64 opportunities for high schoolers in Illinois, with verified deadlines, eligibility, and how to apply.
4-H Horse Speaking Contest
University of Illinois Extension 4-H
Academic Summer Camps (Northwestern)
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development
Art & Design Pre-College (UChicago)
University of Chicago
Building Brick Challenge Series
Illinois 4-H
Cake It 'Til You Make It State Cake Decorating Competition
University of Illinois Extension 4-H
Careers in Business (CIB) Internship Program
Junior Economic Club of Chicago
Chicago Summer Business Institute (CSBI)
Chicago Summer Business Institute
Civic Leadership Institute
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development
College Bridge (Northwestern)
Northwestern University
College Prep Program (Northwestern)
Northwestern University
Concept Schools Science and Engineering Fair (CONSEF)
Concept Schools
CPS Citywide Exhibition of Student STEM Research
CPS Student Science Fair, Inc. & Chicago Public Schools
Data Science Institute Summer Lab
University of Chicago Data Science Institute
Discover Architecture
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Discover FAA High School Competition
University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts
Discovering Healthcare Careers (DHC) Program
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago / Northwestern University
Discovering STEM in ACES Program (DSAP)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) - College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES)
Engineering Summer Camp
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Grainger Engineering)
Exploring Frontiers
University of Chicago
FAA Summer Intensive
UIUC
Fermilab PRISM (Program for Research, Innovation, and STEM Mentorship)
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Fermilab Program for Research, Innovation, and STEM Mentorship (PRISM)
Fermilab
Harper Challenge
Harper College
Health Professions Recruitment & Exposure Program (HPREP)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
IJAS ISEF Virtual Fair (USIL50)
Illinois Junior Academy of Science
IJAS Region 12 Science & Engineering Fair
Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region 12
IJAS Region 2 Science and Engineering Fair
Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region 2
IJAS Region 5 Science Fair
Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region 5
IJAS Region 8 Science Fair
Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region 8 / Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Illini Summer Academies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois 4-H Dish Dash
Illinois 4-H
Illinois 4-H State Fashion Revue
University of Illinois Extension / Illinois 4-H
Illinois 4-H State Horse Bowl Contest
Illinois 4-H
Illinois 4-H State Poultry Judging Contest
Illinois 4-H
Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition
Illinois Junior Academy of Science
Journalism Institute (Northwestern)
Northwestern University (Medill School of Journalism)
Junior Livestock Conference
Illinois 4-H
King Conservation Science Scholars
Brookfield Zoo Chicago
MedSTEM Pathways
Rush University Medical Center
National High School Institute (Northwestern)
Northwestern University
Neubauer Phoenix STEM Summer Scholars
University of Chicago
NM GCM Grosvenor Discovery Program
Northwestern Medicine
NURPH
Northwestern
Online Leadership Intensive
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development (CTD)
POETS Young Scholars Research Program
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
PRISM High School Program
Northwestern University Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
Quantum Quickstart
University of Chicago
Reinvention High School Fashion Challenge
Columbia College Chicago
Research Experiences in Astronomy at CIERA for High School Students (REACH)
Northwestern University
Research in Biological Sciences (RIBS)
UChicago
ResearcHStart
UChicago Medicine
S.M.A.R.T. (Science, Mathematics, and Research Training)
University of Chicago
SciHigh Summer Program
Northwestern University George O'Brien Kidney Research Core Center (NUGoKidney)
SHARP Program
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
SpHERES High School Research Program
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
State 4-H Horse Judging Contest
University of Illinois Extension / Illinois 4-H
Summer Language Institute
University of Chicago
Summer Research Experiences & Programs
University of Chicago PME
Summer Session (UChicago)
University of Chicago
The Building Blocks: Rush Scholars Program
Rush University Medical Center
UChicago Youth Internship Program
University of Chicago
Winter Newman Forum Conference for High School Students
Lumen Christi Institute
Young Innovators: Climate & Energy
University of Chicago
Young Scholars Research
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)