| Application deadline | March 1, 2027 (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $3,000–$4,000; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $1,250–$1,850; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Sliding-scale tuition by household income: $200–$3,000. Estimated family tuition and fees by income; families can request additional aid on the enrollment form after acceptance.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Frost Summer Experience scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Considered for applications submitted by the priority deadline; based on audition quality and instrumentation needs.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Sliding-scale tuition by household income: $200–$3,000. Estimated family tuition and fees by income; families can request additional aid on the enrollment form after acceptance.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Music Day Camp aftercare (optional): $125; Private lesson with artist faculty (optional): $100. One-hour lesson.; Application fee: $50. Not included in camp tuition.; Frost Summer Experience scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Considered for applications submitted by the priority deadline; based on audition quality and instrumentation needs.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Weekly salary: $500 (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Grade 12 and first-year college; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 6–10 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Grades 2–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Citizenship: US citizen; Residency: IL; Requirement: Open to grades 12–13; Requirement: High school senior in the 2027-2028 school year or a 2027 high school graduate; Requirement: Enrolled in an Illinois high school; Requirement: Proof of medical insurance | Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 6–10 when applying; Requirement: Junior Division: in grade 6, 7 or 8 during the school year of application; Requirement: Senior Division: in grade 9 or 10, with at least a B average for the last full school term and the current year; Requirement: Classified as gifted by a Louisiana public school system, or scores on an acceptable aptitude test | Requirement: Open to grades 2–12; Requirement: Music Day Camp Young Mozarts: entering grades 2-5 with at least 1 year of experience on their instrument and age-appropriate music reading; Requirement: Music Day Camp Young Beethovens: entering grades 6-8 with at least 2 years of experience on their instrument and age-appropriate music reading; Requirement: Popular Music Experience: grades 9-12 |
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| Session dates or duration | Starts July 12, 2027; Ends August 6, 2027; 4 weeks (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 7, 2026; 7 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 22, 2026; Ends July 17, 2026; 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | Hybrid | In person | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Non-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 | IL | Lake Charles, LA | Coral Gables, FL |
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| Selection and application | Application materials: Letter of recommendation from a STEM teacher or STEM club advisor | 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. | Selection: Applications and auditions were program-specific; scholarship review considered audition quality and instrumentation need. The portfolio publishes no overall acceptance rate, capacity, or shared rubric. Application materials: Instrumental Intensive: placement video audition of one composition (two works for the Chamber Intensive); Music Day Camp: no audition (video only for the Virtuoso Chamber Program) |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-10-24Source 3 · checked 2026-10-24Source 4 · checked 2026-10-24Source 5 · checked 2026-08-21 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-24Source 2 · checked 2026-10-24Source 3 · checked 2026-10-24Source 4 · checked 2026-10-24Source 5 · checked 2026-10-24 |
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