| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: $7,465; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $250–$450; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Limited scholarship assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Provided primarily through mentoring organizations. (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: Need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited; only where family financial need can be reliably verified, including through partner schools and non-profit organizations.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Camp Tiger camper scholarships for families in financial need: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited; awarded on a rolling basis until funding is exhausted; requires a teacher/counselor recommendation.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Application fee (non-refundable): $100. Not applied toward tuition.; International Registration Fee for students living outside the U.S.: $239–$379. $379 for residential students and $239 for commuter students; includes U.S. health insurance coverage.; Limited scholarship assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Provided primarily through mentoring organizations. (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: Need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited; only where family financial need can be reliably verified, including through partner schools and non-profit organizations.; Full-scholarship deposit (refunded after completing the program): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Non-refundable administrative fee (included in the Camp Tiger session fee): $75; Camp Tiger camper scholarships for families in financial need: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited; awarded on a rolling basis until funding is exhausted; requires a teacher/counselor recommendation.; 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 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 3–12 (provider uses rising grades) |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Open to grades 9–12 | Requirement: Open to grades 9–12; Requirement: Must demonstrate academic excellence and proficiency in English | Requirement: Open to rising grades 3–12 |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 2–6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 10 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | Online | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Unconfirmed — check official site | 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 | Eugene, New Haven, Los Angeles, Hanover, Ann Arbor, Washington, Berkeley, Austin, Santa Barbara, Vancouver, Oxford, Cambridge, OR, CT, CA, NH, MI, DC, TX | Online and available to high-school students worldwide | Rochester, NY |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Qualified students are admitted first come on a rolling basis until program, course and housing capacity fills. Highly specialized partner programs may have additional selection rules. | Selection: Pioneer uses holistic review of academic history, essays, interests, school materials, a video interview, and proctored timed writing. Decisions generally take six to eight weeks and may be admit, conditional, waitlist, or deny. The official pages publish no acceptance rate or automatic GPA/test threshold, and placement capacity varies by discipline. Application materials: Short essays on each interest area; Long essay; Video interview and proctored timed writing test (if selected to advance) | Selection: Most paid camps use registration and capacity rather than a single competitive admissions process. Scholarship and partner-funded programs have separate eligibility and limited funds; the umbrella applicant count, seats, fill rates, scholarship rates, and selection criteria are not published. Application materials: One teacher or counselor recommendation for Camp Tiger scholarship consideration |
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