Application Process
Application Process
The 2026-2027 application season is just starting!
Applications are due January 25, 2026!
Applicants must read the application directions and other documents listed below. All are in PDF format. You are welcome to fill them out digitally or by hand, all application materials should be submitted digitally. Most forms are available as writable PDFs; please see the Guide to Using Writable PDFs for more information.
2026 Application Directions & Materials:
- Study Abroad/Away Application Presentation
- Application Directions
- Application Checklist (writable PDF)
- Caltech Scholars Programs Application Form (writable PDF)
- Caltech Scholars Programs Reference Form (writable PDF)
- Additional École Polytechnique supplemental application requirements located here.
Course Selection Guides:
- Course Choice presentation (for all programs except Cambridge)
- Cambridge Course Choice presentation
- Equivalent Course Guide
Note for Applicants: Any Humanities courses proposed to take away/abroad, the evaluator you list will be Executive Officer Dehn Gilmore. For any Social Science courses, the evaluator will be Executive Officer Charles Sprenger.
Be sure to check the individual program handouts (available from the Study Abroad page) and to review individual program pages for program-specific information.
Application and Course List Examples
Cambridge Scholars Program
- Mathematics Ex 1
- Mathematics Ex 2
- Mathematics Ex 3
- Computer Science Ex 1
- Computer Science Ex 1
- Computer Science Ex 1
- Electrical Engineering
Copenhagen Scholars Program
Edinburgh Scholars Program
École Polytechnique Scholars Program
London Scholars Program
Melbourne Scholars Program
- BioE/BEM
- Geobiology
- BioEngineering (course list only)