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The Engineering Academy application for 2025 is now closed.

The application for 2026 will open in March.

Engineering Academy

Engineering Academy is a free, one-week summer program that prepares Washington state students for a bright future in engineering.

What is Engineering Academy?

Engineering Academy is a summer camp that brings together high school students from across the greater Seattle area for a five-day introduction to engineering. Participants engage in hands-on design challenges, build connections with engineering students and faculty, tour the UW campus, and explore how different engineering disciplines make an impact in our communities.

Engineering Academy students discuss a group project; one student points to another student holding a clothespin

Program dates

Engineering Academy 2025 will take place on Monday, July 21 through Friday, July 25.

Each day, programming will take place in person from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the UW Seattle campus. Students are responsible for their transportation to and from campus.

Who is eligible to apply?

  • Must be a high school sophomore (10th grade) or junior (11th grade) during the current academic year
  • Must attend high school in the greater Seattle area
  • Must provide your own transportation to and from the UW-Seattle campus on Engineering Academy dates
  • Prior engineering experience or knowledge is not required
An engineering professor talks to three Engineering Academy students sitting at a workbench

All Washington state high school students who meet the above eligibility requirements may apply to participate in Engineering Academy.

Application components

  • Applicant information
  • School information
  • UW-sponsored program participation
  • Two short-response questions
  • Legal guardian information

What is the cost of participating in Engineering Academy?

This summer program is free of cost to participants thanks to the generosity of our donors.