Recommendation for FREE (merit based) summer camps for middle and high school students?

Can someone provide me a list or recommend to me great, ACADEMIC more on STEM focused summer camps that are free of cost that’s being held / run by prestigious universities?

I am open to to programs that’s not being ran by these universities as well but are cost-free… Preferably something MERIT BASED…

Any suggestions?

BUMP

In many states, AAUW runs one-week STEM camps for rising 8th grade girls, with application process in the Spring semester of 7th grade. Applicants must be nominated by their school, submit a fairly detailed application including two essays, and then have an interview. If selected, it’s essentially free with a modest registration fee. The program is called Tech Trek if you want to google it.

There is a really long thread on this topic in the summer programs section of this forum. It should be fairly easy to find.

@SouthOCGal

if you have 33 ACT or 1440 SAT (CR+M), Ole Miss Summer College is free.

http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/schs/financial_information.html

they have a computer science program and engineering program among many others, all for college credit. they also have research projects (non-credit).

http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/schs/programs.html

You can apply for financial aid for CTY.

http://cty.jhu.edu/programs/

How does the college credit work? Will most college accept the credits that I earned there?
Also, if you’ve done the program, can u tell me what your experience was like?
Thanks!