| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | February 14, 2027 (2027 cycle) |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $7,500; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | $600 (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Includes full scholarships and travel grants; international students are eligible.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | NC Governor's School Foundation need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: Full scholarship for every accepted student: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Worth over $4,200 per student; Need-based assistance (audition fees and OAI Angel Fund): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): Application fee: $0. There is no application fee.; Registration deposit (25% of expected camp fee): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. The remaining 75% is due on or before the first day of camp.; Need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Includes full scholarships and travel grants; international students are eligible.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | NC Governor's School Foundation need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: Full scholarship for every accepted student: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Worth over $4,200 per student; Commitment fee for attending students: $375; Non-refundable audition fee per discipline: $15–$35. $15 for early completed applications, $35 for January and February submissions; Need-based assistance (audition fees and OAI Angel Fund): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: 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 | Grades 10–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Grades 9–12 when applying; check the provider's rules for graduating seniors |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 13–18; Requirement: Completed Precalculus (or the equivalent); Requirement: Fully comfortable with high-school algebra, geometry, trigonometry, exponents and logarithms | Residency: NC; Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 10–11 when applying; Requirement: Enrolled in grade 11 when nominated; grade 10 students may be nominated only in Dance, Choral Music or Instrumental Music; Requirement: Attend a North Carolina public or non-public school; exchange students are not eligible; Requirement: Meet at least one academic criterion, such as a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.25, a weighted GPA of 3.5, or set NC End of Course, AP, ACT/SAT or aptitude scores; Requirement: Spanish applicants must have completed three high school Spanish courses or be fluent speakers; Requirement: Students can attend only once | Maximum age 19; Residency: OK; Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 9–12 when applying |
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| Session dates or duration | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 28, 2026; Ends August 2, 2026; 5 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Starts June 20, 2027; Ends July 17, 2027; 4 weeks (2027 cycle) | Starts June 12, 2027; Ends June 27, 2027; 2 weeks (2027 cycle) |
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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 | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Burlington, VT | Raleigh, Greensboro, NC | OK |
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| Selection and application | Unconfirmed — check official site | Application materials: Essay (a second discipline essay for academic areas); Audition for arts areas; Two recommendations | Application materials: Audition material uploaded online for each discipline (up to three disciplines); Non-refundable audition fee per discipline |
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