| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $3,350; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based Pre-College financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited, selective, and dependent on funding and timely tax/W-2 documentation; not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Stevens Pre-College application: $0. No application fee.; Need-based Pre-College financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited, selective, and dependent on funding and timely tax/W-2 documentation; not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | 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 10–12 (provider uses rising grades) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Previously published eligibility, requiring confirmation for a future cycle: For 2026, complete grade 11 by July 1, 2026; Requirement: Previously published eligibility, requiring confirmation for a future cycle: Be excited to learn, explore and grow in engineering and science; Requirement: Previously published eligibility, requiring confirmation for a future cycle: Be able to live onsite for the full two-week program; Requirement: Previously published eligibility, requiring confirmation for a future cycle: Participate in faculty-led labs, classes, mentoring and residential activities; Requirement: The 2026 cycle required completed grade 11 by July 1,2026. Future eligibility is unannounced.; Exclusion: The 2026 program and registration are closed; Exclusion: The published eligibility is tied to the completed 2026 cycle and must be reconfirmed for 2027; Exclusion: The program supports young women in STEM but explicitly welcomes all students excited about STEM; Exclusion: A need scholarship is not guaranteed and was first-come, first-served | Requirement: Be a rising high-school sophomore, junior, or senior; Requirement: Select a specific residential, college-credit, commuter, or virtual program; Requirement: Demonstrate academic achievement and interest through the transcript and short answers; Requirement: Meet course-specific mathematics, science, computing, grade, or English requirements; Requirement: For advanced cybersecurity or intermediate computer science in 2026, have AP Computer Science preparation; Exclusion: The umbrella page does not mean every applicant is eligible for every course; Exclusion: Advanced prerequisites, capacity, credit rules, and international-student requirements vary; Exclusion: The 2026 cycle is complete and 2027 offerings are unannounced | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Session dates or duration | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: At least 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | Unconfirmed — check official site | Hybrid | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Housing and supervision | Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Unconfirmed — check official site | Hoboken, Stevens campus in New Jersey plus online and commuter pathways | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Kettering does not publish the cohort size, applicant total, selection method or acceptance rate on the current LITES page. | Selection: Highly competitive umbrella admission based on academics, demonstrated interest, short responses, course fit, prerequisites, capacity, and complete application materials. | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-12Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-22Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-09Source 2 · checked 2026-10-09Source 3 · checked 2026-10-09 |
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