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Applying to BIMA

Application Deadlines:

BIMA is now reviewing applications on a rolling basis until all spots are filled.

Please note that some majors fill up quickly.  Please contact us for more information about open spots in specific majors (781-736-8416)

Admissions Decisions:

Admissions decisions will be sent by electronic mail no more than four weeks after the application deadline. If you are applying after March 12, an admissions decision will be sent no more than four weeks after your complete application is received.

If you have questions about the application process, we welcome your call or e-mail. We cannot, however, share the admissions decision via telephone or e-mail.

Application Requirements:

A complete application to BIMA consists of:

• Three online forms (Participant Application, Participant Information, and Artistic Information)
• Two written personal responses
• Academic high school teacher reference
• Art instructor reference (in the arts discipline you are applying to)
• Parent/guardian reference
• Arts sample
• $40 application fee

Apply to BIMA:

Click here to begin the application with the Participant Application Form.  This form will prompt you to create a login for our online application system using a parent email address. Parents and the BIMA applicant will need to use this login information to complete the BIMA application - please choose a password that you both can remember. Please note, that on page five of the online form you will be asked for payment information - this refers to the method that you are choosing to pay the $40 application fee.

When you login, you will be able to access all of the BIMA application materials. Please log into the system and click on "Forms and Documents." There, on your Forms Dashboard, you will see all of the required and optional application materials. You will also be able to check when we receive pieces of your application. Please note that some parts of the application, such as the parent reference and personal responses, require you to fill out forms directly into the system. Some parts, such as the optional financial aid forms, require you to submit additional materials.

Tuition

The cost of the fully residential four-week program is $5,400. Tuition for every participant is significantly subsidized by generous donors. Additionally, financial aid money is available (see below). The tuition fee covers all costs during the program including instruction, food, housing, field trips, and recreational activities.

Financial Aid and Campership Incentives

BIMA at Brandeis University is able to offer a substantial number of full and partial need-based, merit-based, and incentive scholarships, thanks to the generosity of individual donors and foundations. Please click here to learn more about these scholarships.