| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $4,350; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $3,000; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): Jeffery and Paula Gural Merit Scholarship: $4,350. Limited competitive full-tuition award for New York City public-school students; the 2026 deadline passed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 sliding-scale Louisiana-family contribution: $200–$3,000. Suggested contribution depended on combined household income; accepted families could request more aid.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): Nonrefundable registration fee included in tuition: $270. Already included within the $4,350 total, not additional.; Required art materials, software, printing, and field-trip travel and admission: $0. Included in tuition; optional personal materials may still cost extra.; Jeffery and Paula Gural Merit Scholarship: $4,350. Limited competitive full-tuition award for New York City public-school students; the 2026 deadline passed.; Daily lunch: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Participants usually bring or purchase lunch; one communal lunch per week may be provided weather permitting.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 sliding-scale Louisiana-family contribution: $200–$3,000. Suggested contribution depended on combined household income; accepted families could request more aid.; Payment plan: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Case-by-case plans were available after acceptance.; 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 10–12 (provider uses rising grades) | Grades 6–10 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 15–18; Residency: Open to local, out-of-area, and international students who can arrange lawful travel, local residence, and commuting; Residency: Gural Scholarship restricted to New York City public-school students; Requirement: Be age 15-18 and a rising high-school sophomore, junior, or senior or equivalent; Requirement: Commit to the full Monday-Thursday commuter schedule; Requirement: Arrange housing, daily transportation, and most lunches; Requirement: Studio Practice applicants should be experienced, self-motivated rising seniors; Requirement: International students must arrange travel status without Cooper Union student-visa sponsorship; Exclusion: Students outside the age or rising-grade band; Exclusion: Students requiring program-provided housing or a student visa; Exclusion: Applicants unable to attend one full-day concentration for all four weeks; Exclusion: Non-NYC-public-school students seeking the Gural Scholarship | Residency: Louisiana and out-of-state students may apply; tuition differs by residence; Requirement: Junior Division: current grade 6, 7, or 8 in the application school year; Requirement: Senior Division: current grade 9 or 10 plus at least a B average in the prior full term and current year; Requirement: Submit Louisiana gifted-classification documents or acceptable aptitude-test/alternate qualifying evidence; Requirement: Demonstrate readiness for a seven-week residential academic, arts, and community program; Requirement: Musically Gifted applicants must complete a separate audition process; Exclusion: Applicants outside the published grade bands; Exclusion: Senior Division applicants below the B-average requirement; Exclusion: Incomplete gifted-identification, grade, testing, or teacher documentation; Exclusion: Applicants applying after all spaces are filled |
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| Session dates or duration | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts July 13, 2026; Ends August 6, 2026; 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 7 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | New York, New York, The Cooper Union East Village campus in Manhattan | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Paid enrollment was open and capacity-based without portfolio review; sections were limited to 16. Scholarship selection was competitive because awards were limited. Application materials: Gural Scholarship: scholarship application, at least five recent artwork images, and brief essay | Selection: Applicants must meet gifted-identification or aptitude criteria and grade-specific requirements. Applications were reviewed until spaces filled; the program does not publish applicant counts, capacity, or an acceptance rate. Application materials: Separate audition information for the Musically Gifted track |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-20Source 2 · checked 2026-08-20Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21Source 4 · checked 2026-08-21Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20 |
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