Become a Humanities Scholar Application Now Closed 2026 Program Dates Attendance Policy Participants must be fully involved in the program and should be present for all program activities. Students are required to arrive on designated arrival dates and times and remain until the end of the program. All activities, including co-curricular programming, are designed to provide participants with a well-rounded experience inside and outside of the classroom. Participants should only miss scheduled activities for health reasons, religious observances, or family emergencies. Due to the immersive nature of SHI, concurrent enrollment in other programs is not possible. Impactful Topics

Stanford faculty and staff talk about the impact of the humanities for high school students. The goal of the Stanford Summer Humanities Institute is to bring together high school students who are particularly interested in the humanities so that they can experience what a humanities class and what humanities research is like at a strong research university. Professor Dan Edelstein See Our Courses About the Humanities at Stanford Learn How to Apply