Find Your Summer Program
Start your 2027 Joyce Ivy Scholarship Application here!Choose an area below to see partner programs that match. Remember: apply to the Joyce Ivy Foundation and directly to each summer program you want to attend, and identify yourself as a Joyce Ivy applicant.
Interested in being a leader in business or entrepreneurship?
Check out these summer programs!
Barnard College – Athena Summer Institute and Next Gen Leadership Institute
Applications Open: December 1, 2026
Financial Aid and Fee Waiver Deadline: February 15, 2027
Final Application Deadline: April 15, 2027
Bentley University – Innovation and Design for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs and Pathways for Women in Business
Applications Open: January 15, 2027
Application Deadline: Rolling Admissions until May 15, 2026
Brown University – Leadership Institute and Summer@Brown
Application usually opens up in mid – January, check back on the website here.
Harvard University – Harvard Pre-College Program, Harvard Secondary School Program (4 Weeks), and Harvard Secondary School Program (7 Weeks)
Applications Open: December 1, 2026
Early Application Deadline: January 13, 2027
Regular Application and Financial Aid Deadline: February 10, 2027
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES Summer)
Applications Open: November 2026
Application Deadline: February 1, 2027
Northeastern University – Boston Campus Pre-College Programs
Applications Open: December 3, 2026
Early Application Deadline: January 15, 2027
Regular Application Deadline: February 28, 2027
Final Application Deadline: March 15, 2027
Yale University – Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS)
Applications Open: September 16, 2026
Early Application Deadline: October 15, 2026
Regular Application Deadline: January 6, 2027
Interested in Public Policy, Social Impact, and Women Empowerment?
Check out these summer programs!
Barnard College – Athena Summer Institute, Health & Society Institute, and Next Gen Leadership Institute
Applications Open: December 1, 2026
Financial Aid and Fee Waiver Deadline: February 15, 2027
Final Application Deadline: April 15, 2027
Brown University – Leadership Institute and Summer@Brown
Application usually opens up in mid – January, check back on the website here
Northwestern University – Debate
Applications will open in Winter 2027, check back on the website here.
Harvard University – Harvard Pre-College Program, Harvard Secondary School Program (4 Weeks), and Harvard Secondary School Program (7 Weeks)
Applications Open: December 1, 2026
Early Application Deadline: January 13, 2027
Regular Application and Financial Aid Deadline: February 10, 2027
Smith College – Sustainable Futures and Women, Gender, and Representation
Applications Open: December 10, 2026
Priority Application Deadline: February 1, 2027
Final Application Financial Aid Deadline: March 1, 2027
Yale University – Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS)
Applications Open: September 16, 2026
Early Application Deadline: October 15, 2026
Regular Application Deadline: January 6, 2027
Interested in STEM?
Check out these summer programs!
University of California- Berkeley– Computer Science Academy
Applications usually open in early February, check back on the website here.
Brown University – Summer@Brown
Application usually opens up in mid – January, check back on the website here.
Harvard University – Harvard Pre-College Program, Harvard Secondary School Program (4 Weeks), and Harvard Secondary School Program (7 Weeks)
Applications Open: December 1, 2026
Early Application Deadline: January 13, 2027
Regular Application and Financial Aid Deadline: February 10, 2027
Johns Hopkins University – Johns Hopkins Pre-College
Applications usually open in December, please fill out JHU’s Summer Program interest form to stay updated on their process here.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES Summer), Research Science Institute, and Women’s Technology Program
Applications Open: October–November 2026
RSI Application Deadline: December 11, 2026
WTP Application Deadline: December 21, 2026
MITES Application Deadline: February 1, 2027
Northeastern University – Boston Campus Pre-College Programs
Applications Open: December 3, 2026
Early Application Deadline: January 15, 2027
Regular Application Deadline: February 28, 2027
Final Application Deadline: March 15, 2027
Smith College – Summer Science & Engineering Program
Applications Open: December 10, 2026
Priority Application Deadline: February 1, 2027
Final Application Financial Aid Deadline: March 1, 2027
University of Pennsylvania – Engineering Summer Academy at Penn (ESAP)
Applications Open: December 1, 2026
Application Deadline: February 17, 2027
Interested in Healthcare, Public Health and the Environment?
Check out these summer programs!
Barnard College – Health & Society Institute and Plate & Planet Lab
Applications Open: December 1, 2026
Financial Aid and Fee Waiver Deadline: February 15, 2027
Final Application Deadline: April 15, 2027
Brown University – Summer@Brown
Application usually opens up in mid – January, check back on the website here.
Harvard University – Harvard Pre-College Program, Harvard Secondary School Program (4 Weeks), and Harvard Secondary School Program (7 Weeks)
Applications Open: December 1, 2026
Early Application Deadline: January 13, 2027
Regular Application and Financial Aid Deadline: February 10, 2027
Johns Hopkins University – Johns Hopkins Pre-College
Applications usually open in December, please fill out JHU’s Summer Program interest form to stay updated on their process here.
Northeastern University – Boston Campus Pre-College Programs
Applications Open: December 3, 2026
Early Application Deadline: January 15, 2027
Regular Application Deadline: February 28, 2027
Final Application Deadline: March 15, 2027
Smith College – Sustainable Futures
Applications Open: December 10, 2026
Priority Application Deadline: February 1, 2027
Final Application Financial Aid Deadline: March 1, 2027
Interested in the Creative Arts?
Check out these summer programs!
Brown University – Summer@Brown
Application usually opens up in mid – January, check back on the website here.
Harvard University – Harvard Pre-College Program, Harvard Secondary School Program (4 Weeks), and Harvard Secondary School Program (7 Weeks)
Applications Open: December 1, 2026
Early Application Deadline: January 13, 2027
Regular Application and Financial Aid Deadline: February 10, 2027
Johns Hopkins University – Johns Hopkins Pre-College
Applications usually open in December, please fill out JHU’s Summer Program interest form to stay updated on their process here!
Northwestern University – Theatre Arts, Film & Video, and Playwriting
Applications Open Now: Theatre Arts and Film & Video
Theatre Arts Early Applications Deadline: January 4, 2027
Theatre Arts Regular Applications Deadline: March 1, 2027
Film & Video Early Applications Deadline: January 11, 2027
Film & Video Regular Applications Deadline: March 22, 2027
Playwriting Applications Open: Winter 2027
Playwriting Applications Deadline: April 19, 2027
Smith College – Creative Writing Workshop
Applications Open: December 10, 2026
Priority Application Deadline: February 1, 2027
Application Deadline: March 1, 2027
Spelman College – Art History & Curatorial Studies and the Early College Program
Applications Open: January 29, 2027
Application Deadline: March 29, 2027
