1. SPARC

Application Requirements:

Must be at least 14 years old by the start of the course (15 for residential)

Open to both domestic and international students

Application Period:

January 1 – April 21, 2025

Program Dates:

• Session 1: June 16 - June 27, 2025
• Session 2: July 7 - July 18, 2025
• Session 3: July 28 - August 8, 2025

2. New York University Computer Science and Cybersecurity

Application Requirements:

Current 9th, 10th, or 11th-grade students who are residents of New York City

Application Period:

Dates for 2025 not yet announced; refer to 2024: February 1 - April 14

Program Dates:

Dates for 2025 not yet announced; refer to 2024: July 15 - August 9

3. Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Summer Program

Application Requirements:

10th-11th grade students must be 16 by June 21, 2025

Application Deadlines:

Early Admission and International Deadline: February 1, 2025

Scholarship and Regular Decision Deadline: March 1, 2025

Program Dates:

June 21 - August 2, 2025

4. Carleton College Computer Science Program

Application Requirements:

10th-11th grade students must not turn 19 before August 1, 2025

Application Period:

Opens: December 15, 2024

First Round Deadline: February 3, 2025

Second Round Deadline: March 3, 2025

Program Dates:

July 12 - August 1, 2025

5. RISE

Application Requirements:

Students in 11th-12th grade

Application Deadlines:

RISE Application and Supplementary Materials Deadline: February 14, 2025

Recommendation Deadline: February 21, 2025

Program Dates:

Residential: June 29 - August 8, 2025

Commuter: June 30 - August 8, 2025

6. Columbia University Summer Pre-College Program

Application Requirements:

Students in 11th-12th grade

Application Deadline:

April 2, 2025

Program Dates:

Course A: May 26 - July 3, 2025

Course B: July 7 - August 15, 2025

7. UCB Summer Computer Science Academy

Application Requirements:

Students aged 16-17

Application Period:

Opens: February 3, 2025

Deadline: March 10, 2025

Cancellation Deadline: April 10, 2025

Program Dates:

Dates for 2025 not yet announced; refer to 2024: June 16 - June 28

8. University of Pennsylvania Programming Academy

Application Requirements:

Students in grades 9-11

Application Period:

Applications for summer 2025 will open in late fall 2024

Program Dates:

Dates for 2025 not yet announced; refer to 2024: July 6 - July 27

9. DSI

Application Requirements:

High school applicants must be students in the Chicago area

Undergraduate applicants must be enrolled for fall 2025 (graduating seniors not eligible)

Application Period:

November 4, 2024 - January 12, 2025

Program Dates:

June 16 - August 12, 2025

10. Harvard University Pre-College Summer School

Application Requirements:

Applicants must be at least 16 by June 21, 2025, and under 19 by July 31, 2025

Application Period:

December 2, 2024 - April 9, 2025

Program Dates:

June 22 - August 1, 2025

11. University of Michigan Joy of Coding

Application Requirements:

Age 13 and above

Application Period:

Rolling admissions; dates for 2025 not yet announced

Program Dates:

Dates for 2025 not yet announced; refer to 2024: June 19 - July 31

12. Texas Tech University Clark Scholars Program

Application Requirements:

Applicants must be 17 by the program start date

Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Application Period:

Dates for 2025 not yet announced; refer to 2024: January 2 - February 15

Program Dates:

Dates for 2025 not yet announced; refer to 2024: June 16 - August 1

13. Brown University Summer Pre-College Program

Application Requirements:

High school seniors or recent graduates who are at least 17 by June 15, 2025

Application Period:

January 15 - May 9, 2025

Program Dates:

June 16 - August 1, 2025

14. TECH360

Application Requirements:

Rising 11th and 12th-grade students currently attending high schools in New York City (all boroughs), Los Angeles, or Miami-Dade/Broward are eligible. Graduating seniors are not eligible.

Application Period:

Applications for Summer 2025 TECH360 will open in Spring 2025

Program Dates:

New York City:

Session 1: June 30 - July 17, 2025

Session 2: July 28 - August 14, 2025

Los Angeles, Miami:

Session 1: June 16 - July 3, 2025

Session 2: July 14 - July 31, 2025

15. Microsoft Explore Program

Application Requirements:

Open to first-year undergraduate students interested in technology (recent high school graduates)

Application Period:

Applications for 2025 will open in late February 2025

Program Dates:

Dates for 2025 not yet announced; refer to 2024: July 8 - August 2

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