| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Catalog terms: $790–$5,925; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $5,450; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Catalog terms: Scholarship and personalized assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Scholarships, personalized prices, payment plans, and some non-monetary barter are available; award amounts are individualized.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Merit-priority scholarship and financial support: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited, competitive and generally partial; not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Catalog terms: Scholarship and personalized assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Scholarships, personalized prices, payment plans, and some non-monetary barter are available; award amounts are individualized.; Optional station or airport pickup per direction: $0–$160. Bellows Falls $0, Keene $20, Concord $100, or Manchester airport $160 each way. Other travel remains family responsibility.; Optional extra-night accommodation: $25–$125. Family campsite $25 per night; student overnight $125. Standard expedition room/board inclusion should be confirmed for the selected program.; Optional equipment rental: $5–$20. Published per-program rental examples: rubber boots $5, rain coat $10, rain pants $10, sleeping pad $10, sleeping bag $20.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 on-campus room and board: $3,230–$4,030. $4,030 for private-room default; requested double room reduced the fee by $800 per student. Off-campus students did not pay room and board.; Refundable security deposit: $65. Required for both on- and off-campus students in 2026.; Enrollment deposit credited to tuition: $1,500. Not an extra charge; credited toward tuition. Historical 2026 due terms.; Merit-priority scholarship and financial support: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited, competitive and generally partial; not guaranteed.; 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | Grade 11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 6–18; Requirement: Meet the exact age range for the selected program; published 2026 programs ranged from ages 6-10 to ages 15-18; Requirement: Show genuine personal interest and excitement about attending; Requirement: Be physically ready to participate in every required aspect of the selected program; Requirement: Ensure the family understands Kroka's philosophy, handbook, outdoor living, risk, and community approach; Requirement: Complete an introductory program or demonstrate prior technical experience when an advanced expedition requires it; Requirement: Be accepted based on fit, safety, capacity, and group composition; Exclusion: Registration and deposit do not guarantee acceptance; Exclusion: Students who cannot safely complete essential physical, technical, behavioral, medical, or community components without an agreed accommodation; Exclusion: Applicants outside the selected program's age band or without a stated technical prerequisite; Exclusion: Some rites-of-passage programs use gender-specific cohorts; verify the current inclusion policy directly | Citizenship: U.S. citizens eligible regardless of residence; Citizenship: Non-U.S. citizens already in the United States on F-1 status eligible; Citizenship: Other U.S. visa holders must ask GSTEM to confirm eligibility; Residency: Non-U.S. citizens living outside the United States are not eligible; Requirement: Be a current high-school junior; Requirement: Show strong academic work, STEM aptitude, and demonstrated STEM interest; Requirement: Support GSTEM's mission of serving groups historically excluded from STEM; Requirement: Attend every day for all six weeks; Requirement: Do not participate in another program simultaneously; Exclusion: Current sophomores, seniors, and non-U.S. citizens living outside the United States; Exclusion: Applicants unable to attend the full six-week program | Ages 10–30; Requirement: Play violin, viola or cello at an advanced level; Requirement: Be within the cycle's age range on the arrival date; Requirement: Submit required unedited solo and chamber-excerpt audition videos; Requirement: Be available for the full seven-week session unless written exception is granted; Requirement: Arrange compliant visa documentation if international; Exclusion: Other instruments are not included in the main student program; Exclusion: Partial-session attendance requires written artistic-director approval; Exclusion: Admission and aid are competitive; Exclusion: International students bear visa, SEVIS and travel costs |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 1–3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 7 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Unconfirmed — check official site | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Marlow, New Hampshire, Program-specific expedition routes, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New York, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Lake Champlain and other program-specific destinations | New York City, New York | Westport, New York |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Fit- and safety-reviewed rather than first-come alone; Kroka may decline applicants, maintain waitlists, prefer group balance, and require prerequisites for technical programs. | Selection: GSTEM admits 40 current juniors. Review is competitive and considers academic work, essays, STEM activities, and one recommendation. Application materials: Four short essays; One recommendation from a teacher, advisor, or counselor; Separate data-science essay for Winston Data Scholarship consideration | Selection: Admission is by faculty review of solo and chamber audition videos. Meadowmount reports roughly 200 students and substantial aid, but does not publish current applicant count or acceptance rate. Application materials: At least 15 minutes of unedited solo audition video |
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