John Muir Health CLIMB Near Peer Mentorship Program
A virtual, multi-tier mentorship program connecting high school students interested in medicine with medical students and Family Medicine residents through weekly meetings from July through December, aimed at developing community-engaged future physicians.
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American Cancer Society High School Cancer Research Program
A two-week virtual summer program (part of ACS's CICRT initiative) in which rising sophomores through seniors interested in cancer research or health professions complete case studies with the eCLOSE Institute, receive career-development support, and earn a $500 stipend.
GAMA Aviation Design Challenge
A national high school competition run by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association in which teams of at least three students use free X-Plane-powered flight simulation curricula to learn flight science, then modify an aircraft design and compete in a virtual fly-off scored on aerodynamic and performance metrics.
IBM SkillsBuild for High School – Artificial Intelligence
A free, self-paced online platform from IBM offering high school students courses and digital credentials in AI fundamentals, covering machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, chatbots, neural networks, and AI ethics.
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute – Self-Paced Courses
Free and paid self-paced online courses from NVIDIA's Deep Learning Institute covering generative AI, deep learning, and data science fundamentals, with hands-on GPU-accelerated labs and certificates of competency for select courses.
SSCS Arduino Contest (IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society)
A free, worldwide electronics competition in which high school teams of up to three build an Arduino-based household or personal innovation device using microcontrollers, sensors, motors, and displays (no integrated AI allowed for the high school category), submitting a three-minute demo video; free starter kits are available for students who need them.
Anthro Day UnEssay Competition (AAA)
An annual creative-response competition from the American Anthropological Association held for Anthropology Day (February 19), with a High School division (grades 9-12) inviting submissions such as comics, podcasts, videos, or short essays responding to an anthropological theme; winners are published in Anthropology News and receive a $50 gift card.