| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | March 1, 2027 (2027 cycle) |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $200; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | 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) | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | 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) | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Lost-wages stipend for students who typically need to work in summer: $3,000 (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site | Weekly salary: $500 (2027 cycle) |
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| Eligibility | Grade 11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Grades 8–12 (provider uses rising grades) | Grade 12 and first-year college; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | 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 rising grades 8–12; Requirement: Interest in health occupations | Citizenship: US citizen; Residency: IL; Requirement: Open to grades 12–13; Requirement: High school senior in the 2027-2028 school year or a 2027 high school graduate; Requirement: Enrolled in an Illinois high school; Requirement: Proof of medical insurance |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 5 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 23, 2026; Ends June 25, 2026; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Starts July 12, 2027; Ends August 6, 2027; 4 weeks (2027 cycle) |
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| Format | In person | In person | Hybrid |
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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 | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Assigned university campus; 2027 sites not announced | Wahpeton, ND | IL |
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| Selection and application | 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) | Selection: Confirm the current programme’s selection, capacity and operative participation conditions. | Application materials: Letter of recommendation from a STEM teacher or STEM club advisor |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-10-24Source 3 · checked 2026-10-24Source 4 · checked 2026-10-24Source 5 · checked 2026-10-24Source 6 · checked 2026-08-22Source 7 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24 |
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