| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | $750 (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): U.S. family-income guarantee: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. U.S. students from families under $80,000 attended free in 2026.; Full/partial need-based aid and international aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Aid available where cost is a barrier; international aid considered case by case.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): U.S. family-income guarantee: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. U.S. students from families under $80,000 attended free in 2026.; Full/partial need-based aid and international aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Aid available where cost is a barrier; international aid considered case by case.; 2027: 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 | Grades 8–10 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 10–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Be currently enrolled in grade 8, 9, or 10 and enter grade 9, 10, or 11 in fall 2027; Requirement: Demonstrate strong academic performance and STEM interest; Requirement: Report coursework, grades, class information, and applicable PSAT/SAT/ACT scores; Requirement: Report extracurricular activities, accomplishments, and awards; Requirement: Complete the 1,000-character personal statement; Requirement: Disclose required medical, allergy, diet, medication, and exercise limitations; Requirement: Agree to the behavioral contract and residential program rules; Requirement: Be able to attend the complete grade-specific session with approved accommodations; Exclusion: Students not in the current-grade/rising-grade bands; Exclusion: Incomplete, inaccurate, duplicate, or unsupported application information; Exclusion: Assuming rolling review means first-come, first-served; Exclusion: Treating Summer Seminar, Naval Academy admissions, or military appointment as part of Summer STEM; Exclusion: Assuming selection, financial aid, travel coverage, or future USNA admission is guaranteed | Unconfirmed — check official site | Ages 14–18; Residency: Students from the United States and abroad are eligible; international financial aid is case by case; Requirement: Be age 14-18 by the applicable program cutoff; Requirement: Have completed grade 9 or equivalent before the session; Requirement: Not be enrolled full time in a college or university by the program's first day; Requirement: Be available for the entire six-week residential session and comply with dormitory, curfew, visiting, safeguarding, and conduct rules; Requirement: Independently attempt the official application problem set and explain experiments, conjectures, proofs, and partial progress; Requirement: Submit the required recommendation, transcript, form, short answers, and any financial-aid documents; Requirement: Retain scratch work and be prepared to explain reasoning if originality is verified; Exclusion: Applicants outside the age/education window or already full-time college students at program start; Exclusion: Collaborative, copied, AI-assisted, internet-generated, uncited, or inadequately explained problem-set work; Exclusion: Applicants unable to reside for the full six weeks or follow residential/safety expectations; Exclusion: Assuming all eight problems must be solved or that prior advanced courses/research are required; Exclusion: Assuming selection guarantees aid, publication, conference presentation, college credit, recommendation, admission advantage, internship, or job |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | Unconfirmed — check official site | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Annapolis, Maryland, United States Naval Academy | Unconfirmed — check official site | Boston, Boston University campus, Massachusetts |
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| Selection and application | Selection: USNA describes a selective rolling review based on overall academic, extracurricular, test, and STEM evidence. Current 2027 applicant count, session capacity, and acceptance rate are not published on the admissions page. Application materials: Personal statement up to 1,000 characters | Unconfirmed — check official site | Selection: About 80 high-school students are selected through demonstrated mathematical thinking in the problem set, academic context, recommendation, transcript, and short answers. PROMYS does not publish the current applicant count or acceptance rate. Application materials: One recommendation |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-20Source 2 · checked 2026-08-20Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-09Source 2 · checked 2026-10-09Source 3 · checked 2026-10-09 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-20Source 2 · checked 2026-08-20Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20Source 6 · checked 2026-08-20 |
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