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.
Tuition for the Fall 2022 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
PTY 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. Applying for financial aid will not negatively impact a student’s application. If you plan to apply for financial aid at the time of application submission, you may do this as part of the application process. You may also apply for financial aid at any point in the application and admission process. If you choose to apply for financial aid after submitting your application, please email pty.peabody@vanderbilt.edu to be granted access to the online financial aid application. The financial aid application includes completing a series of questions within our online portal and uploading the household’s most recent tax return. We ask that you remove all SSNs and/or other sensitive information.
Your student may be offered admission to the program before receiving a financial aid award. You are not obligated to officially enroll your student until you receive a financial aid quote. When your financial aid quote is received, you may accept or decline the amount and placement in a course. Please contact the PTY office at 615-322-8261 if you have additional questions about financial aid or other payment options.
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.