Application Information
 

Who can attend?

Applicants must be current Masters, Ph.D, and Post-doc students.

Fees

2009 cost without housing = $7,300 for Non-Stanford students. 
2009 cost with on-campus housing = $9,400 for Non-Stanford students. 
Both options (with or without housing) include tuition, course materials, program travel, some meals, excursions and events.  In addition to an opening dinner and closing dinner, a light breakfast and full lunch will be provided at the Graduate School of Business from Monday through Friday.  The $2,100 cost difference covers on-campus housing and does not include any additional meals other than those specified above.

Current Stanford graduate students: Please refer to the Stanford Students section of this website for more specific information regarding your tuition.

To confirm a place in the class, payment is due within 10 business days of notification of admission.

Stanford and Citibank currently offer a competitively priced educational loan for Summer Institute participants.  This is the only loan that Summer Institute participants may use for tuition assistance.  Please note that the student must apply for the loan within five days of acceptance into the program. Details of the loan are available on the following website:

Citibank CitiAssist Loan

 

Application Materials

A complete application will contain the following:

- Online application, including a series of short essays.

- Application fee - $40

- Two letters of recommendation. One letter must be from someone who has taught you in the classroom.  The second letter may come from another professor, faculty advisor, or from someone who has supervised you in a work setting. These should be from individuals who have been directly responsible for evaluating your academic or work performance and potential.

- Official transcripts from each college and/or university you have attended, regardless of the number of credits received. Official records are original documents issued by the institution that bear its official stamp as well as the signature of the appropriate official. A photocopy is generally not acceptable, unless it is properly certified by an academic or government official who has personally compared the original with the photocopy and verified that it is a true copy of the original. If transcripts do not show a 4.0 grade scale equivalency, an assessment scale must be submitted as well.

Additional materials for international students:

If you require a visa to attend the Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship, you must submit

- a copy of your passport, and

- documentation of financial eligibility, and

- an extra fee of $125 which you will pay with your $40 application fee. 

If English is not your native language, you must submit

- proof of English proficiency. This may be in the form of an adequate TOEFL score dated within the last 24 months, a degree from an American high school, college or university, or a letter from a college or university that you are currently attended stating you have a full course load and that English is the primary mode of instruction.

Cancellation Policy

The application and visa processing fees are non-refundable. Out of consideration for those on the waiting list and due to the fact that we send materials in advance, we have established the following cancellation policy for non-Stanford students who apply by the March 9, 2009 deadline:

- Before April 30, 2009 the tuition balance may be refunded, minus a $1500 cancellation fee.

- No refund if cancellation is after April 30, 2009.

- Nonpayment of fee does not constitute cancellation.  Written notification is required.

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Contact details

For more information about this program, please contact:

Aimee Slobin
Senior Program Coordinator
Executive Education
Phone: 650.724.4336
Email: slobin_aimee@gsb.stanford.edu