| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based program aid: Up to $2,575. Case-by-case; usually able to meet admitted students' requested program-cost aid, but not guaranteed and not available for travel.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): Application fee: $0. No fee to apply in 2026.; Historical enrollment deposit: $500. Nonrefundable, due after acceptance and credited toward total cost.; Need-based program aid: Up to $2,575. Case-by-case; usually able to meet admitted students' requested program-cost aid, but not guaranteed and not available for travel.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Unconfirmed — check official site | Up to grade 12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 16–18; Residency: Applicants may come from the United States or internationally; Requirement: Be age 16-18 during the program; Requirement: Be a rising high-school junior, rising senior or recent graduate; Requirement: Submit the required statement, transcript and recommendation; Requirement: Be prepared for daily writing, sharing and constructive peer response; Requirement: Live in Kenyon College housing for the full session; Exclusion: Younger students and most rising sophomores are ineligible; Exclusion: Supplemental writing materials are not accepted; Exclusion: Students may attend only one Young Writers Workshop per summer; Exclusion: Need-based aid does not cover travel | Ages 13–17; Requirement: Be age 13-17 for the ZooTeen program; Requirement: Be able to support summer Zoo Camp participants in person; Requirement: Have interest in animals, environment, conservation and working with people; Requirement: Complete any application and training requirements published for the active cycle; Exclusion: Applicants age 18 or older, who use the separate Zoo Ambassador pathway; Exclusion: Animal handling, animal-care, zookeeping or direct behind-the-scenes animal-contact expectations; Exclusion: Applicants unable to attend required training or assigned camp-support shifts |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Gambier, Ohio, United States | Apple Valley, Minnesota Zoo, Minnesota |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Kenyon calls the workshop highly selective and admits only a small percentage, emphasizing the 300-word statement and recommendation; it does not publish applicant or acceptance counts. Application materials: Maximum-300-word statement, essay, story or poem about writing's meaning; One recommendation from someone familiar with the applicant's writing | Selection: The zoo closes applications when the summer cohort is filled, but it does not publish applicant counts, cohort size, interview process or selection rate. |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-22 |
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