| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $1,500–$5,700; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited need-based aid for domestic applicants; often did not cover all expenses. International students were ineligible.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 application fee: $75. One fee covered applications to both program lengths; automatically waived for scholarship applicants.; 2026 enrollment deposit: $500. Post-acceptance first payment; some scholarship recipients could be exempt.; Need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited need-based aid for domestic applicants; often did not cover all expenses. International students were ineligible.; International InitialView interview: $265. Historical 2026 additional international-applicant cost, paid to InitialView.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Grades 8–11 (provider uses rising grades) | Grades 9–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Be a rising grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 student for the relevant summer cycle; Requirement: Have limited or no prior exposure to Chinese; Requirement: Be able to complete synchronous virtual pre-camp, the full residential component in Boone, and synchronous/asynchronous virtual post-camp work; Requirement: For the completed 2026 cycle, submit the online form and 150-200-word statement of interest while space remained; Exclusion: The 2026 session is complete and the stale form/page must not be used as a current application; Exclusion: Students seeking an advanced-Chinese program were not the target audience; Exclusion: Priority for Southern Appalachia was not stated as a universal residency guarantee or automatic admission; Exclusion: No applicant was guaranteed one of the 18 places, proficiency benchmark, college credit, placement, or home-school recognition | Maximum age 18; Citizenship: Domestic and international applicants were accepted in 2026; Residency: Residential program in Northfield, Minnesota; Requirement: For 2026 three-week courses: be a current high-school sophomore or junior; Requirement: For 2026 one-week courses: be a current high-school first-year, sophomore, or junior; Requirement: For 2026: not turn 19 before August 1, 2026; Requirement: International applicants complete English-proficiency, InitialView, identity, financial, visa, insurance, and emergency-contact requirements; Exclusion: Current seniors were not listed as eligible for 2026; Exclusion: International applicants were not eligible for SLAI need-based scholarships; Exclusion: The age and grade rules are historical until Carleton posts Summer 2027 criteria |
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| Session dates or duration | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 1–3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | Hybrid | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Boone, North Carolina, Priority consideration: Southern Appalachia, especially western North Carolina and east Tennessee | Northfield, Minnesota; Carleton College residential campus |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Rolling admission to 18 places, with priority for Southern Appalachian students, especially western North Carolina and east Tennessee. No application count, acceptance rate, rubric, waitlist rule, or decision timeline is published. Application materials: 150-200-word statement of interest explaining why the student wants to participate | Selection: Admission committee review is required, but Carleton does not publish applicant counts, cohort size, or an acceptance rate on the current pages. Application materials: Short essay responses of no more than 500 words; For three-week applicants: one recommendation from a teacher in a related discipline; For international applicants: English-proficiency evidence unless waived, InitialView interview/writing sample, passport, certification of finances, and bank/income statement |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21Source 4 · checked 2026-08-21 |
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