology – TechGirlz for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Girls
- Rochester Institute of Technology – WE Explore
- School of Creative & Performing Arts – New York City
- Summer at the Center for Architecture
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Rippowam Cisqua School Day Program
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Sarah Lawrence Day Program
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Vassar College
- Syracuse University – Biomedical Engineering: Bridging the Technology-Medicine Gap for Girls
- Syracuse University – Summer College for High School Students
- Syracuse University – Sustainability & Alternative Energy for Girls
- Telluride Association Sophomore Seminar
- Telluride Association – Summer Program for Juniors: Mapping Fictions of American Identity: 1840-1940
- Telluride Association – Summer Program for Juniors: Thinking About Cities: In Particular, Jerusalem
- Union College – Engineering Workshop for Talented High School Girls
NORTH CAROLINA
- Appalachian State University – Future Engineers Camp
- Engineering Camp Charlotte
- Governor’s School of North Carolina
- Microsoft DigiGirlz High Tech Camp
- Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics
- Summit for the Gifted, Talented, and Creative
- UNC Charlotte Extended Academic Programs
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
- Baldwin Wallace University Honors Program
- Ohio Northern University – Girls in Engineering, Math & Science
- Ohio Wesleyan Junior League (OWjL) Summer Camp
- Techie Camps
- The College of Wooster – B-WISER Science Camp for Girls
- The Ohio State University – Accounting Career Awareness Program
- The Ohio State University – Buckeye Vet Prep Camp
- The Ohio State University – Camp Engineer
- The Ohio State University College of Medicine – MD Camp
- The Ohio State University – Girls Reaching to Achieve in Sports & Physics (GRASP)
- The Ohio State University – Humanities & Cognitive Sciences High School Summer Institute
- The Ohio State University – Pills, Potions, and Poisons
- The Ohio State University – Ross Mathematics Program
- The Ohio State University Stone Laboratory Summer Classes
- The Ohio State University – Summer Linguistics Institute for Youth Scholars (SLIYS)
- The Ohio State University – Ohio Supercomputer Center Summer Institute
- The Ohio State University – Ohio Supercomputer Center: Young Women’s Summer Institute
- The Ohio State University – WiE GROW Day Camp
- The Ohio State University – WiE RISE Residential Camp
- The University of Akron – Women in Engineering Summer Programs
- University of Dayton School of Engineering – Minority Engineering & Technology Enrichment Camp for Young Men (METEC)
- University of Dayton School of Engineering – Summer Honors Engineering Camp
- University of Dayton School of Engineering – Women in Engineering Summer Camp
OKLAHOMA
- Oklahoma Christian University Honors Summer Academy
- Oklahoma State University – Summer Programs
- University of Oklahoma – Horizons Unlimited for the Academically Gifted
- University of Oklahoma – Precollegiate Programs
OREGON
- Oregon Institute of Technology – Daydreamer Film Camp
- Oregon Institute of Technology – LEGO Day Camp
- Oregon State University – STEM Academy
- Oregon State University – Summer Experience in Science & Engineering for Youth (SESEY)
- Oregon State University – Summer Veterinary Experience
- Young Entrepreneurs Business Week
PENNSYLVANIA
- Drexel University Expressive & Creative Interaction Technologies – Summer Music Technology
- Drexel University Materials Science & Engineering – Materials Camp
- Drexel University Materials Science & Engineering – Summer Institute
- Millersville University – Technology & Engineering Camps
- Penn State – Science Camps
- Penn State – Science Leadership Camp
- Penn State Abington – Summer Camps
- Penn State – Weather Camps
- Point Park University – CSI Summer Camp for High School Students
- Point Park University – Summer Programs in the Arts
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Bryn Mawr College
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – Bryn Mawr College Day Progra
- University of Pennsylvania Engineering – Girls in Engineering, Math and Science Camp (GEMS)
- University of Pennsylvania Engineering – Summer Academy in Applied Science & Technology
- Widener University – Engineering Summer Camp
RHODE ISLAND
- Brown University – Brown Environmental Leadership Lab (BELL)
- Brown University – Intensive English Language at Brown (IEP)
- Brown University – Pre-Baccalaureate Program
- Brown University – SPARK Science for Middle School
- Brown University – Summer@Brown
- Brown University – The Brown Leadership Institute
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
- South Dakota School of Mines & Technology – Summer Camps
- South Dakota State University – Aerospace Career & Education (ACE)
- South Dakota State University – Youth Engineering Adventure
TENNESSEE
- University of Tennessee College of Engineering – Engineering VOLunteers
- University of Tennessee College of Engineering – High School Intro to Engineering Systems
- Vanderbilt SAVY
- Vanderbilt Summer Academy
TEXAS
- Aquatic Science Adventure Camp
- Creative Writing Summer Camp
- Junior Statesman Institute on Texas Leadership & Politics at University of Texas Austin
- Microsoft DigiGirlz High Tech Camp
- Southern Methodist University – Lyle Engineering Camp
- Summer MOSAIC
- Texas A&M University Aerospace Engineering – Summer Opportunities in Aerospace Research (SOAR)
- Texas A&M Colleges of Education & Engineering – Aggie STEM Summer Camp
- Texas A&M University Dwight Look College of Engineering – E12 Explore Engineering
- Texas Tech University – Shake Hands with Your Future
- Texas Woman’s University – Cybersecurity Summer Camp
- TexPREP – Prefreshman Engineering Program
- University of Texas Arlington – Engineering & Computer Science Summer Camps
- University of Texas at Austin – Design, Technology, and Engineering for All Children (DTEACH)
- University of Texas at Austin – Honors Colloquium
- University of Texas at Austin – WE@UT
- University of Texas at Dallas – Summer Coding Camps
UTAH
- University of Utah – Education/Imagination/Innovation Camps
- University of Utah – Engineering Summer Camps
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
- BLAST – Building Leaders for Advancing Science & Technology
- College of William & Mary Center for Gifted Education – Summer Enrichment Programs
- Richmond Area Minorities in Engineering Partnership
- Sweet Briar College – Explore Engineering for High School Women
- Traveling Players Ensemble Summer Camps
- University of Virginia Center for Diversity in Engineering – Introduction to Engineering (ITE)
- University of Virginia Center for Diversity in Engineering – Science Camp
- University of Virginia Curry School of Education – Summer Enrichment Program for Gifted Students
- Virginia Tech University College of Engineering – C-Tech2 Computers & Technology
- Virginia Tech University College of Engineering – Imagination Summer Program
- Virginia Tech University College of Engineering – Student Transition Engineering Program (STEP)
WASHINGTON
- DigiPen Pre-College Summer Program
- DigiPen Summer Workshops
- Microsoft DigiGirlz High Tech Camp
- Satori Camp
- Summer Institute for the Gifted – The Overlake School Day Program
- University of Washington – Bloomin’ Brains Neuroscience Day Camp
- University of Washington Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering – Young Scholars Program
- University of Washington Department of Bioengineering – Bioengineering Summer Day Camp
- University of Washington College of Engineering – Mathematics Academy
- University of Washington Robinson Center for Young Scholars – Summer Programs
WASHINGTON DC
- Georgetown University – American Politics Institute
- Georgetown University – Creative Writing Institute
- Georgetown University – Digital Journalism
- Georgetown University – Entrepreneurship Institute
- Georgetown University – Forensic Science Institute
- Georgetown University – International Law Institute
- Georgetown University – International Relations Institute
- Georgetown University – Law Institute
- Georgetown University – Leadership Institute
- Georgetown University – Medical Institute
- Georgetown University – National Security & Counterintelligence Institute
- Georgetown University – Sports Industry Management Institute
- Junior Statesman Summer School at Georgetown University
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
- Marquette University Opus College of Engineering – K-12 Engineering Academies
- Marquette University – Summer Leadership Institute
- Marquette University – Urban Journalism Workshop
- Milwaukee School of Engineering – Discover the Possibilities Summer Programs
- Milwaukee School of Engineering – Focus on the Possibilities Summer Programs
- University of Wisconsin Madison College of Engineering – Engineering Summer Program
- University of Wisconsin Madison – Engineering Tomorrow’s Careers Camp
- University of Wisconsin Platteville – Explore Engineering Summer Program
- University of Wisconsin Stout – Science, Technology & Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS)
- Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY)
WYOMING
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Happy camping!
