High School Summer Camps
Back by popular demand, our high school camps are designed to help students find confidence in various STEAM fields that could serve as a foundation for investigating different career options.
2026 Schedule
High School Camps are open to students who completed the 9th, 10th, or 11th grade in the 2025-2026 school year.
June 15th to June 19th – Pre Med Camp
Pre-Med Camp gives high school students an exciting, hands-on introduction to the world of medicine. Designed to build confidence and spark curiosity about future healthcare careers. Activities may include practicing suturing techniques, creating EKG calipers, building heart, lung, joint, and nervous system models, extracting DNA, and exploring bioengineering and bioethics.
Cost: Our Pre Med Camp is $320 per camper. The transaction will show up on your bank statement as a payment to Florida State University. If a camp registration charge is disputed, the camp registration will be cancelled. A $10 processing fee will be applied to any cancellations.
Lunch: Lunch is not included in the cost. Campers will have the option to prepay for one week of lunches. Prepaid lunch options may include: OG Subs, Brooklyn Pizza, Veggie Nuggets, etc. If this option is not selected students will be required to bring their own lunch each day. We do not provide refrigeration or a microwave for lunches.
June 22nd to June 26th – Planetarium and Kennedy
This week only, campers will get a special opportunity to co-create a show in our planetarium. Spend the week learning about space history, explore aerospace engineering, and studying astronomy. Once your planetarium show is complete, end the week with a full day trip to Kennedy Space Center.
Cost: Our Kennedy Camp is $495 per camper. The transaction will show up on your bank statement as a payment to Florida State University. If a camp registration charge is disputed, the camp registration will be cancelled. A $10 processing fee will be applied to any cancellations.
Lunch: Lunch is not included in the cost. Campers will have the option to prepay for one week of lunches. Prepaid lunch options may include: OG Subs, Brooklyn Pizza, Veggie Nuggets, etc. If this option is not selected students will be required to bring their own lunch each day. We do not provide refrigeration or a microwave for lunches.
July 13th to July 17th – Engineering Overnight Camp
Located at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.
Explore what it means to be an engineer in this collaborative camp hosted at the FAMU‑FSU College of Engineering campus, here in Tallahassee Florida. You’ll gain hands‑on experience across a variety of engineering disciplines, develop practical skills, and take exclusive field trips to innovative research spaces in the community. This unique opportunity promises to expand your knowledge, get creative, and discover whether a future in engineering is right for you.
Cost: Our Overnight Engineering Camp is $1,000 per student. No payment is due upon submission of application. After acceptance, full payment is due no later than May 1st, 2026.
Students will stay overnight on the Florida State University campus. Applicants must have completed 9th grade, or equivalent, and be younger than 18. You will be contacted on your application status no later than April 12th, 2026.
Eligibility Requirements for U.S. Citizens:
- Must be 15 years old & have completed 9th grade in 2026 school year.
- Must be younger than 18 years old.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Must show academic achievement in STEM related areas.
- Must demonstrate a curiosity and an eagerness to explore new topics.
- Must be willing and able to participate daily for the entire duration of the Resident Overnight Camp.
July 27th to July 31st – Touch the Future: HAND Robotics
The HAND Robotics Summer Camp is a five-day, hands-on engineering program designed to introduce high school students to the fundamentals of robotic hand design and human–robot interaction. Throughout the week, participants will learn how human motion can be translated into robotic movement using sensors, signal modeling, and mechanical systems. At the end of the week, students will participate in a friendly robotics competition.
Cost: Our HAND Robotics camp is $250 per camper. The transaction will show up on your bank statement as a payment to Florida State University. If a camp registration charge is disputed, the camp registration will be cancelled. A $10 processing fee will be applied to any cancellations.
Lunch: Lunch is not included in the cost. Campers will have the option to prepay for one week of lunches. Prepaid lunch options may include: OG Subs, Brooklyn Pizza, Veggie Nuggets, etc. If this option is not selected students will be required to bring their own lunch each day. We do not provide refrigeration or a microwave for lunches.
