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Program factsBlueStamp Engineering Summer ProgramRemoveASC Theatre CampRemoveImmerse Education Academic and Career Insights Summer ProgrammesRemove
Application deadlineUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
CostLast year's cycle (2026): $2,400–$5,200; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): $3,975; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
Financial aidCatalog terms: Need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Available through the application for accepted, qualified students; award and amount are not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): ASC 2026 financial-aid funds: Up to $3,975. General fund up to half, Sydney Stark Jr. Memorial fund up to full tuition, and Military Family fund at least half; historical terms only.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): Need- and merit-based bursary: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Awards may cover up to 100% of program fees based on household income and academic potential; 2027 dates and award availability are not yet confirmed.; Immerse competition scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Free 2026-27 competitions award full or partial program scholarships; values and redemption rules vary by competition.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Expenses and aid conditionsCatalog terms: Enrollment deposit after acceptance: $1,000. Ordinarily secures the seat after acceptance unless BlueStamp approves alternate payment or financial-aid arrangements; confirm refund and balance terms for the new cycle.; Need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Available through the application for accepted, qualified students; award and amount are not guaranteed.; Meals during the in-person program: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Lunch is generally not provided except a published Friday pizza lunch.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): Nonrefundable tuition deposit upon registration: $150. Part of tuition, not an additional $150 program price.; ASC 2026 financial-aid funds: Up to $3,975. General fund up to half, Sydney Stark Jr. Memorial fund up to full tuition, and Military Family fund at least half; historical terms only.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): Need- and merit-based bursary: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Awards may cover up to 100% of program fees based on household income and academic potential; 2027 dates and award availability are not yet confirmed.; Immerse competition scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Free 2026-27 competitions award full or partial program scholarships; values and redemption rules vary by competition.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Stipend or payUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
EligibilityGrades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official siteGrades 8–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
Additional eligibilityRequirement: Be entering grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 in the applicable summer; Requirement: Choose a published in-person, remote, or approved custom schedule and be available for its required live blocks; Requirement: Show motivation, self-direction, and willingness to solve open-ended engineering problems independently; Requirement: Submit an accurate application with requested short responses and references; Requirement: Attend the admissions interview; a parent or guardian participates in part of it; Requirement: Select an approved project with BlueStamp before the program and follow its budget, parts, tool, safety, and documentation rules; Requirement: For remote participation, have a feasible delivery address, workspace, internet connection, live-session availability, adult support where required, and lawful/safe tool access; Requirement: For in-person participation, arrange daily transportation and meals and comply with site pickup, conduct, safety, and minor-protection rules; Exclusion: Using the middle-school tuition, dates, priority rules, or hours for a high-school application; Exclusion: Assuming a live application form means 2027 dates, tuition, seats, or aid are announced; Exclusion: Expecting BlueStamp-provided in-person housing or daily lunch; Exclusion: Treating the project as a guaranteed invention, patent, publication, recommendation, internship, academic credit, award, or admission advantage; Exclusion: Missing required live time or attempting unsafe, unapproved, unlawful, or infeasible projects; Exclusion: Assuming a custom schedule, financial-aid award, fee reduction, project choice, replacement parts, international shipping, or refund is automaticAges 13–19; Requirement: Be a rising 8th grader through a graduated 12th grader, or homeschool equivalent; Requirement: Be age 13-19 at the applicable start-date checkpoint; Requirement: Apply and receive an acceptance decision; Requirement: Complete accepted-camper registration and deposit before capacity fills; Requirement: Be prepared for a full residential schedule, auditions, rehearsals, classes, performance, and shared living; Exclusion: A rising 7th grader is ineligible even if already 13; Exclusion: A rising 8th grader is ineligible if still 12 at camp; Exclusion: A student who has completed a college freshman year is ineligible even if 18; Exclusion: Acceptance does not reserve a seat until registration is complete; Exclusion: No prior performance experience was required, and admission did not guarantee a particular play, role, solo, college credit, or professional outcomeAges 13–18; Residency: Open to students worldwide, subject to destination visa, travel, and age requirements; Requirement: Meet the selected program's age band: generally 13-18 for Academic Insights and 15-18 for Career Insights; Requirement: Have sufficient English proficiency to participate in advanced instruction and group work; Requirement: Select a destination, pathway, subject, age-appropriate course, and available session; Requirement: Have a parent or legal guardian complete enrollment if under 18; Requirement: Meet visa, travel-document, health, and residential requirements for the selected destination; Exclusion: Applicants outside the selected course's age band; Exclusion: Students unable to meet destination-specific entry or visa requirements; Exclusion: Enrollment in a course or session that has filled
Session dates or durationUnconfirmed — check official siteCatalog terms: 3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteCatalog terms: 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
FormatIn person / OnlineIn personIn person / Online
Housing and supervisionNon-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official siteResidential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official siteResidential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
LocationSan Jose, California, In-person at 3800 Blackford Avenue in San Jose; live remote option may accept students elsewhere subject to time-zone and parts-shipping feasibilityStaunton, Virginia; Mary Baldwin University and Blackfriars PlayhouseBoston, Cambridge, London, Oxford, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore
Selection and applicationSelection: Application and interview review occur in receipt order while seats remain. BlueStamp does not publish applicant counts, acceptance rates, aid rates, cohort size for the next cycle, or a guaranteed decision. Application materials: Admissions interview, including parent or guardian participation for the designated portionSelection: Attendance was by acceptance, applications were reviewed monthly, and accepted-student registration was first-come, first-served. ASC did not publish applicant count, acceptance rate, or detailed judging rubric.Selection: Enrollment is reviewed for age, readiness, program fit, English proficiency, and space. The current public form does not publish a single acceptance rate or cohort size for the whole program family. Application materials: For bursary consideration: essay response, video, and English-language household-income documentation
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  • Texas State University Mathworks

    Honors Summer Math Camp (HSMC)

    Six-week residential Mathworks camp for high-school students at Texas State. The 2027 session runs June 20–July 31 and costs $6,600, with need-based scholarships; returning students undertake mentor-led research.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    $6,600 (2027 cycle)
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    San Marcos, Texas
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Rolling admissions until full; current capacity and selection rubric not stated.

    Financial aid: Need-based Mathworks scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Request through financial-needs application section; amount and full coverage are not guaranteed. (2027 cycle)
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Need-based Mathworks scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Request through financial-needs application section; amount and full coverage are not guaranteed. (2027 cycle)

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Be a high-school student.; Exclusion: No concurrent online courses or other programs during camp.

    Selection and application: Selection: Rolling admissions until full; current capacity and selection rubric not stated.

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  • The Hotchkiss School

    Hotchkiss Summer Portals

    Two-week residential courses for mostly rising grades 7-12; the 2026 sessions ended and 2027 admissions are not announced.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $4,600–$5,500; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Lakeville, Connecticut
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 7–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Meet the selected course's grade or age range; Demonstrate sufficient English proficiency for an English-language residential course; Complete health and residential enrollment requirements after admission

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Rolling, course-specific admission; Hotchkiss does not publish a program-wide acceptance rate.

    Financial aid: Last year's cycle (2026): Limited need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 application fee: $70. Historical 2026 fee.; Limited need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Meet the selected course's grade or age range; Requirement: Submit a current transcript and two recommendations; Requirement: Demonstrate sufficient English proficiency for an English-language residential course; Requirement: Complete health and residential enrollment requirements after admission; Exclusion: Course ranges differ; umbrella grade range does not make every course available to every grade; Exclusion: The 2026 sessions are over; Exclusion: Admission, course availability and aid are not guaranteed

    Selection and application: Selection: Rolling, course-specific admission; Hotchkiss does not publish a program-wide acceptance rate. Application materials: Two recommendation letters

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  • Houston Ballet Academy

    Houston Ballet Academy Five-Week Summer Intensive

    Audition-based five-week pre-professional ballet intensive in Houston for dancers age 12 and older, with optional housing.

    Application deadline
    October 15, 2026 (2027 cycle)
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 5 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Houston, Texas
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Minimum age 12; Be at least 12 years old by the summer intensive start; Pointe work applies where appropriate to the dancer's age, training and placement

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Audition-based; acceptance rates and the number of available places are not published, and accepted spaces are claimed with a deposit on a first-come basis.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): In-person audition registration: $50. Applies to the live audition route.; Video audition through Acceptd: $75. Applies when the dancer chooses the video route.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Minimum age 12; Requirement: Be at least 12 years old by the summer intensive start; Requirement: Audition successfully for placement in Levels 5-8; Requirement: Be prepared for six days per week of pre-professional dance training; Requirement: Pointe work applies where appropriate to the dancer's age, training and placement; Exclusion: Dancers may audition only once per season

    Selection and application: Selection: Audition-based; acceptance rates and the number of available places are not published, and accepted spaces are claimed with a deposit on a first-come basis. Application materials: Online registration for one in-person audition or one video audition through Acceptd; Audition photographs or confirmation materials specified by the registration system

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  • Howard University School of Business

    Howard University Pre-Business Program

    One-week residential Howard business tracks for current sophomores and juniors; 2026 cost $2,000 with a free ACAP track and limited aid, and the completed cycle is closed.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $2,000; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Business and residence halls
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 10–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher

    For AltFinance, have completed Pre-Calculus or be currently enrolled in it; Meet track-specific expectations and residential conduct requirements

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Howard describes several tracks as selective or highly selective and publishes track maximums from 20 to about 50 for many offerings, but does not publish total applications or acceptance rates.

    Financial aid:
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    Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based tuition waiver or reduction: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and based on demonstrated financial need; applicants state their projected shortfall.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based tuition waiver or reduction: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and based on demonstrated financial need; applicants state their projected shortfall.; Travel to and from Howard University: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Student responsibility; official field-trip transportation after arrival is included.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Be a current high-school sophomore or junior when applying; Requirement: Show strong academic potential and interest in business or a related track; Requirement: Attend only one one-week session; Requirement: For AltFinance, have completed Pre-Calculus or be currently enrolled in it; Requirement: Meet track-specific expectations and residential conduct requirements; Exclusion: Students outside the published current-sophomore/current-junior range; Exclusion: AltFinance applicants without completed or concurrent Pre-Calculus

    Selection and application: Selection: Howard describes several tracks as selective or highly selective and publishes track maximums from 20 to about 50 for many offerings, but does not publish total applications or acceptance rates.

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  • Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership

    Hurricane Island High School Summer Science Programs

    Hurricane Island’s 2027 high-school science courses combine island-based research and leadership in Maine. Ordinary courses cost $1,750; Advanced Ocean Lab costs $2,500, with different grade requirements and dates.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Catalog terms: $1,750–$2,500; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Maine
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Ordinary high-school courses: entering grades 9–12 in 2027; Requirement: Advanced Ocean Lab: entering grades 10–12 in 2027

    Selection and application: Unconfirmed — check official site

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  • IDEA MATH

    IDEA MATH Summer Online Programs

    Live 50-hour online math intensives: Math Challenges for rising grades 4-12 and Advanced Studies for grades 7-12, with placement-based small classes.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $1,695–$2,195; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 28, 2026; Ends August 11, 2026; 5–6.43 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    Online
    Location
    Live online in U.S. Eastern Time
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 4–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Provide accurate age, grade, math-course and official contest-score history; Accept the academic team's final course placement

    Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Placement is academic and capacity-limited rather than governed by a published acceptance rate. Likely class sizes were 6-12 in early prealgebra levels and 6-16 in others, with stated caps of 16 or 20.

    Financial aid:
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    Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 qualifying competition-achievement discount: $100. One $100 completion-paid discount with proof for specified MATHCOUNTS National, USAJMO or USAMO achievements.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 standard online placement test: $50–$100. Students not recently enrolled generally tested; scheduled-session fee rose closer to summer and was nonrefundable and nontransferable. A special session could cost $150.; 2026 qualifying competition-achievement discount: $100. One $100 completion-paid discount with proof for specified MATHCOUNTS National, USAJMO or USAMO achievements.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Be a rising fourth- through twelfth-grader for Math Challenges or a seventh- through twelfth-grader for Advanced Studies; Requirement: Provide accurate age, grade, math-course and official contest-score history; Requirement: Take an assigned placement test unless exempt as a recent IDEA MATH student; Requirement: Accept the academic team's final course placement; Requirement: Attend all live Eastern-time Zoom classes with camera and microphone on; Requirement: Complete homework and present mathematical solutions in class; Exclusion: The two summer tracks have different grade ranges, dates, course levels and prices; Exclusion: Registration alone does not complete enrollment; tuition must be paid in full; Exclusion: A preferred course is not guaranteed because placement, enrollment, staffing and capacity control offerings; Exclusion: Only enrolled students may enter the live Zoom classroom, and recording or photography is prohibited

    Selection and application: Selection: Placement is academic and capacity-limited rather than governed by a published acceptance rate. Likely class sizes were 6-12 in early prealgebra levels and 6-16 in others, with stated caps of 16 or 20.

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  • IEEE TryEngineering Summer Institute and National Student Leadership Conference

    IEEE TryEngineering Summer Institute

    Residential aerospace, AI, biotech, cybersecurity, and engineering camps at eight U.S. campuses and Oxford; 2026 cost $4,195-$6,395 and is complete.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $4,195–$6,395; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    New York, Durham, Washington, D.C., Houston, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Ann Arbor, Philadelphia, Oxford, Eight U.S. university campuses and the University of Oxford
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 14–18; Be age 14-18 and in grades 9-12 or the summer immediately after graduation

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Students may apply directly or be invited through nominations or talent identification. Enrollment is capacity-based and may use waitlists; no acceptance rate is published.

    Financial aid:
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    Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited full or partial tuition aid; amount not published and travel or incidentals may remain.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited full or partial tuition aid; amount not published and travel or incidentals may remain.; Travel to and from host campus: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Student responsibility.; Off-campus meals, laundry, souvenirs, spending money, and optional protection plan: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Variable personal costs; protection-plan fee was not captured.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 14–18; Requirement: Complete at least one year of high school before attendance; Requirement: Be age 14-18 and in grades 9-12 or the summer immediately after graduation; Requirement: Demonstrate academic excellence and leadership potential under the stated admissions guidance; Requirement: Meet travel, passport, visa, health, conduct, and program-specific requirements; Exclusion: Need-based scholarship applicants who are not U.S. citizens residing in the U.S., are outside ages 14-17, or are children of IEEE staff; Exclusion: Applicants unable to meet residential, travel, or selected-program requirements

    Selection and application: Selection: Students may apply directly or be invited through nominations or talent identification. Enrollment is capacity-based and may use waitlists; no acceptance rate is published. Application materials: For scholarship: need evidence, personal essay, and one recommendation

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  • Illinois Institute of Technology

    Illinois Tech Elevate College Prep Summer Programs

    Illinois Tech's Elevate College Prep offers distinct STEM and related summer courses for school students.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Location
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Previously published 2026 route: For high-school tracks, be a rising grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 student and satisfy the selected course's age and prerequisite rules; Previously published 2026 route: For an overnight track, satisfy the residential age rule confirmed for the selected cycle; Previously published 2026 route: Be able to attend the complete virtual, commuter, or residential schedule and use any required technology or materials

    Housing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Illinois Tech says most students who meet a program's eligibility are accepted, after which enrollment requires payment. It publishes no umbrella acceptance rate, and individual track capacity, prerequisites, and review can differ.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Previously published 2026 route: For high-school tracks, be a rising grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 student and satisfy the selected course's age and prerequisite rules; Requirement: Previously published 2026 route: For the completed 2026 catalog, fit the typical ages 14-17 range; Requirement: Previously published 2026 route: For an overnight track, satisfy the residential age rule confirmed for the selected cycle; Requirement: Previously published 2026 route: Be able to attend the complete virtual, commuter, or residential schedule and use any required technology or materials; Requirement: Previously published 2026 route: Pay the selected program fee after acceptance by the live enrollment deadline; Exclusion: A generic application does not make a student eligible for every course; track prerequisites and capacity control; Exclusion: The 2026 overnight page conflicts between at least age 15 and older than 15 for housing, so a 15-year-old must obtain written confirmation; Exclusion: No 2026 date, course, price, acceptance, certificate, scholarship, or college-admission benefit is guaranteed for 2027

    Selection and application: Selection: Illinois Tech says most students who meet a program's eligibility are accepted, after which enrollment requires payment. It publishes no umbrella acceptance rate, and individual track capacity, prerequisites, and review can differ.

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  • Immerse Education

    Immerse Education Academic and Career Insights Summer Programmes

    A family of paid residential, non-residential, and online academic or career programs for students ages 13-18 across nine global cities.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person / Online
    Location
    Boston, Cambridge, London, Oxford, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 13–18; Open to students worldwide, subject to destination visa, travel, and age requirements; Meet the selected program's age band: generally 13-18 for Academic Insights and 15-18 for Career Insights; Select a destination, pathway, subject, age-appropriate course, and available session; Meet visa, travel-document, health, and residential requirements for the selected destination

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Enrollment is reviewed for age, readiness, program fit, English proficiency, and space. The current public form does not publish a single acceptance rate or cohort size for the whole program family.

    Financial aid:
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    Last year's cycle (2026): Need- and merit-based bursary: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Awards may cover up to 100% of program fees based on household income and academic potential; 2027 dates and award availability are not yet confirmed.; Immerse competition scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Free 2026-27 competitions award full or partial program scholarships; values and redemption rules vary by competition.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Need- and merit-based bursary: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Awards may cover up to 100% of program fees based on household income and academic potential; 2027 dates and award availability are not yet confirmed.; Immerse competition scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Free 2026-27 competitions award full or partial program scholarships; values and redemption rules vary by competition.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 13–18; Residency: Open to students worldwide, subject to destination visa, travel, and age requirements; Requirement: Meet the selected program's age band: generally 13-18 for Academic Insights and 15-18 for Career Insights; Requirement: Have sufficient English proficiency to participate in advanced instruction and group work; Requirement: Select a destination, pathway, subject, age-appropriate course, and available session; Requirement: Have a parent or legal guardian complete enrollment if under 18; Requirement: Meet visa, travel-document, health, and residential requirements for the selected destination; Exclusion: Applicants outside the selected course's age band; Exclusion: Students unable to meet destination-specific entry or visa requirements; Exclusion: Enrollment in a course or session that has filled

    Selection and application: Selection: Enrollment is reviewed for age, readiness, program fit, English proficiency, and space. The current public form does not publish a single acceptance rate or cohort size for the whole program family. Application materials: For bursary consideration: essay response, video, and English-language household-income documentation

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  • Immerse Education / Summer Experience Ltd

    Immerse Education Academic Insights: Cambridge and Oxford

    Private two-week academic-enrichment courses in Cambridge and Oxford for ages 13-18, priced from £5,995 with residential and nonresidential options.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Cambridge, England, Oxford, England, Private Immerse Education teaching and residential sites using contracted college facilities; residential and nonresidential options vary
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 13–18; Meet the exact selected course age band, commonly 13-15 or 16-18, at the program's measurement date; Choose a currently available subject, city, dates, and residential or nonresidential tier; Provide accurate identity, age, nationality, contact, education, health, support, dietary, emergency, guardian, travel, and visa information; Attend the full two weeks, approximately 40 academic hours, personal-project work, mentoring, excursions, residential or check-in rules, and graduation

    Housing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Direct paid enrolment is first-come, first-served while space remains, rather than holistically admission-selective. Courses can fill and use waitlists. Separate scholarships and bursaries are competitive or criteria-based and do not guarantee program inventory.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Booking deposit: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Required to secure the booking, amount shown during enrolment, generally nonrefundable outside applicable cooling-off rights. Read the actual invoice and law-specific terms.; Residential college accommodation: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Cambridge residential model includes 13 nights; nonresidential pricing excludes accommodation, and Oxford or upgraded arrangements must be confirmed.; Residential meal plan: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Cambridge list includes breakfast and dinner; lunch is additionally included for ages 13-15. Older-student lunch, travel-day meals, snacks, and Oxford terms must be checked.; Academic sessions, materials, mentoring, project, excursions, graduation, certificate, and tutor evaluation: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Included in the described Cambridge residential package; exact subject and tier deliverables can change.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 13–18; Requirement: Meet the exact selected course age band, commonly 13-15 or 16-18, at the program's measurement date; Requirement: Choose a currently available subject, city, dates, and residential or nonresidential tier; Requirement: Have sufficient English for a challenging academic syllabus; Immerse strongly recommends at least B2; Requirement: No prior academic study of the selected specialist subject is generally required; Requirement: For students under 18, have a parent or legal guardian complete enrolment and accept contractual and financial responsibility; Requirement: Provide accurate identity, age, nationality, contact, education, health, support, dietary, emergency, guardian, travel, and visa information; Requirement: Pay the deposit and balance under the invoice and understand nonrefundability and cancellation exposure; Requirement: Obtain any required passport, UK visa or travel authorization, consent, insurance, medication documents, and travel arrangements; Requirement: Attend the full two weeks, approximately 40 academic hours, personal-project work, mentoring, excursions, residential or check-in rules, and graduation; Requirement: Follow safeguarding, behavior, housing, free-time, technology, academic-integrity, health, and emergency rules; Exclusion: Being outside the selected course's age band; Exclusion: Assuming all Cambridge and Oxford subjects are available for both age bands or every date; Exclusion: Treating absence of academic prerequisites as absence of English, workload, conduct, payment, health, visa, or travel requirements; Exclusion: A minor attempting to contract and enroll without a parent or legal guardian; Exclusion: Missing payment, forms, travel documents, visa, arrival, or applicant-specific deadlines; Exclusion: Needs that cannot be safely supported after individualized discussion; families should disclose early rather than assume or conceal; Exclusion: Assuming the program is operated, endorsed, accredited, or awarded by Oxford University, Cambridge University, or a constituent college; Exclusion: Assuming college accommodation makes the student a university enrollee or grants university credit; Exclusion: Assuming a scholarship application, deposit, early enrolment, or waitlist guarantees funding or a preferred place

    Selection and application: Selection: Direct paid enrolment is first-come, first-served while space remains, rather than holistically admission-selective. Courses can fill and use waitlists. Separate scholarships and bursaries are competitive or criteria-based and do not guarantee program inventory. Application materials: Scholarship, bursary, essay competition, partner award, or discount documentation only through its separate current process

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  • Institute for Speech and Debate

    Institute for Speech and Debate Summer Programs

    One- and two-week residential or commuter speech-and-debate institutes at UNC-Chapel Hill for middle- and high-school students, with 2027 event-specific instruction and need-based aid.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    $2,199–$3,999 (2027 cycle)
    Session dates or duration
    Starts June 26, 2027; Ends July 24, 2027; 1–2 weeks (2027 cycle)
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina; residential and commuter options
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Up to grade 12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Enrollment requires administrative approval and is capacity-dependent; no acceptance rate or formal academic threshold is published.

    Financial aid: Need-based financial assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Rolling, first-come, and limited to available funds; complete requests by March 1 for primary consideration. (2027 cycle)
    All requirements, expenses and sources

    Expenses and aid conditions: Late registration fee after May 31, 2027: $200. Avoid by completing registration before the end of May.; Optional RDU ground transportation: $110–$160. $110 one way or $160 round trip, purchased in advance. Airfare is separate.; Need-based financial assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Rolling, first-come, and limited to available funds; complete requests by March 1 for primary consideration. (2027 cycle)

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Be a middle- or high-school student for the student programs; Requirement: Select an event offered in the chosen session and duration; Requirement: Attend the first week of the selected session for any one-week option; Requirement: Arrange travel to UNC-Chapel Hill and payment in full after enrollment approval; Exclusion: Interpretation of Literature has no one-week option; Exclusion: Enrollment payments are nonrefundable; Exclusion: ISD does not provide airline unaccompanied-minor service

    Selection and application: Selection: Enrollment requires administrative approval and is capacity-dependent; no acceptance rate or formal academic threshold is published.

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  • Institute of Study Abroad Ireland

    Institute of Study Abroad Ireland High School Programs

    ISAI offers supervised Ireland study-abroad programs for U.S.-resident students ages 16-18, but its public high-school page still shows 2024 dates and no current price or deadline.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    Hybrid
    Location
    Gartan, County Donegal
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 16–18; United States; Be age 16-18 for the provider's high-school pathway; Be able to participate safely in the residential, field-trip and outdoor-activity itinerary with requested accommodations

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: ISAI accepts individuals and groups but does not publish current capacity, academic thresholds, selection criteria or acceptance rates for a public high-school cohort.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
    All requirements, expenses and sources

    Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 16–18; Residency: United States; Requirement: Be age 16-18 for the provider's high-school pathway; Requirement: Live in the United States under the current high-school page; Requirement: Apply individually or through an eligible school, early-college or dual-enrollment group; Requirement: Complete pre-travel preparation and all provider, school, guardian, passport, insurance and travel requirements; Requirement: Be able to participate safely in the residential, field-trip and outdoor-activity itinerary with requested accommodations; Exclusion: The site does not establish a general grade 9-12 rule or guarantee acceptance; Exclusion: College credit is arrangement-specific and not guaranteed to every participant; Exclusion: No current cohort, capacity, health, conduct or academic-admission criteria are publicly posted

    Selection and application: Selection: ISAI accepts individuals and groups but does not publish current capacity, academic thresholds, selection criteria or acceptance rates for a public high-school cohort.

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