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Programs for Talented Youth

Vanderbilt Summer Institutes – Admitted Students

Please see below for information on check-in/check-out times, airport transportation and mailing packages. To contact VSA, please call 615.369.9777 or email vsa.pty@vanderbilt.edu. A detailed logistics email will be sent about a week before your session begins.

Your Online Account

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You can find the VSI student handbook in the Required Forms in your SchoolDoc account. The VSI student handbook contains information about what to expect, a typical schedule for each session, and what to bring with you to VSI.

Tuition

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Required Forms

To complete your Required Forms, please login to your online account on SchoolDoc.

In order to participate in the VSI program, all students must have up-to-date required forms on file. Required Forms are required for all participants and must be updated every school year, starting in the fall. This paperwork includes permission and release forms, medication permission, allergy information, general health information, medication statements, and health insurance documentation. Based on university policy, students are not permitted to participate in VSI if this paperwork is incomplete at the start of the program.

VSI Student Handbook

Once admitted, the VSI Student Handbook will be available to access in the “Student Handbook” step in the Required Forms in your SchoolDoc account. We recommend that you download the Student Handbook for easy access and review with your student.

A “What to Bring” list can be found in the Student Handbook.

Check-In & Check-Out

Please see the Student Handbook linked in the Required Forms in your SchoolDoc account for more information on Check-In and Check-Out procedures.

Check-In: VSI Check-in times vary by session.

  • Session 1 (June 7 – June 19, 2026): June 7th; TBA
  • Session 2 (June 21 – July 3, 2026): June 21st: TBA
  • Session 3 (July 12 – July 24, 2026): July 12th: TBA

Check-Out: Check-out times vary by session.

  • Session 1 (June 7 – June 19, 2026): June 7th; 9:00AM CT to 11:00AM CT
  • Session 2 (June 21 – July 3, 2026): June 21st: 9:00AM CT to 11:00AM CT
  • Session 3 (July 12 – July 24, 2026): July 12th: 9:00AM CT to 11:00AM CT

Airport Shuttle Information

Please see the Student Handbook linked in the Required Forms in your SchoolDoc account for more information on Check-In and Check-Out procedures.

Arrival: VSI’s required shuttle service at the airport will begin at 11:30AM CST on check-in day. Please schedule a flight that arrives in Nashville between 11:00AM and 4:00PM CST. The earliest a VSI shuttle will pick up students from the airport is 11:30AM. A VSI staff member will be present at BNA’s baggage claim area to greet all students to Nashville beginning at 11:00AM. Additional information, including logistics for meeting the VSI staff member, the name of the VSI staff who will be greeting the student, and contact information for day-of correspondence, will be emailed closer to the start of the program. Note that once on campus students will not receive the keys to their rooms until official check-in begins. Students arriving to campus by shuttle earlier than the beginning of official check-in will be fully supervised in a waiting area on campus until check-in officially begins.

Students flying into Nashville alone, should fly into Nashville International Airport (BNA). Students flying alone must be old enough to travel alone without the Unaccompanied Minor Service. Vanderbilt Summer Institutes cannot provide Unaccompanied Minor escorts for individual travelers.

Departure: Students flying alone out of Nashville are required to take the VSI shuttle to BNA on check-out day during the set hours of the shuttle service. Please schedule your student’s departing flights within the window below:

  • Session 1 (June 7 – June 19, 2026): June 19th; 8:00AM CT to 1:00PM CT
  • Session 2 (June 21 – July 3, 2026): July 3rd: 8:00AM CT to 1:00PM CT
  • Session 3 (July 12 – July 24, 2026): July 24th: 8:00AM CT to 1:00PM CT

The final shuttle from campus will drop students off at the BNA airport at 11:30 AM CST.

If you book a flight outside of the windows listed above, your students may have extended and unsupervised wait times at the airport. Please contact the VSI office (vsa.pty@vanderbilt.edu) before booking the flight if the departure time is outside the windows listed.

Shipping Packages to VSI

Student’s Name
Student’s Session
c/o Vanderbilt Summer Institutes, Programs for Talented Youth
PMB #506
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, TN 37203-5721

Packages that arrive on campus may not reach the residence hall for one or two additional days due to processing. Weekend deliveries are not accepted.