Your future starts here — fully funded.

Destination: Â鶹ÊÓƵ is an all-expenses-paid campus experience for rising high school seniors ready to explore what a Â鶹ÊÓƵ education can do for them. This year's program will be held Oct. 4–6, 2026.

Discover what your future can be on The Hill

Students admitted to this selective program will explore campus life through a series of interactive sessions, equipping them with a hands-on view of our academic and co-curricular approach. By the end, you’ll have a strong understanding of how Â鶹ÊÓƵ prepares students for a lifetime of personal and professional success.

We believe education should challenge and support students in equal measure. Destination: Â鶹ÊÓƵ brings that belief into action through a program centered on connection, exploration, and possibility. We look forward to preparing the next generation of world leaders for the ever-changing and complex problems they will seek to solve.

How to Apply to Destination: Â鶹ÊÓƵ

This year’s program will be held Oct. 4–6, 2026. In order to be considered for Destination: Â鶹ÊÓƵ, students must submit an application by Aug. 17, 2026.

What we’ll need from you:

  • General information
  • Unofficial high school transcript
  • Short answer response
  • Optional video response*

*To submit a video, you must allow camera and microphone access.

If you attend Destination: Â鶹ÊÓƵ, and apply through our Early Decision I or II, you'll receive:

  • $30,000 merit scholarship — awarded simply for being chosen as a participant
  • No-loan financial aid package — upon admission to Â鶹ÊÓƵ, loan eligibility will not be considered when determining need-based grants in your financial aid offer
  • Full demonstrated need met — like all admitted students, your financial need will be covered completely 

Frequently Asked Questions

Rising high school seniors/current seniors depending on time of application are invited to attend. Any student from any background is welcome to apply!

Nothing! DDU is a fully funded fly-in experience. Â鶹ÊÓƵ covers the cost of flights, your hotel stay, as well as food costs for each student participant.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ partners with the to house students overnight and provides a shuttle to and from the airport as well as campus during the event. Students will not be sharing rooms.

Before your arrival, we will send a list of recommendations of what to bring/prepare for! Nothing out of the ordinary; just appropriate clothes for the weather and any school material you may want to bring.

Students are welcome to bring a support person, however, Â鶹ÊÓƵ only covers the cost for the invited participant. The program is tailored towards the student experience, so additional attendees will have limited opportunities for participation.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ offers a variety of scholarships, including merit-based scholarships. Based on being admitted through one of our binding Early Decision rounds, students selected for Destination: Â鶹ÊÓƵ will automatically be awarded a $30,000 merit scholarship. They will also receive a no-loan financial aid package and will be eligible to receive need-based grants.

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