Please review these opportunities carefully and be mindful of deadlines.

Amigos International - Amigos offers a variety of volunteer opportunities abroad.

Ready for adventure? Help conserve Costa Rica’s rainforests, join Panama’s sea turtle protection efforts, or experience Paraguay’s rich culture and lead community-driven projects. It’s time to make an impact while exploring some of the world’s most incredible places! These trips are all about diving deep into local culture while practicing Spanish, contributing to vital service work, and making new friends.
Check out their current summer 2026 openings here: https://amigosinternational.org/summer-programs/

Austin Public Library Teen Volunteer Program

APD Youth Program  

The APD Youth Program was developed to create a path for the recruitment of local youth into the Austin Police Department (APD). In the coming weeks and months, APD will hire 60+ local youth to assist with the development of a collaborative youth-led recruiting model.  

Austin Transit Partnership Internship - Due April 19th

For the past five years, ATP has hosted a successful hands-on engineering internship program. Our participants have enjoyed the opportunity to work on important civil engineering projects and have thoroughly impressed us all. This program has received some great news coverage in 2021, 2024, and 2025, you can see the stories here for 2021, here for 2024, and here for 2025 .

• The project-based curriculum introduces students to transportation, engineering, and planning fundamentals while building skills in computer-aided design (CAD), teamwork, and presentations.
• Students are required to participate every Thursday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm for 7 weeks from June 4 to July 23 (No meeting the week of July 4^th).
• The internship is paid! Compensation is $18 per hour for 8-hour days over 7 weeks.
• We are recruiting students who are currently Sophomores and Juniors in the 2026-2027 academic year. No prior experience or GPA required.

 The attached flyer includes QR codes with direct links to the applications. For your convenience, here are the links as well:

• English application: https://forms.gle/33HL2PsjFZ7isZjW6
• Spanish application: https://forms.gle/64n2PXDeMuryiYgj9

Baylor Scott and White Summer Program

CIEE - Study Abroad Travel Programs - NEW!! Scholarship Deadline - April 1st.

CISCO High School Externship - NEW!!  Due April 13th

Cisco's High School Externship Program is a two-week, in-person summer experience designed for current juniors and seniors who are interested in technology, engineering, or business. During the program, students spend time on-site at Cisco working alongside professionals, meeting with company leaders, participating in professional development workshops, and collaborating on team-based capstone projects. Students walk away with real-world professional experience, mentorship connections, and exposure to career paths in areas like engineering, business, finance, healthcare tech, and manufacturing — things most students don't get access to until well into college.

Dates: July 6–16, 2026 (Monday through Thursday)

Locations: New York, NY | Austin, TX | Research Triangle Park, NC

Eligibility: Current Juniors or Seniors (Class of 2026 or 2027) with a minimum 3.5 GPA

Application Deadline: April 13, 2026

Apply Here: https://ciscohs.com

Students will need to submit a completed online application, a letter of recommendation, their high school transcript, a resume, and a short video submission. 

Code Ninjas Northwest Austin - Volunteer/Internship

Be available 2 days a week to help coach youth esports in games like Fortnite, Rocket League, Valorant, and others. Interested: Contact Chris Wells at christopher.wells@codeninjas.com

EcoRise - A variety of opportunities throughout the year

EcoRise Youth Climate Council - applications open in August annually

EnVision Scholars Conference - Texas A&M STEM Opportunity

Texas A&M is hosting a STEM conference on APRIL 18th at their College Station campus for all high school students. Register by March 6th

Greene Family Camps - Bruckner, Texas - Hiring many different positions with training provided.

Hanger Foundation Internship due April 20

The Hanger Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering people with limb loss and physical challenges. For high schoolers, they offer unique opportunities like summer internships and scholarships to help students explore careers in healthcare while giving back to their community.  Here is a local opportunity for Anderson students:

Hanger Foundation Summer Internship Program Overview:

• Total spots available: 10 available to students in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades
• Cost: $1,000 per student
• Full scholarships available: 5 (reserved for Junior students), partial scholarships as well

KE Summer Camps - Hiring local Summer Day Camp Counselors

Ladder Internships

NCLS.ORG - Pre-College Summer Programs

The National Student Leadership Conference provides an immersive pre-college experience that prepares students for life beyond middle and high school, allowing them to study in university classrooms, learn to navigate a campus, and experience living with roommates. Students are able to explore a career concentration they are interested in before going into college and declaring a major. Each NSLC program also contains a leadership curriculum designed to teach skills that can apply to all areas of life.

NextGen Law Mock Trial and Pre-Law Summer Institute

Open to all High School students with no prior requirements (public speaking experience is helpful)

Paul Mitchell The School: Austin

Open House: 4/22 at 5:30 - 9503 Research Blvd Suite 310

SEAT - Students Engaged on Advancing Texas - Advocacy Day April 18th

SEAT, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, is a movement of young people developing transferable skills and demonstrating youth visibility in policymaking by seeking a seat at the table. 

Advocacy Day will be held on April 18th in DFW and we will have a bus from Austin, going in the morning and returning in the evening on the same day. Participation and bus costs are entirely free but students must RSVP here.

More information can be found here: studentsengaged.org/SEAT26

Summer MatchPoint

Summer camp opportunities for High School student

St. David's Teen Volunteer Program

TED Summer School

 A two-week public speaking, communication, and leadership program open to all high school students

Texas Department of Transportation Internship Program

Texas Stream Team's Student Leadership Program

Local opportunity to submit a project focused on developing actionable solutions to water quality issues, restoring ecosystems, or raising awareness about environmental threats while gaining leadership experience. Project due: May 1, 2025

Typhoon Texas Water Park - Summer job opportunities

Urban Roots Summer Farm Program - priority apps due March 13

UT Summer High School Academy

Young Founders Lab

The Young Founders Lab Summer Entrepreneurship Program is now accepting applications. During the program, students work with startup founders and MBA mentors while building their own venture or non-profit. Group program deadlines are coming up on April 15th