| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Free attendance; check separate expenses (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): $1,500; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Need-based travel assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Funds are limited. (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based scholarships (first come, first served): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Need-based travel assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Funds are limited. (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based scholarships (first come, first served): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: 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 | Grade 11; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 11–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 15–16; Requirement: For 2027, birthday between August 26, 2010 and June 26, 2012 (at least 15 when the session starts and not yet 17 by its end); Requirement: Available for the whole four-week in-person session; Requirement: Able to speak English; Requirement: International campers need a valid passport and visa (if applicable) | Requirement: Open to grade 11; Requirement: Finishing 11th grade by July 1 of the program summer; Requirement: Able to live on campus for the full two-week program | Requirement: Open to grades 11–12 |
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| Session dates or duration | Starts June 26, 2027; Ends August 26, 2027; 4 weeks (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts July 13, 2026; Ends July 24, 2026; 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person | 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Rhinebeck, NY | Flint, MI | Columbia, MO |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Regional/global selection committees review applications for cohort fit and invite some applicants to interview. LAJF seeks diverse strengths, backgrounds, interests, and commitment to change, but does not publish current applicant totals, cohort size, or acceptance rate. Application materials: Interview with your regional selection committee (if selected for the interview phase) | Selection: Kettering does not publish the cohort size, applicant total, selection method or acceptance rate on the current LITES page. | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-10-24Source 3 · checked 2026-10-12Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-10-24 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21 |
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