North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
North Carolina Governor's School
North Carolina’s Governor’s School is a four-week residential programme for gifted high-school students, with academic, arts and interdisciplinary study rather than credit, tests or grades.
- Application deadline
- Unconfirmed — check official site
- Cost
- $600 (2027 cycle)
- Session dates or duration
- Starts June 20, 2027; Ends July 17, 2027; 4 weeks (2027 cycle)
- Format
- In person
- Location
- Raleigh, Greensboro, NC
- Stipend or pay
- Unconfirmed — check official site
Eligibility: Grades 10–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher
NC; Meet at least one academic criterion, such as a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.25, a weighted GPA of 3.5, or set NC End of Course, AP, ACT/SAT or aptitude scores
Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
Full details and official sources
Expenses and aid conditions: NC Governor's School Foundation need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site (2027 cycle)
Full eligibility requirements: Residency: NC; Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 10–11 when applying; Requirement: Enrolled in grade 11 when nominated; grade 10 students may be nominated only in Dance, Choral Music or Instrumental Music; Requirement: Attend a North Carolina public or non-public school; exchange students are not eligible; Requirement: Meet at least one academic criterion, such as a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.25, a weighted GPA of 3.5, or set NC End of Course, AP, ACT/SAT or aptitude scores; Requirement: Spanish applicants must have completed three high school Spanish courses or be fluent speakers; Requirement: Students can attend only once
Selection and application: Application materials: Essay (a second discipline essay for academic areas); Audition for arts areas; Two recommendations
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