Engineering Summer Academy at Penn (ESAP)

The Engineering Summer Academy at Penn (ESAP) is a selective residential pre-college program for high-school students hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. Participants enroll in one of several intensive engineering and STEM courses (e.g., Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Nanotechnology, Robotics, Generative AI for Biological Design) and complete hands-on labs and group projects. The program combines college-level coursework with campus life and organized excursions in Philadelphia. ESAP is cohort-based and designed to expose motivated STEM-focused high-school students to engineering study before college.

College-level STEM coursework, hands-on laboratory sessions and group projects, residential campus experience, organized local excursions (e.g., Hershey Park, Philadelphia Zoo, sporting events).

Applicants must have completed their freshman year of high school (ninth grade) and be 15 years old by the start of the program (move-in day). Admission is selective and seeks students with academic excellence and the ability to work independently and in groups.

Apply through the program's admissions portal; an 'Apply Now' link to the program's admissions portal is provided on the site.