Disclaimer: Programs are collected from online information. This summary may contain errors or omissions. Contributions to this list are welcome!
UK
Space Science Week by the University College London
- 16-18 years old;
- with interest in persuing space science or engineering as a career;
Sutton Trust UK Summer School
- Designed to support high-achieving students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- For students attend and have always attended a state-funded, non-fee paying school/college
- Year 12 in England or Wales, Year 13 in Northern Ireland, or S5 in Scotland (or equivalent)
- Courses are provided in multiple discplines, including arts and humanities, social sciences engineering, medicine, science (which includes physics and astronomy, of course!).
US
Yale Summer Program in Astrophysic
- Two-week online self-study + four-week residential program on Yale’s campus.
- High school juniors (older than 15.5 years old by the program starts).
- International students are welcome.
- Tuition fee applied but financial aid is available o a needs-first basis.
Research Experiences in Astronomy at CIERA for High School Students (REACH)
- Three-week + (limited avaliability) three-week program;
- Intensive training in the Python programming language with a focus on astrophysics topics;
- No prior experience with computer programming or astronomy is needed;
- Tuition fee applied but financial aid is also availale.
NASA Data Science Analysis and Scholarly Research Paper Writing Program by George Mason University
- Three-month program focussing on analysing NASA TESS mission data, and writing a research paper;
- Fee applied and need-based scholarships are available.
Summer Science Program
- Five-week residential research program.
- High school juniors (15-19 years old).
- Completed or in the process of completing high school physics and precalculus.
- Tuition fee applied but financial aid is also availale depending on family financial situation (up to full support).
- Open to domestic and internation students.
- Also avaliable in Bacterial Genomics, biochemistry and cell biology.
Some NASA internships
- Many of them may require US citizenship
- STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES)
- Texas Aerospace Scholars/formerly High School Aerospace Scholars
- A year-long/ half-year (virtual) program
- Internship @ NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies
- Generally limited to undergraduate and graduate students, with a few opportunities open to high school students during the summer component of the Climate Change Research Initiative program
- GeneLab for High Schools
- 12 weeks of on-demand training (virtual);
- Focusses on NASA space biology research;