Summer Opportunities
**Review these awesome opportunities! New dates will be added when they are received.**
IUP 2024 GenCyber Cybersecurity Summer Camp
June 24 - June 28, 2024
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Participation is 100% free!
- Each student participant will be awarded an electronic kit!
- Our advanced summer camp will be held face-to-face, June 24-28, 2024 (daily schedule from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.)
- To apply, please visit the program website at www.iup.edu/iupgencyber then click on "Student online application: Apply now!"
- Application deadline is on Feb. 8, 2024
- Selected campers will be notified in early spring 2024 and must confirm participation
- Accepted campers will also commit to participating in two online pre-camp activity days on April 13 and May 4, 2024 (daily schedule 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.), and two online post-camp activity days on September 7 and October 5, 2024 (daily schedule 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.)
- Download camp flyer
- Download camp brochure
- For a complete details about this program and all previous offerings, please visit the project website at www.iup.edu/iupgencyber
UNVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH HEALTH CAREER SCHOLARS ACADEMY
June 23 - July 20, 2024
Come spend four weeks on the main campus of the University of Pittsburgh exploring the world of health care. Through hands-on experiences, guest speakers, group discussions, team projects and presentations, simulations, and site visits you will gain a behind the scenes look at the life of a health care professional. Students also gain an understanding of professional expectations and behavior.
Five or six Learning Teams are offered each summer with topics such as Introduction to Neuroscience, Alternative Medicine, and Hippocrates in Court. The topics vary each summer. The teams create and present two group projects.
Students also take a Concentration Course which includes visits to local facilities offering services in the field. Past course offerings have included Global, Geriatric, Behavioral and Public Health.
Who can apply?
Current high school sophomores and juniors who are at least 15 years of age at the time of application are eligible for the program. UPHCSA is open to U.S. and International students who meet the criteria.
Program cost
A tuition fee of $3500 covers room and board, instructional materials, transportation for program field trips, and curriculum-related social activities. Financial aid is available for qualified students. Families are responsible for transportation to and from the program, pocket money, and overages of the daily allotment for meals. Students must remain in residence for the full four-week program, including weekends.
Application
Applications are now available on our website www.hcsa.pitt.edu. Deadline is February 23, 2024. Contact us at [email protected] with questions.
IACOCCA GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTENSIVE (IGEI)
June 23 - July 20, 2024
Lehigh University's Iacocca Institute in Bethlehem, PA
Are you an innovator? Do you enjoy generating new ideas? If so, we invite you to enhance your understanding of entrepreneurship, leadership, and global citizenship as part of an international network of emerging leaders from across the U.S. and around the world. IGEI is a 4-week residential summer program that will challenge you to grow professionally and personally while making lifelong friends and having fun.
During this intensive experience, participants engage in dynamic learning opportunities, workshops and design labs, visits to companies and start-ups, and a team-based business consulting project with a real client company. Through experiential learning, we challenge participants to become innovative, interactive, culturally adept doers, ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century and beyond in creative and collaborative ways.
At IGEI, participants are encouraged to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and discover how design thinking skills are essential to success in any academic major and career path. Students work with faculty from all five Lehigh colleges, professionals in the Iacocca Institute network, and collaborators from Lehigh@NasdaqCenter, the Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation, and Creative Inquiry's Mountaintop Initiative to experience entrepreneurship in its many forms.
Program Cost
The program fee is $5,995, which covers tuition, room and board, instructional materials, field trips, and all curriculum-related activities.
How to apply
For more information and to apply, visit go.lehigh.edu/IGEI.
- January 15, 2024: Sponsored Admission deadline (for those seeking need-based financial assistance) with early bird pricing
- February 12, 2024: Priority and International Admission deadline
- March 11, 2024: Regular Admission deadline
Contact us at [email protected] or (610) 758-6886 with any questions.
About the Iacocca Institute
For more than 30 years, the Iacocca Institute has been creating transformative, hands-on leadership experiences that develop and empower the next generation of global leaders. Collectively, its programs have hosted participants from more than 150 countries. The Iacocca Institute is part of the Office of International Affairs at Lehigh University, recognized among the United States' premier research universities and located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania School for Excellence in the Agricultural Sciences (PSEAS)
(Formerly the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences)
Session 1: June 16 - June 29, 2024
Session 2: July 7 - July 20, 2024
Rank your preference in the application
Penn State University Park Campus
Application Deadline: February 23, 2024
Program Acceptances Announced: March 29, 2024
Interested in sciences like sustainability, the environment, biomedicine, food systems, traditional agriculture, or anything in between? Are you an academically talented upcoming high school senior? The immersive Pennsylvania School for Excellence in the Agricultural Sciences is a special program for students just like you.
The PSEAS two-week residential summer program, held primarily at University Park, takes a deep - and fun - dive into the ag sciences and Penn State programs. Take advantage of the opportunity to live on campus, try out college courses, and meet fellow students from across the Commonwealth.
All students accepted into the program attend for free. Thanks to generous grants from the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, tuition, room-and-board fees, and instructional materials are all included.
Summer program includes:
- Core classes in ag sciences and natural resources
- Hands-on labs
- Lectures and workshops with special guests
- Field trips
Application Requirements
- Personal narrative essay
- Resume of extracurricular activities
- Reference from an ag or science teacher
- School counselor reference
- Official transcript
- Pennsylvania Youth Institute paper (food security essay)
*The PSEAS Scholarship covers tuition, room, board, instructional materials, and program activities for all participants. Families are responsible for transportation to and from the program and pocket money. Students must remain in residence for the full two-week program, including weekends. Scholars must attend all classes, labs, and activities. PSEAS cannot provide special facilities or alter schedules for formal athletic training, intensive music study or other commitments unrelated to the program.
Learn more and get an application at agsci.psu.edu/school-for-excellence.
Sports Announcing & Sports Journalism Camp
June 10-14, 2024
Waynesburg University
In June, former voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates Lanny Frattare will host Waynesburg University’s Sports Announcing & Sports Journalism Camp. Its purpose is to allow students interested in those fields to learn the philosophies and techniques of the profession. Attendees receive practical experience in reporting sports, interviewing, doing play-by-play and more.
Current high school sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible to attend. If you have any questions, please contact Isaiah Skeete, Associate Director of Admissions, at 724-852-3216 or .
Eligibility
If you are currently a high school...
- sophomore
- junior
- Spring 2024 graduate
...then you are eligible to attend!
Registration Details
The cost of this camp is $500. This cost includes meals, housing, instruction and camp materials.
The deadline to register will be April 29, 2024 (or until spaces are filled). A non-refundable $100 deposit is due by that date. The remaining $400 is due by May 27, 2024.
Space is limited!
Campers will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Questions?
Contact Isaiah Skeete at 724-852-3216 or [email protected].
Actuarial Science Camp
June 23-28, 2024
July 7-12, 2024
Lebanon Valley College
Our Actuarial Science Summer Camps are week-long intensive programs for rising high school seniors designed to help them decide if they're interested in actuarial careers.
Leveraging industry connections and alumni suggestions, we've forged an authentic experience that features interaction with actuaries and an introduction to relevant software and content.
During the week, students live on campus in a residence hall with Resident Assistants who are current LVC students. Students eat their meals in the Allan W. Mund College Center.
Computer & Data Science Summer Camp
July 7-12, 2024
Lebanon Valley College
Our Coding Camp is a week-long intensive program for rising high school juniors and seniors designed to help them decide if they're interested in computer programming and data science careers.
During the camp, students will learn and use Python to solve programming and data science problems as part of a team. We've forged an authentic experience that features interaction with computer and data science alumni, and an introduction to relevant software and content.
During the week, students live on campus in a residence hall with Resident Assistants who are current LVC students. Students eat their meals in the Allan W. Mund College Center.
All applicants will automatically be considered for a scholarship.
Visit https://www.lvc.edu/about/camps-community-programming/computer-data-science-summer-camp/ to apply.
ASL/English Interpreting
June 18 & 19, 2024
Mount Aloysius College
mtaloy.edu/asl-camp
The academy will introduce attendees to American Sign Language, deaf culture, and the interpreting field. The attendees will engage in various activities over the two days with Mount Aloysius College faculty and Deaf community members.
- Free for everyone who is accepted.
- First-come, first-served, but we'll start a waiting list for all additional applicants after the camp is full. You will need to verify your attendance in May so we can confirm that your camper will be joining us.
- Available to students in grades 9-11 as of Spring 2024.
- Camp runs from 8 am to roughly 5 pm on both days.
- Located on the Mt. Aloysius College campus, taught by Mount Aloysius College faculty.
- All participants will receive lunch, a t-shirt, a bag, and other materials.
- Scholarships will be awarded to those who demonstrate respect, cultural understanding, and tenacity in learning ASL, which will be determined by the Deaf members of the ASL/EI Academy team.
- Registration Requirements: Interested students who register will be required to complete and submit a video of the signed ASL alphabet. An ASL alphabet tutorial can be viewed by going to our website. Once a student's registration is received, he or she will be emailed a link where the video can be uploaded.
- Registration will open on February 16, 2024, and close when 25 participants have been accepted into the academy.
Future Healthcare Leaders Camp
June 18 & 19
Mt. Aloysius College
mtaloy.edu/healthcarecamp
Following a patient's case through the healthcare system, campers will explore various professions and work hands-on with health science faculty in state-of-the-art labs.
- The camp is free to everyone
- We can accommodate up to 60 campers
- First-come, first-served, but we'll start a waiting list for all additional applicants after the camp is full. You will need to verify your attendance in May so we can confirm that your camper will be joining us.
- Available to students in grades 9-11 as of Spring 2024
- Camp runs from 8am to roughly 5pm both days
- Located on the Mount Aloysius College campus, taught by Mount Aloysius College faculty
- All campers will receive a custom health kit including stethoscope, personal protection kit, protective goggles, exercise band, sterile gloves, sterile gauze, blood pressure cuff, goniometer, retractable tape measure, and messenger bag
- Campers who complete both days of the camp will receive a scholarship from Mount Aloysius College
- Registration will begin on April 12, 2024
Readiness Institute Summer Discovery
June 24 - August 1, 2024
Penn State
Application Deadline: March 31, 2024
Over the course of this six-week paid summer experience, you will work independently, on group projects, and with mentors to gain an improved sense of self and be better able to answer the following questions:
- Who am I?
- Who do I want to become?
- How do I get there?
- How will I continue to learn?
- How will I give back to my community?
You will receive a stipend of up to $2,000 and a laptop for use during the program.
Participants will take part in a mix of on-site, off-site, and virtual programming, including:
- Speakers from various industries and workshops on topics like social-emotional learning, financial literacy, digital fluency, mental health, and more
- Field trips to local education, community, and industry institutions
- virtual reflections to explore personal and professional pathways
You can learn more about the program and submit your application at https://readinessinstitute.psu.edu/programs/summer-discovery/