| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $3,620; 2027: 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 |
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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 |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: Summer 2027 NIH SIP stipend: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Unconfirmed — check official site | Grade 12 when applying; check the provider's rules for graduating seniors |
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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 | Minimum age 17; Citizenship: U.S. citizen; Citizenship: U.S. permanent resident; Residency: A graduating senior who is 17 on June 1, 2027 and turns 18 by September 30 must have a permanent home address within 40 miles of an NIH campus; Residency: Permanent residents must attend or be accepted by a U.S. educational institution; Requirement: Be enrolled at least half-time as a high-school senior when applying; Requirement: Graduate high school before the internship begins; Requirement: Be 18 by September 30, 2027 and satisfy the special local-residence rule if still 17 on June 1; Requirement: Provide proof of health insurance; Requirement: Be available for a full-time research position during work hours; Exclusion: Students in grades 9-11 are not eligible through this SIP rule; Exclusion: The program is unavailable to applicants who are neither U.S. citizens nor permanent residents; Exclusion: Summer classes or other daytime responsibilities are incompatible with the full-time position; Exclusion: Family employment at NIH may trigger nepotism restrictions; Exclusion: Application does not guarantee PI contact, interview, funding or placement |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, Newton, Massachusetts, Greater Boston | Bethesda, NIH campuses; exact campus and research group vary by placement |
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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 | Selection: There is no centralized selection. Individual NIH PIs search applications, interview candidates, choose interns and supply funding; satisfying minimum eligibility does not guarantee a match. Application materials: Personal statement describing research experience, interests, goals and SIP fit |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-22Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22 |
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