| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $250–$450; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Limited Camp Tiger need-based scholarships: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Separate application before registration and teacher/counselor recommendation required; funding not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): Mandatory pre-internship boot camp: $0. The three-day training was mandatory and unpaid in 2026.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Camp Tiger nonrefundable administrative fee: $75. Component of, not additional to, the $450 weekly fee.; Limited Camp Tiger need-based scholarships: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Separate application before registration and teacher/counselor recommendation required; funding not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Last year's cycle (2026): Historical 2026 internship stipend: $5,040; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 2–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Minimum age 16; Residency: San Diego County; Residency: Latest high-school semester at one of the nine current REACH partner schools/programs; Requirement: Be at least 16 by the boot camp start; Requirement: Complete one year each of high-school chemistry and biology; Requirement: Hold at least a 3.0 GPA; Requirement: Be legally eligible to work in the United States; Requirement: Obtain a school work permit if under 18 after acceptance; Requirement: Commit to 40 hours weekly with no more than three missed days; Requirement: Attend the parent/guardian welcome meeting and boot camp; Requirement: Provide daily transportation; Requirement: Have no prior REACH internship participation; Exclusion: Students outside the named partner schools/programs are not eligible for REACH; Exclusion: 2027 partner schools and criteria are not announced | Requirement: Choose a specific offering matching the student's entering grade and interests; Requirement: Complete that program's registration, payment, health, consent, pickup, and behavior requirements; Requirement: Apply separately before registration if seeking Camp Tiger financial assistance; Requirement: Provide a teacher or counselor recommendation for Camp Tiger scholarship consideration; Exclusion: Not every RIT youth offering serves high-school students; Exclusion: This umbrella record does not guarantee a current program, space, scholarship, housing, college credit, recommendation, RIT admission, or admissions advantage; Exclusion: Program-specific age, grade, prerequisite, disability, residency, and partner rules control |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 7 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | Hybrid | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | La Jolla, San Diego County, California | Rochester, New York, Rochester Institute of Technology campus |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Partner-school eligibility, complete materials, references, and virtual finalist interviews make admission competitive; Scripps publishes no applicant count, cohort size, or acceptance rate. Application materials: Virtual finalist interview | Selection: Most paid camps use registration and capacity rather than a single competitive admissions process. Scholarship and partner-funded programs have separate eligibility and limited funds; the umbrella applicant count, seats, fill rates, scholarship rates, and selection criteria are not published. Application materials: One teacher or counselor recommendation for Camp Tiger scholarship consideration |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-22Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22Source 4 · checked 2026-08-22Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20 |
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