Summer 2027 For high school students

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Program factsGarcia Summer Research Program for High School StudentsRemoveGumbo Limbo Summer High School Student Volunteer ProgramRemoveFrost Summer ExperienceRemove
Application deadlineUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
CostLast year's cycle (2026): $4,000; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): $1,250–$1,850; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Financial aidUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteLast 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
Expenses and aid conditionsLast year's cycle (2026): Non-refundable registration fee: $50. Payable by check or wire transfer with the application.; Student Health Services fee (flat), listed with the room package: $66; Optional prepaid meal plan: $600. Refill-as-you-go is also possible.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteLast 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
Stipend or payUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
EligibilityGrades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteGrades 2–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site
Additional eligibilityMinimum age 16; Requirement: Open to grades 9–12; Requirement: At least 16 years old on or before July 4 of the program year, with no exceptions; Requirement: Unweighted GPA of 95/100 (3.8/4.0); Requirement: Standardized test scores (PSAT/SAT/ACT/AP/IB/Regents) at or above the 60th percentile; Requirement: At least three of English, Chemistry, Mathematics/Calculus, Physics and Biology; Requirement: International students must already hold documents to be legally present in the US for the program; no visa supportMinimum age 16; Requirement: Daily Summer Operations volunteers must be 16-20 years old and commit to 50+ volunteer hours during summer break; Requirement: Counselor in Training volunteers must be at least 16 (at least 18 for teen camp weeks) and commit to at least 2 full weeks of summer camp; Requirement: Selected students attend a mandatory orientationRequirement: 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
Session dates or durationLast year's cycle (2026): Starts June 24, 2026; Ends August 7, 2026; 7 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): Starts June 22, 2026; Ends July 17, 2026; 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
FormatIn personIn personIn person
Housing and supervisionResidential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official siteNon-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official siteResidential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
LocationStony Brook, NYBoca Raton, FLCoral Gables, FL
Selection and applicationSelection: Non-rolling review after the deadline using demanding age, GPA, test, coursework, transcript, recommendation, leadership, and application criteria. Application materials: Three letters of recommendation, one from a science teacher, submitted by the writersSelection: 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 (CIT applicants also interview with the camp director)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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    Georgetown University

    Georgetown Pre-College Summer Programs

    Georgetown’s Hoya Summer High School Sessions include noncredit Academies, College Prep and Summer College credit options. A separate year-round online program is also available. The site is planning summer 2027 and asks applicants to return November 16 for offerings and applications; the online program is open now.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Catalog terms: $3,095–$9,540; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1–8 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person / Online
    Location
    Washington, DC
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 8–12 when applying; check the provider's rules for graduating seniors

    Housing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Financial aid:
    Read aid terms and conditions

    Catalog terms: Need-based tuition scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and competitive; for admitted Summer College, College Prep and Academy students.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Pre-college fee (credit programs): $780; Optional housing (credit programs): $2,542; Residential College Prep fee (College Prep seminars): $1,726; Application fee: $50. Non-refundable; waived for applications received by the early-bird deadline.; Need-based tuition scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and competitive; for admitted Summer College, College Prep and Academy students.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 8–12 when applying; Requirement: Good academic standing; Requirement: Minimum 2.0 GPA for the Academies; Requirement: Summer College open to current 10th-12th graders with at least a 3.0 GPA

    Selection and application: Application materials: Personal statement; Recommendation letter or School Official Reviewer Form

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    Georgetown University

    Georgetown Summer College

    Georgetown Summer College lets eligible high-school students take credit-bearing courses with undergraduates, through campus and online options.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $7,113; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 5–8 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person / Online
    Location
    Washington, DC
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 10–12 when applying; check the provider's rules for graduating seniors

    Housing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Financial aid:
    Read aid terms and conditions

    Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based tuition scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and competitive; admitted students apply separately with essay responses.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Pre-college fee: $780; Optional housing per session: $2,542; Application fee: $50. Non-refundable; waived for applications submitted before the early-bird deadline.; Health insurance fee per session (international students only): $225; Need-based tuition scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and competitive; admitted students apply separately with essay responses.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 10–12 when applying; Requirement: Good academic standing with at least a 3.0 GPA; Requirement: Minimum TOEFL 90, IELTS 7.0 or Duolingo 115 when English is not the main language of instruction at the student's high school; Requirement: International students in on-campus classes need an F-1 visa and at least 6 credits

    Selection and application: Application materials: 300- to 500-word personal statement; One letter of recommendation

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    Georgia Governor's Office of Education and Workforce Strategy

    Georgia Governor's Honors Program

    Georgia's free four-week residential enrichment program for nominated sophomores and juniors, with advanced study in one of 20+ academic, engineering, language, or arts areas.

    Application deadline
    November 10, 2026 (2027 cycle)
    Cost
    Catalog terms: Free attendance; check separate expenses; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Starts June 13, 2027; Ends July 10, 2027; 4 weeks (2027 cycle)
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Statesboro, GA
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 10–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher

    GA; Able to attend the entire four-week residential program, including opening and closing days

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Local schools/districts nominate through their own fair, disability-compliant processes; state content experts score applications; selected semifinalists interview or audition; finalists and alternates follow. More than 4,000 are nominated annually and approximately 20% or fewer attend. Local quotas, area rubrics, annual cohort size, and alternate movement vary.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Residence hall room: $0. State-funded.; Meals: $0. State-funded.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Residency: GA; Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 10–11 when applying; Requirement: Enrolled in a Georgia public school district, independent school or state charter school, or homeschooled in Georgia; Requirement: Nominated in only one subject area; Requirement: High aptitude and high interest in the area of nomination; Requirement: Able to attend the entire four-week residential program, including opening and closing days; Requirement: Has not attended the GHP summer program before

    Selection and application: Selection: Local schools/districts nominate through their own fair, disability-compliant processes; state content experts score applications; selected semifinalists interview or audition; finalists and alternates follow. More than 4,000 are nominated annually and approximately 20% or fewer attend. Local quotas, area rubrics, annual cohort size, and alternate movement vary. Application materials: One recommendation from someone who can speak to the nomination area; Interview or audition at the Semifinalist Event (semifinalists)

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    • STEM

    Georgia Tech CEISMC

    Georgia Tech CEISMC Summer P.E.A.K.S.

    Georgia Tech’s CEISMC Summer PEAKS offers one- to two-week STEAM day programmes on the Atlanta campus.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Catalog terms: $400–$550; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Atlanta, GA
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 9–12 (provider uses rising grades)

    Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Financial aid:
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    Catalog terms: Need-based tiered scholarship (25%, 50% or 75%): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Based on free/reduced lunch or Pell Grant eligibility; Georgia residents; one scholarship per student per summer.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Need-based tiered scholarship (25%, 50% or 75%): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Based on free/reduced lunch or Pell Grant eligibility; Georgia residents; one scholarship per student per summer.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 9–12

    Selection and application: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Purdue University Gifted Education Research and Resource Institute

    GER²I Summer Residential — PULSAR

    Purdue’s GER²I PULSAR serves current grades 9–12. The published 2026 two-week fee was $2,990 plus a $100 application fee; 2027 terms are unannounced.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Catalog terms: $2,990; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 28, 2026; Ends July 25, 2026; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    West Lafayette, IN
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 9–12 when applying; check the provider's rules for graduating seniors

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: The 2026 application documented gifted/talent indicators and course placement depended on eligibility and availability. Confirm the next-cycle process; no acceptance rate is published.

    Financial aid: Catalog terms: Partial need-based scholarships (limited): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Application fee: $100. Refunded only if the student is not accepted; Optional Saturday field trip: $100; Partial need-based scholarships (limited): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 9–12 when applying

    Selection and application: Selection: The 2026 application documented gifted/talent indicators and course placement depended on eligibility and availability. Confirm the next-cycle process; no acceptance rate is published. Application materials: Historical 2026 instructions: One-to-two-page motivation essay or alternative media statement for new students; Historical 2026 instructions: Exactly two qualifying documents from transcript, IQ testing, achievement testing, teacher/mentor recommendation or talent-involvement documentation

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    Girls Make Games (LearnDistrict Inc.)

    Girls Make Games Summer Camps

    Three-week in-person and live virtual game-development camps for girls and nonbinary youth ages 8-18, with need-based aid up to 100%.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person / Online
    Location
    Redmond, San Carlos, San Mateo, Los Angeles, Elizabeth City, Wilmington, WA, CA, NC
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 8–18

    Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Registration-based subject to site and cohort capacity; some 2026 sites filled and used waitlists. Need-based aid decisions were separate.

    Financial aid: Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based financial aid up to 100%: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Payment plans are also offered.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based financial aid up to 100%: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Payment plans are also offered.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 8–18; Requirement: Open to girls and non-binary youth; Requirement: No prior coding or game development experience needed; Requirement: English proficiency for the virtual camp

    Selection and application: Selection: Registration-based subject to site and cohort capacity; some 2026 sites filled and used waitlists. Need-based aid decisions were separate.

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    Glohea at JHU, a Johns Hopkins University academic student organization

    Global Health Leaders Conference at Johns Hopkins University (GHLC at JHU)

    An annual virtual global-health conference for grades 9–12 worldwide, organized by Glohea at JHU; the Summer 2027 application is due to open in fall 2026, with dates and fee not yet announced.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $99; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 23, 2026; Ends July 16, 2026; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    Online
    Location
    Zoom; organized by Glohea at JHU in Baltimore, Maryland
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 9–12 when applying; check the provider's rules for graduating seniors

    Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Applications are reviewed holistically. The organizer publishes no minimum GPA, test requirement, acceptance rate or guarantee of admission; Student Speaker Series participation requires a separate post-admission application.

    Financial aid:
    Read aid terms and conditions

    Last year's cycle (2026): Registration fee assistance for financial hardship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Admitted students tell the organizers upon acceptance.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Application fee: $0. No application fee.; Registration fee assistance for financial hardship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Admitted students tell the organizers upon acceptance.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 9–12 when applying; Requirement: Professional working proficiency in English; Requirement: Open to students from any country or U.S. state

    Selection and application: Selection: Applications are reviewed holistically. The organizer publishes no minimum GPA, test requirement, acceptance rate or guarantee of admission; Student Speaker Series participation requires a separate post-admission application. Application materials: Short essays

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    • Pre-college

    Global Online Academy

    Global Online Academy Summer Courses

    Seven-week, primarily asynchronous online high-school courses with teacher check-ins, project work, narrative grades and an available GOA transcript.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $840–$1,500; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 15, 2026; Ends July 31, 2026; 7 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    Online
    Location
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Summer registration is course-based rather than a published competitive-admission process. Classes are small, but current course capacities, waitlists and fill rates are not published.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Open to grades 9–12

    Selection and application: Selection: Summer registration is course-based rather than a published competitive-admission process. Classes are small, but current course capacities, waitlists and fill rates are not published.

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    Global Works Travel

    Global Works Teen Summer Trips

    Open 2027 chaperoned residential travel programs for students entering grade 9 through graduating grade 12, with service, cultural, language, environmental and pre-med themes.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    $3,445–$7,195 (2027 cycle)
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1–3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Program-specific international and U.S. territory itineraries; current departures use Houston, New York, Miami or self-booked flights
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 7–12 and first-year college (provider uses rising grades)

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Capacity- and fit-based enrollment rather than a single selective cohort. A completed application and payment reserve a space subject to trip availability, documentation, health and conduct requirements.

    Financial aid:
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    Sibling discount (5% of tuition): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Discounts cannot be combined.; Educator-parent discount (10% of tuition): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Requires proof of full-time employment as a primary or secondary educator.; Scholarships through partner organizations: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site (2027 cycle)

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Application fee: $95. Non-refundable.; Enrollment deposit: $700; Sibling discount (5% of tuition): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Discounts cannot be combined.; Educator-parent discount (10% of tuition): Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Requires proof of full-time employment as a primary or secondary educator.; Scholarships through partner organizations: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site (2027 cycle)

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 7–13; Requirement: High school trips: entering 9th grade through graduating 12th grade; Requirement: Middle school trip: entering 7th grade through graduating 8th grade

    Selection and application: Selection: Capacity- and fit-based enrollment rather than a single selective cohort. A completed application and payment reserve a space subject to trip availability, documentation, health and conduct requirements.

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    Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM), Brown University

    GoGetMath@ICERM

    Five-day, non-residential math programme at Brown ICERM for rising 10th or 11th graders, regardless of gender. Future session dates, tuition and applications are not announced on the overview.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $100; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Last year's cycle (2026): Starts August 10, 2026; Ends August 14, 2026; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Providence, RI
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 10–11 (provider uses rising grades)

    Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Financial aid: Last year's cycle (2026): Full financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Full financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Open to rising grades 10–11

    Selection and application: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Gotham Writers Workshop

    Gotham Writers Workshop Teen Creative Writing — Online and Zoom

    Four- or six-week creative writing classes for ages 13-17, offered live on Zoom or asynchronously online with lectures, exercises, and fiction/nonfiction practice.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Catalog terms: $339; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 4–6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    Online
    Location
    Worldwide online
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 13–17

    Housing: Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Open registration for available sections; no portfolio, audition, grades, or exams are required.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Registration fee (paid once per term): $25; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 13–17

    Selection and application: Selection: Open registration for available sections; no portfolio, audition, grades, or exams are required.

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    Governor's Program for Gifted Children / McNeese State University

    Governor's Program for Gifted Children

    Seven-week McNeese residential program for gifted students in grades 6-10, combining project-based academics, arts, student government, and dorm life.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $3,000–$4,000; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 7, 2026; 7 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Lake Charles, LA
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 6–10 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site

    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.

    Financial aid:
    Read aid terms and conditions

    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

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    Expenses and aid conditions: 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

    Full eligibility requirements: 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

    Selection and application: 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.

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