Apply
Application for Summer Challenge will begin Monday, February 4, 2013 at 8 am for eligible students.
To apply for financial assistance, please submit your online application for assistance at the same time as you apply for acceptance into the program.
Registration and Fee Processing
After Robinson Center staff review the online application, we determine your eligibility for our classes and, if requested, eligibility for financial assistance.
We then notify the parent by email regarding the applicant’s acceptance into the program and class placement within 10 working days of applying.
The last step is to submit payment through the online payment gateway. Payment is required upon registration. Your child is not fully enrolled until payment has been received.
How to Apply
A complete application consists of:
1. The online application (will not work until February 4, 2013 at 8 am).
Returning Challenge students may write “returning student” on the application instead of entering test scores.
2. Proof of eligibility.
If you participated in Challenge last year, you may skip this step. You do not need to re-submit scores.
a. Qualifying test scores.
or
b. Participation in a nationally recognized talent search.
or
c. Placement in a recognized gifted school program.
Please note that students planning to take Math Topics must have a qualifying Math test scores.
Email a copy of your test scores, or certificate of participation in a nationally recognized talent search, or proof of enrollment in a gifted school program (such as an acceptance letter or grades) to email hidden; JavaScript is required.
3. Wait for Robinson Center staff to determine your eligibility for our classes and, if requested, eligibility for financial assistance. We will notify you by email within within 10 working days of applying.
4. The last step is to submit payment. You will receive payment instructions in your confirmation email.
Applications are accepted on a rolling, first-come first-served basis. Complete applications are processed first.
Registration closes May 31, 2013.
Financial Assistance
A limited amount of need-based financial assistance is available for students who qualify for free or reduced lunch. Applications (including documentation) must be submitted by May 1st in order to be considered. For all financial assistance recipients: a copy of your free/reduced lunch letter is required and must be emailed to email hidden; JavaScript is required by May 1, 2013.