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Business & Economics

Interested in entrepreneurship, investing, or how money shapes the world? Business and economics programs teach leadership, strategy, and financial skills that power everything from startups to global companies.

Business

NOTE THAT SOME APPLICATIONS FOR 2026 HAVE NOT YET OPENED AND WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE PROGRAM WEBSITE

Young Founders Lab (Virtual)

Open

Location: Online

Open to: All High School Students

Application deadline: February 8, 2026 (I) or February 15, 2026 (II)

Program date(s): Spring 2026 (I) or Summer 2026 (II)

Cost: $3,990

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Babson Summer Study

Open

Location: New England Innovation Academy (Marlborough, MA)

Open to: Rising high school juniors and seniors

Application deadline: March 13, 2026

Program date(s): July 8-28, 2026

Cost: $95 application fee + $12,995 (residential) or $9,295 (commuter)

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Babson Summer Study (Virtual)

Open

Location: Online

Open to: Rising High School Juniors and Seniors

Application deadline: March 13, 2026 

Program date(s): July 7-28, 2026

Cost: $95 application fee + $6,295 

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Business Opportunities Summer Session (BOSS)

Open

Location: Penn State (University Park, PA)

Open to: High School Juniors (US Residents and Puerto Rico only)

Application deadline: March 20, 2026

Program date(s): June 14-26, 2026

Cost: $50 Registration fee + $350 

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On-Campus Summer Business Academies

Closed

Location: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)

Open to: All High School Students

Application Deadline: January 29, 2026

Program Date(s): Various dates from June 8 to August 14, 2026

Cost: $1,800

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Summer Business Academies (Virtual)

Closed

Location: Online

Open to: All High School Students

Application Deadline: January 29, 2026

Program Date(s): Various dates from June 1 to August 7, 2026

Cost: $1,800

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The Michigan Ross Summer Business Academy

Closed

Location: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Open to: Rising High School Seniors

Application deadline: January 8, 2026

Program date(s): June 7-17, 2026  or June 21-July 1, 2026 

Cost: $75 application fee + $5,500 

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Economics

NOTE THAT SOME APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 ARE CLOSED AND WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE PROGRAM WEBSITE

On-Campus Summer Finance Academies

Open

Location: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)

Open to: All High School Students

Application deadline: January 29, 2026

Program date(s): Various dates from June 29 to July 31, 2026

Cost: $1,800

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Penn Economics Academy

Open

Location: UPenn (Philadelphia, PA)

Open to: All High School Students

Application deadline: Accepted on a rolling basis

Program date(s): July 11-August 1, 2026

Cost: $100 application fee + $9,949

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Lumiere Research Scholar Program - Economics Track (Virtual)

Open

Location: Online

Open to: All High School Students

Application deadline: February 8, 2026

Program date(s): Multiple Cohorts year-round, check dates when applying

Cost: $3,190 (12 weeks) 

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Economics Policy Academy

Open

Location: Georgetown University (Washington D.C.)

Open to: All High School Students

Application deadline: April 15, 2026

Program date(s): June 28-July 17, 2026

Cost: $50 application fee + $9,085 (residential) or $7,085 (commuter)

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UCLA Python for Economics and Finance (Virtual)

Open

Location: Online

Open to: All High School Students

Application deadline:  June 12, 2026

Program date(s):  Various Dates from June 22-July 10, 2026

 Cost: $2,770

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UCLA Economics

Open

Location: UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)

Open to: All High School Students

Application deadline:  June 12, 2026

Program date(s):  June 22-July 10, 2026

 Cost: $3,186

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UCLA Introduction to Investments

Open

Location: UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)

Open to: All High School Students

Application deadline: June 12, 2026

Program date(s): July 13-31, 2026

Cost: $3,156

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UCLA Introduction to Investments (Virtual)

Open

Location: Online

Open to: All High School Students

Application deadline: June 12, 2026

Program date(s): July 13-31, 2026

Cost: $3,156

Apply Here

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