Helpful Resources
Above all, the goal for JSHS is to encourage YOU, high school students, to expand your enthusiasm for and engagement in STEM research. These helpful resources will support your participation in JSHS, as well as find other opportunities to present your research in professional settings.
Core Rules of Competition
The JSHS Core Rules of Competition is the definitive guide for your participation in JSHS competitions.
Presentation Guidelines
The Rules of Competition outlines presentation guidelines. More information is available on our page:
More Department of Defense High School Resources
GEMS – Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science
- U.S. Army
- Summer Camp
- 5th – 12th grade
- 1-2 weeks, U.S. Army Research Centers and Laboratories summer STEM enrichment program.
AFA CyberPatriot
- U.S. Air Force and Space Force
- Summer Camp
- 8th – 12th grade
- A week long camp aimed at learning about aspects of cybersecurity or other STEM disciplines critical to our nation's future.
Unite
- U.S. Army
- Summer Program
- 9th – 12th grade
- Four-to-six week, pre-collegiate summer experience for talented high school students.
AFA StellarCamp
- U.S. Air Force and Space Force
- Summer Camp
- 8th – 12th grade
- A weeklong camp aimed at learning about aspects of space systems design.
Naval Horizons
- U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
- STEM Essay Contest (Cash prizes awarded to winners)
- 9th – 12th grade
- A contest designed to introduce students to cutting-edge STEM topics that impact the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Students are invited to learn about Naval STEM challenges and our scientists and engineers through this video series. Students watch the videos, then write and submit an essay to compete for a cash prize.
AFA CyberPatriot
- U.S. Air Force and Space Force
- Competition
- 8th – 12th grade
- The National Youth Cyber Defense Competition puts high school and middle school students in charge of securing virtual networks through cybersecurity and other STEM disciplines.
AFA StellarXplorers
- U.S. Air Force and Space Force
- Team Competition
- 9th – 12th grade
- Students provide solutions to a typical space design problem such as orbit determination, satellite component selection, and launch vehicle planning.
eCYBERMISSION
- U.S. Army
- Team Competition
- 6th – 9th Grade
- eCYBERMISSION is a virtual STEM competition where students create teams of 2-4, led by an adult Team Advisor, and choose a problem in their community to explore with science or solve with engineering while competing for prizes in the form of Savings Bonds.
AEOP High School Internships
- U.S. Army
- Summer Internship
- 9th - 12th grade
- Summer internship in a university research lab or in one of the U.S. Army Research Laboratories and Centers working one-on-one with mentors.
Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP)
- U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
- Paid summer internship
- 9th - 12th grade
- 8-week summer internship for high school students at a naval laboratory.
DoD STEM Internships
- STEM career exploration.
DoD STEM Apprenticeships
- Grades K-5
- Grades 6-8
- Grades 9-12
High School Student Opportunities
- U.S. Air Force and Space Force
- Grades, locations, and experiences vary by opportunity.