| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | December 31, 2026 (2027 cycle) |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $4,750; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based partial scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Requested within the online application; does not affect the admission decision.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Need-based aid covering 100% of demonstrated need for admitted students: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Can include round-trip airfare or other travel support; requested after admission. (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: Vista Scholarship (domestic low-income Summer Scholars applicants): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Not available to international students.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based partial scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Requested within the online application; does not affect the admission decision.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Application fee: $0; Need-based aid covering 100% of demonstrated need for admitted students: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Can include round-trip airfare or other travel support; requested after admission. (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: Nonrefundable application fee: $75; Vista Scholarship (domestic low-income Summer Scholars applicants): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Not available to international students.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Lost-wages stipend for students who typically need to work in summer: $3,000 (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Grades 11–12 (provider uses rising grades) | Grade 11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Grades 10–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher |
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| Additional eligibility | Citizenship: US citizen; Citizenship: US permanent resident; Requirement: Open to rising grades 11–12; Requirement: Strong understanding of English | Minimum age 15; Requirement: Open to students currently in grade 11 when applying; Requirement: At least 15 years old but not yet 19 while the program runs; Requirement: Astrophysics: physics plus precalculus (or calculus without physics); Bacterial Genomics and Cell Biology: biology plus algebra II; Biochemistry: biology plus chemistry plus strong algebra skills | Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 10–11 when applying; Requirement: Grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale; Requirement: English proficiency (TOEFL or IELTS) for non-native English speakers |
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| Session dates or duration | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts July 19, 2026; Ends August 1, 2026; 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 5 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Starts June 28, 2027; Ends July 15, 2027; 3 weeks (2027 cycle) |
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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 | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Troy, NY | Assigned university campus; 2027 sites not announced | Coral Gables, FL |
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| Selection and application | Application materials: Essay; Recommendations | Selection: SSP describes a holistic, contextual and need-blind admission process with limited capacity. It does not promise admission based on grades, prestige, test scores or ability to pay. Application materials: One recommendation from a math or science educator at your school (a second recommendation is highly preferred) | Application materials: Two personal essays (300-600 words each); Teacher recommendation; School counselor recommendation |
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