| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | January 1, 2027 (2027 cycle) |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $1,490–$3,380; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): Limited demonstrated-need scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Applicants request aid in the application and upload tax or other need documents. Aid did not include travel or international visa support.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): One-time application fee for all selected sessions: $75. Published as nonrefundable; confirm that it remains USD 75 for 2027 before submitting.; Limited demonstrated-need scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Applicants request aid in the application and upload tax or other need documents. Aid did not include travel or international visa support.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | 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 11–12 (provider uses rising grades) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Be a rising high-school junior or senior for the program summer; Requirement: Demonstrate readiness for a competitive, intensive finance course and collaborative presentations; Requirement: Applicants with fewer than two completed years of US high school must demonstrate English proficiency; Requirement: Be at least 16 by September 1 of the program year to live in residence halls; younger high-school students must commute or enroll online; Requirement: Complete payment and all health-insurance, liability, conduct, technology, and parent/guardian forms after admission; Exclusion: Pre-college admission is not Bentley undergraduate admission and does not guarantee college credit, a grade, scholarship, internship, job, investment return, or database access after the program; Exclusion: International scholarship support did not include travel or visa assistance; Exclusion: Licensed financial databases may be used only for educational program purposes, not real-money investing; Exclusion: Residential eligibility depends on age and all housing, health, conduct, and guardian requirements | Requirement: Be entering grade 10, 11, or 12 after the summer; Requirement: Demonstrate readiness and fit through a purpose statement, writing sample, transcript, and teacher/counselor recommendation; Requirement: Commit to the entire supervised residential program, community code, enrollment, health, and payment requirements; Exclusion: Current grade 12 graduates and students below the rising-10th-grade level are not listed as eligible; Exclusion: No college credit is awarded; Exclusion: Past international participation does not by itself confirm 2027 visa, age, guardian, insurance, or travel eligibility |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Starts June 20, 2027; Ends July 3, 2027; 2 weeks (2027 cycle) |
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| Format | Hybrid | 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 | Waltham, Massachusetts, Bentley University campus near Boston; live online section | Portland |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Bentley calls the program competitive and releases decisions on a rolling basis, but does not publish an acceptance rate, cohort size, scoring rubric, minimum GPA, or required finance background on the official pages. | Selection: The director reviews complete applications. The program describes approximately 60 participants and workshops capped at 12, but applicant count, acceptance rate, scoring rubric, and waitlist policy are not published. Application materials: Application;300-word statement of purpose; writing sample no more than five pages; high-school transcript; teacher or counselor recommendation. |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21Source 4 · checked 2026-08-21 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-12Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20 |
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