| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | 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 camp aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Up to 100% need-based assistance and payment plans were offered; award amount depends on family circumstances and fund decisions.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based camp aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Up to 100% need-based assistance and payment plans were offered; award amount depends on family circumstances and fund decisions.; 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 when applying; check the provider's rules for graduating seniors | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Citizenship: Historical 2026 rule: International students may attend subject to U.S. entry requirements; Requirement: Historical 2026 rule: Be currently enrolled in grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 when registering; Requirement: Historical 2026 rule: Submit a motivation essay or approved alternative-media statement if new; Requirement: Historical 2026 rule: Submit exactly two accepted forms of academic or talent-area evidence if new; Requirement: Historical 2026 rule: Meet at least two documented gifted/talent indicators; Requirement: Historical 2026 rule: Live under Purdue's supervised residential-camp rules; Exclusion: Historical 2026 rule: The $1,495 rate applies to a different residential/commuter track, not PULSAR; Exclusion: Historical 2026 rule: Returning students are exempt from the essay and qualifying documentation; Exclusion: Historical 2026 rule: Admission and first-choice course placement are not guaranteed; Exclusion: Historical 2026 rule: International participants arrange and pay for their own transportation and immigration compliance | Ages 8–18; Requirement: Identify as a girl or nonbinary youth and be age 8-18 for the program cycle; Requirement: Choose Juniors ages 8-12 or Teens ages 13-18; Requirement: No prior coding or game-development experience is required; Requirement: For virtual camp, participate in English and provide compatible computer hardware, internet, webcam, microphone, mouse, and browser; Requirement: For advanced in-person Unity or Unreal tracks, complete GMG's experience assessment and hardware review; Exclusion: Virtual participation by handheld tablet or phone; Exclusion: Applicants outside ages 8-18 or outside the published gender inclusion rule; Exclusion: Registration does not guarantee a specific site, track, team, Demo Day place, prize, or scholarship |
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| Session dates or duration | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | Unconfirmed — check official site | In person / Online |
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| Housing and supervision | Unconfirmed — check official site | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Unconfirmed — check official site | Redmond, Washington, San Carlos and San Mateo, California, Los Angeles, California, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, 2026 in-person U.S. partner venues, Worldwide online |
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| Selection and application | Selection: The 2026 application documented gifted/talent indicators and course placement depended on eligibility and availability. Confirm the next-cycle process; no acceptance rate is published. Application materials: Historical 2026 instructions: One-to-two-page motivation essay or alternative media statement for new students; Historical 2026 instructions: Exactly two qualifying documents from transcript, IQ testing, achievement testing, teacher/mentor recommendation or talent-involvement documentation | Selection: Registration-based subject to site and cohort capacity; some 2026 sites filled and used waitlists. Need-based aid decisions were separate. |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-12 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20 |
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