IMPORTANT: Please carefully read our program application instructions below.
Applications for Chicago, Atlanta, Oakland, Richmond, Detroit, and Los Angeles are now closed.
Deadline for Baltimore Applications: Monday, April 22, 2024.

  • Our program is year-round (15-months – two consecutive summers and one full school year) so you must be willing to commit to the entire term of this experience
  • Applicants must currently be in 8th through 10th grade, and will be in 9th through 11th grade next fall
  • Students must live within reach of our sites (Oakland, Richmond, CA, Los Angeles, Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, and Baltimore) to ensure they can attend after-school programming on time every week during the school year.
  • We encourage you to read the questions first, reflect on potential answers, and then submit a well-thought out response.
2024 Immersion Program Application

Hidden Genius Logo2024 Immersion Program Application

The Hidden Genius Project's mission is to train Black male youth on technology creation, entrepreneurship and leadership skills, to transform their lives and communities. This application is only for incoming 9th, 10th and 11th graders (As of today, if you are in the 11th or 12th grade, you are not eligible to apply for our 15-month Intensive Immersion Program). THE APPLICATION IS DUE BY THE END OF THE DAY (5 PM, Pacific Standard Time, 8 pm Eastern Standard Time), MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2024 for our new Baltimore site.

 

Thank you so much for taking the time to fill out our Intensive Immersion Program application as we are excited to learn more about you! We use this application to gauge your interest and commitment to our award-winning, 15-month youth development program, and gain insight into who you are. Please keep in mind that there is no right or wrong answer to these questions. So take a deep breath, take your time, and answer thoroughly and honestly.

 

Finally, this application is intended for *YOU, THE STUDENT*, and it is critical that we get YOUR voice. Students that complete their own applications enjoy the greatest success in the admissions process, since it is easy to observe their interest in participating in the program.

 

Questions? Visit our FAQ page at http://www.hiddengeniusproject.org/faq

 

Program Eligibility

  • Black males of African descent
  • Active 8th-10th graders
  • No programming skills required

First things first...NOTICE OF COMMITMENT

I understand that The Hidden Genius Project Intensive Immersion program is a minimum 15-month commitment and, if accepted, I must commit to:

  • Being an active and engaged participant.
  • Attending two (2) consecutive summer sessions, seven (7) weeks in length, that run Monday through Friday, 8:30am-4:00pm.
  • Attending school-year (after-school) sessions one day a week 4:00pm - 6:30pm (the day is based on site), one hour-long (office hour) session per week (timing based on personal preference), and 8:30am - 2:00pm on the second Saturday of every month.

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