| Application deadline | December 15, 2026 (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | $2,500 (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): $899; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Need-based financial aid for admitted students: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Most scholarship awards cover only a portion of tuition; open to U.S. and international students. (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based Camp Cronkite scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Apply through the financial need information in the camp application.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: Delegate sponsorship by a Legion post, local business or community organization: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Covers individual expenses in most cases.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Summer 2027 room and board (Meredith Willson Residence Hall): $2,250; Application fee: $40. Nonrefundable; fee waivers are available for significant financial need.; Need-based financial aid for admitted students: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Most scholarship awards cover only a portion of tuition; open to U.S. and international students. (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based Camp Cronkite scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Apply through the financial need information in the camp application.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: Delegate sponsorship by a Legion post, local business or community organization: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Covers individual expenses in most cases.; 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 9–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Grades 10–12 (provider uses rising grades) | Grade 11; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 9–11 when applying; Requirement: Advanced dancer with at least three years of prior training in ballet and modern or contemporary dance; Requirement: Currently training at least 10 hours per week; Requirement: Must have completed at least one year of high school by the time the program begins in July; Requirement: Must not graduate from high school before the program begins; Requirement: Seriously considering dance as a career and college major; Requirement: Available for the entire three-week program; Requirement: Fully immunized under New York State school immunization requirements | Ages 15–17; Requirement: Open to rising grades 10–12 | Requirement: Open to grade 11; Requirement: Must not have attended Boys State before; Requirement: Open to high school boys; young women attend the separate American Legion Auxiliary Girls State |
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| Session dates or duration | Starts July 11, 2027; Ends July 30, 2027; 3 weeks (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | New York, NY | Phoenix, AZ | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Approximately 44 dancers are offered admission through faculty review of required video auditions, with a possible waitlist of about 5-10. Application materials: Video audition (five separately recorded sections uploaded in the application); One letter of recommendation from your primary ballet teacher | Selection: Applications are reviewed for academic performance and media interest, with current juniors sometimes prioritized because of demand. The 2026 acceptance rate and 2027 capacity are not published on the current page. | Application materials: School recommendation to the local American Legion post (in most states); Interview with the local American Legion post (in most states) |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-10-24Source 3 · checked 2026-10-24Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-10-24Source 3 · checked 2026-10-24 |
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