| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Catalog terms: $7,465; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: $100–$800; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Catalog terms: Need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited; only where family financial need can be reliably verified, including through partner schools and non-profit organizations.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: SAME Post sponsorship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. May cover the other half of the fee or more; not guaranteed. No separate application.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Catalog terms: Need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited; only where family financial need can be reliably verified, including through partner schools and non-profit organizations.; Full-scholarship deposit (refunded after completing the program): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: Half the registration fee to hold a spot after selection: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; SAME Post sponsorship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. May cover the other half of the fee or more; not guaranteed. No separate application.; 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 | Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 10–12 (provider uses rising grades) |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Open to grades 9–12; Requirement: Must demonstrate academic excellence and proficiency in English | Minimum age 15; Citizenship: US; Requirement: Open to rising grades 10–12; Requirement: Rising juniors and seniors get preference; the Army camp does not accept rising sophomores; Requirement: On a track toward an accredited engineering college or university, such as taking appropriate STEM courses; Requirement: Have not previously attended an SAME national camp; Requirement: Able to provide proof of medical insurance |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 10 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | Online | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Online and available to high-school students worldwide | Honolulu, Vicksburg, Jacksonville, Colorado Springs, Camp Lejeune, Port Hueneme, HI, MS, FL, CO, NC, CA |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Pioneer uses holistic review of academic history, essays, interests, school materials, a video interview, and proctored timed writing. Decisions generally take six to eight weeks and may be admit, conditional, waitlist, or deny. The official pages publish no acceptance rate or automatic GPA/test threshold, and placement capacity varies by discipline. Application materials: Short essays on each interest area; Long essay; Video interview and proctored timed writing test (if selected to advance) | Selection: Each camp generally serves 40-80 students. SAME Posts review applicants and nominate or sponsor candidates, but SAME publishes no overall applicant count or acceptance rate. |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-10-24Source 3 · checked 2026-10-24Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-10-24 |
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