| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $3,000–$4,000; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $225–$3,550; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | 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 | Unconfirmed — check official site | 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 | Grades 6–10 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | 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 | Ages 10–17 | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Session dates or duration | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 7, 2026; 7 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 8, 2026; Ends August 14, 2026; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 8, 2026; Ends August 7, 2026; 3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person / Online | In person / Online |
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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 | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Lake Charles, LA | Memphis, Atlanta, Detroit, Raleigh, Chicago, Washington, Los Angeles, New York, Brooklyn, TN, GA, CA, MI, NC, IL, DC, NY, PR | Santa Clara, CA |
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| 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. | Selection: Historical 2026 programme information: Event registration was capacity-limited and multiple 2026 sessions sold out. The organizer did not publish an application rubric, acceptance rate, or standardized selection method. | Selection: Open paid enrollment subject to prerequisites, placement, capacity, and course availability; no unified admissions rate is published. |
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| Official sources | 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 2026-08-21Source 4 · 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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