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Program factsMathPathRemoveImmerse Education Academic and Career Insights Summer ProgrammesRemoveLawrenceville Summer ScholarsRemove
Application deadlineUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
CostLast year's cycle (2026): $6,600; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): $4,615–$7,100; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Financial aidLast year's cycle (2026): Need-based financial aid: Up to $6,600. Aid was available up to the full program fee; admission was decided before financial-aid consideration.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): Need- and merit-based bursary: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Awards may cover up to 100% of program fees based on household income and academic potential; 2027 dates and award availability are not yet confirmed.; Immerse competition scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Free 2026-27 competitions award full or partial program scholarships; values and redemption rules vary by competition.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
Expenses and aid conditionsLast year's cycle (2026): Need-based financial aid: Up to $6,600. Aid was available up to the full program fee; admission was decided before financial-aid consideration.; Application fee: $0. Applying to MathPath is free.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): Need- and merit-based bursary: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Awards may cover up to 100% of program fees based on household income and academic potential; 2027 dates and award availability are not yet confirmed.; Immerse competition scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Free 2026-27 competitions award full or partial program scholarships; values and redemption rules vary by competition.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): Application fee: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. The current FAQ confirms the fee is nonrefundable but does not state its amount.; Tuition deposit: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. The current FAQ confirms a deposit and historical refund rules but not the amount.; Required international health insurance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Required for international scholars; current price is not stated.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
Stipend or payUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
EligibilityUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteGrades 6–9; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site
Additional eligibilityAges 11–14; Requirement: Turn 11 before the program starts; Requirement: Turn 15 only after the program ends; Requirement: Complete the Qualifying Test independently; Requirement: Demonstrate mathematical ability, interest, and persistence; Exclusion: Students outside the published age windowAges 13–18; Residency: Open to students worldwide, subject to destination visa, travel, and age requirements; Requirement: Meet the selected program's age band: generally 13-18 for Academic Insights and 15-18 for Career Insights; Requirement: Have sufficient English proficiency to participate in advanced instruction and group work; Requirement: Select a destination, pathway, subject, age-appropriate course, and available session; Requirement: Have a parent or legal guardian complete enrollment if under 18; Requirement: Meet visa, travel-document, health, and residential requirements for the selected destination; Exclusion: Applicants outside the selected course's age band; Exclusion: Students unable to meet destination-specific entry or visa requirements; Exclusion: Enrollment in a course or session that has filledResidency: Students from the United States and other countries; Requirement: Be entering grade 6, 7, 8, or 9 after the summer; Requirement: Attend the full three-week program; Requirement: Upload a recent grade report and teacher comments; Requirement: Have English proficiency sufficient for discussion-centered classes; Requirement: Provide a local guardian able to assume responsibility within four hours in an emergency; Requirement: Bring a laptop and basic school supplies; Exclusion: Students entering grades 10-12 are not in the published eligibility range; Exclusion: International scholars generally need a Vericant Spoken English Evaluation score of at least 4.0 unless waived; Exclusion: International scholars must purchase the school health-insurance plan; Exclusion: Lawrenceville does not provide visa assistance or arrival/departure transportation
Session dates or durationLast year's cycle (2026): Starts June 28, 2026; Ends July 26, 2026; 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteCatalog terms: 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteCatalog terms: 3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
FormatIn personIn person / OnlineIn person
Housing and supervisionResidential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official siteResidential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official siteNon-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
LocationPortland, OregonBoston, Cambridge, London, Oxford, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, SingaporeLawrenceville, New Jersey
Selection and applicationSelection: Merit-based selection centered on the Qualifying Test and application contextSelection: Enrollment is reviewed for age, readiness, program fit, English proficiency, and space. The current public form does not publish a single acceptance rate or cohort size for the whole program family. Application materials: For bursary consideration: essay response, video, and English-language household-income documentationSelection: Registration is rolling and capacity-limited. The program may use a waitlist and class-specific waitlists, but it does not publish seats, applicant volume, acceptance rates, or course capacity.
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  • The Kenyon Review

    Kenyon Review Young Writers Summer Residential Workshop

    Write and discuss new work during a two-week residential workshop at Kenyon College. Prior sessions served writers ages 16-18; next-cycle dates, fees and applications are unconfirmed.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Gambier, Ohio, United States
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 16–18; Applicants may come from the United States or internationally; Be age 16-18 during the program

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

    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.

    Financial aid:
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    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

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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

    Full eligibility requirements: 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

    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

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  • King's College London

    King's College London Pre-University Summer School

    One- to three-week London university summer courses for academically motivated students ages 16-17, with optional supervised housing and broad subject choices.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1–3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    London, King's College London central London campuses; optional Stamford Street Apartments
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 10–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 16–17; International applicants may attend subject to travel, immigration and English requirements; Turn 16 before the earliest course or accommodation arrival date

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

    Selection: Applicants are assessed for academic motivation, age, maturity, grades and English readiness. King's does not publish applicant totals or an acceptance rate on the program page; courses can close when full.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 nonrefundable application fee: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Historical 2026 price; confirm the next-cycle fee before applying.; 2026 residential package including standard-course tuition: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Alternative total package for one through three weeks; includes room, breakfast and dinner but not travel or lunch.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 16–17; Residency: International applicants may attend subject to travel, immigration and English requirements; Requirement: Be entering or enrolled in the final three years of high school; Requirement: Turn 16 before the earliest course or accommodation arrival date; Requirement: Turn 18 only after the programme or accommodation departure date; Requirement: Demonstrate academic motivation, independence and maturity; Requirement: Meet B2 English for academic courses or the separate B1 requirements for English Language & Culture; Requirement: Attend every compulsory session; Exclusion: The 2026 program is closed; Exclusion: Students already age 18 are directed to the Undergraduate Summer School School Leaver Pathway; Exclusion: Missing sessions can prevent receipt of the participation confirmation; Exclusion: Housing packages do not cover travel, lunch or personal spending

    Selection and application: Selection: Applicants are assessed for academic motivation, age, maturity, grades and English readiness. King's does not publish applicant totals or an acceptance rate on the program page; courses can close when full. Application materials: Personal statement

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  • Kinhaven Music School

    Kinhaven Music School Senior Session

    Six-week residential chamber-music program for auditioned grades 8-12 musicians; Summer 2027 details are not yet published.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Weston, Vermont
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 8–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

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

    Selection: Audition-based, studio-capacity selection for approximately 90 students. Kinhaven does not publish applicant volume or acceptance rates.

    Financial aid:
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    Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Available to qualified students demonstrating need; award range and required documents are not public.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Available to qualified students demonstrating need; award range and required documents are not public.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Be enrolled in grade 8-12 for the applicable session; Requirement: Play an accepted orchestral string, woodwind, brass, percussion instrument, or piano at an audition-ready level; Requirement: Submit a recent solo performance recording for each instrument; Requirement: Attend the entire six-week session if accepted; Exclusion: Voice-only applicants are not listed as a Senior Session admission instrument; Exclusion: Same-instrument duet recordings do not replace the required solo audition; Exclusion: A Summer 2026 application link does not establish Summer 2027 availability

    Selection and application: Selection: Audition-based, studio-capacity selection for approximately 90 students. Kinhaven does not publish applicant volume or acceptance rates. Application materials: Shareable link to a five-to-ten-minute solo audition recorded within six months; Separate audition link for each instrument

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  • Kode With Klossy

    Kode With Klossy Summer Camps

    Kode With Klossy offers free, two-week coding camps covering web development, artificial intelligence and machine learning, or data science. No coding experience is required. The official camp page says summer 2027 applications open in February 2027, with camps in June, July and August in nine cities and virtually.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Catalog terms: Free attendance; check separate expenses; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    Hybrid
    Location
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Housing: Unconfirmed — check official site

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

    Full eligibility requirements: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection and application: Unconfirmed — check official site

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  • Kroka Expeditions

    Kroka Summer Programs

    Five-day to three-week human-powered wilderness, farm, paddling, climbing, biking, sailing, and rites-of-passage programs for ages 6-18.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Catalog terms: $790–$5,925; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1–3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Marlow, New Hampshire, Program-specific expedition routes, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New York, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Lake Champlain and other program-specific destinations
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 6–18; Meet the exact age range for the selected program; published 2026 programs ranged from ages 6-10 to ages 15-18

    Housing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Fit- and safety-reviewed rather than first-come alone; Kroka may decline applicants, maintain waitlists, prefer group balance, and require prerequisites for technical programs.

    Financial aid:
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    Catalog terms: Scholarship and personalized assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Scholarships, personalized prices, payment plans, and some non-monetary barter are available; award amounts are individualized.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Scholarship and personalized assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Scholarships, personalized prices, payment plans, and some non-monetary barter are available; award amounts are individualized.; Optional station or airport pickup per direction: $0–$160. Bellows Falls $0, Keene $20, Concord $100, or Manchester airport $160 each way. Other travel remains family responsibility.; Optional extra-night accommodation: $25–$125. Family campsite $25 per night; student overnight $125. Standard expedition room/board inclusion should be confirmed for the selected program.; Optional equipment rental: $5–$20. Published per-program rental examples: rubber boots $5, rain coat $10, rain pants $10, sleeping pad $10, sleeping bag $20.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 6–18; Requirement: Meet the exact age range for the selected program; published 2026 programs ranged from ages 6-10 to ages 15-18; Requirement: Show genuine personal interest and excitement about attending; Requirement: Be physically ready to participate in every required aspect of the selected program; Requirement: Ensure the family understands Kroka's philosophy, handbook, outdoor living, risk, and community approach; Requirement: Complete an introductory program or demonstrate prior technical experience when an advanced expedition requires it; Requirement: Be accepted based on fit, safety, capacity, and group composition; Exclusion: Registration and deposit do not guarantee acceptance; Exclusion: Students who cannot safely complete essential physical, technical, behavioral, medical, or community components without an agreed accommodation; Exclusion: Applicants outside the selected program's age band or without a stated technical prerequisite; Exclusion: Some rites-of-passage programs use gender-specific cohorts; verify the current inclusion policy directly

    Selection and application: Selection: Fit- and safety-reviewed rather than first-come alone; Kroka may decline applicants, maintain waitlists, prefer group balance, and require prerequisites for technical programs.

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  • Landmark College

    Landmark College High School Summer Program

    Three-week residential college-readiness program for ages 16–18 returning as rising juniors/seniors, with executive-function, writing and optional social-pragmatics support.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $5,990–$7,390; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Last year's cycle (2026): Starts July 11, 2026; Ends August 1, 2026; 3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Putney, Vermont; residential applicant pool
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 11–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 16–18; Be age 16-18; Be able to participate in a structured residential learning community

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

    Selection: Admissions reviews fit for the structured program; no applicant, cohort or acceptance count is published. Financial aid is limited and first-come after acceptance.

    Financial aid: Last year's cycle (2026): Program financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Awarded after acceptance and reviewed first-come, first-served.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Refundable damage deposit: $150. Refundable subject to program terms.; Program financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Awarded after acceptance and reviewed first-come, first-served.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 16–18; Requirement: Be age 16-18; Requirement: Have completed high-school sophomore year; Requirement: Return to high school in fall as a junior or senior; Requirement: Be motivated to address academic challenges and prepare for college-level demands; Requirement: Be able to participate in a structured residential learning community; Exclusion: Graduating seniors should consider the separate College Readiness Program; Exclusion: A diagnosed learning difference, ADHD or autism is not required; Exclusion: Program is not college credit and is not the separate Summer Bridge Experience

    Selection and application: Selection: Admissions reviews fit for the structured program; no applicant, cohort or acceptance count is published. Financial aid is limited and first-come after acceptance.

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  • Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, University of Utah

    Lassonde Startup Academy

    Lassonde Startup Academy provides entrepreneurship and maker learning at the University of Utah; its two-week residential session belongs to the completed 2026 cycle.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Salt Lake City, Utah, University of Utah, Lassonde Studios
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

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

    Ages 14–18; Be a high-school student age 14-18; Complete registration, payment, residential, health, consent, and credit-eligibility steps if offered a place; Participate in the full residential academy

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

    Selection: The 2026 cohort reached capacity and accepted waitlist interest. Scholarships were limited and considered merit and need. Current cohort size, applicant count, acceptance rate, selection rubric, and waitlist movement are not published.

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

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 14–18; Requirement: Be a high-school student age 14-18; Requirement: Submit the program and scholarship interest form for the applicable cycle; Requirement: Complete registration, payment, residential, health, consent, and credit-eligibility steps if offered a place; Requirement: Participate in the full residential academy; Exclusion: College credit has restrictions and is not available to every participant; Exclusion: Interest-form submission does not guarantee admission, scholarship, waitlist movement, college credit, credit transfer, prize, startup funding, company formation, sales, University admission, or admissions advantage

    Selection and application: Selection: The 2026 cohort reached capacity and accepted waitlist interest. Scholarships were limited and considered merit and need. Current cohort size, applicant count, acceptance rate, selection rubric, and waitlist movement are not published.

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  • LaunchX LLC

    LaunchX Entrepreneurship Programs

    LaunchX entrepreneurship programmes for high-school students ages14–18, with2027 Ann Arbor and online routes; application rounds and costs depend on the selected programme.

    Application deadline
    November 11, 2026 (2027 cycle)
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $2,495–$13,495; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person / Online
    Location
    Ann Arbor, Michigan; online worldwide
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 14–18; Be a high-school student age 14-18 for general LaunchX programs; Meet online or residential attendance, conduct, payment, travel, and technology requirements

    Housing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: LaunchX reports an approximately 30% acceptance rate for Flagship programs only. It does not publish applicant counts, scoring methods, or acceptance rates for the other tracks.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): 2027 application fee by round: $50–$100. Published 2027 programme-specific amount; additional expenses and financial awards require confirmation.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 14–18; Requirement: Be a high-school student age 14-18 for general LaunchX programs; Requirement: Historical 2026 Startup Experience reference, not current2027 entry conditions: For Online Startup Experience, college-aged applicants 18-22 may also apply; Requirement: Choose a program appropriate to prior entrepreneurship experience and desired commitment; Requirement: Meet online or residential attendance, conduct, payment, travel, and technology requirements; Requirement: Historical 2026 Startup Experience reference, not current2027 entry conditions: Startup Experience may expect Innovation Program or other prior entrepreneurship experience; Exclusion: Applicants outside the age rules for the selected program; Exclusion: Students unable to meet the selected track's full online or residential schedule

    Selection and application: Selection: LaunchX reports an approximately 30% acceptance rate for Flagship programs only. It does not publish applicant counts, scoring methods, or acceptance rates for the other tracks.

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  • LaunchX LLC

    LaunchX In-Person Flagship Entrepreneurship Summer Program

    LaunchX’s four-week in-person flagship entrepreneurship programme for high-school students ages 14–18 in Ann Arbor; June 27–July 24, 2027, with USD 13,495 tuition and separate application fees.

    Application deadline
    November 11, 2026 (2027 cycle)
    Cost
    $13,495 (2027 cycle)
    Session dates or duration
    Starts June 27, 2027; Ends July 24, 2027; 4 weeks (2027 cycle)
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 14–18; Be a high-school student age 14-18 for flagship programs

    Housing: 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.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: 2027 application fee by round: $50–$100. Published 2027 programme-specific amount; additional expenses and financial awards require confirmation. (2027 cycle)

    Full eligibility requirements: 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

    Selection and application: Selection: LaunchX reports approximately a 30% acceptance rate for flagship programs; current cohort-specific applicant counts and criteria are not fully published.

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  • The Lawrenceville School

    Lawrenceville Summer Scholars

    Three-week day or residential boarding-school enrichment program for rising grades 6-9 using small classes, Harkness discussion, Houses, and activities.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $4,615–$7,100; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 3 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Lawrenceville, New Jersey
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 6–9; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Students from the United States and other countries

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

    Selection: Registration is rolling and capacity-limited. The program may use a waitlist and class-specific waitlists, but it does not publish seats, applicant volume, acceptance rates, or course capacity.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Application fee: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. The current FAQ confirms the fee is nonrefundable but does not state its amount.; Tuition deposit: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. The current FAQ confirms a deposit and historical refund rules but not the amount.; Required international health insurance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Required for international scholars; current price is not stated.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Residency: Students from the United States and other countries; Requirement: Be entering grade 6, 7, 8, or 9 after the summer; Requirement: Attend the full three-week program; Requirement: Upload a recent grade report and teacher comments; Requirement: Have English proficiency sufficient for discussion-centered classes; Requirement: Provide a local guardian able to assume responsibility within four hours in an emergency; Requirement: Bring a laptop and basic school supplies; Exclusion: Students entering grades 10-12 are not in the published eligibility range; Exclusion: International scholars generally need a Vericant Spoken English Evaluation score of at least 4.0 unless waived; Exclusion: International scholars must purchase the school health-insurance plan; Exclusion: Lawrenceville does not provide visa assistance or arrival/departure transportation

    Selection and application: Selection: Registration is rolling and capacity-limited. The program may use a waitlist and class-specific waitlists, but it does not publish seats, applicant volume, acceptance rates, or course capacity.

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  • Leangap Education, Inc.

    Leangap Summer Entrepreneurship Program

    Four-week full-time startup program for high-school students, offered online or residential in the San Francisco Bay Area; 2026 is complete and 2027 terms are not announced.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $6,450–$9,950; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person / Online
    Location
    San Francisco, Berkeley, San Francisco Bay Area residential program hosted at UC Berkeley in 2026, Online worldwide
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

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

    Residential students must live in program housing; no commuter option was offered in 2026

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

    Selection: Leangap reviews applicants for fit using motivation, initiative, collaboration, problem solving, skills, and impact. Each 2026 format was limited to 40 seats, but no applicant count or acceptance rate is published.

    Financial aid:
    Read aid terms and conditions

    Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 need-based tuition discount: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. 10-80% discount online or 10-50% San Francisco; no full rides; parents' prior 12 months of income statements required. 2027 availability TBC.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 enrollment deposit: $700. Nonrefundable, credited toward tuition, and due within 14 days of acceptance.; 2026 need-based tuition discount: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. 10-80% discount online or 10-50% San Francisco; no full rides; parents' prior 12 months of income statements required. 2027 availability TBC.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Be a high-school student/teen applicant; Requirement: Commit full time to the four-week program and team startup work; Requirement: Show interests, passions, initiative, drive, problem solving, and collaboration in the application; Requirement: No prior business or coding knowledge is required; Requirement: Residential students must live in program housing; no commuter option was offered in 2026; Exclusion: The current pages do not publish an exact age range, grade-by-grade rule, citizenship restriction, visa service, English-proficiency standard, or 2027 eligibility terms; Exclusion: A priority-list signup does not confer admission; Exclusion: Admission and financial aid are reviewed separately; no full-ride aid was offered in 2026

    Selection and application: Selection: Leangap reviews applicants for fit using motivation, initiative, collaboration, problem solving, skills, and impact. Each 2026 format was limited to 40 seats, but no applicant count or acceptance rate is published. Application materials: Parents' income statements for the prior 12 months when requesting need-based aid

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  • Lehigh University Academic Outreach

    Lehigh University Pre-College Summer Camps

    Lehigh’s residential pre-college camps are for rising grades 10–12, ages 14–17 during the programme, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 9–11 (provider uses rising grades)

    Ages 14–17

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

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
    All requirements, expenses and sources

    Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 14–17; Requirement: Rising grades 10–12, ages 14–17 during the programme, in good academic standing

    Selection and application: Unconfirmed — check official site

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