Tuition, Fees, & Financial Aid

Tuition

Residential: The residential tuition for the Wesleyan Summer Gifted Program is $1500.  This tuition covers the full two-week program including room, board, all facility fees, and all instructional costs.

Day Camper: The day camper tuition will be discounted by $260 for not staying in the dorm.  If a day camper chooses to eat breakfast at home each day, a further discount of $65 will apply for the two weeks.  Day campers may also choose to bring lunch and dinner with them each day for an additional discount of $65 each for the two weeks.

Families who send more than one child will receive a multi-student discount of 10%.

If a family would like to send a student, but can only afford one week, we recommend sending your child for the 1st week of the program.  The one-week tuition for a residential camper is $950.  Day camper discounts would be half of those listed above.

Fees

T-shirts: Our students love creating their own tie-dye t-shirt each year.  The t-shirt sports the Wesleyan Summer Gifted Program logo.  If your child would like to participate in this activity, then an extra $10 fee is charged at registration to cover the cost of the t-shirt and the tie-dye materials.

Lost Keys: West Virginia Wesleyan College will charge a lock replacement fee of $75 for lost keys.

Room Damage:  Dorm rooms are inspected prior to check-in and again at check-out.  If any damage to the room or furniture has occurred during the two weeks, an assessment will be made of the damage and West Virginia Wesleyan College will charge an appropriate damage fee.


Other Costs

Spending Money: While not absolutely necessary, we do recommend that you give your child some spending money.  We do make two off-campus excursions and the students love wasting money on inane items at our local Goodwill store.  Your child may also need to buy batteries or a pen, for example.  We recommend about $50 in spending money, perhaps more if your child likes late-night pizza.

Need-Based Financial Aid and Scholarships

We recognize that although our tuition rate is the least expensive in the US, many families still cannot afford our program.  While we cannot offer financial aid every year, from time to time a family or organization steps forward and donates scholarship money.  When we receive donations, we will then announce on this web site the financial assistance available, the instructions for applying for financial aid, and the due dates for the applications.  

Any financial assistance is not intended to cover the total cost of a student’s attendance at the Wesleyan Summer Gifted Program, but with assistance from their local school, family members, church members, and businesses in their community, perhaps their financial needs can be met.  

There are quite a few other contests, awards, and scholarship opportunities for gifted children.  Most of these are compiled on the Hoagies' Gifted Education Website.

Please check back periodically for updates and information on financial assistance, scholarship opportunities, and fundraising ideas.

Refund Policy

Because we must confirm attendance for the program the week prior to check-in, we are unable to make program refunds to students who cancel after June 7th.