Summer Camps
Get ready to learn, play, explore, and innovate! Join us for 2026 Summer Engineering Camps at the University of Cincinnati.
Summer 2026 camp information to be released in October 2025.
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 an additional room and board fee (includes meals). Scholarships may be available for those who require financial assistance, applicable to the day camp portion only.
Applications open February 1, 2026 and close March 31, 2026. 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.
GE Next Engineers Academy Program
Over the course of three years, high school students from 10th to 12th grade learn to think and act like engineers and prepare to advance to post-secondary education. Next Engineers Academy includes a series of immersive design challenges, career coaching, and college-readiness workshops to equip youth with the skills they need to build an engineering identity and career. Students who complete the program and enroll in a post-secondary engineering degree program will receive a partial scholarship from the GE Foundation.
If you are interested, join the Academy interest notification list.
GE Next Engineers Discovery Program
Through Engineering Discovery, GE volunteers and Next Engineers community partners bring engineering demonstrations and hands-on activities into the classroom and community for educational sessions running between 30 minutes and 2 hours. Students may learn about a scientific concept, such as buoyancy or atmospheric pressure, and learn how engineers apply these concepts to design new inventions. GE volunteers also share their stories and answer questions about their jobs and experiences as engineers.
Engineering Discovery aims to reach +500 students in each Next Engineers location every year. We partner with local schools to visit classrooms. Occasionally, Engineering Discovery also hosts public events, such as Engineer Days or Parent Nights. Visit your Location page to find out when and where Discovery events may happen near you.
UC offers one-week camps for 9th-12th grade students from across the world during June and July. Information for the 2026 season will come later this fall. To be notified of camp opportunities, please join our mailing list and we will email you as more information becomes available.
Please note: at this time, students 8th grade and under are not eligible to attend, and we do not offer camps for students of this age range.
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