| Application deadline | April 1, 2027 (2027 cycle) | January 20, 2027 (2027 cycle) |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Catalog terms: Pratt PreCollege full-ride scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited awards cover tuition, fees, room, and board based on need, creative promise, and achievement.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Catalog terms: Application fee: $65. Nonrefundable.; Accepted-student program deposit: $600. Nonrefundable; confirms classes after acceptance.; Pratt PreCollege full-ride scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited awards cover tuition, fees, room, and board based on need, creative promise, and achievement.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: Summer Scholars listed programme total: $5,200. Summer Scholars only, not generic tuition for every programme. The $300 enrollment/credited-toward-tuition wording versus $4,900 balance is ambiguous; confirm before payment.; Summer Scholars application fee: $75. Selected Summer Scholars only; distinct Leadership fees and prior surfaces must be checked.; 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 15–18; Citizenship: U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or international student able to obtain/hold F-1 status; Requirement: Be currently enrolled in high school or equivalent; Requirement: Be age 15.5-18; a 15-year-old must turn 16 by year-end; Requirement: Show maturity, enthusiasm, responsibility, and readiness for college-level work; Requirement: Have interest in art, design, architecture, or writing; Requirement: Attend consistently and complete required studio hours; Exclusion: Prior subject expertise is not required; Exclusion: Incomplete accepted-student packet may cancel enrollment; Exclusion: Students are expected to function with college-like independence rather than constant supervision | Requirement: Leadership Seminars: current juniors. Summer Scholars: current sophomores or juniors.; Requirement: Both main programmes require age 16 by August 1, 2027, not necessarily at programme start.; Requirement: Select the relevant programme before applying; study-abroad and online routes have distinct terms.; Exclusion: Leadership Seminars requires current juniors; Summer Scholars requires current sophomores or juniors. Both published 2027 routes require age 16 by August 1, 2027, without exceptions. Other routes have separate eligibility.; Exclusion: The ADAM Jerusalem gap-year program serves a different post-high-school audience and is not ordinary summer-program eligibility; Exclusion: South Africa is not currently listed as a confirmed 2027 Study Abroad destination; Exclusion: Admission to one Notre Dame Pre-College family does not imply eligibility, admission, or payment for another; Exclusion: Participation does not guarantee Notre Dame undergraduate admission, transfer-credit acceptance, a particular course, aid, or a future credential |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Housing and supervision | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Brooklyn, New York City, New York | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Capacity-limited application review emphasizing maturity, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn; no acceptance rate is published. Application materials: Personal statement of 250 words or fewer; For scholarship applicants: two creative samples, one recommendation, hardship letter, and optional household financial information | Selection: Selectivity varies by family and course. Leadership Seminars is competitive and admits approximately 150 students annually; the official pages do not publish umbrella, Summer Scholars, Study Abroad, online, or course-specific acceptance rates or guaranteed thresholds. Application materials: Leadership Seminars and Summer Scholars require an online application, high-school transcript, counselor report/school profile and one teacher recommendation. Complete the selected route’s additional requirements. |
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