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Program factsMikva Challenge Summer FellowsRemoveMathPathRemoveRISD Pre-College (On Campus)Remove
Application deadlineUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
CostUnconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): $6,600; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
Financial aidUnconfirmed — check official siteLast 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 siteUnconfirmed — check official site
Expenses and aid conditionsUnconfirmed — check official siteLast 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 siteUnconfirmed — check official site
Stipend or payLast year's cycle (2026): Cook County Summer Fellows 2026 hourly wage: $17; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official site
EligibilityUnconfirmed — check official siteUnconfirmed — check official siteGrades 10–11 (provider uses rising grades)
Additional eligibilityAges 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 cycleAges 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 windowCitizenship: Open internationally; non-U.S. citizens/permanent residents must arrange an appropriate visa or visa waiver; Citizenship: RISD need-based scholarships are limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents; Residency: Residential students live on campus; commuters must arrange local transportation; Requirement: Be a rising high-school junior or senior.; Requirement: Commit to the intensive five-week studio programme.; Requirement: Confirm the applicable 2027 age, English-proficiency, visa and scholarship conditions; older cycle rules are not a current guarantee.; Exclusion: No portfolio, art-training prerequisite, or admission test is required; Exclusion: Admission to Pre-College does not guarantee admission to RISD undergraduate study; Exclusion: Scholarship applications require financial documentation, a recommendation, and transcript and are restricted to U.S. citizens/permanent residents
Session dates or durationCatalog terms: 6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteLast year's cycle (2026): Starts June 28, 2026; Ends July 26, 2026; 4 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official siteStarts June 28, 2027; Ends July 30, 2027; 5 weeks (2027 cycle)
FormatIn personIn personIn person
Housing and supervisionNon-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official siteResidential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official siteResidential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site
LocationChicago, Illinois, Cook County and Lake County public offices and Mikva workshop locations, branch-specificPortland, OregonProvidence, Rhode Island
Selection and applicationSelection: 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: Merit-based selection centered on the Qualifying Test and application contextSelection: Previously published application rules described submission-order review and first-come major availability, and said applicants showing the ability and desire to contribute and benefit are accepted. Confirm the applicable Summer 2027 process and major availability; application totals, acceptance rates and waitlist movement are not published. Application materials: Online application; no portfolio or admission test is required.
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  • Denison University

    Reynolds Young Writers Workshop

    The Reynolds Young Writers Workshop is a ten-day residential creative writing programme at Denison University for students who have completed their sophomore or junior year of high school. The programme fee is $1,700, including tuition, housing and meals; financial assistance is available.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Catalog terms: $1,700; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Denison University campus
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

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

    Financial aid: Catalog terms: Reynolds Endowment assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Assistance available; amounts and award decisions are unknown.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Catalog terms: Application fee: $0. The official page states there is no application fee.; Reynolds Endowment assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Assistance available; amounts and award decisions are unknown.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Completed sophomore or junior year of high school by June of the programme year.; Exclusion: Current ninth graders, rising sophomores and current seniors are not admitted.

    Selection and application: Application materials: Online recommendation form completed by an English teacher or school counselor, rather than a letter.

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  • Rhodes College

    Rhodes Summer Academy

    Two-week residential, credit-bearing precollege academy for rising grades 10-12; Summer 2026 is complete and no coherent 2027 cycle is published.

    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
    Memphis, Tennessee, Rhodes College residential campus
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

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

    Enroll in one available Academy course

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

    Selection: Rolling application review with course and residential capacity limits; no current acceptance rate, rubric, or 2027 capacity is published.

    Financial aid:
    Read aid terms and conditions

    Last year's cycle (2026): Historical $200 tuition reductions: $200. Policies listed early-decision, legacy, sibling, and returning-student reductions. The main and policy pages conflict on the early-action date; confirm current eligibility and stacking rules.; Limited need-based aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Historical eligibility required family AGI below $80,000 and supporting documents; 2027 threshold, amount, and priority date are not announced.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Historical $200 tuition reductions: $200. Policies listed early-decision, legacy, sibling, and returning-student reductions. The main and policy pages conflict on the early-action date; confirm current eligibility and stacking rules.; Limited need-based aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Historical eligibility required family AGI below $80,000 and supporting documents; 2027 threshold, amount, and priority date are not announced.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Enter grade 10, 11, or 12, or the international equivalent, in the fall after the program under the latest published rule; Requirement: Enroll in one available Academy course; Requirement: Live in Rhodes housing unless a special-needs exception is approved; Requirement: Provide proof of health insurance and required health information; Requirement: Complete payment and enrollment-clearance materials before attendance; Exclusion: Assuming credits automatically transfer to another institution; Exclusion: Assuming a particular 2026 course will return in 2027; Exclusion: Assuming participation strengthens admission, guarantees Rhodes admission, yields a recommendation, or produces a particular grade; Exclusion: Using the regular undergraduate health-insurance plan or admission rules as Summer Academy rules

    Selection and application: Selection: Rolling application review with course and residential capacity limits; no current acceptance rate, rubric, or 2027 capacity is published.

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  • Rice University

    Rice University STEM Summer Camp

    Rice’s Center for STEM Engagement lists distinct elementary, middle- and high-school summer opportunities, with each programme setting its own eligibility, content and cost.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
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    Location
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    Stipend or pay
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    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: Requirement: Historical/route-specific requirements, not an unannounced future intake: UmbrellaelementarythroughHS; Bio7-11/STEAM3-9/BYTEcurrent2025-26grades9-12; differingprogrammes, no universalHS9-12orMarch1.

    Selection and application: Unconfirmed — check official site

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  • Rhode Island School of Design

    RISD Pre-College (On Campus)

    RISD’s on-campus Pre-College program offers rising high-school juniors and seniors five weeks of studio classes, critiques and projects in Providence.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Starts June 28, 2027; Ends July 30, 2027; 5 weeks (2027 cycle)
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 10–11 (provider uses rising grades)

    Open internationally; non-U.S. citizens/permanent residents must arrange an appropriate visa or visa waiver; RISD need-based scholarships are limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents; Residential students live on campus; commuters must arrange local transportation; Confirm the applicable 2027 age, English-proficiency, visa and scholarship conditions; older cycle rules are not a current guarantee.

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

    Selection: Previously published application rules described submission-order review and first-come major availability, and said applicants showing the ability and desire to contribute and benefit are accepted. Confirm the applicable Summer 2027 process and major availability; application totals, acceptance rates and waitlist movement are not published.

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

    Expenses and aid conditions: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Citizenship: Open internationally; non-U.S. citizens/permanent residents must arrange an appropriate visa or visa waiver; Citizenship: RISD need-based scholarships are limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents; Residency: Residential students live on campus; commuters must arrange local transportation; Requirement: Be a rising high-school junior or senior.; Requirement: Commit to the intensive five-week studio programme.; Requirement: Confirm the applicable 2027 age, English-proficiency, visa and scholarship conditions; older cycle rules are not a current guarantee.; Exclusion: No portfolio, art-training prerequisite, or admission test is required; Exclusion: Admission to Pre-College does not guarantee admission to RISD undergraduate study; Exclusion: Scholarship applications require financial documentation, a recommendation, and transcript and are restricted to U.S. citizens/permanent residents

    Selection and application: Selection: Previously published application rules described submission-order review and first-come major availability, and said applicants showing the ability and desire to contribute and benefit are accepted. Confirm the applicable Summer 2027 process and major availability; application totals, acceptance rates and waitlist movement are not published. Application materials: Online application; no portfolio or admission test is required.

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  • Iowa State University Program for Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE)

    RISE with WiSE

    RISE with WiSE is a residential STEM experience at Iowa State for rising juniors and seniors; two July2027 sessions are tentative, and published fee thresholds need confirmation.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Ames, Iowa
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: 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: Requirement: Students entering their junior or senior high-school year; all students welcome.

    Selection and application: Unconfirmed — check official site

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  • RIT K-12 University Center

    RIT Youth and Pre-College Programs

    Umbrella for separate RIT campus youth programs, clubs, break camps, and summer camps serving grades 2-12; 2026 offerings and fees varied by activity.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $250–$450; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Rochester, New York, Rochester Institute of Technology campus
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 2–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

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

    Selection: Most paid camps use registration and capacity rather than a single competitive admissions process. Scholarship and partner-funded programs have separate eligibility and limited funds; the umbrella applicant count, seats, fill rates, scholarship rates, and selection criteria are not published.

    Financial aid:
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    Last year's cycle (2026): Limited Camp Tiger need-based scholarships: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Separate application before registration and teacher/counselor recommendation required; funding not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Camp Tiger nonrefundable administrative fee: $75. Component of, not additional to, the $450 weekly fee.; Limited Camp Tiger need-based scholarships: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Separate application before registration and teacher/counselor recommendation required; funding not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Choose a specific offering matching the student's entering grade and interests; Requirement: Complete that program's registration, payment, health, consent, pickup, and behavior requirements; Requirement: Apply separately before registration if seeking Camp Tiger financial assistance; Requirement: Provide a teacher or counselor recommendation for Camp Tiger scholarship consideration; Exclusion: Not every RIT youth offering serves high-school students; Exclusion: This umbrella record does not guarantee a current program, space, scholarship, housing, college credit, recommendation, RIT admission, or admissions advantage; Exclusion: Program-specific age, grade, prerequisite, disability, residency, and partner rules control

    Selection and application: Selection: Most paid camps use registration and capacity rather than a single competitive admissions process. Scholarship and partner-funded programs have separate eligibility and limited funds; the umbrella applicant count, seats, fill rates, scholarship rates, and selection criteria are not published. Application materials: One teacher or counselor recommendation for Camp Tiger scholarship consideration

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  • Roger Williams Park Zoo / Rhode Island Zoological Society

    Roger Williams Park Zoo ZooCrew Counselor-in-Training

    Competitive unpaid ZooCamp support role for grades 7-12 who remain under 18, requiring interviews, training, a camp-interview week and four full summer volunteer weeks; 2026 is closed.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 5 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Providence, Rhode Island, Roger Williams Park Zoo and ZooCamp
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 7–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Maximum age 17

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

    Selection: Limited positions with a multi-stage process; the application says competition is often high and not all candidates advance to group or immersive interviews.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 annual volunteer dues: $30. Historical fee covered ID badge, shirts and appreciation events; recheck for 2027.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Maximum age 17; Requirement: Be enrolled in grade 7-12; Requirement: Remain younger than 18 throughout the full summer volunteer season; Requirement: Have reliable daily transportation; Requirement: Enjoy working with children ages 4-10 and show interest in conservation/nature; Requirement: Commit to the interview, training and service calendar; Exclusion: Applicants turning 18 during the summer season cannot volunteer that season; Exclusion: This role does not involve animal handling or care; Exclusion: A complete application does not guarantee an interview or position

    Selection and application: Selection: Limited positions with a multi-stage process; the application says competition is often high and not all candidates advance to group or immersive interviews. Application materials: Group interview and, if advanced, one full ZooCamp immersive-interview week

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  • Ross Mathematics Program

    Ross Mathematics Program in Asia

    The last clearly dated Ross/Asia cycle on its official site is a five-week 2023 residential program in the Philippines; no 2026 or 2027 Asia session is confirmed by the current Ross parent site.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 5 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Historical 2023: University of the Philippines, Asia location for a future cycle is unannounced
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 15–18; Historically open to domestic and international students; Be prepared for an intensive residential, proof-based program if a future Asia cycle is announced

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

    Selection: Historically selective and based heavily on the mathematical application problems, school record, and English readiness. No current Asia acceptance rate, capacity, or rubric is published.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Historical cycle (2023): Historical 2023 residential housing: $0. Included in the historical 2023 fee; future housing arrangements are unannounced.; Historical 2023 room and board: $0. Included in the historical 2023 fee; future meal arrangements are unannounced.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 15–18; Citizenship: Historically open to domestic and international students; Requirement: Strong interest and preparation in mathematics or science; Requirement: Sufficient English for fully English instruction and mathematical discussion; Requirement: Complete the Ross mathematical application problems and supporting written materials; Requirement: Be prepared for an intensive residential, proof-based program if a future Asia cycle is announced; Exclusion: Assuming the stale 2023 eligibility, location, fee, dates, or capacity govern any future cycle; Exclusion: Assuming submission to the general Ross/USA application automatically applies to Ross/Asia; Exclusion: Treating the program as math-contest preparation or a college-credit course

    Selection and application: Selection: Historically selective and based heavily on the mathematical application problems, school record, and English readiness. No current Asia acceptance rate, capacity, or rubric is published. Application materials: Personal statement and short essays; One recommendation under the historical page

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  • University of Alaska Fairbanks

    Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI)

    Free residential college programme at UAF for Alaska Native or rural Alaskan juniors and seniors; 2027 applications run January 1-March 1.

    Application deadline
    March 1, 2027 (2027 cycle)
    Cost
    Catalog terms: Free attendance; check separate expenses; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

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

    Housing: Residential. Supervision and housing details: 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: Requirement: Alaska Native OR from a rural Alaskan community.; Requirement: Attend after junior or senior year of high school.; Requirement: Normally at least 3.0 cumulative GPA; a lower GPA does not automatically disqualify applicants who demonstrate readiness in essays.; Requirement: Read at or above grade level and be committed to earning a college degree.; Requirement: Rural priority: communities not connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks with 7,500 people or fewer, OR connected communities with 1,500 people or fewer and at least 150 miles away. Ferry routes and roads outside Alaska do not count. Other locations are not automatically rejected.

    Selection and application: Application materials: Two 300-word essays.; At least two official RAHI recommendation forms: one school reference and another school or community reference.; Transcript sent by the school, preferably attached to a recommendation form.

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  • Mississippi State University Extension Service

    Rural Medical & Science Scholars

    A two-week campus health and STEM exploration programme for current high-school juniors at Mississippi State, June 6–18, 2027. Applications open November 2, 2026; price and closing date remain unconfirmed.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Starts June 6, 2027; Ends June 18, 2027; 2 weeks (2027 cycle)
    Format
    In person
    Location
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grade 11 when applying; summer rising grade is one higher

    Housing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: Confirm the current programme’s selection, capacity and operative participation conditions.

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

    Full eligibility requirements: Requirement: Current high-school juniors preparing to become seniors

    Selection and application: Selection: Confirm the current programme’s selection, capacity and operative participation conditions.

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  • Rutgers Business School

    Rutgers Business School Summer Business Camp

    Rutgers Business School’s one-week residential camp lists completed July 2026 sessions at $2,600. The next cycle, price and application are unannounced.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Location
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Historical 2026 rule: Current reporting documents U.S. and international campers; travel, immigration, language, and guardian arrangements must be confirmed with Rutgers; Historical 2026 rule: Be able to participate in an intensive residential week and full-day business activities; Historical 2026 rule: Complete Rutgers/Eventbrite, guardian, residential, health, emergency, conduct, and travel requirements

    Housing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Selection: The 2026 program served 135 students across three sessions and sold out or ended sales. Rutgers does not publish applicant count, acceptance rate, per-session capacity, selection rubric, or waitlist conversion rate.

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

    Full eligibility requirements: Residency: Historical 2026 rule: Current reporting documents U.S. and international campers; travel, immigration, language, and guardian arrangements must be confirmed with Rutgers; Requirement: Historical 2026 rule: Be a high-school student during the relevant camp cycle; Requirement: Historical 2026 rule: Be able to participate in an intensive residential week and full-day business activities; Requirement: Historical 2026 rule: Register and pay while the selected session has capacity; Requirement: Historical 2026 rule: Complete Rutgers/Eventbrite, guardian, residential, health, emergency, conduct, and travel requirements; Requirement: Historical 2026 rule: Work collaboratively on networking, presentations, an elevator pitch, and a team business plan; Exclusion: Historical 2026 rule: Current pages do not restrict participation to juniors and seniors; Exclusion: Historical 2026 rule: Current pages do not publish a GPA, prerequisite course, citizenship, age, English-test, or prior-business requirement; Exclusion: Historical 2026 rule: Registration may sell out well before summer and a waitlist does not guarantee admission

    Selection and application: Selection: The 2026 program served 135 students across three sessions and sold out or ended sales. Rutgers does not publish applicant count, acceptance rate, per-session capacity, selection rubric, or waitlist conversion rate. Application materials: Historical 2026 instructions: No current essay, transcript, GPA, recommendation, interview, or international-document requirement is publicly specified

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  • Rutgers University Pre-College Summer Programs

    Rutgers Pre-Law and Mock Trial Summer Academy

    One-week non-credit residential mock-trial academy for students completing grades 10-11, age 16-18 with 3.0+ GPA; both 2026 weeks filled and 2027 is not open.

    Application deadline
    Unconfirmed — check official site
    Cost
    Last year's cycle (2026): $2,899; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Session dates or duration
    Catalog terms: 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site
    Format
    In person
    Location
    New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers-New Brunswick campus and supervised residence halls
    Stipend or pay
    Unconfirmed — check official site

    Eligibility: Grades 10–11; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Ages 16–18; U.S. and international secondary students could apply; international students had visa, funding and insurance requirements; Be age 16-18 before the summer program; Remain with the supervised residential cohort for the full week

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

    Selection: Rolling review required a 3.0 GPA and complete application. Both weeks reached capacity; qualified later applicants were waitlisted in order. Applicant count, capacity and acceptance rate are not published.

    Financial aid: Unconfirmed — check official site
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    Expenses and aid conditions: Last year's cycle (2026): Enrollment deposit: $500. Part of tuition, nonrefundable, and required to secure the seat after acceptance.; Connecting Saturday night for students taking both weeks: $55. Additional to two $2,899 weekly program fees.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site

    Full eligibility requirements: Ages 16–18; Residency: U.S. and international secondary students could apply; international students had visa, funding and insurance requirements; Requirement: Be completing sophomore or junior year of high school; Requirement: Be age 16-18 before the summer program; Requirement: Have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA; Requirement: Demonstrate English proficiency; Requirement: Remain with the supervised residential cohort for the full week; Exclusion: Students completing grades 9 or 12 were not eligible under 2026 rules; Exclusion: No prior mock-trial experience was stated as required; Exclusion: International participation required appropriate F-1/J-1 documentation, proof of funds and Rutgers health insurance

    Selection and application: Selection: Rolling review required a 3.0 GPA and complete application. Both weeks reached capacity; qualified later applicants were waitlisted in order. Applicant count, capacity and acceptance rate are not published. Application materials: Personal essay of up to two paragraphs; One recommendation independently submitted by a teacher or other person who can discuss educational/personal achievements; International applicants: passport, proof of funding, visa and health-insurance materials; English score or possible interview

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