| Application deadline | February 12, 2027 (2027 cycle) | April 15, 2027 (2027 cycle) |
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| Cost | $600 (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): $495; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | 2027 need-based scholar-fee waiver: $0–$600. Limited waivers may be requested by students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch who do not have a sponsor. (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based SLE scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Available by contacting Admissions; amount, criteria and whether travel is covered are not published in the brochure.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | 2027 need-based scholar-fee waiver: $0–$600. Limited waivers may be requested by students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch who do not have a sponsor. (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): SLE application: $0. No fee to apply.; Need-based SLE scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Available by contacting Admissions; amount, criteria and whether travel is covered are not published in the brochure.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Grade 10; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grade 11; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Residency: Missouri resident attending high school in Missouri or homeschooled in Missouri; Requirement: Be a current tenth grader during nomination for summer participation as a rising junior; Requirement: Receive a nomination from a counselor, teacher, principal, or other school official, except eligible homeschool self/family nomination; Requirement: Fit within the school's MSA nomination allotment; Requirement: Provide three-semester unweighted GPA and an accepted standardized aptitude or IQ score; Requirement: Demonstrate leadership, creativity, intellectual curiosity, problem solving, initiative, and likely benefit; Requirement: Commit to the full three-week residential Academy without planned absence; Exclusion: Students and families may not self-nominate outside homeschool settings; Exclusion: Incomplete nominations are not considered; Exclusion: Parents and guardians cannot write recommendation letters; Exclusion: MSA provides neither grades nor academic credit; Exclusion: Nomination does not guarantee selection, course choice, roommate choice, fee waiver, college scholarship, or admission advantage | Minimum age 16; Citizenship: United States citizenship required; Requirement: Be a current high-school junior and rising senior during the program summer; Requirement: Be a U.S. citizen; Requirement: Be at least age 16 by July 1 of the program summer; Requirement: Be able to participate safely in demanding academic, military and physical activities; Requirement: Submit academic, athletic, leadership and extracurricular information; Exclusion: Students outside junior year are not eligible for that summer's SLE; Exclusion: Applicants with serious medical issues may be ineligible under the public requirements; Exclusion: Attendance is not required for West Point admission and provides no admissions advantage; Exclusion: Opening an SLE application does not obligate the student to complete a West Point application |
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| Session dates or duration | Starts June 13, 2027; Ends July 3, 2027; 3 weeks (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | 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 |
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| Location | Columbia | West Point, New York |
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| Selection and application | Selection: School nomination allotments limit the pool, a statewide committee evaluates academic and qualitative criteria, and about 330 scholars are expected in 2027. MSA does not publish a current nomination count or acceptance rate. Application materials: Two PDF recommendation letters, at least one from a teacher and none from parents or guardians; Two named PDF essays of 300-350 words responding to the current character-identification and social-issue prompts | Selection: Selection is competitive and uses academic, athletic and extracurricular information while seeking geographic diversity. The 2026 program actually served about 1,600 students; West Point does not publish a current acceptance rate on the program materials. Application materials: No recommendation, congressional nomination or interview is listed for the SLE application |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-12Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22Source 4 · checked 2026-08-22Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-09Source 2 · checked 2026-10-09Source 3 · checked 2026-10-09Source 4 · checked 2026-08-21Source 5 · checked 2026-08-21 |
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