WAVU Tuition & Financial Assistance
Application Fee
A $50 nonrefundable application fee is due at the time of application. This may be paid by credit or debit card as part of the online application.
Tuition
Tuition includes the academic course, classroom materials, as well as lunch for the student. Payment plans are not available for fall and spring programs.
Tuition for the Fall 2023 WAVU is $200.
Methods of Payment
(1) Credit card and electronic check payments can be made online through your SchoolDoc Account.
(2) If you would prefer not to pay online, please mail a check or money order payable to Vanderbilt University – PTY to the following address.
Programs for Talented Youth
PMB 506
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, TN 37203
Financial Assistance
Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth is committed to making programs available to academically advanced students regardless of a family’s ability to pay the full tuition. Therefore, need-based financial aid is available based on income.
The PTY application review process is need-blind and does not consider financial status when placing students in courses.
If you plan to apply for financial assistance, please indicate this on your application. Once indicated, you will be automatically asked to complete the financial assistance application as part of your program application. Please note, your program application is not considered complete if you indicate that you are applying for financial aid and you do not upload the required documentation or provide the required information. Please plan accordingly.
All financial aid applications must include a signed copy of your most recent federal income tax return. If you are divorced, only the custodial parent tax forms are required. During the application, families are required to upload one of the following forms: Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040EZ.
If you believe your 1040/1040A/1040EZ does not provide an accurate or complete picture of your family’s financial need, you may include additional tax forms, including: W-2 Forms, Form 4562, Schedule A, Schedule C and/or F, Schedule D.
We ask that you remove all SSNs from any documents you upload in your application.
For PTY to provide program opportunities for as many students with financial need as possible, financial assistance awards for individual students will be limited to two courses per season. PTY has two operational seasons: academic year and summer.
Please note: If your financial situation significantly changes after being placed in a course for a program, but before the tuition deadline for the program, you may contact the PTY office (pty.peabody@vanderbilt.edu) in writing to request the possibility of submitting a late financial aid application. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis when there are significant and unpredictable life events that drastically change a family’s ability to pay tuition.
PTY is unable to offer financial assistance to international students at this time.
Payment plans are not available for fall and spring programs.
Cancellation Policy
The $50 application fee is nonrefundable for all applicants. Once the student is admitted and placed in a ranked course, an email notice will be sent. No refunds will be granted after the tuition deadline for the session.
Program Cancellation Policy
If Vanderbilt University determines that it is in the best interest of WAVU participants to delay or cancel the WAVU program, VU staff will issue a timely statement to participants via email and the PTY website to advise of the delay or cancellation. No tuition reimbursements will be given for delays. If a cancellation is announced prior to the program start date, tuition paid, less the nonrefundable application fee, may be applied to a future program of the family’s choosing, or if preferred, a tuition reimbursement may be issued. In the event of a cancellation during a program, VU may, in its sole discretion, elect to provide partial tuition reimbursements. As is the WAVU application policy, the application fee and deposit are nonrefundable. VU is not responsible for any expense or cost incurred by you in preparing for or arising or resulting from a delayed or cancelled program, including without limitation, the cost of non-refundable airfare, other transportation, lodging, and meal expense and the cost of any additional or alternative arrangement you elect or are required to incur or make as a result of a delayed or cancelled program.
Inclement Weather Policy
Weather cancellations are unfortunate for all involved, but the safety of our students and families is top priority. Should it be in the best interest of our students and families that we delay or cancel our program due to inclement weather, we will issue a timely statement to our participants via email and also on our website. If a program cancellation is announced, tuition paid may be applied to a future program of the family’s choosing, or if preferred, a tuition reimbursement may be issued. If, however, the program commences as planned, we are unable to offer a refund to individual students who do not attend. As is our policy, the application fee is nonrefundable. No matter the official program decision, it is always most important that each family make the safest travel decisions in regard to their own situation and program attendance.