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Davidson Summer Programs Admissions

2025 Application Coming Soon!

The 2025 application will be available December 2, 2024 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. 

Step 2: Submit the Application

Review the Applicant Response Questions

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. 

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"The best part of DSP for us as parents is knowing that she's in a safe, stimulating place with people that understand her."

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Questions? Contact us at Summer@davidsongifted.org or call (775) 852-3483, option 2