| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $895; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: Free attendance; check separate expenses; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 nonrefundable Online registration fee or deposit: $95. Included within the $895 total rather than added on top; next-cycle payment and refund terms are not announced.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | 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 6–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 10–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Be entering grades 6-8 for the middle-school section or grades 9-12 for the high-school section under the newly published cycle; Requirement: Be prepared for sustained live reading, discussion, writing, listening, and peer engagement; Requirement: Register online or by phone only after a newly dated session is published; Requirement: Obtain support or endorsement from a teacher, principal, or head of school; Requirement: Pay the current nonrefundable registration amount and remaining tuition under the new cycle's terms; Requirement: Attend the complete synchronous schedule in the selected time zone and follow academic, discussion, writing, technology, conduct, privacy, and originality rules; Exclusion: Using the completed 2026 dates, $895 tuition, $95 fee, refund terms, faculty, or course list as guaranteed 2027 terms; Exclusion: Treating a stale register button as evidence that a future session is open; Exclusion: Applying for 2026 aid after its April 2 deadline; Exclusion: Assuming international enrollment creates eligibility for financial aid; Exclusion: Assuming online participation provides college credit, host-college affiliation, admission, publication, an award, or a recommendation | Minimum age 16; Citizenship: Students age 18 at the workshop start had to be U.S. citizens for the 2026 cycle; Citizenship: All applicants had to meet LLNL access restrictions under 2025 NDAA Section 3112; current official review controls; Residency: Attend a Northern California public, charter, private, or home school; Requirement: Be at least 16 by the first workshop day; Requirement: Enter grade 11 or 12 in fall 2026; Requirement: Have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA; Requirement: Have at least a 3.5 science GPA; Requirement: Complete Biology and Chemistry or Integrated Science Series I and II by the end of the current school year; Requirement: Qualify for access to the Laboratory's non-public areas; Requirement: Attend every weekday and provide daily transportation, lunch, and a laptop; Exclusion: Students entering grade 10 in the cited cycle; Exclusion: Students younger than 16 at the start; Exclusion: Students outside the Northern California school requirement; Exclusion: Students age 18 at the start who were not U.S. citizens; Exclusion: Applicants who cannot obtain access under current national-security law and LLNL screening; Exclusion: Assuming legal permanent residence alone replaces the specific age-18 citizenship rule; Exclusion: Assuming the 2026 GPA, citizenship, school, or NDAA rules will remain unchanged in a later cycle |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts July 13, 2026; Ends July 24, 2026; 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | Online | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Live time-zone-specific online cohorts; 2026 included North American and Asia-oriented schedules | Livermore, California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory non-public workshop areas |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Registration is described as rolling while space remains and requires educator support; the provider does not publish a current applicant count, acceptance rate, section capacity, or 2027 placement process. Application materials: Writing sample, interview, recommendation letter, placement material, or technology check only if the new cycle requires it | Selection: Applications are competitive and space is limited; LLNL publishes no acceptance rate or guaranteed cohort size on the official page. Application materials: Biology or Chemistry teacher contact information for one recommendation |
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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 2026-08-20 |
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