Application Timeline

IMPORTANT NOTICE: 

Some applicants have reported technical issues with the signature box in the application. Applicants should be able to submit their application even if they are unable to save a signature. If your application is complete and you are unable to submit it without a signature, you must contact tass-queries@tellurideassociation.org no later than the regular application deadline (Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 11:59 p.m. EST) to resolve the issue. Please note that, by submitting the application, you are attesting that you agree to the following: 

• I will answer the following questions accurately and to the best of my ability and that all submitted essays and short answers are my own and reflect only my own ideas.

• I will be at least age 15 at the start of the program (June 21, 2026) and under 18 at the end of the program (July 25, 2026).
• I did not use ChatGPT or any other artificial intelligence/generative text tools to prepare my application.
• If I am admitted and accept a place in the program, I will not leave the program for any reason (excluding emergencies) between June 21, 2026 - July 25, 2026.
• If I am admitted and accept a place in the program, I will not be employed or attend classes or programs other than the Telluride Association summer program for the duration of the program (June 21, 2026 - July 25, 2026).
• If I am admitted and accept a place in the program, I will arrive on June 21, 2026 and depart on July 25, 2026.
• I understand that the program has a low-tech policy, and that my use of cell phones, wearables, laptops, and other technology will be restricted at the program site. Accommodations will be made for medical technology needs.

Telluride Association will disqualify from consideration applicants who fail to adhere to these requirements.