| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | May 3, 2027 (2027 cycle) |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): 2027 application fee: $70. Application fee only; 2027 programme tuition and course extras remain unknown.; 2027: 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 | Grade 12 and first-year college; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 10–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher |
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| Additional eligibility | 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 | Ages 18–20; Requirement: Be an outstanding recent high-school graduate or otherwise fit the cycle-specific early-university criteria; Requirement: Demonstrate strong science achievement and substantive interest in research; Requirement: Be able to participate in an English-language international research and group environment; Requirement: Meet the final cycle's age, medical, travel, and participation rules when they are published; Exclusion: The current overview is not a live application and does not confirm that students younger than 18 may attend; Exclusion: Field availability varies by cycle, so a preferred discipline or laboratory cannot be guaranteed; Exclusion: Historical 2024 hybrid eligibility and format are not guaranteed for the next cohort | Minimum age 15; Requirement: Be a current high-school sophomore or junior; current ninth graders, seniors and graduates are ineligible.; Requirement: Be at least 15 by the session start and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.; Requirement: Meet any course and international English-proficiency requirements.; Exclusion: Current ninth graders, current twelfth graders, high-school graduates, or students younger than 15 at session start; Exclusion: Treating Pre-Med Institute or Summer College dates, prices, credit, or requirements as the two-week Pre-College Program; Exclusion: Assuming 2026 dates, course list, tuition, deadline, or aid terms apply in 2027; Exclusion: Using report cards or progress notes instead of a transcript; Exclusion: International applicants without the required English evidence; Exclusion: Commuters without metro Atlanta living arrangements or reliable daily travel; Exclusion: Assuming completion grants Emory credit, a grade, degree progress, recommendation, scholarship, Emory admission, or selective-college admission |
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| Session dates or duration | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Boca Raton, Florida, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center and assigned environmental camp sites | Rehovot, Weizmann Institute campus; Judean Desert and Negev field school | Atlanta, Georgia, Emory University campus; residential or metro-Atlanta commuter option |
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| Selection and application | 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 | Selection: Described by Weizmann as prestigious and intended for approximately 80 highly talented students worldwide; current acceptance rate is not published. Application materials: Historical applications have requested academic and science background, research interests, essays, transcript, recommendations, photograph, English proficiency, and medical or travel forms; confirm every item against the next application | Selection: Rolling review of complete applications until classes fill. Emory reports average enrollment around 400 and average class size 14 but publishes no current applicant count or acceptance rate. Application materials: Two recommendations |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-09Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22 | 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 2026-10-09Source 3 · checked 2026-10-09Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20 |
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