10 Tech Internships for High School Students in Texas
As a high school student, doing internships can significantly impact your college applications and offer you practical experience and a deeper understanding of your area of interest. The hands-on experiential experience will help you get acquainted with your career of choice. Moreover, adding an internship to your resume indicates your dedication, work ethic, and understanding of the topic to admissions committees and future employers.
If you are interested in technology and related fields, an internship will allow you to work with industry professionals and researchers in the fields of technology like CS, ML, and AI. You can even benefit from the guidance of a professor or a mentor!
In this blog, we’ve compiled a list of 10 Tech Internships for High School Students in Texas.
The AI Internship Program by Veritas AI is founded and run by Harvard graduate students. Through the 8-week internship, you’ll have the opportunity to work with VC-backed startups on real-world AI/ML projects. Students work directly with mentors from Harvard, Wharton, Google, Microsoft, McKinsey & Company, and more.
This program is a great opportunity for students who have prior experience with AI/ML and are looking to gain real-world exposure to a career in the field. Students get a chance to network with industry professionals, work closely with company leadership, and receive a letter of completion from the company at the end of the internship. You can learn more about the program here and apply here.
Location: Virtual
Application Deadline: Spring (January), Summer (May), Fall (September) and Winter (November).
Program Dates: Multiple 8-week cohorts throughout the year, including Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
Eligibility: Open to high school students who have prior experience with AI/ML or have completed a Veritas AI program
Cost: $2,490; full financial aid available
Ladder Internships is a selective start-up internship program for ambitious high school students! In the program, you work with a high-growth start-up on an internship. Start-ups that offer internships range across a variety of industries, from tech/deep tech and AI/ML to health tech, marketing, journalism, consulting, and more. You can explore all the options here on their application form.
Ladder’s start-ups are high-growth companies on average raising over a million dollars. In the program, interns work closely with their managers and a Ladder Coach on real-world projects and present their work to the company. Here is the application form.
The virtual internship is usually 8 weeks long.
Location: Remote! You can work from anywhere in the world.
Application deadline: Deadlines vary depending on the cohort. Spring (January), Summer (May), Fall (September) and Winter (November).
Program dates: Multiple cohorts throughout the year, including Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
Eligibility: Students who can work for 10-20 hours/week, for 8-12 weeks. Open to high school students, undergraduates, and gap year students!
Cost: Starting at $2,490 (financial aid available)
3. The Anson L. Clark Scholars Program
The Anson L. Clark Scholars Program is a prestigious and selective program that provides 12 highly qualified high school students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in an intensive research program. The program lasts for seven weeks and helps you gain hands-on experience by working with and under experienced faculty members and experts at Texas Tech University. The program provides you the freedom to conduct an independent study in the field of interest.
If you are interested in technology and related fields, 2025 has a plethora of subjects to choose from, such as Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics. You can involve yourself in computer science applications in your research, where you might get to work with coding, graphics, data science, and more. We’ve done a deep dive into this program, so if you are interested in it, you can view our guide here!
Location: Honors College, Lubbock, TX
Application Deadline: February 24
Program Dates: June 22 to August 7 (6-7 weeks)
Eligibility: Open to high school students who are at least 17 years of age by the program start date, rising senior, or have completed their senior year of high school.
Stipend: A $750 stipend will be provided upon successful completion. However, a $25 application fee must be paid.
4. NASA and UT Austin’s SEES High School Summer Intern Program
The SEES (STEM Enhancement in Earth Sciences) High School Summer Internship Program is a hybrid opportunity consisting of two parts: distance learning activities and a residential internship camp, along with a one-week in-person internship for sophomores. To join the onsite camp, you need to complete the virtual learning activities by the deadline (July 1st). You will get to work with the Texas Space Research Center and have the exciting opportunity to collaborate with NASA subject-matter experts.
This year you can choose from topics like planetary geology, environmental changes, satellite data, exoplanets, and urban heat islands. These projects will involve advanced NASA datasets, real-world problem-solving, robotics, and engineering prototypes, fostering teamwork, creativity, and research skills. Specific research projects can be found here. At the end of the program, a symposium will held to showcase your research to NASA scientists, family members, and guests. Upon completion, both virtual and on-site interns will receive a NASA certificate of completion.
Location: Virtual/ University of Texas Center for Space Research, West Pickle Research Center, Austin, TX
Application Deadline: February 22
Program Dates: May 1 - July 22
Eligibility: The criteria are as follows:
Open to current high school Sophomores or Juniors who have not worked as a SEES intern previously
Students must be aged 16 or above by July 5
Have a strong interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and should have completed the
Must be a US citizen.
Stipend: No cost. In the form of a stipend, Housing, meals, and local transportation will be provided.
5. Greehey CCRI Donald G. McEwen Memorial Summer Research Program
The GCCRI Donald G. McEwen Memorial Summer Research Program offers high school students a chance to conduct hypothesis-driven research on childhood cancer. While not a typical tech internship, it provides exposure to fields that combine genetics and technology and exposes students to real-life applications.
The program will provide you access to advanced facilities and methodologies in genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, structural biology, and more. You will receive guidance through orientation sessions and monthly cohort activities, alongside practical lab experience.
Moreover, You will be paired with investigators/researchers based on your interests leading to a symposium where you will get to present your research. The internship is competitive due to its small cohort size.
Location: UT Health, San Antonio, TX
Application Deadline: The program has been halted for 2025. Applications will resume in 2026, they typically close around Mid-March
Program Dates: The program runs for 10 weeks between June and August
Eligibility: Students enrolled in high school who are 16 and above.
Stipend: A stipend will be provided
6. Austin Youth Initiatives: Get Ready! Summer Internship
Location: Austin, TX
Application Deadline: February 22
Program Dates: June 1 – July 18
Eligibility: Students must be :
You must be currently enrolled in an Austin-area high school and a city of Austin resident to apply.
Must be a rising sophomore, junior, senior, or current senior and between the ages of 15 and 18 years old.
Stipend: $13.00/hour is provided
The City of Austin provides high school students with four distinct internships according to their area of interest. The ‘Get Ready! STEAM-Based Internship’ will give you hands-on exposure to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) fields, allowing you to explore and teach related fields in a professional environment.
You can choose your field of interest and work for around 20 hours a week. As an intern, you can gain valuable exposure to professional environments, work alongside industry professionals, and have opportunities to network within chosen fields.
7. University of Houston’s Mohan Lab Summer Internship
The MohanLab, led by Dr. Chandra Mohan, focuses on the diagnostics and therapeutics of autoimmune diseases and malignancies. This 8-9 week internship is ideal for high school students who have an interest in pursuing bioengineering, or health-tech oriented fields. During the first couple of weeks of the internship, you will learn basic laboratory techniques. You will get to conduct eight weeks of research under the supervision of a researcher and PhD student.
The program is intensive and will require you to present your research findings and conclude with a joint laboratory meeting. Previous interns have embarked on research-related projects such as comparing the expression of various proteins across different disease phenotypes of colorectal cancer, utilizing Python and data analytics algorithms. You can explore past project topics and intern profiles here. Additionally, you may get the opportunity to continue your work with the lab after the internship ends.
Location: University of Houston, Houston, TX
Application deadline: March 28
Program dates: June 2 - July 25 (8 weeks)
Eligibility: Rising high school seniors are eligible to apply.
Stipend: None
Stanford A14ALL is a two-week virtual program that offers opportunities for high school students to learn about the dynamic field of machine learning and artificial intelligence. In the program, you will gain foundational knowledge about the field through lectures and interactive learning sessions and also gain exposure to AI in critical sectors such as healthcare, disaster management, poverty, and other global issues.
You will additionally gain hands-on experience as you get to collaborate in small groups on research projects under the guidance of graduate students and researchers specializing in AI and ML. These research projects will center on real-world problems, allowing you to apply your theoretical knowledge in practical situations - a skill that college admission officers value.
Location: Virtual
Application deadline: January 24
Program dates: June 18 - July 2
Eligibility: 9th graders or rising 10th graders in the summertime. You must be passionate about STEM and have a strong academic background.
Cost: $4,000; Financial aid is available.
9. Rice University’s PATHS-UP Young Scholars Digital Health Summer Program
The Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations (PATHS-UP) Young Scholars Digital Health Summer Program is a free 3-week summer program that introduces students to digital circuitry, computer science, physics, and engineering research at Rice University. While not a typical internship program, PATHS-UP acquaints you with practical applications in the healthcare field in relation to technology and engineering. Moreover, you will build a network of peers and professors through this program and learn about various potential career pathways.
As a part of this program, you will study programming and digital design and their relationship to healthcare through practical simulations. You will be working with instruments such as pulse oximeters, accelerometers, GPS devices, and more. It is important to note that this is a highly competitive and selective program with only 12 students per cohort.
Location: Rice University, Houston, TX
Application Deadline: Applications open February 12
Program Dates: 3 weeks in June and July
Eligibility: High school sophomores and juniors who are residents of the Houston area can apply.
Cost: Free
10. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) High School Internship Program
The AEOP High School Internship Program offers high school students the chance to do fundamental research in a laboratory and delve into STEM-related careers. In this internship, you will get the opportunity to collaborate closely with a university researcher or a Department of Defense (DoD) scientist mentor on cutting-edge research projects. As an intern, you'll gain hands-on experience with advanced equipment and innovative techniques within modern lab environments while also having direct access to professional scientists and engineers.
If your interest lies in technology, there are research opportunities available that incorporate CS, AI, coding, and ML applications. For example, you can explore projects with the laboratories incorporating these fields in their project. You can check out all related opportunities on this link.
Location: Multiple locations across the US. You can check current opportunities here.
Application deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Program Dates: Summer (specific dates vary by project and lab)
Eligibility: Those applying must be current high school students who are U.S. citizens. Additional eligibility requirements vary by location. Check details here.
Fees: No cost
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