Governor’s Institutes of Vermont opens applications for summer programs

VERMONT—Students from across the state are invited to apply for immersive, career-focused summer learning experiences held on Vermont college campuses. The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont (GIV) has opened applications for its summer 2026 residential programs for Vermont high school students currently in grades nine through 11.
GIV sessions run for one to two weeks and allow students to explore a topic of interest through hands-on projects, expert instruction, and peer collaboration. Institute areas include arts, engineering, entrepreneurship, global issues and youth action, health and medicine, mathematical sciences, technology and design, and weather and climate science.
New in 2026, GIV is partnering with UVM to bring the health and medicine institute to Burlington to work with their expert professors and healthcare professionals. Alongside learning about careers from nursing to respiratory therapy, biomedical research to dentistry, and surgery to psychology, students will have the opportunity to earn a Vermont Emergency First Responder (VEFR) certification, which allows them to work on local ambulance crews.
Programs are designed to be accessible to all Vermont families with sliding scale tuition allowing students to attend for as little as $10.
Learn more and apply at www.giv.org. The application deadline is Tuesday, March 31.