| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | March 19, 2027 (2027 cycle) |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $6,600; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last 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 site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last 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 site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: In-person breakfast and lunch: $0. Provided during the one-day Bloomington session.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Cook County Summer Fellows 2026 hourly wage: $17; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 10–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Ages 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 window | Ages 16–22; Residency: Cook County or Lake County under the selected 2026 branch and placement rules; Requirement: Be a graduating or recently graduated high-school student or other eligible opportunity youth under the selected branch; Requirement: Be age 16-22 by the cycle's published cutoff; Requirement: Not be a current college student under the 2026 form; Requirement: Meet Cook or Lake County geography and commute requirements; Requirement: For the Cook County IYIP-funded branch, meet and document at least one current state workforce-program eligibility criterion; Requirement: Be eligible for paid employment, payroll, and the assigned public office; Requirement: Commit to 30 hours weekly for six weeks plus workshops and placement-specific requirements; Exclusion: Current college students under the 2026 form; Exclusion: Applicants outside the branch's county or placement geography; Exclusion: Applicants who do not meet the funded branch's workforce-program eligibility; Exclusion: Treating current grades 9-11 Citywide Youth Councils or Youth Organizing Academy as Summer Fellows; Exclusion: Assuming the age 16-22, $17 rate, employer, office, or eligibility checklist persists in 2027; Exclusion: Submitting sensitive eligibility data through a stale form without confirming the cycle | Requirement: Have at least a 3.5 cumulative high-school GPA on a 4.0 scale; Requirement: For virtual sessions, be a current sophomore, junior, or senior; Requirement: For summer in-person sessions, be a rising junior or senior; Requirement: Submit both required short essays and GPA information by the deadline; Requirement: Be available for the full selected one-day or two-session program; Exclusion: The program is open to all eligible students, not only students who identify as women; Exclusion: Applicants below the 3.5 GPA minimum are directed to other programs; Exclusion: Late applications receive no exceptions, including technical-delay cases; Exclusion: Participation does not guarantee Kelley or IU admission, college credit, scholarship, recommendation, internship, job, or college-admissions advantage |
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| Session dates or duration | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 28, 2026; Ends July 26, 2026; 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 0.14–1.14 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person | 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 | Portland, Oregon | Chicago, Illinois, Cook County and Lake County public offices and Mikva workshop locations, branch-specific | Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana University Bloomington campus and live virtual sessions |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Merit-based selection centered on the Qualifying Test and application context | Selection: Eligibility and hiring depend on county, age, graduation status, funded workforce criteria, application quality, placement capacity, office fit, and employment requirements. Cook County cited approximately 50 placements; no current overall acceptance rate is published. | Selection: Kelley calls KWLI selective, limits seats, and reviews cumulative GPA and application essays after the deadline. It does not publish applicant totals, cohort sizes by session, acceptance rates, geographic quotas, or scoring weights. Application materials: 100-word statement explaining why the student hopes to participate |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-20Source 2 · checked 2026-08-20Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-20Source 2 · checked 2026-08-20Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-09Source 2 · checked 2026-10-09 |
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