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Tuition & Financial Aid at Interlochen Arts Camp
Support Your Passion, Shape Your Potential
"At Interlochen, we are deeply committed to ensuring that talented students from all backgrounds—both domestic and international—can access an arts education, regardless of financial circumstances. We aspire to ensure that affordability never holds our students back from unlocking their potential."
— Trey Devey, President of Interlochen Center for the Arts
Interlochen Arts Camp is committed to making its unique educational experiences accessible to talented students from diverse economic backgrounds, including both domestic and international students.
We offer a range of financial aid options designed to assist families in covering the costs of attendance. Need-based scholarships are awarded based on the financial needs of the applicant’s family, and merit-based scholarships recognize exceptional artistic talent and potential in various disciplines.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
We’re committed to ensuring that financial need does not stand in the way of talented students coming to Interlochen Arts Camp. Here’s how we help make a summer arts camp accessible:
- 85% of our students who applied for assistance received financial aid last summer
- $4.3 million in financial aid was awarded in 2024
| Session Length | Camp Tuition |
|---|---|
1-week (Intensive) *not eligible for financial aid | $1,950 |
| 2-week session | $4,865 |
| 3-week session | $6,985 |
| 4-week session | $8,060 |
| 6-week session | $10,180 |
Payment Options
We provide flexible payment plans so you can choose the option that works best for your family. Explore Payment Options
Frequently Asked Questions
Financial aid, merit need based aid, are available for all programs longer than one week. All programs longer than one week that require an audition or portfolio will automatically be considered for merit awards. Merit awards are based on the strength of your audition or portfolio.
In order to apply for need-based assistance, you will indicate your interest by clicking the box within the application that asks if you would like to be considered for need-based aid. Once you click this box, you will be prompted to upload a copy of your most recent tax return. If you are admitted, our Admission team will then carefully review your household income and family size to determine your need-based award.
Interlochen provides merit scholarships for a limited number of its most qualified candidates. All applicants to programs that are two weeks or longer AND require a portfolio or audition will automatically be considered for a merit-based award, unless otherwise indicated by the family; no financial documentation is required. Please note that we do not offer merit scholarships for one-week Intensive programs.
A limited number of full-tuition scholarships are available for high school string, woodwind, brass, harp, and percussion musicians through the Interlochen Orchestral Scholars and Fennell Scholars Programs. To be considered for one of these programs, please ensure that your application is completed by Jan. 15.
The Orchestral and Fennell Scholars programs are highly competitive. If you require financial aid to attend Interlochen, we strongly recommend that you submit tax documentation so that you can be considered for need-based aid if you are not selected to receive a scholarship.
Key Dates
Sept. 1: Application opens in Education Community
Dec. 1: Pre-Assessment deadline. If you complete and submit your application by the pre-assessment deadline, the Office of Admission will review your audition and portfolio files to ensure that they meet Interlochen’s criteria and then will follow up with any feedback.
Jan. 15: Priority application deadline
March 1: Admission decisions released
Applications submitted after Jan. 15 will be reviewed based on available space and funding.
Questions?
Contact Heather Lee.
Dean of Admission
Email: heather.lee@interlochen.org
Phone: 231.276.7471
