Apply to Babson Summer Study
Introduction to the Entrepreneurial Experience Summer Study 2024
Dr. Beth Goldstein, Faculty Director
Babson Summer Study is a 3+ week experiential online program for rising high school juniors and seniors to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and become innovators and changemakers. By strengthening your understanding of the United Nations Global Goals, you will develop the competencies and confidence to address real-world problems, seize opportunities, have an impact, and create change that leads to your desired future. While you work with peers from around the globe, you will develop power skills that allow you to enroll others in your vision, confidently master difficult topics, and embrace other points of view all while earning 4 college credits from Babson, the top-ranked college for entrepreneurship.
Course Schedule
There will be live and asynchronous academic coursework each day during the 3+ week online course. Live sessions will last approximately 3 hours. In addition, you should prepare to spend up to 5 additional hours each day (25 hours per week) working on out-of-class assignments, both individually and with your team. The added flexibility provided by digital and asynchronous learning platforms—combined with more traditional, synchronous live classes with experienced professors—allows you to learn from peers around the globe.
Class will take place Monday-Friday, 8–11 a.m. Eastern Time. If you need to figure out what time this is where you live, please go to the World Clock Planner.
Eligibility for Summer Study
There will be live and asynchronous academic coursework each day during the 3+ week online course. Live sessions will last approximately 3 hours. In addition, you should prepare to spend up to 5 additional hours each day (25 hours per week) working on out-of-class assignments, both individually and with your team. The added flexibility provided by digital and asynchronous learning platforms—combined with more traditional, synchronous live classes with experienced professors—allows you to learn from peers around the globe.
- Age requirement: Babson Summer Study is designed for rising high school juniors and seniors. All applicants must be age 16 or older by the start of the program and who will graduate in 2025 or 2026 in order to be eligible.
- English proficiency: Students whose native language is not English must prove sufficient English proficiency by submitting results of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) examination, the Duolingo English Test, or the Cambridge Assessment English Qualifications. Students must submit a minimum TOEFL score of 90 or an equivalent score on the other assessments.
- Technology: Babson Summer Study requires each student to have a computer, webcam, and a reliable internet connection. Need-based technology stipends may be available.
Application Components
Create an account and follow the General Application instructions. The application includes three essay questions to help us get to know you better.
A copy of your high school/secondary school transcript is required for your application to be considered complete.
Transcripts must be submitted by a school official. In the application, you will provide contact details for a school official. The official will receive a link to upload your transcript.
Applicants must submit a nonrefundable $95 application fee when they submit their application.
Students who are eligible and who wish to be considered for limited need-based financial aid will have their application fee waived.
Babson Summer Study Alumna Wins National Pitch Competition
Less than 3 months after attending Babson Summer Study in 2019, Ela G. pitched her own venture at the NFTE Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. As the runner-up winner, she received a $9,000 prize to further her business, ePearl. Congrats Ela!
Watch Her Pitch
"Babson Summer Study is life-changing! It pushed me off my limits, inculcated a sense of passion to respond to societal challenges and equipped me with the mentality to solve global challenges. It is truly empowering!"
-Vani M., India
Summer Study 2022
"Besides learning many crucial skills for my entrepreneurial career, I identified my purpose through Babson Summer Study: to create net value for those around me through entrepreneurship. I believe that is the real meaning of being an entrepreneur."
- Daniel S., Brazil
Member of the First Place
Team, Berwind Social Impact Competition Summer Study 2022
Team, Berwind Social Impact Competition Summer Study 2022
"Babson summer study really taught me a lot about important human skills, especially the ability to take adversity in stride and learn from mistakes. I also learnt how to view the world in the scope of empathy and how to take action to start or change something I cared right away without fearing of failure... my feeling about entrepreneurship changed from a single business startup to a mindset of creating or fixing something that I really care about."
-Lexie W., China
Summer Study 2022