The NYS Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship (NY-AIMS) provides merit-based scholarships to NYS high school graduates who achieved academic excellence as a high school student, and enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private NYS college immediately after high school.
Odyssey of the Mind has been the world’s greatest creative problem-solving program since its beginning in 1978. What started as a project for students in a single industrial design class has grown into a world-wide program that has reached multiple generations, allowing students to learn, develop, and employ skills related to teamwork, resource management, designing and making, divergent thinking, and so much more. Odyssey of the Mind provides students with a place to learn today’s creative problem-solving skills while having fun!
The Ohio Wesleyan University Junior League (OWJL) of Columbus is a residential summer camp program of challenge and enrichment for central Ohio’s gifted and talented middle school students currently in grades 6-8. Campers select four courses from an academic program that includes mathematics, logic, computing, science, humanities and creative development. Cultural, recreational and social activities round out the experience.
Online G3 is an interactive online platform offering classes in a range of middle and high school subjects for gifted students seeking advanced coursework. G3 offers online courses in English, History, Computer Science, and Language. Classes are grouped by skill level, rather than chronological age, to allow asynchronous learners to accelerate in individual subjects as needed. Live peer interaction and discussion forums are woven throughout all classes to create a cohesive community of gifted learners.
This nearly three-week-long summer program lets students experience college life, meet new friends, dive into STEM projects and use all the knowledge they’ve gained by the time they complete their junior year of high school. Students work on projects such as brewing bio-diesel or making machines from scratch.
Pace University’s Summer Scholars Institute is an intensive two-week program designed for exceptional rising juniors and seniors eager to experience the atmosphere of college with interactive courses to meet the individual interests of students. All Summer Scholars will automatically receive a letter of recommendation from the Director of the Summer Scholars Institute for any college to which they apply.
Each year more than 132,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest. The national first-place winner wins $5,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. The first-place winner from each state competes for national awards totaling $55,000, with each first-place state winner receiving a minimum of $500 at the national level.
The Paul Tsongas Scholarship is a merit-based program that rewards Massachusetts students with a grade point average of 3.75 and highly competitive SAT scores of at least 1200 (or the ACT equivalent). Eligible students receive a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at a Massachusetts state university.
University of Pennsylvania delivers the challenge of an Ivy League curriculum to academically talented high school students seeking a pre-collegiate experience. They offer a summer prep program, summer academies focusing on intensive research and application, a pre-college program, and a young scholars program.
Perennial Math has three types of competition for students in grades 3-12 (online, live on-site, and virtual for districts and classrooms). Perennial Math was created by Dr. Sylvia Dean, a gifted specialist and administrator for 26 years in Huntsville, Alabama – the Rocket City (proud home of NASA, Space Camp, Redstone Arsenal, and many Space, Defense, and Technological Companies). Dr. Dean created Perennial Math to offer students more venues to showcase their talents and to help teachers develop math skills in their classroom.
Discovery Camp is the place to be for kids who love to get hands-on with science! Children will have a blast exploring topics such as paleontology, chemistry, astronomy, marine biology, and much more. Offered over school breaks all year, Discovery Camp is taught by trained scientists who use the resources of the museum to bring science to life in exciting, interactive ways!
The Conrad Challenge gives students between the ages of 13-18 the chance to become entrepreneurs and apply innovation, science and technology to solve problems with global impact. Guided by teachers and industry experts, the competition becomes a master class in collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and communication. The result – students with the 21st century skills needed to thrive in the workforce and new innovations that have the potential to change life for the better.
The PhysicsBowl is a competition for high school students and schools. Every year in April, students and schools compete by answering 40 multiple choice questions from topics taken in high school physics.
Pioneer School is a K-5 non-profit educational organization, founded in 1980 by Betty Burley-Wolf. They are committed to serving highly capable students whose primary need is academic stimulation and expect to work in partnership with parents who are significantly involved in the education of their children.
