Tennessee Governor's School for the Sciences and Engineering

What Is Tennessee Governor's School for the Sciences?

GSSE is a selective four-week residential STEM program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville for current high-school sophomores and juniors attending Tennessee high schools. The 2027 program runs June 6-July 3. The student application opened October 1, 2026 and closes November 20, 2026; teacher and counselor forms are due December 11. No exact cutoff clock or timezone is published. Selection is announced March 5, 2027.

Students complete the 2027 Tennessee Governor's School Unified Application, followed by the emailed GSSE supplement. Teacher and counselor links follow submission. The homepage retains a separate Parent Verification form, but the detailed instructions and current Unified Application integrate parent permission and remove that separate form; applicants should follow the current application instructions.

Tennessee Governor's School for the Sciences Key Facts: Cost, Deadline, and Eligibility

Program details shown here reflect the current catalog record.

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How to Apply to Tennessee Governor's School for the Sciences

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