| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $1,695–$2,195; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 qualifying competition-achievement discount: $100. One $100 completion-paid discount with proof for specified MATHCOUNTS National, USAJMO or USAMO achievements.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 Summer Scholars application fee: $100. Historical nonrefundable fee; waiver requests were directed to Summer Discovery. Not confirmed for 2027.; 2026 Summer Scholars enrollment deposit: $1,500. Historical amount applied under provider terms; not confirmed for 2027.; 2026 international registration fee: $239–$379. Historical $239 commuter or $379 residential fee for international students living outside the U.S.; specified insurance and support were included.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 standard online placement test: $50–$100. Students not recently enrolled generally tested; scheduled-session fee rose closer to summer and was nonrefundable and nontransferable. A special session could cost $150.; 2026 qualifying competition-achievement discount: $100. One $100 completion-paid discount with proof for specified MATHCOUNTS National, USAJMO or USAMO achievements.; 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 4–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 15–18; Requirement: Be a high-school student within the published age range; the latest Summer Scholars rule was ages 15-18 as of spring 2026; Requirement: Choose the Spanish Intensive as an available course and meet any 2027 placement or language prerequisites; Requirement: Submit grade information and short interest responses; Requirement: For international participation, meet English-proficiency and travel-document rules or complete an approved video interview pathway; Exclusion: Adult ALPs, Refresher, Weekend Immersion, teacher workshops, community courses, and Mexico travel programs; Exclusion: Assuming the 2026 Persuasive Dialogue subtitle or curriculum will be identical in 2027; Exclusion: Assuming the course awards Dartmouth grades, college credit, admission, language certification, or a guaranteed proficiency level | Requirement: Be a rising fourth- through twelfth-grader for Math Challenges or a seventh- through twelfth-grader for Advanced Studies; Requirement: Provide accurate age, grade, math-course and official contest-score history; Requirement: Take an assigned placement test unless exempt as a recent IDEA MATH student; Requirement: Accept the academic team's final course placement; Requirement: Attend all live Eastern-time Zoom classes with camera and microphone on; Requirement: Complete homework and present mathematical solutions in class; Exclusion: The two summer tracks have different grade ranges, dates, course levels and prices; Exclusion: Registration alone does not complete enrollment; tuition must be paid in full; Exclusion: A preferred course is not guaranteed because placement, enrollment, staffing and capacity control offerings; Exclusion: Only enrolled students may enter the live Zoom classroom, and recording or photography is prohibited |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 28, 2026; Ends August 11, 2026; 5–6.43 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | Online |
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| Housing and supervision | Unconfirmed — check official site | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth College; exact 2027 residential, commuter, or other format not announced | Live online in U.S. Eastern Time |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Application review and course capacity are administered through Dartmouth Precollege and Summer Discovery; no current acceptance rate or 2027 capacity is published. Application materials: International English-proficiency evidence or requested video interview where applicable | Selection: Placement is academic and capacity-limited rather than governed by a published acceptance rate. Likely class sizes were 6-12 in early prealgebra levels and 6-16 in others, with stated caps of 16 or 20. |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-20Source 2 · checked 2026-08-20Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-22Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20 |
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