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Children's Aid and JPMorgan Chase Create Opportunities for Success | Children's Aid
Looking For:  10-12th Graders
Deadline: December 15, 2023
Application: Apply Here 
JP Morgan Project LIVE is an exciting collaboration between JP Morgan Chase and Children’s Aid which focuses on the career development and corporate mentoring of inner city youth. Using a “mentoring model”, the participants are assigned two corporate mentors and are also required to participate in weekly workshops that give them the inside track into what it takes to succeed in any career. The JP Morgan mentors come from diverse backgrounds and have a great deal of experience in the world of finance. The participants benefit from participating in the program by networking with corporate employees; strengthening their financial literacy education and working on exciting team-oriented projects. Program sessions will take place in person at 270 Park Avenue between 47th and 48th Street (Midtown)
 
Future Music Moguls
Looking For: 9-11th Graders 
Deadline: November 13, 2023
Application: Apply Here 
The Spring Future Music Moguls Saturday workshop is FREE of charge and is designed to introduce students to all aspects of the contemporary music business. Students who participate in Future Music Moguls not only learn about the creative process behind making songs, but they're also exposed to the exciting behind-the-scenes business decisions that help music wind up in the ears of audiences around the world. With a strong emphasis on current issues and rising trends in the distribution and delivery of music, students learn about music entrepreneurship and are exposed to career guidance that can be applied to a wide range of future activities, music related or otherwise.
 
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Looking For:  All Grades
Deadline: Ongoing
Application: Apply Here
The Climate Action Leadership Program (CALP) is the Climate Museum's  youth-focused volunteer, education, and climate action program for high school students passionate about advancing a livable, just, climate-safe future. CALP members are 9-12th graders who are seeking pathways into climate engagement (no previous climate experience required and climate beginners warmly welcomed). Flexible time commitment.
 
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Expanding the Walls 
Looking For:  All Grades
Deadline: November 17th, 2023
Application: Apply Here 
An eight-month photography-based program. Participants work with a diverse group of arts professionals to explore issues related to community, history, and culture while learning the basics of photography in a regimen of art workshops, discussion groups, and field excursions. Participants receive a $1000 stipend and a Canon EOS Rebel DSLR camera.
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Museum of the City of New York Triple E Program. (History). 
Looking For:  All Grades
Deadline: November 21, 2023
Application: Apply Here 
Do you want to learn more about how New York City works and how it's come to be the way that it is today? Would you like space to discuss topics such as race, gender, and class with peers from across the city? Do you like history? This program is of interest to teens who like to meet new people, explore perspectives of other teens from different walks of life, debate, and to learn about history, urban planning, and social justice. Some of the topics explored will include housing inequality, public health, and education inequality.
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New York Botanical Garden Environmental Science Internship
Looking For:  All Grades
Deadline: November 21, 2023
Application: Apply Here 
Are you interested in learning more about science, spending time in nature, and teaching? Make friends from all over the city and surrounding suburbs while developing public speaking, teamwork, and teaching skills during an unpaid but rewarding internship.
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READ Alliance: Teen Leader
Looking For:  All Grades
Deadline: November 21, 2023
Application: Apply Here 
READ Teen Leaders are trained to provide 1:1 literacy tutoring to students in grades K-2 using the Reading for All Learners Program (RALP) curriculum. Paid Opportunity!
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Sadie Nash Siblinghood Academy - Program for young women and gender-expansive yout
Looking For:  All Grades
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Application: Apply Here 
Siblinghood Academy is an afterschool program designed for participants to use their own life experiences as a starting point to explore and discuss issues that matter to them as they build a close, supportive community with each other.
 
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Emma Bowen Foundation 
Looking For: 12th Graders. Students of color with a minimum GPA of 3.0
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Application: Apply Here 
EBF’s mission is to prepare students of color (Asian, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Black, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, or Multi-Racial) for careers in the media, entertainment and technology industries