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BESTS is designed to identify, via above-level testing, students in grades 4-9 who need further educational challenge to fully realize their academic talent. Above-level testing is an educational procedure in which a test developed for older students is administered to younger students. BESTS students are eligible to participate in Belin-Blank Center precollege programs. The Center currently offers ten different summer programs as well as an academic-year program that takes place on selected Saturdays during the fall and spring semesters.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~belinctr/talent-search/index.html
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This talent search identifies academically talented third through sixth graders by giving them a test designed for eighth graders.
http://www.cmu.edu/cmites/ests.html
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The College of DuPage offers gifted students in grades 3 to 12 the opportunity to take courses in math, science, information technology, problem solving, literature, language and writing. Located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, this talent search admits student who score in the 95th percentile or higher on a qualifying standardized test.
http://www.cod.edu/youth/talent/index.htm
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For more than 20 years, this Center at Johns Hopkins University has identified America’s top academic students in grades two through eight and provided challenging educational programs through their 10th grade year.
http://cty.jhu.edu/
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The Midwest Academic Talent Search serves 3rd-9th grade students in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois and South Dakota. Qualified students may access summer programs at Northwestern University and Case Western Reserve.
http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/mats/index.html
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Academic Talent Search is sponsored by California State University Sacramento and is designed for high achieving students currently enrolled in sixth through ninth grade. The benefits of ATS include: providing students with an opportunity to accelerate their learning in traditional subjects like mathematics and to experience new topics (for example, forensic science) which are not always available in regular school; the ATS teaching staff includes University faculty, community college professors, area high school instructors, and industry profe...
http://edweb.csus.edu/Projects/ats/
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The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) identifies gifted children in 4th, 5th and 7th grades and provides resources to nurture the development of these exceptionally bright youngsters. Duke TIP is committed to serving this unique group of students by providing services and programs beyond what is offered in the classroom. Through Duke TIP, a whole range of activities and programs are accessible to parents and teachers to meet the individual needs of gifted children.
http://www.tip.duke.edu
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Compiled by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development, this comprehensive table provides a schedule of Talent Search programs in the United States. Much of the information is applicable to summer programs.
http://www.gt-cybersource.org/Record.aspx?NavID=2_0&rid=12649
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The University of Washington is home to an internationally unique and renowned resource for gifted students, the Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars. For more than 25 years, the Robinson Center has been the gateway through which some of the brightest young scholars in Washington State enter the UW and/or participate in academically accelerated summer courses. The Robinson Center focuses on the vital questions about how to optimize young people's development and inspire them to achieve personal and professional excellence, as w...
http://www.depts.washington.edu/cscy/programs/
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Educational Talent Search is a federally funded program that identifies and serves individuals interested in post secondary education or vocational training. Academic counseling: educational planning, (SEOP), study skills, time management, learning styles, ACT preparation, and tutoring are also available.
http://www.uvsc.edu/trio/ets
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The University of California, Irvine sponsors the UCI Academic Talent Search (ATS) which is a two-fold testing program designed primarily for students in grades six through ten. It identifies students with extraordinary mathematical and/or verbal reasoning abilities, assists participants in their placement in pre-college programs, and offers information and materials which will aid parents and educators of high-ability students. By participating in ATS, you will gain valuable information about your mathematical and verbal abilities early in you...
http://www.admissions.uci.edu/ats/brochure.html
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The Washington Search for Young Scholars (WSYS) was created by the Robinson Center to identify and work with the state's capable students, their families, and their schools to develop more opportunities for academically gifted young people. WSYS is modeled after other talent searches affiliated with universities around the US: Students who score high on achievement tests are invited to register with WSYS. Fifth and 6th grade participants qualify by documenting their high achievement test performance. Seventh and 8th grade participants, however,...
http://depts.washington.edu/cscy/wsys/
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This Talent Search creates five sets of five problems each and distributes them to high school and middle school students in the state of Wisconsin and throughout the world. Each year, top Wisconsin performers in the Talent Search will be eligible to compete for the Van Vleck Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The scholarship will pay $6,000 per year for four years.
http://www.math.wisc.edu/~talent/
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