| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $6,700–$10,050; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $550; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): Philadelphia student Summer Academy scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited to qualifying Philadelphia School District public/charter students; not offered to other domestic or international students.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based SLIYS financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Applicants requested consideration in Additional Comments; award amounts, budget, documentation, and guarantees were not published.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 nonrefundable application fee: $100. Waived for eligible Philadelphia public/charter applicants.; 2026 nonrefundable enrollment deposit: $1,500. Part of, not additional to, total tuition.; Philadelphia student Summer Academy scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited to qualifying Philadelphia School District public/charter students; not offered to other domestic or international students.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Accepted-scholar seat deposit: $25. Nonrefundable, due within two weeks of acceptance, and included in rather than added to the total tuition.; Need-based SLIYS financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Applicants requested consideration in Additional Comments; award amounts, budget, documentation, and guarantees were not published.; 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 9–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Current grade 9–11 during the application year; Requirement: Competitive applicants generally have at least a 3.5 high-school GPA; Requirement: Some academies require specific prior coursework and a syllabus; Requirement: International applicants meet English-proficiency requirements or qualify for a waiver; Exclusion: The academies are non-credit; do not confuse them with Penn's credit-bearing Pre-College programs; Exclusion: Scholarships are limited to eligible Philadelphia public/charter students; Exclusion: Admission to a summer academy is not admission to Penn | Ages 13–18; Residency: High-school students worldwide who can attend all live Eastern Time sessions; Requirement: Enter grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 in the upcoming school year; Requirement: Show academic and personal readiness for competitive interactive linguistics study; 3.0 GPA is recommended, not required; Requirement: Attend all five live five-hour weekdays for each selected week; Requirement: Use a laptop or desktop, webcam, microphone, headphones or earbuds, reliable internet, and quiet room; Requirement: Complete SLIYS 1 before enrolling in SLIYS 2; Requirement: Have a parent or legal guardian participate in the application; Exclusion: Students outside the entering-grade and typical age range without specific SLIYS approval; Exclusion: SLIYS 2-only applicants who have not previously completed SLIYS 1; Exclusion: Students unable to attend live; recorded catch-up is prohibited; Exclusion: A GPA below 3.0 is not an automatic exclusion, and a GPA above 3.0 is not a guarantee; Exclusion: Prior language or linguistics study is not presented as a universal requirement |
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| Session dates or duration | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts July 11, 2026; Ends August 1, 2026; 2–3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | Online |
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| Housing and supervision | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania campus | Worldwide live online participation aligned to Eastern Time |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Rolling holistic admission until individual academies fill; Penn publishes no acceptance rate. Application materials: Three numbered essays, each no more than 400 words; One program-specific recommendation on organizational/institutional letterhead | Selection: Admission is competitive and sessions can fill before the final deadline. Ohio State publishes no application count, admit rate, scoring rubric, class size by session, waitlist probability, or guarantee based on GPA. Application materials: One teacher recommendation for SLIYS 1 or 1-and-2 applicants; none for prior SLIYS 1 completers applying only to SLIYS 2 |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-22Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22 | 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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