| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | April 19, 2027 (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $2,750; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Unconfirmed — check official site | 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 10–11; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 9–12 when applying; check the provider's rules for graduating seniors |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 10–17; Requirement: Meet the session-specific age band: historically 12-17 for two-week sessions and 10-17 for one-week sessions; Requirement: Complete registration, payment and all required parent or guardian, health, physical, medication and release forms; Requirement: Meet the next cycle's swimming, snorkeling, SCUBA and activity-specific safety requirements; Requirement: Arrange travel and follow the residential arrival, departure, equipment and conduct policies; Exclusion: The official program uses age bands; Exclusion: Ten- and eleven-year-olds were eligible only for one-week residential sessions in 2026; Exclusion: Optional SCUBA was not offered in the one-week 2026 sessions; Exclusion: Registration and course preferences do not guarantee acceptance, space, a selected course or SCUBA participation | Requirement: Be completing grade 10 or 11 before the summer session.; Requirement: Earlier 2026 instructions required one year of chemistry or physics and a counselor/teacher recommendation plus transcript or grade card; confirm the operative 2027 prerequisites.; Exclusion: Two elective credits apply only after later enrollment at Rose-Hulman; Exclusion: Earlier 2026 instructions required outside financial assistance; 2027 aid availability is unverified. | 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 |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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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 | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Big Pine Key, Florida Keys, Florida | Terre Haute, Indiana | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Space, acceptance and course assignment standards are not published for 2027; course placement depends on age, prior attendance, preference and availability. Application materials: Separate scholarship form, essay, recommendation and financial documentation if 2027 aid is offered | Selection: Earlier 2026 instructions described selective application followed by first-come session placement after approval. Confirm the current 2027 review and placement process; no acceptance rate is published. Application materials: Earlier 2026 instructions required an online application, a transcript or grade card, and one counselor or teacher recommendation. | 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 |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-22Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22Source 4 · checked 2026-08-22Source 5 · checked 2026-08-22 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-12Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-12 |
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