| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | December 15, 2026 (2027 cycle) |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $3,620; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 9–11; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | 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 | Requirement: Canada/USA Mathcamp is a residential advanced-mathematics programme for students worldwide, generally ages thirteen to eighteen. Applicants need precalculus or equivalent preparation and demonstrate creative mathematical reasoning through the Qualifying Quiz; calculus is not required. Detailed age exceptions apply.
The completed 2026 camp ran June 28-August 2 at Champlain College in Burlington. The 2027 dates and location will be announced in December, and no 2027 application deadline or fee is yet published. All application components and any aid request must follow the new cycle’s instructions.
The accepted 2026 base fee was $7,500, with need-blind admission and full demonstrated-need aid available to eligible applicants, including international students. These historical terms do not establish the new cycle’s fee or aid instructions. | Requirement: Have completed at least one year of high school or secondary school and be in grade 9, 10, or 11; Requirement: Do not graduate from high school before the program begins; Requirement: Have at least three years of prior ballet and modern or contemporary training; Requirement: Currently train at least 10 hours per week; Requirement: Be seriously considering dance as a career and college major and be open to creative exploration; Requirement: Attend the complete three-week program; Requirement: Meet New York State school-attendance immunization requirements; Exclusion: Students who graduate before the program begins are not eligible; Exclusion: Live auditions are not offered for the 2027 program; Exclusion: Pointe work is optional in the video audition and is not an eligibility requirement; Exclusion: The official age 15-17 range is typical, while grade and graduation status are the stated eligibility rules |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 3 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, Newton, Massachusetts, Greater Boston | Unconfirmed — check official site | New York City, The Juilliard School at Lincoln Center and supervised New York City activities |
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| Selection and application | 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | Selection: Approximately 44 dancers are offered admission through faculty review of required video auditions, with a possible waitlist of about 5-10. Application materials: One recommendation submitted through Juilliard's system by the applicant's primary ballet teacher; Five separately recorded video-audition uploads in Juilliard's required order and format; Video introduction stating name, residence, training history, and audition motivation; Request for ADA audition accommodations by the application deadline if needed |
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