| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $675; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $4,615–$7,100; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based scholarship: Up to $675. Available for students and families for whom the fee was a hardship; award amount and next-cycle availability are not stated.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based scholarship: Up to $675. Available for students and families for whom the fee was a hardship; award amount and next-cycle availability are not stated.; Early-bird, employee, or multiple-child discount: $50. The registration record confirms a $50 early discount; eligibility and stacking rules for other discounts are not stated. Historical early dates conflict across official pages, so no deadline is retained.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Application fee: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. The current FAQ confirms the fee is nonrefundable but does not state its amount.; Tuition deposit: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. The current FAQ confirms a deposit and historical refund rules but not the amount.; Required international health insurance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Required for international scholars; current price is not stated.; 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 7–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 6–9; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Residency: Participants from around the world are welcomed; Requirement: Students currently in grades 7–11 who will enter grades 8–12 in 2027; Requirement: No GPA requirement stated by the programme | Ages 13–18; Requirement: Be studying or home-schooling at high-school level, including students entering or just finishing high school; Requirement: Be ages 13-18 under the 2026 registration criteria; Requirement: Receive preapproval before paid registration; Requirement: Show curiosity and willingness to engage with the philosophical theme; Requirement: Demonstrate maturity, cooperation, and ability to live appropriately on a college campus; Exclusion: The camp is overnight-only; no day or virtual option is advertised; Exclusion: Preapproval is required before registration; Exclusion: The official general camp directory summarizes eligibility as grades 9-12, while the detailed form also allows entering and just-graduated high-school students ages 13-18 | Residency: Students from the United States and other countries; Requirement: Be entering grade 6, 7, 8, or 9 after the summer; Requirement: Attend the full three-week program; Requirement: Upload a recent grade report and teacher comments; Requirement: Have English proficiency sufficient for discussion-centered classes; Requirement: Provide a local guardian able to assume responsibility within four hours in an emergency; Requirement: Bring a laptop and basic school supplies; Exclusion: Students entering grades 10-12 are not in the published eligibility range; Exclusion: International scholars generally need a Vericant Spoken English Evaluation score of at least 4.0 unless waived; Exclusion: International scholars must purchase the school health-insurance plan; Exclusion: Lawrenceville does not provide visa assistance or arrival/departure transportation |
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| Session dates or duration | Starts July 11, 2027; Ends July 24, 2027; 2 weeks (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: 0.71 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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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 | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Rochester, Michigan | Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
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| Selection and application | Unconfirmed — check official site | Selection: All campers require preapproval based on age, schooling, maturity, cooperation, and curiosity. Oakland does not publish capacity, applicant volume, acceptance rate, or scholarship selection rate. | Selection: Registration is rolling and capacity-limited. The program may use a waitlist and class-specific waitlists, but it does not publish seats, applicant volume, acceptance rates, or course capacity. |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-10Source 2 · checked 2026-10-10Source 3 · checked 2026-10-10Source 4 · checked 2026-08-21 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21 | 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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