| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $4,495; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $2,433; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): U.S. family-income guarantee: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. U.S. students from families under $80,000 attended free in 2026.; Full/partial need-based aid and international aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Aid available where cost is a barrier; international aid considered case by case.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): U.S. family-income guarantee: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. U.S. students from families under $80,000 attended free in 2026.; Full/partial need-based aid and international aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Aid available where cost is a barrier; international aid considered case by case.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 application fee: $50. Nonrefundable in the standard application; waived for 2026 waiting-list audition submissions.; 2026 residential room and board: $1,633. Residential total was USD 4,116 including the application fee; commuters paid USD 2,483.; Deposit after acceptance: $200. Nonrefundable and credited toward the total; without it the student was waitlisted.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Grades 10–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 10–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 10–12 (provider uses rising grades) |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 14–18; Residency: Students from the United States and abroad are eligible; international financial aid is case by case; Requirement: Be age 14-18 by the applicable program cutoff; Requirement: Have completed grade 9 or equivalent before the session; Requirement: Not be enrolled full time in a college or university by the program's first day; Requirement: Be available for the entire six-week residential session and comply with dormitory, curfew, visiting, safeguarding, and conduct rules; Requirement: Independently attempt the official application problem set and explain experiments, conjectures, proofs, and partial progress; Requirement: Submit the required recommendation, transcript, form, short answers, and any financial-aid documents; Requirement: Retain scratch work and be prepared to explain reasoning if originality is verified; Exclusion: Applicants outside the age/education window or already full-time college students at program start; Exclusion: Collaborative, copied, AI-assisted, internet-generated, uncited, or inadequately explained problem-set work; Exclusion: Applicants unable to reside for the full six weeks or follow residential/safety expectations; Exclusion: Assuming all eight problems must be solved or that prior advanced courses/research are required; Exclusion: Assuming selection guarantees aid, publication, conference presentation, college credit, recommendation, admission advantage, internship, or job | Ages 14–18; Requirement: Be age 14-18 during the high-school program; Requirement: Have completed at least one year of high school; Requirement: Apply online and place the required deposit; Requirement: Be able to participate in the full residential, two-city session; Exclusion: A nomination or invitation is not required; Exclusion: Capacity, acceptance, and deposit do not guarantee a scholarship, college credit, university admission, internship, or career outcome; Exclusion: Travel to Washington and home from New York is not included | Ages 15–18; Requirement: Be age 15 or a rising high-school sophomore through age 18 or high-school senior; Requirement: Submit the track-specific video audition and artistic resume; Requirement: Show passion and persistence for serious conservatory actor training; prior experience is not required; Requirement: Meet rolling admission and payment requirements before the track and housing fill; Exclusion: Students living within 25 miles of UNCSA must use the commuter option under the 2026 policy; Exclusion: Acting and Musical Theatre use different audition materials; Exclusion: Admission and a deposit are required before registration; a completed audition does not guarantee a seat |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 1.29 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person | 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 | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Boston, Boston University campus, Massachusetts | Washington, DC, New York, New York, Georgetown University and Columbia University | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
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| Selection and application | Selection: About 80 high-school students are selected through demonstrated mathematical thinking in the problem set, academic context, recommendation, transcript, and short answers. PROMYS does not publish the current applicant count or acceptance rate. Application materials: One recommendation | Selection: NSLC accepts direct applications as well as nominated or invited students and continues enrollment while space remains. The official pages do not publish applicant counts, acceptance rates, or a competitive selection rubric. | Selection: Auditioned, rolling admission capped at 75; seats were filled in completed-application/audition and payment order, and both 2026 tracks reached a waiting list. No acceptance rate is published. |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-20Source 2 · checked 2026-08-20Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20Source 6 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-22Source 2 · 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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