Throughout the United States there are many programs for high ability students. Inclusion is not an endorsement of the program/
organization. Please contact the sponsoring agency directly for more information on specific programs/organizations. Click on the program/organization name to view their web site.
National Gifted Organizations
- National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
- NAGC Resource Directory
- Gifted Development Center
- Council for Exceptional Children
- American Psychological Association
- Gifted Child Society
- World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
- Gifted Education Resource Institute at Purdue University
- National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
- The Hollingworth Center for Gifted Children
- Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
- The Davidson Institute for Talent Development
State and Regional Gifted Organizations
- Denver Mensa
- Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented
- Idaho Association for the Gifted
- Utah Association for Gifted Children
- Montana Association of Gifted and Talented Education
- Albuquerque Association for Gifted & Talented Students
- Colorado Department of Education Gifted & Talented
- State of Colorado:Exceptional Student Leadership Unit
- State of Colorado: US Senate Youth Program
- Western Colorado Association for Gifted & Talented
- Boulder Gifted Parent Support
- Colorado Academy of Educators for the Gifted, Talented, and Creative
Scholarship Programs for Pre-College Students
- The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - Young Scholars Program
- Institute for Educational Advancement
Other Regional Talent Search Programs
- The Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University
- The Center for Talented Youth at The Johns Hopkins University
- The Talent Identification Program at Duke University
- Iowa Belin-Blank Center
Magnet and Private Schools for Gifted
- The Davidson Academy
- The Ricks Center for Gifted Children at the University of Denver
- Scholar Search Associates
Academic Programs and Competitions
- Carroll College
- University of Denver: Engineering
- Summer Institute for the Gifted
- Summer Study Program
- Summer Enrichment Program
- JEMS Summer Workshop
- THINK Summer Institute
- University of Utah Youth Education
- State of Colorado: Gifted Tournaments, Leagues, & Competitions
- Colorado Destination ImagiNation & Brain Bowl
- Brain Cake (for girls interested in math and science)
- Stanford University Educational Program for Gifted Youth
- Colorado State Chess Association
- Math Counts
- Science Olympiad
- National Geographic Bee
- National History Day Contest
- Adventure Treks
- University of Nebraska: AIM for the Stars Science & Math Camp
- Institute for Educational Advancement
- Camp Invention
- Northwestern University: CTD Summer Program
- Southern Methodist University: College Experience & TAG Program
- Cottonwood Gulch Wilderness Expeditions
- Crow Canyon Archeological Center
- The Gifted Institute Carroll College
- High Mountain Institute
- ID Tech Camps
- Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts
- Nebraska Scholars Academy
- UNLV Educational Outreach
Resource Links
Journals/Magazines
- Gifted Child Today
- Giflted Child Quarterly
- Imagine Magazine (A publication for gifted students)
- Journal for the Education of the Gifted
- The Roeper Review
- Creative Kids
- 2e Newsletter
- Understanding Our Gifted
