| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | $2,499–$16,999 (2027 cycle) | $695–$4,995 (2027 cycle) |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Limited scholarship assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Primarily provided through mentoring organizations; individual scholarships are limited. (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Unconfirmed — check official site | Summer Discovery application fee: $100. Nonrefundable and not applied to tuition; scholarship applicants denied aid may receive it back subject to listed program exceptions.; Limited scholarship assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Primarily provided through mentoring organizations; individual scholarships are limited. (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: Frontiers application: $0. No application fee; this does not mean program participation is free.; 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 10–11 (provider uses rising grades) | Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 6–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Citizenship: Open internationally; non-U.S. citizens/permanent residents must arrange an appropriate visa or visa waiver; Citizenship: RISD need-based scholarships are limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents; Residency: Residential students live on campus; commuters must arrange local transportation; Requirement: Be a rising high-school junior or senior.; Requirement: Commit to the intensive five-week studio programme.; Requirement: Confirm the applicable 2027 age, English-proficiency, visa and scholarship conditions; older cycle rules are not a current guarantee.; Exclusion: No portfolio, art-training prerequisite, or admission test is required; Exclusion: Admission to Pre-College does not guarantee admission to RISD undergraduate study; Exclusion: Scholarship applications require financial documentation, a recommendation, and transcript and are restricted to U.S. citizens/permanent residents | Residency: Domestic and international options are offered; destination and visa/entry requirements vary; Requirement: Be in grade 9-12 for the high-school offering; Requirement: Choose a campus and course matching the published grade and prerequisite rules; Requirement: Submit a complete application and $100 fee; Requirement: Meet program-specific health, conduct, housing and travel requirements; Requirement: Pay the updated 2027 deposit and balance after acceptance; Exclusion: Campus partnerships do not confer university student status or admission; Exclusion: Courses, grade ranges, dates, residential/commuter availability and academic prerequisites differ; Exclusion: The stale 2026 payment schedule is not a confirmed 2027 deadline; Exclusion: A certificate or recognition letter is not necessarily university credit or a transcript; Exclusion: Rolling review does not guarantee a preferred campus, course or roommate | Requirement: Ignite grades 6–8, Launch 9–11, Frontiers 10–12, Summit 11–12. Detailed course/testing criteria vary; do not claim universal absence of prerequisites. |
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| Session dates or duration | Starts June 28, 2027; Ends July 30, 2027; 5 weeks (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: 2–6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Providence, Rhode Island | Los Angeles, New Haven, Hanover, Ann Arbor, Washington, Berkeley, Austin, Santa Barbara, Philadelphia, Vancouver, Oxford, Cambridge, Multiple university campuses; residential and commuter options vary by listing | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Previously published application rules described submission-order review and first-come major availability, and said applicants showing the ability and desire to contribute and benefit are accepted. Confirm the applicable Summer 2027 process and major availability; application totals, acceptance rates and waitlist movement are not published. Application materials: Online application; no portfolio or admission test is required. | Selection: Qualified students are admitted first come on a rolling basis until program, course and housing capacity fills. Highly specialized partner programs may have additional selection rules. | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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