Davidson Summer Programs Admissions
2025 Application available now!
The 2025 application is available through January 17, 2025.
Davidson Summer Programs is exclusive to participants in the Young Scholar's program, ages 8 to 13. Application submissions from eligible applicants are reviewed in a first-come, first-served basis. Decision notifications will be sent out within two weeks of application submission.
Step 1: Eligibility
Review Essential Information
- Review the 2025 program session and date options:
Session One: Sunday, June 15 - Thursday, June 19
Session Two: Monday, June 23 - Friday, June 27
Session Three: Sunday, July 6 - Thursday, July 10
Session Four: Monday, July 14 - July 18
Please note, Young Scholars may only apply to one DSP session each year to allow DSP to serve as many eligible participants as possible.
- Read the eligibility requirements to ensure you met the criteria
- Review tuition and fees for program costs and timeline for payments
- Look over the application section in the FAQs
- Read the Policies section in the Parent Resources page
Step 2: Submit the Application
Review the Applicant Response Questions
Please note the following questions are required to be completed by the applicant directly and should be in paragraph format. If the applicant is not available to answer the questions in their own words when applying, please wait to submit the application until you can address the questions with them.
Sessions One & Three
- Why would you like to attend Davidson Summer Programs? What are you most excited for? What are you questioning or concerned about? (minimum of 3 full sentences)
Sessions Two & Four
- Why do you want to attend DSP and which seminar are you most interested in? Please share a little about yourself and why you chose to apply to DSP and your chosen seminar. What do you hope to gain from the experience? (minimum of 5-7 full sentences)
- Please describe why you are ready for an academic 5-day residential summer program which includes living with roommates, three hours of classroom instruction and one hour of homework each day. (minimum of 5-7 full sentences)
- Tell us about a time that you experienced a social or emotional challenge. How did you overcome this challenge and how do you think having this experience will benefit you during your time at DSP? (minimum of 5-7 full sentences)
Complete Online Application
Access the ONLINE APPLICATION
The application system is called CampInTouch. If your child has applied for or attended a Davidson Summer Program or the Young Scholar Summit since 2019, you already have an account. Please reset your password if needed, and do NOT create a new account.
The online application includes the following sections:
- Initial account setup or login
- Household information
- Applicant information
- Parent responses
- Applicant responses
- Acknowledgements and agreements
Submit a separate application for each child interested in attending. Our staff will review the information submitted in the application and follow up with any questions.
Step 3: Decision Notifications
Acceptance Notifications
Davidson Summer Program applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. Decision notifications will be sent out within two weeks after submitting a completed application.
If your Young Scholar receives acceptance to Davidson Summer Programs, a deposit of $500 is due 24 hours after the acceptance notification for each participant to reserve their place in the program. If you choose to not complete the deposit payment by the assigned date, we will offer the space to the next person on the waitlist. For additional details on fees, see the tuition and fees page.
Waitlist
Once all available spaces have been reserved via deposit payment, pending applicants will be notified by email that they have been accepted to join their sessions waitlist. Should a vacant space in their session become available, families will be notified immediately.
Please note, eligible applicants will be placed on their preferred sessions waitlist ONLY. Applicants are NOT permitted to be on multiple session waitlists simultaneously.
"The best part of DSP for us as parents is knowing that she's in a safe, stimulating place with people that understand her."
Questions? Contact us at Summer@davidsongifted.org or call (775) 852-3483, option 2