Summer program
Leadership Seminars
University of Notre Dame
Cost
Tuition, housing, and meals paid by Notre Dame; application, enrollment, and travel fees remain
Deadline
~Jan 21, 2026
Estimated; confirm on sponsor site
A competitive 10-day residential Notre Dame program for current high-school juniors entering senior year who show strong academic preparation and leadership. Courses span business, global issues, inequality, law, AI/data/technology, and financial literacy.
Eligibility
- Grade levels
- High school junior
- Citizenship
- Any
- Fields of study
- Business, Social sciences, Law, Technology, Science, Humanities
- Essay
- Required
Application requirements
- Submit the online Leadership Seminars application: Notre Dame lists the application opening and deadline dates for the 2026 cycle.
- Provide counselor contact for transcript, counselor report, and school profile: Notre Dame sends an auto-email to the counselor; applicants are responsible for following up.
- Request a high-school teacher recommendation: Applicants provide a recommending teacher's name and email; Notre Dame sends the teacher an auto-email.
- Upload standardized-test scores if submitting: SAT, ACT, or PSAT scores are preferred but not required; international applicants outside English-speaking schools have an English-test requirement.
- Pay the application fee: Notre Dame lists a $75 application fee for Leadership Seminars.
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