Summer Camps
Get ready to learn, play, explore, and innovate! Join us for 2025 Summer Engineering Camps at the University of Cincinnati.
All camps take place 9am-4pm on the Clifton Campus* and are organized by age and interest level. Some camps have the option for overnight stays for a cost of $450 for room and board (including meals). Scholarships may be available for those who require financial assistance, applicable to the day camp portion only.
Applications open February 1, 2025 and close March 31, 2025. All applicants will be notified of their acceptance status on April 15. Acceptance is not based on ability to pay, and filling out an application does not guarantee admission. Submissions will be thoroughly reviewed by a team of employees using a rubric measuring a variety of factors.
All payments and required medical forms must be submitted by May 20, 2025. Campers will not be able to participate without completed forms on file.
Please note: We do not currently offer programming for middle school students, and middle schoolers are not eligible to attend.
June 2-6: General Engineering, free
June 9-13: Electrical Engineering, free
July 14-18 at UCBA: Aerospace Engineering, free
GE Next Engineers Summer Camps are week-long day camp experiences for students entering 9th or 10th grade in the Fall from the greater Cincinnati area (nine closest counties in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana surrounding Cincinnati). These camps are a great way to get students interested in engineering and the engineering design process. Students will participate in hands-on design challenges, get small group Q&A sessions with GE Engineers, participate in college and career readiness activities, and display their work on Friday afternoon’s Capstone Showcase.
Students can choose a preferred week based on date or type of engineering field: June 2-6 covers multiple forms of engineering (sampler-platter style), June 9-13 delves into electrical engineering, or July 14-18 investigates aerospace engineering. Please note that all camps are held 9am-4pm at the UC Clifton campus, except GE Next Engineers Week 3 (July 14-18) which takes place at the UC Blue Ash campus.
Please note: Students may only attend one week of GE Next Engineers camp.
For those interested, apply for GE Next Engineers Camp.
June 9-14: Young Engineers, day camp only $125
July 7-11: ENG2YOU, day camp $200, or overnight $650
July 7-11: CEAS Camp: Biomedical/Chemical OR Electrical/Computer, day camp $250, or overnight $700
July 14-18: Rising Engineers, day camp $125, or overnight $575
July 21-25: CEAS Camp: Mechanical/Aerospace OR Civil/Architectural/Construction Management, day camp $250, or overnight $700
July 21-25 Make Your Own Putt Putt Course, day camp $200, or overnight $650
UC Summer Camps are week-long experiences for students wanting to explore their engineering journey or those putting the final touches on their college resumes. Camps combine hands-on design challenges, campus tours, small group instruction from faculty/graduate students, and unique mentorship and exploration from industry professionals. All camps include a Friday showcase for family members, UC staff/faculty, and industry partners involved.
IMPORTANT: While students may apply to multiple UC camps, in order to serve as many students as possible, students can only enroll in one camp. Students that are eligible for GE Next Engineers camp may be accepted into both a GE Camp and a UC camp as they are separate programs.
Apply for UC Camps!
Interested in engineering but not sure exactly where your interests lie? This sampler-platter style camp will cover multiple fields of engineering, including mechanical, chemical, biomedical, civil, and more. This camp includes tours of local engineering businesses, college and career advice from current UC students, and opportunities to make lifelong friends while also gaining STEM experience.
- Young Engineers Camp: Open to students entering 9th or 10th grade, available as a day camp only.
- Rising Engineers Camp: Open to students entering 11th or 12th grade, with both day camp and overnight options available. Preference is given to students who have not attended camp at UC before.
This camp is for students everywhere entering 10th-12th grade. Students participating in this camp are fairly confident in their choice as to which engineering major they would like to explore/pursue. This camp consists of 4 tracks: Biomedical/Chemical, Civil/Architectural/Construction Management, Mechanical/Aerospace, and Computer/Electrical Engineering. At this camp, students will go in-depth with faculty, graduate students, and industry professionals and gain insight into research and projects exclusive to UC. These week-long experiences are available for day camp or overnight enrollment. Preference is given to students who have attended Young/Rising Engineers in years prior.
Wanting to get hands-on with research? Join PhD candidates and faculty in designing a project, collecting data, and analyzing your findings in order to make roadways safer via autonomous vehicles. Open to all students going into 10th-12th grade, overnight and day camp options available.
Looking for a hands-on way to learn about physics, math, and the engineering design process? Do it all in a fun way with Make Your Own Putt Putt Course Camp! Campers will work in small groups with current UC students to design and build complex putt putt holes for their own mini-golf course. On Friday, families are welcome to attend the showcase and play the course, along with talk to students about their work. This camp is open to students entering 9th-12th grade with day camp and overnight availability.
Questions regarding camps? Please contact Blaire at CEASSummerCamps@ucmail.uc.edu
Interested in becoming a sponsor for camp? Please contact Kelsi Goins at: goinski@ucmail.uc.edu