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Engineering Summer Academy

STEM

Grades 10-121 weekSummer
Students: Rising 10th-12th grades
Dates:  June 2-6, 2025
Format: Residential or Commuter
Move-In (for residential students): June 1, 2025
Cost: Residential $710/Commuter $400
Deadline: Due May 1, 2025
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Ready to jumpstart your engineering journey? The Engineering Summer Academy is the perfect hands-on experience for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors eager to explore life as an engineering major.

Engage in thrilling demonstrations, interactive activities, and team challenges while touring industry labs and discovering what it takes to succeed in engineering. Whether you’re considering a career in engineering or just curious about the field, this program will give you an exclusive, insider’s look at the exciting world of engineering.

Scholarship/Financial Aid Available.
Find more scholarship information and the Summer Financial Aid Application.

CREATE Eligible! This program is eligible for CREATE scholarships, available to students in grades 7-12 attending public schools in Pontotoc, Union, or Lee counties. Scholarships, funded by the Toyota Wellspring Fund through the CREATE Foundation, cover part of the program cost for select programs. Each student may receive only one scholarship per summer. For more details and to apply, visit our scholarship page.

TRANE Eligible! The TRANE Technologies scholarship is available to 7th-12th grade students, preferably from North Mississippi and Southern Tennessee counties, who demonstrate financial need.

1. Create an Account

Use a personal (non-school) email to register. Within 3 business days, you'll receive an email from umprecollege@myschoolapp.com with instructions to set up an account in our Admissions Portal.

Create Account

2. Pay to Secure Spot

Once in the Admissions Portal, follow the steps for payment to confirm your student’s place.

3. Complete Registration Checklist

In the Admissions Portal, complete your assigned registration checklist within 14 days or by the program deadline. This includes contact info, academic history, agreements, and medical forms.

Each student must have their own MySchoolApp account. Parents and guardians with more than one student can manage all of their students' application checklists from a single Parent account.

Students entering 1st-5th grades DO NOT need to have their own MySchoolApp account.

After Registration

  • Parents will receive an email with program details two weeks before the start date.
  • All middle and high school SIPS require an online mandatory orientation. The email will include the date and link to the session. 

Need to register more than one student?
Our system only allows one student registration per transaction.Complete one student’s registration, then start a new registration for the next student.

Before the program begins
You’ll receive a detailed pre-summer logistics email and a pre-arrival checklist on your MySchoolApp account.

Incomplete or Late Registrations

  • After payment, please complete all steps within 2 weeks.
  • Our team relies on this information to plan and schedule for the summer, so any registrations left incomplete or applications that are inactive after 3 weeks will incur a $20 late fee unless an extension is requested.

Refund Policy

  • Cancel at least 2 weeks before the session for an 80% refund.
  • Refunds are not available for cancellations made less than 2 weeks before the camp.
  • Full refunds will be issued if the camp is canceled due to low enrollment.

A Typical Day

Residential students
The day starts with breakfast, followed by morning sessions and lunch. Afternoon activities lead into work time, dinner, and evening free-time, including group projects. The night ends with counselor-led activities and room checks at 10:30 pm.

Commuter students
Check-in from 8:00-8:15 am, followed by morning programming, lunch, and afternoon activities. After work time, students are picked up by 5:00 pm at the designated drop-off.

A detailed schedule and more information will be provided before the program begins.

Learn about a typical day

Sponsoring Department: UM Pre-College Programs and UM School of Engineering

Residential

Student information

Move-In
Residential students will check into the residence hall on Sunday afternoon to receive their room assignment and a meal card for the week.

Kick-off Session
All students and parents must attend the Sunday evening session before the program begins. The program director and staff will review the schedule, guidelines, and key information.

The program director and summer staff will review the details of the week, important guidelines and rules of the program, and additional program information.

Move-Out
Residential students must check out by 2:30 pm on Friday (after class and final presentations). All students must complete the official check-out procedure before leaving.

Commuter

Student information

Kick-Off Session
Sunday before the program begins
All students (including commuters) and their parents must attend the initial on-campus welcome session before the program begins.

At this time, the program director and staff will review the schedule, guidelines, and key information, and additional program information.

Daily Check-In/Out
Monday-Friday
Commuting students can park on campus or be dropped off at a designated campus location on weekdays. Parents and students must check in with the instructor and provide a contact number for the day. Students who park on campus must purchase a parking pass.

Final Day Presentations
Friday
You will receive details during the kick-off session regarding the possibility of a final demonstration or presentation on Friday.