STEM Stars Scholarship (The Actuarial Foundation)
A four-year, $20,000 scholarship and mentorship program from The Actuarial Foundation for high schoolers strong in math who are interested in the actuarial profession, including a free weeklong Summer Intensive Workshop, actuary mentorship, networking, internship/job-shadowing opportunities, and exam-prep resources continuing through college.
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Interlochen Arts Camp - Screenwriting Intensive
A distinct one-week track from Interlochen's Creative Writing program, the Screenwriting Intensive gives high schoolers daily one-on-one instruction from professional screenwriters and filmmakers at Interlochen's DeRoy Center for Film Studies, the only facility in the country dedicated to film and animation studies at the high school level. Students draft an original short script and may have it staged as a live reading.
ASCM Supply Chain STEM Educational Outreach Program
The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) offers a free K-12 outreach curriculum connecting core STEM concepts to real supply chain and logistics careers, delivered by volunteers or teachers in classrooms, clubs, or community organizations to build early awareness of the field.
Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation Essay Contest
An annual international essay contest run by the 501(c)(3) Kemper Human Rights Education Foundation (KHREF), inviting high school students in the U.S. and abroad to write on an assigned human rights prompt (a new question is posted each year). Winners in separate U.S. and international categories receive cash prizes up to $5,000.
American Anthropological Association Virtual High School Internship
A four-week virtual spring internship run by the American Anthropological Association in which high school students research contemporary anthropological scholarship and adapt it into public-facing content for a 6th-12th grade audience, alongside a rotating secondary project focused on accessibility or public education.
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
An international nonprofit organization that trains and supports amateur and student astronomers in observing and reporting variable star brightness data used in real astrophysics research. AAVSO offers free beginner tutorials (including a no-equipment-needed 10-Star Tutorial), webinars, mentorship, and community forums for students starting in observational astrophysics.
ASME INSPIRE / Charles W.E. Clarke Scholarship
ASME's INSPIRE program awards twenty-five $2,000 Charles W.E. Clarke scholarships to graduating high school seniors with financial need who plan to enroll in an ABET-accredited mechanical engineering program.