Opportunity Guide I Summer, Enrichment & Activities Guide

For a child interested in discovering more about the STEM subject areas - science, technology, engineering and math - there are numerous school-based, out-of-school and summer enrichment programs where she can build skills and have fun. From joining a math circle to competing in math competitions, there are many math-based extracurricular activities to discover and enjoy. If your child is tech-minded and loves figuring out how things work, look for engineering, robotics, and computer classes to engage her imagination. If her interest is in the laboratory sciences, there are many unique, hands-on after school science programs themed around particular areas of science that often include hands-on lab experiences. A child who is passionate about and excels in any of the STEM subject areas will find increasingly rigorous and selective opportunities available to her.



  1. The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering and Technology (TARGET)
    The Academy at Rutgers for Girls in Engineering and Technology (TARGET) is a summer program designed for middle- and high school girls to increase awareness about career opportunities in engineering… Read more
  2. Coriell Institute for Medical Research Summer Internships
    The Coriell Summer Experience for Students is an opportunity for high school and college students to not only work alongside world-renowned scientists and researchers, but also gain insights into… Read more
  3. Monmouth University School of Science Summer Research Program (SRP)
    The Monmouth University School of Science – SRP is a 12-week research experience for students to work on collaborative research projects under the supervision of School of Science faculty and staff.… Read more
  4. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Pre-college Programs
    The Center for Pre-College Programs at NJIT gives students from 4th to 12th grades the chance to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and apply knowledge of… Read more
  5. New Jersey Scholars Program
    The New Jersey Scholars Program is a tuition-free five-week summer program for students who are residents of New Jersey, United States citizens and rising seniors at the high school level in New… Read more
  6. PACT: Program in Algorithmic and Combinatorial Thinking
    Picture a room full of students hard at work on math problems. Some draw graphs on the chalkboard, testing out algorithms. Others shuffle complicated algebraic expressions, trying to simplify a… Read more
  7. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) High School Semester-Long Internship / High School Summer Internship
    For the past three decades, PPPL has been a leader in magnetic confinement experiments utilizing the tokamak approach. This work culminated in the world-record performance of the Tokamak Fusion Test… Read more
  8. Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHS) Toxicology, Health and Environmental Disease (THED) High School Summer Program
    The Environmental & Occupational Health Science Institute announces the 2018 Toxicology, Health & Environmental Disease (THED) High School Summer Program. THED is a highly intensive program… Read more
  9. Rutgers Young Scholars Program in Discrete Mathematics
    The Rutgers Young Scholars Program in Discrete Mathematics is a residential summer program for mathematically talented high school students. It provides a mathematically rich environment to high… Read more
  10. Stevens Institute of Technology Pre-College Programs
    Each one of our unique programs gives you unprecedented exposure to a cutting-edge field of study and the inspiration and confidence to pursue it later if you choose. All of our programs are… Read more