| Application deadline | February 1, 2027 (2027 cycle) | February 15, 2027 (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Catalog terms: Free attendance; check separate expenses; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $1,900–$7,290; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Summer full or partial need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Completed 2026 cycle; limited to eligible U.S.-resident students.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Catalog terms: On-campus boarding: $0. Funders cover boarding in the latest published cycle; room type, deposit, damage, linen, accessibility, and early-arrival terms await the next cycle.; Program food: $0. Funders cover food; exact meal plan, snacks, travel-day meals, allergies, and dietary accommodations are not published for 2027.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Summer 2026 application fee: $200. Nonrefundable; part of the USD 700 initial payment.; Summer 2026 enrollment deposit: $500. Applied toward total program cost.; Summer full or partial need-based scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Completed 2026 cycle; limited to eligible U.S.-resident students.; 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 | Grades 10–11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher | Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 8–12 (provider uses rising grades) |
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| Additional eligibility | Residency: Current Texas high-school student; Requirement: Be a current high-school sophomore or junior during the application cycle; Requirement: Demonstrate interest in business, accounting, and/or leadership development; Requirement: Present a strong academic record and personal achievement in context; no universal GPA cutoff is published; Requirement: Complete the official online application, transcript, activities and leadership section, essay or essays, and recommendation by the announced deadline; Requirement: Be available for the entire six-day residential program, family orientation, dorm stay, classes, team work, case competition, networking, and closing activities; Requirement: Be prepared to work respectfully with students of varied backgrounds and follow UT, McCombs, housing, minor, conduct, safety, privacy, and academic-integrity rules; Exclusion: Students who are not current high-school sophomores or juniors under the next cycle's classification rule; Exclusion: Missing or late required transcript, essay, recommendation, activity, leadership, consent, or verification materials; Exclusion: Inability to attend the full residential session without an approved accommodation; Exclusion: Assuming first-generation status, hardship, identity, Texas residence, strong grades, early application, or accounting experience guarantees selection; Exclusion: Treating the encouragement of first-generation and hardship-affected applicants as an exclusion of other backgrounds; Exclusion: Using unverified third-party 2027 dates or deadline as official; Exclusion: Assuming participation confers UT or McCombs admission, academic credit, scholarship, internship, or employment | Requirement: The programme serves rising high-school seniors and recent graduates. The benefits page still states 2026 graduation classes, citizenship and age conditions; confirm their 2027 applicability rather than shifting the years automatically. | Residency: Worldwide for the Green Mountains program; 2026 scholarships were restricted to eligible U.S. residents; Requirement: Be in grades 9-12 or be a motivated rising ninth grader; Requirement: Demonstrate interest in climate action, climate science, or sustainability; Requirement: For the summer application, provide an academic reference and a second academic or extracurricular reference; Exclusion: Current grade 8 students who are not rising to grade 9; Exclusion: Applicants seeking academic credit; these offerings are noncredit |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Starts June 20, 2027; Ends August 5, 2027 (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts July 5, 2026; Ends July 17, 2026; 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person | Hybrid |
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| Housing and supervision | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Austin, Texas, University of Texas at Austin campus and scheduled Austin or corporate program sites | Lubbock, Texas | Castleton, Vermont |
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| Selection and application | Selection: McCombs describes desired qualities but publishes no current applicant count, cohort size, acceptance rate, fixed GPA cutoff, identity quota, geographic quota, scoring rubric, interview process, or waitlist policy. Historical cohort figures must not be treated as a future guarantee. Application materials: One or more essays following the current prompts and word limits; One letter of recommendation from an eligible recommender under current instructions | Application materials: Submit the listed essays, transcript and test records, three online recommendation questionnaires with at least two teachers, and the top-five activity list. Do not add an extra resume or unrequested supplements. | Selection: The Green Mountains application is selective and was reviewed on a rolling basis until capacity. Application materials: Personal statement of no more than 300 words |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-10Source 2 · checked 2026-08-20Source 3 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-15Source 2 · checked 2026-10-15Source 3 · checked 2026-10-09Source 4 · checked 2026-10-09Source 5 · checked 2026-08-21 | 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 |
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