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BUSINESS

In California

Name	Website
Berkeley Business Academy For Youth	https://haas.berkeley.edu/businessacademy/
Bank of America Student Leaders	https://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us
UCI Investments, Financial Planning and You: Summer Program for High School Students	https://merage.uci.edu/ciwm-events/investment-financial-planning-and-you.html
LIFEvest Financial Literacy Residential Program	https://merage.uci.edu/programs/pre-college/lifevest.html

Out-Of-State

Name	Website
Economics for Leaders	https://www.fte.org/students/economics-for-leaders-program/
Wall Street 101 Summer Program	https://www.teachmewallstreet.com/wall-street-101-summer-camp
Wharton Global Youth Program	https://globalyouth.wharton.upenn.edu/
LaunchX Young Entrepreneur Summer Program (Various campuses)	https://launchx.com/summer-program/
Business, Economics, Sports Management Academies at Georgetown University	https://summer.georgetown.edu/academies
EHL Pre-University courses in Hospitality and Business	https://www.ehl.edu/en/study/ehl-academy

HUMANITIES & ARTS

In California

Name	Website
UCI Health: Music to Heal	https://www.ucihealth.org/volunteer/music-to-heal
UCLA Mock Trial Summer Institute	https://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/MockTrial
UCLA Model United Nations Summer Institute	https://summer.ucla.edu/institutes/ModelUN
Model United Nations Institute (Various Campuses)	https://learnmodelun.com/
UC Berkeley: embARC Summer Design Academy	https://ced.berkeley.edu/academics/summer-programs/embarc-design-academy/
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts	http://outreach.arts.uci.edu/summer-academies

Out-Of-State

Name	Website
Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Summer Journalism Institute	https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/
William and Mary National Institute of American History	https://www.wm.edu/as/niahd/

NYU: Tisch Summer High School Program for the Arts	https://tisch.nyu.edu/special-programs/high-school-programs
Boston University Summer Journalism Institute	https://www.bu.edu/mysummer/academics/pre-college-summer-journalism-institute/
Grammy in the Schools	http://www.grammyintheschools.com/
Community Impact & Leadership, Social Justice Academies at Georgetown University	https://summer.georgetown.edu/academies
Summer@NEC - New England Conservatory	https://necmusic.edu/explore/soi

HEALTH & MEDICINE

In California

Name	Website
UCI MedAcademy	https://medschool.uci.edu/education/summer-programs/education-summer-programs-uci-medacademy
UCI Physician Shadowing Program	Currently on Hold
UCI School of Medicine Summer Research Program	https://medschool.uci.edu/education/summer-programs/education-summer-programs-summer-online-research-program
UCI Health High School Volunteer Program	http://www.ucihealth.org/volunteer/high-school-students
UCI School of Medicine High School Outreach Program	https://www.meded.uci.edu/diversity/outreach.asp
UCI Summer Surgery Program	http://urology.uci.edu/education_summersurgery.shtml
UCLA Pre-Med Summer Scholar Program	https://www.uclahealth.org/volunteer/volunteer-westwood-facilities/student-programs/pre-med-summer-scholar-program
UCI Cancer Research Institute Youth Science Fellowship Program	https://cancerresearch.uci.edu/education-and-training/high-school-students/summer-youth-science-fellowship-program/
Stanford Institute of Medicine Summer Research Program	https://simr.stanford.edu/
UCI Student Research Programs	www.ucihealth.org/volunteer/student-research-programs
UCI Brain Camp	https://cnlm.uci.edu/braincamp/
Stanford Cardiothoracic Summer Program	http://med.stanford.edu/cssec/summer-internship
Eve & Gene Black Summer Medical Career Program	http://www.lapedsoc.org/summer
Stanford Clinical Neuroscience Immersion Experience (CNI-X)	https://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/special-initiatives/CNIX.html
CHOC Hospital: Medical Intelligence and Innovation Institute (MI3) Summer Internship Program	https://www.choc.org/medical-intelligence-and-innovation-institute/mi3-summer-internship-program/
Rosetta Institute Biomedial Summer Camps (UC Berkeley, UCSD)	https://www.rosettainstitute.org/biomedical-summer-camps/applyfinances/
Stanford EXPLORE: A Lecture Series on Biomedical Research	https://explore.stanford.edu/
Pharmacy Summer Research Program at Chapman	https://www.chapman.edu/pharmacy/explore-the-school/summer-program-for-high-school-students.aspx
HEART Internship at UCI	https://kheradvar.eng.uci.edu/outreach/

Out-Of-State

Name	Website
University of Pennsylvania: Biomedical Research Academy	https://www.sas.upenn.edu/summer/programs/high-school/biomedical
Georgetown University Nursing or Medical Academy	https://summer.georgetown.edu/academies
The Global Health Leaders Conference at Johns Hopkins University	https://glohea.org/

PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS

In California

Name	Website
Stanford High School Summer College	https://summer.stanford.edu/
UC Berkeley Pre-College Scholars	https://precollege.berkeley.edu/
UCI: Experience University Research	http://ip.ce.uci.edu/programs/experienceuci/local/
UC Santa Barbara Research Mentorship Program (RMP)	https://www.summer.ucsb.edu/programs/research-mentorship-program/overview
UC Santa Barbara Research Academies	https://www.summer.ucsb.edu/programs/summer-research-academies/overview
UCLA Summer Sessions	https://summer.ucla.edu/
UC Santa Cruz Summer Online	https://summer.ucsc.edu/high-school-online/index.html
UCSD Academic Connections	http://academicconnections.ucsd.edu/
Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program	https://atdp.berkeley.edu/
Cal State LA Early Entrance Program	http://www.calstatela.edu/eep/eep-open-house
USC Pre-College Programs	https://summerprograms.usc.edu/

Out-Of-State

Name	Website
Barnard High School Summer Programs	https://precollege.barnard.edu/
Boston College Summer Journalism Institute	https://www.bu.edu/mysummer/academics/pre-college-summer-journalism-institute/
Boston University Summer Term High School Program	Pre-College, RISE/Internship Practicum, Academic Immersion, Summer Challenge, Summer Preview
Carnegie Mellon University Summer Pre-College Programs	https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/
Columbia University Programs for High School Students	http://sps.columbia.edu/highschool
Concordia Language Villages	http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/
Cornell University Summer College	https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege
Duke Pre-College Programs	https://learnmore.duke.edu/precollege/all-programs
Emory College: Pre-College Program	http://www.precollege.emory.edu/
Georgetown University College Prep Summer	https://summer.georgetown.edu/programs
Harvard Summer School	https://www.summer.harvard.edu/high-school-programs
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth	https://cty.jhu.edu/summer/catalogs.html
Model United Nations Institute	https://mun.bestdelegate.com/high-school-programs-locations-dates/
National Student Leadership Conference: Pre-College Programs	https://www.nslcleaders.org/
Northeastern University Pre-College Program	https://precollegeprograms.northeastern.edu/
Ross Mathematics Program	https://rossprogram.org/
Summer Discovery	https://www.summerdiscovery.com/
Telluride Association: Summer Program for Juniors	https://www.tellurideassociation.org/our-programs/high-school-students/
Tulane University Pre-College Program	https://summer.tulane.edu/
University of Washington: Math Academy	https://www.engr.washington.edu/admission/k12/mathacademy/
Washington University in St. Louis	https://precollege.wustl.edu/

STEM

In California

Name	Website
UCLA Engineering: High School Tech Camp	https://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/high-school-tech-camp/
COSMOS UC Davis- California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science	http://cosmos.ucdavis.edu/
COSMOS UC Irvine- California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science	https://cosmos.uci.edu/
COSMOS UC San Diego-California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science	http://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/cosmos/
COSMOS UC Santa Cruz-California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science	https://cosmos.ucsc.edu/
EPIC: Engineering Possibilities in College	https://epic.calpoly.edu/
NASA STEM GATEWAY	https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/
UC Davis Young Scholars Program	https://ysprogram.ucdavis.edu/
UCI:ASPIRE	More info Coming Soon
UC Irvine ICS (Information & Computer Sciences) Academy	https://summeracademy.ics.uci.edu/
Stanford RISE Summer Internship	https://oso.stanford.edu/programs/
Applied Medical High School Leadership Week	https://appliedmedical.com/Careers/hsleadershipweek
Cyber Math Academy- Math, Coding, Robotics, Gaming and College Prep	https://cybermath.org/
Johns Hopkins Engineering Innovation at Cal State Fullerton	https://ei.jhu.edu/apply/
Aspiring Scholars Directed Research Program (ASDRP)	https://www.asdrp.org/apply
UC Santa Barbara Research Mentorship Program	https://www.summer.ucsb.edu/programs/research-mentorship-program/overview
UC Santa Barbara Summer Research Academies	https://www.summer.ucsb.edu/programs/summer-research-academies/overview
USC Viterbi SHINE	https://viterbik12.usc.edu/shine/

Out-Of-State

Name	Website
University of Pennsylvania Summer Engineering Academy	https://esap.seas.upenn.edu/
Garcia Research Program at Stony Brook	stonybrook.edu/commcms/garcia/summer_program/apply
Michigan State University: Intro to Robotics	https://www.egr.msu.edu/future-engineer/news/introduction-robotics-engineering-recap
Notre Dame Intro to Engineering for High School Students	https://www3.nd.edu/~iep/
NASA STEM GATEWAY	https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/
MIT Research Science Institute (RSI)	https://www.cee.org/research-science-institute
AwesomeMath Summer Program	https://www.awesomemath.org/
Summer Science Program (SSP)	https://summerscience.org/
Johns Hopkins Engineering Innovation Summer Program	https://ei.jhu.edu/apply/application-materials/
U.S. Naval Academy Summer STEM	usna.edu/Admissions/Programs/STEM

MISCELLANEOUS

In California

Name	Website
UC Berkeley embARC Summer Design Academy	embARC
California Youth Think Tank	https://www.theyoungcenter.com/
Student Leaders	bankofamerica.com/studentleaders
Japan Society Junior Fellows Leadership Program	https://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/education/

Out-Of-State

Name	Website
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth	https://cty.jhu.edu/
NYU: High School Academy- School of Professional Studies	https://www.sps.nyu.edu/high-school-academy/programs/career-edge.html
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University	http://summercamps.erau.edu/camps/index.html
Global Scholar	https://ampglobalyouth.org/global-scholar/
Tufts Summer Program	https://summer.tufts.edu/
National Student Leadership Program: Summer Programs	https://www.nslcleaders.org/about-summer-youth-programs/
Global Youth Village Program	https://www.globalyouthvillage.org/
Junior State of America	https://www.jsa.org/
World Affairs Seminar	https://worldaffairsseminar.org/
Unitarian University Global Justice Summer Internship	https://uucsj.org/calendar/
The Global Health Leaders Conference at Johns Hopkins University	https://glohea.org/
AYUSA - Japan	https://www.intraxjp.com/ayusa/summer/

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In California

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STEM

In California

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In California

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