| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $3,000; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 sliding-scale Louisiana-family contribution: $200–$3,000. Suggested contribution depended on combined household income; accepted families could request more aid.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 sliding-scale Louisiana-family contribution: $200–$3,000. Suggested contribution depended on combined household income; accepted families could request more aid.; Payment plan: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Case-by-case plans were available after acceptance.; 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 | Grades 6–10 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Normally not have completed high school before class begins; Requirement: Demonstrate the mathematical maturity of an advanced high-school student; Requirement: Be prepared for intensive college-level lectures, problems, independent work, and mathematical communication; Requirement: Meet any future course-specific readiness or scheduling requirements; Exclusion: Assuming grades 9-12 is a fixed rule; sufficiently prepared middle-school students may apply; Exclusion: Assuming competition mathematics, prior research, a published prerequisite course, or Bay Area residence is required; Exclusion: Assuming admission, financial aid, academic credit, publication, recommendation, or a research result is guaranteed | Residency: Louisiana and out-of-state students may apply; tuition differs by residence; Requirement: Junior Division: current grade 6, 7, or 8 in the application school year; Requirement: Senior Division: current grade 9 or 10 plus at least a B average in the prior full term and current year; Requirement: Submit Louisiana gifted-classification documents or acceptable aptitude-test/alternate qualifying evidence; Requirement: Demonstrate readiness for a seven-week residential academic, arts, and community program; Requirement: Musically Gifted applicants must complete a separate audition process; Exclusion: Applicants outside the published grade bands; Exclusion: Senior Division applicants below the B-average requirement; Exclusion: Incomplete gifted-identification, grade, testing, or teacher documentation; Exclusion: Applicants applying after all spaces are filled | Minimum age 16; Requirement: Daily Operations: age 16-20, 50+ summer service hours, interview, and mandatory orientation; Requirement: CIT: age 16+, at least two full camp weeks, interviews, and mandatory orientation and training; Requirement: Be at least 18 to assist with teen-camp weeks; Requirement: If selected, complete the City application and Level 2 background check; Exclusion: The City currently offers no Gumbo Limbo internships; Exclusion: Naturalist walks and specialized assignments require prior hours and additional training; Exclusion: Community-service hours for Daily Operations depend on completing more than 50 hours under program rules |
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| Session dates or duration | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 7 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | Unconfirmed — check official site | In person | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Unconfirmed — check official site | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Boca Raton, Florida, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center and assigned environmental camp sites |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Applicants must persuade Euler Circle that they are prepared and a good instructional fit; Euler Circle says ordinary seat scarcity usually is not the main constraint and does not publish acceptance statistics. | Selection: Applicants must meet gifted-identification or aptitude criteria and grade-specific requirements. Applications were reviewed until spaces filled; the program does not publish applicant counts, capacity, or an acceptance rate. Application materials: Separate audition information for the Musically Gifted track | Selection: Only 35 applicants were accepted across the two 2026 summer tracks; interviews, availability, and program fit determine selection. Application materials: Interview with the volunteer coordinator for Daily Operations; Interviews with the volunteer coordinator and camp director for CIT |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-12Source 2 · checked 2026-08-20Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20 | 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 2026-10-09Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22 |
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