Yale Summer Program in Astrophysics (YSPA)
Who can apply: Students applying in Grade 11 who will be rising seniors, 15.5 or older by early July; international students welcome and considered equally for aid, with a US student or tourist visa where needed
Cost and deadline
Checked against the provider's page in Sep 2026.
Who can apply
About this program
Six weeks of astrophysics at Yale: two weeks of online self-study, then four weeks on campus, where teams of four collect telescope data at Yale's observatory and remote telescopes and build a model of it in Python. International students compete in the same pool as Americans, for admission and for aid. The 2026 deadline was March 6, with no rolling admission. Full tuition in 2026 was US$7,800 including room and board; need-based aid is available.