<p>There are good non research academic programs for younger students. These include CTY and EPGY.</p>
<p>You can also always try contacting professors and researchers directly.</p>
<p>If you are under 16, it is difficult to do research as many places want you to be 16 (I am assuming for liability stuff/maturity). However, contacting professors directly may still work as that initiative often shows maturity.</p>
<p>There is a thread in this forum discussing how specifically to acquire independent research programs. It shouldn’t be more than a couple pages back (I would provide a link but I cant open multiple tabs at the moment)</p>