| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): Historical modest need-based assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Described in the last surviving form; availability and terms are not confirmed for any future cycle.; Historical Dorothy West full scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Historically covered tuition, room and board, and selected cultural events for one eligible recipient, excluding travel; future offering unconfirmed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): Historical modest need-based assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Described in the last surviving form; availability and terms are not confirmed for any future cycle.; Historical Dorothy West full scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Historically covered tuition, room and board, and selected cultural events for one eligible recipient, excluding travel; future offering unconfirmed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | 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; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 7–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Historical form: be in ninth, tenth, or eleventh grade; Requirement: Historical form: applicant personally completes the application and submits original, unedited writing; Requirement: Historical form: obtain one teacher letter of support; Requirement: Confirm all eligibility anew if a future workshop is announced; Exclusion: No current cycle is confirmed, so old forms should not be submitted without direct authorization; Exclusion: Historical Dorothy West eligibility was limited to a student of color with demonstrated need attending school and living with family in the United States or a territory; Exclusion: Admission or aid never guaranteed publication, college credit, Bard admission, recommendation, representation, or professional placement | Residency: Primarily Chicago, surrounding suburbs, and Northwest Indiana; nonlocal students need their own lodging and transportation; Requirement: Enter grade 7-12 in the school year after the summer program; Requirement: Show strong interest and readiness through school mathematics, competitions, or sustained engagement; Requirement: Submit the correct grade-cohort form, short essay, teacher questionnaire, current math-teacher recommendation, and transcript/grade report; Requirement: Arrange daily local transportation and any needed lodging; Requirement: Attend the four-week weekday day camp; Exclusion: The program does not provide housing or transportation; Exclusion: Application and mathematical enthusiasm do not guarantee admission; Exclusion: Participation does not guarantee a grade, academic credit, recommendation, contest result, college admission, or admissions advantage |
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| Session dates or duration | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person / Online | In person |
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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 | Historical residential and virtual formats; future location and format unannounced | Chicago, Illinois, University of Chicago campus; Chicago area, surrounding suburbs, and Northwest Indiana |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Historically selective based on student writing and a teacher letter. No current cohort, acceptance rate, or active selection process is published. | Selection: The University describes the four-week summer camp as significantly selective. It seeks enthusiastic and talented students with strong school performance, math-competition interest, or sustained mathematical curiosity. Applicant totals, seats by cohort, selection rate, rubric, and late-application capacity are not published. Application materials: Short applicant essay; One recommendation letter from the current mathematics teacher |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21Source 4 · checked 2026-08-21Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-12Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22 |
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