| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $2,500; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $2,750–$11,790; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: $1,699–$1,899; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based scholarship (after acceptance): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Pre-College financial aid awards: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Award decisions are issued twice per month.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: Space Camp General Scholarships (financial need or academic excellence): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Academic Excellence applicants need a GPA of 3.25 or higher; scholarships do not cover travel to Huntsville or incidentals.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based scholarship (after acceptance): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Nonrefundable deposit due within 10 days of admission: $550. Counts toward securing the seat until the May 15 payment deadline.; Pre-College financial aid awards: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Award decisions are issued twice per month.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: Space Camp General Scholarships (financial need or academic excellence): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Academic Excellence applicants need a GPA of 3.25 or higher; scholarships do not cover travel to Huntsville or incidentals.; 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 | Grade 12 (provider uses rising grades) | Grades 10–12 (provider uses rising grades) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Open to rising grade 12; Requirement: Recommended (not required): three years of high-school math and one year of chemistry or physics completed before the program | Requirement: Open to rising grades 10–12; Requirement: Students who graduated high school the school year before the summer are also eligible; Requirement: Rising sophomores are eligible only for specific courses and programs; Requirement: Residential students must be at least 15 at enrollment and no older than 19 at program completion; Requirement: Only Tufts College Experience is F-1 visa eligible; Requirement: Non-native English speakers must meet minimum English proficiency scores | Ages 9–18; Requirement: Choose the program for your age: Space Camp 9-11, Space Academy 12-14, Advanced Space Academy 15-18; Requirement: Nine-year-olds must have completed or currently be enrolled in 4th grade |
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| Session dates or duration | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts July 5, 2026; Ends August 1, 2026; 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 1–6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Starts May 30, 2027; Ends September 3, 2027; 1 week (2027 cycle) |
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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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | West Lafayette, IN | Medford, Boston, MA | Huntsville, AL |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Rolling review until limited sessions fill; waitlist afterward. No acceptance rate is published. | Selection: Tufts uses program-specific committee review and rolling admission; decisions normally arrive within 10 business days of a complete application. Programs can fill early. Tufts does not publish an umbrella acceptance rate. Application materials: One letter of recommendation from a teacher, counselor or mentor; Program-specific essays or course preferences | Selection: Standard student programs are purchased first-come, first-served by age and session capacity; they are not merit-selective. Invitation-only Elite and scholarship programs are separate. |
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