| Application deadline | March 1, 2027 (2027 cycle) | November 11, 2026 (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | $13,495 (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Unconfirmed — check official site | 2027 application fee by round: $50–$100. Published 2027 programme-specific amount; additional expenses and financial awards require confirmation. (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Catalog terms: Weekly salary: $500; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Citizenship: U.S. citizen; Residency: Enrolled at an Illinois high school; Requirement: Senior in 2027–28 or 2027 graduate; proof of insurance | Ages 14–18; Requirement: Be a high-school student age 14-18 for flagship programs; Requirement: Complete the LaunchX application and current selection process; Requirement: Be prepared for the selected in-person or online team-based entrepreneurship programme; Requirement: Meet travel, insurance, consent, payment, and housing requirements; Exclusion: The program is not currently hosted by or operated by MIT; Exclusion: Online Startup Experience age rules do not define the in-person flagship; Exclusion: Financial awards, acceptance, team success, revenue, or venture continuation are not guaranteed; Exclusion: 2026 dates, location, and price do not establish the 2027 cycle | 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 | Starts July 12, 2027; Ends August 6, 2027; 4 weeks (2027 cycle) | Starts June 27, 2027; Ends July 24, 2027; 4 weeks (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | Unconfirmed — check official site | In person | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Housing and supervision | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Unconfirmed — check official site | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Selection and application | Unconfirmed — check official site | Selection: LaunchX reports approximately a 30% acceptance rate for flagship programs; current cohort-specific applicant counts and criteria are not fully published. | 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 2026-10-10 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-09Source 2 · checked 2026-10-09Source 3 · checked 2026-10-09Source 4 · checked 2026-10-09Source 5 · checked 2026-08-22Source 6 · checked 2026-08-22 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-12Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22 |
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