| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): Full scholarship for campers unable to pay: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: Delegate sponsorship by a Legion post, local business or community organization: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Covers individual expenses in most cases.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): Full scholarship for campers unable to pay: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; Sliding-scale camper contribution (partial scholarship): $200–$500. An other amount can also be chosen.; Registration fee kept on a withdrawal at least 10 days before the start: $10; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Optional residence-hall single room, July 5-17: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Separate housing application after the program application.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: Delegate sponsorship by a Legion post, local business or community organization: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Covers individual expenses in most cases.; 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 | Grades 10–11; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grade 11; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 14–18; Requirement: Able to attend both weeks of the two-week camp | Minimum age 15; Requirement: Open to grades 10–11; Requirement: Be in the third-to-last or second-to-last year of high school, in Italy or abroad; Requirement: Be at least 15 years old by the start of the program | Requirement: Open to grade 11; Requirement: Must not have attended Boys State before; Requirement: Open to high school boys; young women attend the separate American Legion Auxiliary Girls State |
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| Session dates or duration | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts July 13, 2026; Ends July 24, 2026; 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts July 6, 2026; Ends July 17, 2026; 2 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 | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Providence, RI | Milan | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Selection and application | Selection: The course has limited shop capacity and the 2026 listing sold out. The application asks about motivation and making experience, but no acceptance rate or formal scoring rubric is published. Application materials: Personal statement: short answers (2-4 sentences each) to the written prompts; Statement of financial need (scholarship applicants) | Selection: Capacity is limited and the 2026 general program sold out. Bocconi does not publish an acceptance rate or selection formula. | Application materials: School recommendation to the local American Legion post (in most states); Interview with the local American Legion post (in most states) |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-10-24Source 3 · checked 2026-10-24Source 4 · checked 2026-08-21 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-10-24 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-10-24Source 3 · checked 2026-10-24 |
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