Coding for Game Design High School Summer Program
NYU Steinhardt CREATE Lab (Consortium for Research and Evaluation of Advanced Technologies in Education)
Program overview
High school students entering sophomore, junior, or senior year in Fall 2026 with intermediate coding/programming experience and interest in game design, Unity, C#, and generative AI for game development.
Eligibility
Applicants must already have an intermediate understanding of code and programming; preferably at least one formal coding class completed with a B+ or higher grade. · Domestic students, or international students who do not require a Student Visa, can apply. As of the 05/07 update, the program is no longer accepting international students who require a student visa to attend. · No general residency requirement for admission. Need-based scholarships are only available to commuter students based in New York assessed as in financial need; international students or students located outside New York are ineligible for scholarships.
Key details
- Organization
- NYU Steinhardt CREATE Lab (Consortium for Research and Evaluation of Advanced Technologies in Education)
- Type
- Summer program
- Location
- NYU Downtown Brooklyn Campus, CREATE Lab, 370 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (in-person). Summer 2026 housing is at NYU Residence Hall in Manhattan; commute to Brooklyn is about 15–20 minutes.
- Format
- in-person
- Eligible grades
- Entering sophomore in Fall 2026, Entering junior in Fall 2026, Entering senior in Fall 2026
- Cost
- Total program fees: $3,045. Tuition: $2,845; $100 UP Service Fee (admitted students); $100 summer extracurricular event fee (admitted students). Application fee: $50 non-refundable. Optional on-campus housing: shared room traditional style $327/week/person; mandatory summer meal plan for residents: 10 Meal Plan + $30 dining dollars/week: $206/week. Admitted students must make a 50% non-refundable deposit of tuition and fees to secure a seat.
- Time commitment
- Two weeks per session; daily 10:00 am–4:00 pm, plus optional TA-supervised project development time 4:00–5:00 pm.
- Application status
- Applications for Summer 2026 are now open. 05/07 update: Session 1 is near capacity; the program is no longer accepting international students who require a student visa. Summer 2026 scholarship application deadline has passed.
How to apply
Apply on the program's own site. Details here were read from that page and can change — confirm them there before applying.