| Application deadline | November 11, 2026 (2027 cycle) | April 19, 2027 (2027 cycle) | January 13, 2027 (2027 cycle) |
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| Cost | $13,495 (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): $2,750; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | $4,180–$15,980 (2027 cycle) |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | 2027 application fee by round: $50–$100. Published 2027 programme-specific amount; additional expenses and financial awards require confirmation. (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site | 2027 application fee: $75 (2027 cycle) |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 10–11; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 14–18; Requirement: Be a high-school student age 14-18 for flagship programs; Requirement: Complete the LaunchX application and current selection process; Requirement: Be prepared for the selected in-person or online team-based entrepreneurship programme; Requirement: Meet travel, insurance, consent, payment, and housing requirements; Exclusion: The program is not currently hosted by or operated by MIT; Exclusion: Online Startup Experience age rules do not define the in-person flagship; Exclusion: Financial awards, acceptance, team success, revenue, or venture continuation are not guaranteed; Exclusion: 2026 dates, location, and price do not establish the 2027 cycle | Requirement: Be completing grade 10 or 11 before the summer session.; Requirement: Earlier 2026 instructions required one year of chemistry or physics and a counselor/teacher recommendation plus transcript or grade card; confirm the operative 2027 prerequisites.; Exclusion: Two elective credits apply only after later enrollment at Rose-Hulman; Exclusion: Earlier 2026 instructions required outside financial assistance; 2027 aid availability is unverified. | Ages 16–18; Citizenship: International students may apply to eligible formats with visa/English requirements; Citizenship: Financial aid is limited to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and DACA recipients; Residency: Residential students live on campus; Residency: Commuters must live with a parent/guardian or approved adult age 25+ within reasonable commuting distance in New England; Residency: Online students participate from home; Requirement: Graduate high school and enter college in 2027, 2028 or 2029.; Requirement: Be at least 16 by June 13, 2027 and not turn 19 before July 31, 2027.; Requirement: Show maturity and academic readiness for intensive college-level work; Requirement: Meet selected-course prerequisites; Requirement: Submit English-proficiency evidence if English is not the native language; Requirement: Clear the calendar for the full program, especially residential study; Exclusion: An applicant may apply to only one Harvard Summer School high-school program in a year; Exclusion: International students using a Harvard-sponsored I-20 cannot take online classes; Exclusion: Participation does not guarantee Harvard College admission or another institution's acceptance of credit; Exclusion: No minimum GPA or required PSAT/SAT/ACT score is published |
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| Session dates or duration | Starts June 27, 2027; Ends July 24, 2027; 4 weeks (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 4–7 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person | In person / Online |
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| Housing and supervision | Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Terre Haute, Indiana | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Selection and application | Selection: LaunchX reports approximately a 30% acceptance rate for flagship programs; current cohort-specific applicant counts and criteria are not fully published. | Selection: Earlier 2026 instructions described selective application followed by first-come session placement after approval. Confirm the current 2027 review and placement process; no acceptance rate is published. Application materials: Earlier 2026 instructions required an online application, a transcript or grade card, and one counselor or teacher recommendation. | Selection: Harvard evaluates essays, transcripts/current grades, counselor report, GPA, maturity, readiness, and program fit holistically; it publishes no minimum GPA and does not require standardized academic tests. Application totals, admit rate, option/course capacities, waitlist odds, and scholarship odds are not published. Application materials: Student-created online application and short essays |
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