| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: Free attendance; check separate expenses; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): Program-specific full scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. The separate NAIOP-Drexel real-estate program funded all accepted students; this does not mean all Summer Institutes offer aid.; 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): Common design-program registration deposits: $300–$500. Deposit amount, refundability, and whether it is credited to tuition differ by institute.; Program-specific full scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. The separate NAIOP-Drexel real-estate program funded all accepted students; this does not mean all Summer Institutes offer aid.; 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 | Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 9–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 14–18; Requirement: Meet the selected institute's rising-grade and minimum-age rules; Requirement: Complete any required biology, chemistry, AP Biology, research, design, mathematics, or other preparation; Requirement: Submit institute-specific transcript, recommendation, English-proficiency, portfolio, deposit, or health-insurance documentation where required; Requirement: Be available for the complete commuter, residential, or virtual schedule; Exclusion: The umbrella grade and age range does not make every student eligible for every institute; Exclusion: Some institutes are competitive or capped and can fill before the deadline; Exclusion: Some programs may be unavailable in a given year; Arts and Sciences listed no 2026 offerings | Residency: Kentucky student; Requirement: Be in grade 9, 10, or 11 at application under current published scope; Requirement: Show entrepreneurial curiosity, creativity, drive, resilience, collaboration, flexibility, and comfort with risk/failure; Requirement: Commit to live on campus and participate every day for all three weeks; Requirement: Obtain parent/guardian permission and two eligible recommendations; Exclusion: GPA and standardized-test scores are not considered; Exclusion: Applicants do not apply with a fixed team or need a pre-existing business idea; Exclusion: Absence is allowed only for emergency, illness, or overriding personal reason under program decisions; Exclusion: Completion does not guarantee college admission, scholarship funding, business launch, patent, prize, or investment | Requirement: Previously published eligibility, requiring confirmation for a future cycle: For 2026, complete grade 11 by July 1, 2026; Requirement: Previously published eligibility, requiring confirmation for a future cycle: Be excited to learn, explore and grow in engineering and science; Requirement: Previously published eligibility, requiring confirmation for a future cycle: Be able to live onsite for the full two-week program; Requirement: Previously published eligibility, requiring confirmation for a future cycle: Participate in faculty-led labs, classes, mentoring and residential activities; Requirement: The 2026 cycle required completed grade 11 by July 1,2026. Future eligibility is unannounced.; Exclusion: The 2026 program and registration are closed; Exclusion: The published eligibility is tied to the completed 2026 cycle and must be reconfirmed for 2027; Exclusion: The program supports young women in STEM but explicitly welcomes all students excited about STEM; Exclusion: A need scholarship is not guaranteed and was first-come, first-served |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 1–4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person / Online | In person | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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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 | Philadelphia, Drexel University and Philadelphia-area field sites; selected online programs | Lexington, Kentucky, University of Kentucky Gatton College; statewide Kentucky cohort | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Varies from registration-based/rolling to competitive review. Examples use capacity limits, transcript review, academic preparation, recommendations, and first-come acceptance; no umbrella admit rate exists. Application materials: Zero, one, or two teacher/professional recommendations depending on institute; Portfolio or course-prerequisite evidence only when specified | Selection: Holistic statewide selection without GPA/test-score review; no current acceptance rate is published. Application materials: Two recommendations from eligible non-family/non-friend adults | Selection: Kettering does not publish the cohort size, applicant total, selection method or acceptance rate on the current LITES page. |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21Source 4 · checked 2026-08-21Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-22Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-12Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22 |
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