| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $3,620; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 summer-course scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Ten campus and 25 online awards were offered; benefit amount/coverage was not fully quantified in the cited terms.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based aid and audition-based merit awards: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited. Need-based aid was available after acceptance; merit awards were determined through audition. No amount or next-cycle terms are published.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): Enrollment deposit after acceptance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. 30% of course fee, nonrefundable.; 2026 summer-course scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Ten campus and 25 online awards were offered; benefit amount/coverage was not fully quantified in the cited terms.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Summer 2026 audition fee: $60. Applied to the 2026 audition cycle.; Summer 2026 registration fee: $100. Published separately from tuition; confirm whether it is refundable or credited in the next cycle.; Summer 2026 residential food and housing: $3,570. Boston University residential package; commuters did not pay it.; Optional Summer 2026 residential lunch plan: $320. Optional for residential dancers.; Need-based aid and audition-based merit awards: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited. Need-based aid was available after acceptance; merit awards were determined through audition. No amount or next-cycle terms are published.; 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Residency: Worldwide applicants; campus students must arrange lawful travel/residence in Italy; Requirement: Select a module matching current Latin/Greek level: part 1 beginner, part 2 after part 1/equivalent, or advanced seminar after stronger prior study; Requirement: Commit to the full intensive live schedule, tutor work, assignments, and substantial independent study; Requirement: For campus modules, reside at Villa Falconieri and follow Latin/Greek immersion, housing, conduct, meal, excursion, and schedule rules; Requirement: Receive acceptance before sending the required 30% deposit; Requirement: Provide travel/visa/insurance/health/guardian documentation required for Italy and campus residence where applicable; Exclusion: Treating the program as high-school-only or assuming a stated universal age range; Exclusion: Entering intermediate/advanced modules without the required prior language preparation; Exclusion: Using nonclassical languages in class contrary to immersion rules or being unable to meet the intensive schedule; Exclusion: Assuming a course will run if the 20-student minimum is not met; Exclusion: Assuming ECTS automatically transfers, or that completion guarantees admission, scholarship, recommendation, degree credit, internship, or job | Ages 12–18; Requirement: Be 12-18 at the start; an 11-year-old may audition if turning 12 before opening; Requirement: International applicants outside the United States and Canada must be at least 14; Requirement: Demonstrate advanced ballet readiness through an annual audition; Requirement: Female dancers must arrive with pointe experience; Requirement: Be prepared for 4-5 hours of training daily, six days per week; Requirement: Arrange commuting or qualify for residential housing; Requirement: Obtain any required M-1 visa or Canadian student paperwork; Exclusion: Applicants outside the age rules; Exclusion: Accepted dancers who turn 19 during the program cannot live in program housing; Exclusion: Admission, level, site, housing, financial aid, merit funding, role, and advancement are not guaranteed; Exclusion: A dancer may audition only once per annual cycle |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 1–4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | Online / 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 |
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| Location | Frascati, Villa Falconieri near Rome for compulsory-residential modules; live online worldwide | Boston, Massachusetts, Newton, Massachusetts, Greater Boston |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Seats were limited, courses required at least 20 students to run, and placement depended on language preparation; no applicant count or acceptance rate was published. | Selection: Advanced, audition-based admission. BBS does not publish a current acceptance rate; placement, housing, and aid are separate decisions. Application materials: Online audition registration; USD 60 audition fee for the 2026 cycle; One in-person audition class or a prerecorded audition video |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-20Source 2 · checked 2026-08-20Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21 |
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