| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $2,400–$5,200; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Catalog 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 site | Last year's cycle (2026): Limited need-and-merit financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. International students and commuter or online students taking only one course were ineligible in 2026. A separate one-student Summer Term Scholarship preferred strong need.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Catalog 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 site | Last year's cycle (2026): Summer 2026 application fee: $75. Nonrefundable.; Enrollment deposit applied to tuition: $1,000. Nonrefundable and credited toward tuition.; Student Health Services visit: $25. Per visit, with other medical charges possible.; Limited need-and-merit financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. International students and commuter or online students taking only one course were ineligible in 2026. A separate one-student Summer Term Scholarship preferred strong need.; 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 | Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 11–12 (provider uses rising grades) |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: 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 automatic | Requirement: Enter junior or senior year in the fall after the program; Requirement: Rising juniors should be taking Honors and/or AP courses; Requirement: Meet every selected undergraduate course prerequisite; Requirement: Residential students enroll in two courses; commuters take at least one four-credit course; Requirement: International students satisfy passport, English-proficiency, financial, immunization, and F-1 requirements; Requirement: Demonstrate readiness through grades, course rigor, statement, and academic recommendation; Exclusion: Rising freshmen and sophomores were not eligible for the 2026 pathway; Exclusion: Course enrollment can close before the final deadline; Exclusion: International students and one-course commuter or online students were ineligible for 2026 program aid; Exclusion: BU credit does not guarantee transfer to another institution |
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| Session dates or duration | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person / Online | In person / Online |
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| Housing and supervision | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | San 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 feasibility | Boston, Massachusetts, Greater Boston |
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| Selection and application | Selection: 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 portion | Selection: Rolling holistic review considered grades, rigor, optional tests, statement, and one academic recommendation; course capacity and prerequisites also controlled enrollment. No overall acceptance rate is published. Application materials: 500-750-word personal statement; One required academic-teacher recommendation through BU's emailed form; Optional second recommendation from a counselor, adviser, or teacher |
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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 2026-08-21Source 4 · checked 2026-08-21Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20 |
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