Opportunity Guide
Gifted children need special challenges and academic enrichment to remain engaged and fulfill their potential. TIP's Opportunity Guide provides students, parents, and educators with information on educational programs designed for academically talented youth as well as contests and competitions of interest to gifted students. You can use the Opportunity Guide to review the many options open to you and your gifted student. Please note that these listings are for informational purposes only; including a program in the Opportunity Guide does not imply endorsement by Duke TIP. If you have questions about individual opportunities, please contact the program directly. If you have feedback on or questions about our listings, please email us.
National/International Competitions and Scholarships
Online Programs
Academic-Year Weekend Programs
Summer Programs
Mentorship Programs
National/International Competitions
- AAPT High School Physics Photo Contest (Grades 9-12)
- Academic Decathlon (Grades 9-12)
- Academic Pentathlon (Grades 6-8)
- Academic Triathlon (Grades 4-6)
- Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (Grades 9-12)
- AFS Project Change (Grades 8-12)
- AGLOA Academic Games (Grades 4-12)
- American Legion Oratorical Contest (Grades 9-12)
- American Mathematics Competitions (Grades 6-12)
- American Regions Mathematics League (Grades 9-12)
- B.E.S.T. Robotics Design Contest (Grades 6-12)
- Botball (Grades 6-12)
- Cameron Impact Scholarship (Grade 12)
- Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship (7th Grade)
- Carson Scholars Fund (Grades 4-11)
- Clean Tech Competition (Ages 15-18)
- Congressional Art Competition (Grades 7-12)
- Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge (Ages 13-18)
- The Cooledge Scholarship (Grade 12)
- C-SPAN's Student Cam (Grades 6-12)
- Cubes in Space (Ages 11-18)
- CyberFair (Grades K-12)
- Davidson Fellows Scholarship (18 & under)
- Destination Imagination (Grades K-12)
- Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge (Grades 5-8)
- Doors to Diplomacy (Ages 12-19)
- eCyberMission (Grades 6-9)
- Edison Scholars (Grade 12)
- EngineerGirl Writing Contest (Grades 3-12)
- First Robotics Competition (Ages 6-18)
- First Tech Challenge (Grades 7-12)
- Future Problem Solving Program International (Grades 4-12)
- Gates Millennium Scholars Program (Grade 12)
- Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes (Ages 8-18)
- Google Science Fair (Ages 13-18)
- Hadden Scholarships (Grade 12)
- Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament
- Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Grades 9-12)
- International Biology Olympiad (Grades 9-12)
- International Chemistry Olympiad (Grades 9-12)
- International Geography Olympiad (Grades 9-12)
- International Mathematical Olympiad (Grades 9-12)
- International Olympiad in Informatics (Grades 9-12)
- Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program (Grade 7)
- Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship Program (Grade 12)
- The Junior Academy (Ages 13-18)
- Junior Science and Humanities Symposia (Grades 9-12)
- Kids Lit Quiz (Ages 10-13)
- Kids Philosophy Slam (Grades K-12)
- LEDA Scholars (Grade 11)
- Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams (Grades 6-10)
- Letters about Literature (Grades 4-12)
- LifeSmarts (Grades 6-12)
- Marine Advanced Technology Education Competition (Grades K-12)
- MathCounts (Grades 6-18)
- The Math League (Grades 4-12)
- Math Olympiads (Grades 4-8)
- Math Prize for Girls (Grade 11)
- MIT Think (Grades 9-12)
- NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program(Grades K-12)
- NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (Grades 9-12)
- National Academic League (Grades 5-12)
- National Academic Quiz Tournaments (Grades 6-12)
- National Economics Challenge (Grades 9-12)
- National Gallery for America's Young Artists (Grades K-12)
- National Geographic Bee (Grades 4-8)
- National High School Mock Trial Championship (Grades 9-12)
- National High School Model United Nations (Grades 9-12)
- National History Bee and Bowl (Grades 4-12)
- National History Day Contest (Grades 6-12)
- National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo (Grades K-12)
- National Marbles Tournament (Ages 7-14)
- National Number Knockout (Ages 10-14)
- National Ocean Sciences Bowl (Grades 9-12)
- National Robotics Challenge (Grades 4-12)
- National Science Bowl (Grades 6-12)
- NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing (Grade 11)
- NCTE Promising Young Writers (Grade 8)
- NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (Grades 9-12)
- Nicholas Green Award (Grades 3-8)
- Noetic Learning Math Contest (Grades 2-8)
- North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (Grades 9-12)
- Odyssey of the Mind (Grades 3-12)
- Perennial Math (Grades 3-8)
- Physics Bowl (Grades 9-12)
- Poetry Out Loud (Grades 9-12)
- Regeneron Science Talent Search (Grade 12)
- Ron Brown Scholarship (Grade 12)
- Rubber Band Contest for Young Inventors (Grades 5-8)
- Rube Goldberg Contests (Ages 8-18)
- Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (Grades 7-12)
- Science Olympiad (Grades K-12)
- Science without Borders Challenge (Ages 11-19)
- Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee (Ages 15 & under)
- SeaPerch Challenge (Grades 6-12)
- SIBA Invention Competition (Grades PreK-12)
- Solar Car Challenge (Grades 9-12)
- SourceAmerica Design Challenge (Grades 9-12)
- Team America Rocketry Challenge (Grades 6-12)
- Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Sciences (Grades 6-12)
- Toshiba ExploraVision (Grades K-12)
- USA Biology Olympiad (Grades 9-12)
- USA Brain Bee (Ages 13-19)
- USA Computing Olympiad (Grades 9-12)
- USA Mathematical Talent Search (Grades 6-12)
- U.S. Physics Teams (Grades 9-12)
- Word Masters Challenge (Grades 3-8)
- You Be the Chemist Challenge (Grades 5-8)
- YoungArts National Arts Competition (Grades 10-12)
- Young Entrepreneur Hall of Fame (Grades K-12)
- Zero Robotics (Grades 9-12)
Online Programs
- eInvestigators (Duke University TIP, Grades 4-6)
- eStudies (Duke University TIP, Grades 7-11)
- Alcumus (Grades 2-12)
- Athena's Advanced Academy (All grade levels)
- Davidson Academy Online (Davidson Academy of Nevada, Grades 6-10)
- RISE (Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Grades 7-12)
- IA Online (Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities)
- Iowa Online AP Academy (University of Iowa, Grades 6-12)
- CTY Online (Johns Hopkins University CTY, Grades K-12)
- Gifted LearningLinks (Northwestern University CTD, Grades K-12)
- Kahn Academy (All grade levels)
- MIT Open Courseware (All grade levels)
- NDignite Connection (University of Notre Dame, Grades 7-10)
- OnlineG3 (All grade levels)
- RC Online (University of Washington RC, Grades K-8)
- Redbird (Grades PreK-12)
- Stanford Online High School (Stanford University, Grades 7-12)
- Summer Institute for the Gifted Online Learning (Ages 7-12)
Academic-Year Programs
- Academic Adventures (Duke University TIP, Grades 4-6)
- Scholar Weekends (Duke University TIP, Grades 7-11)
- FUNshop (Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Grades 3-6)
- WINGS (University of Iowa, Grades 2-8)
- CHAMP (Michigan State University GATE, Grades 7-9)
- ISHALL (Michigan State University GATE, Grades 7-9)
- LEAF (Michigan State University GATE, Grades 7-9)
- ALL: Latin (Michigan State University GATE, Grades 7-9)
- Your Extraordinary Saturday (Minnesota Institute for Gifted Youth, Grades 1-4)
- Accelerated Weekend Experience (Northwestern University CTD, Grades 3-8)
- Super Saturday (Purdue University GERI, Grades PreK-4)
- Saturday Gifted Studies (Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies, University of Southern Mississippi, Grades K-8)
- SAVY (Vanderbilt University PTY, Grades K-6)
- WAVU (Vanderbilt University PTY, Grades 7-10)
- Early College Scholars (University of Washington in St. Louis, Grades 9-12)
- Saturday Enrichment Program (University of Washington RC, Grades K-8)
- Super Saturdays (Western Kentucky University CGS, Grades 1-8)
- SEP (The College of William & Mary, Grades K-5)
- Growing Early Minds (University of Wisconsin-Madison WCATY, Grades 1-4)
- BRIGHTLinks (NC-based nonprofit linking home- and traditionally-schooled profoundly gifted students. Grades K-12)
Summer Programs
- CRISIS (Duke University TIP, Grades 5-6)
- Summer Studies Program (Duke Univeristy TIP, Grades 7-10)
- Field Studies Program (Duke University TIP, Grades 9-12)
- Adventures in Math and Science (Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, Grades 6-10)
- Summer Laureate Program (University of Arkansas Little Rock, Grades K-8)
- PROMYS (Boston University, Grades 9-12)
- RISE (Boston University, Grades 11-12)
- MathILy (Bryn Mawr College, Grades 9-12)
- Academic Talent Development Program (UC Berkeley, Grades 4-12)
- Gifted Students Academy (UC Irvine, Grades 1-8)
- Academic Connections (UC San Diego, Grades 9-12)
- Academic Camps for Excellence (Calvin College, Grades 4-8)
- Summer Pre-College (Carnegie Mellon University, Grades 10-12)
- Center for Bright Kids (University of Colorado Boulder, Grades 4-12)
- Prove It! Math Academy (Colorado State University, Grades 9-12)
- Summer Immersion (Columbia University, Grades 9-12)
- Awesome Math (Cornell University, Grades 7-12)
- Cornell Summer College (Cornell University, Grades 9-12)
- Davidson July Experience (Davidson College, Grades 10-12)
- Edge Summer College Program (University of Delaware, Grades 10-11)
- Summer College (Duke University, Grades 10-12)
- University of Florida Precollegiate Programs (University of Florida, Grades 10-12)
- Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (Hampshire College, Grades 9-12)
- Summer @ IMSA (Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Grades 3-10)
- IA Summer Youth Camps (Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities, Grades K-12)
- Summer Honors Program (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Grades 11-12)
- BLAST (University of Iowa, Grades 3-6)
- Junior Scholars Institute (University of Iowa, Grades 6-8)
- Blank Summer Institute (University of Iowa, Grades 7-8)
- Perry Research Scholars Institute (University of Iowa, Grades 8-10)
- Summer Art Residency (University of Iowa, Grades 9-12)
- Summer Writing Residency (University of Iowa, Grades 9-12)
- Secondary Student Training Program (University of Iowa, Grades 10-11)
- Intensive Studies (Johns Hopkins University CTY, Grades 7-12)
- Academic Explorations (Johns Hopkins University CTY, Grades 7-12)
- Global Issues in the 21st Century (Johns Hopkins University CTY, Grades 10-12)
- Institute for Advanced Critical and Cultural Studies (Johns Hopkins University CTY, Grades 10-12)
- Summer Engineering Institute (Leihigh University, Grades 11-12)
- Canada/USA Mathcamp (Lewis and Clark, Grades 7-12)
- Center for Gifted Youth (Long Island University, Grades 2-8)
- Summer @ LSMSA (Lousiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, Grades 7-9)
- Longfellow Young Writers' Workshop (University of Maine Farmington, Grades 9-12)
- ACERA Summer Camp (Massachusetts School of Science, Creativity and Leadership, Grades K-12)
- MITES (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Grades 11-12)
- Research Science Institute (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Grades 9-12)
- Women's Technology Program (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Grades 9-12)
- Summer Science Program (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Grades 9-12)
- High School Honors Science, Math and Engineering Program (Michigan State University, Grades 11-12)
- Summer Academy (Middlebury Interactive Languages, Grades 8-12)
- ExplorSchool (Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, Grades 5-7)
- Expand Your Mind (Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth, Grades 8-12)
- Rebel Quest (University of Mississippi, Grades 1-6)
- University of Mississippi Pre-College Programs (University of Mississippi, Grades 7-12)
- Rural Medical & Sciences Scholars Program (Mississippi State University, Grades 11-12)
- Missouri Scholars Academy (University of Missouri, Grades 10-11)
- NCSSM Summer Programs (North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Grades 8-12)
- Notre Dame Pre-College Programs (University of Notre Dame, Grades 10-12)
- Ross Mathematics Program (The Ohio State University, Grades 9-12)
- International Summer School for Young Physicists (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Grades 11-12)
- Super Summer (Purdue University GERI, Grades K-4)
- Summer Residential Camp (Purdue University GERI, Grades 5-12)
- Roeper Summer Programs (The Roeper School of Michigan, Grades K-11)
- Summer Science & Engineering Program (Smith College, Grades 9-12)
- Summer Day Program for Young Gifted Students (Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies, University of Southern Mississippi, Grades PreK-3)
- Summer Gifted Studies Program (Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies, University of Southern Mississippi, Grades 4-8)
- Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth (Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies, University of Southern Mississippi, Grades 7-10)
- Stanford Mathematics Camp (Stanford University, Grades 11-12)
- Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (Stanford Univeristy, Grades 11-12)
- St. John's College Summer Academy (St. John's College, Grades 9-12)
- Garcia Research Summer Program (Stony Brook University, Grades 10-12)
- Summer Mathematics Institute (Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science, Grades 7-11)
- Mathworks (Texas State University, Grades 9-12)
- Clark Scholars Program (Texas Tech University, Grades 11-12)
- Joseph Baldwin Academy (Truman State University, Grades 7-9)
- SAVY (Vanderbilt Univeristy PTY, Grades K-6)
- Vanderbilt Summer Academy (Vanderbilt University PTY, Grades 7-12)
- LaunchX (Various locations, Grades 9-12)
- Summer Institue for the Gifted (Various locations, Ages 9-17)
- High School Summer Scholars Program (Washington University in St. Louis, Grades 10-12)
- High School Summer Institutes (Washington University in St. Louis, Grades 9-12)
- Middle School Challenge (Washington University in St. Louis, Grades 6-8)
- Camp Explore (Western Kentucky University CGS, Grades 1-3)
- Camp Innovate (Western Kentucky University CGS, Grades 3-5)
- SCATS (Western Kentucky University CGS, Grades 6-8)
- VAMPY (Western Kentucky University CGS, Grades 7-10)
- Wesleyan Summer Gifted Program (West Virginia Wesleyan College, Grades 5-12)
- Camp Launch (The College of William & Mary, Grades 7-8)
- Lone Star Leadership Academy (Education in Action, Grades 4-8)
- ADVANCE Program for Young Scholars (Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Grades 7-11)
Mentorship Programs
- Pioneer Academics (Grades 9-12)
- Leadership Studies Program (Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies, University of Southern Mississippi, Grades 6-11)
- Yale Young Global Scholars Program (Yale University, Grades 9-12)
- Civic Leadership Institute (Johns Hopkins University CTY, Grades 9-12)