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Application Requirements

Please read this important guidance before starting your application.

To apply you will need to complete our online application form, via the link below, and pay the application fee. Once you open the application, you will be asked to create an account and set a password, then proceed to the application.

You can review detailed instructions while completing the online application by clicking the “Instructions” button in the upper-right corner of each page of the application. At any point you can save your progress and return at a later date.

The closing date for receipt of complete applications (including all supporting materials) is 12 pm EDT on March 1, 2022 for financial aid applications, and June 1, 2022 for all other applicants.

HOW TO PAY
The nonrefundable application fee of $50 can be paid in several ways:

when completing the online application form
by using Payments Online
by check (payable to NMH, written on a U.S. bank and in U.S. dollars)
by bank wire — email summer_session@nmhschool.org for details

WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO PROVIDE?

For those applying to the Lamplighter Writing Institute

Online application form
Application fee ($50)
Writing sample: an academic or a creative piece relating to the genre you are applying for. Email to summer_session@nmhschool.org with the subject line: LWI Writing Sample. This diagnostic writing sample will allow us to better prepare to meet your needs.
ID photo
International students: If you do not currently attend a school in the U.S., send us a copy of the visa page of your passport; if you do not yet have a U.S. visa, send us a copy of your passport ID page. If you currently attend a school in the U.S., send us (1) a copy of your passport ID page, (2) a copy of your F-1 visa page, and (3) a copy of all three pages of your current I-20 form. If uploading these to your application, create a single five-page PDF, as these items cannot be uploaded individually.
The closing date for receipt of complete applications (including all supporting materials) is 12 pm EDT on June 1, 2022.

Note: No application fee is required if applying for financial aid. However, if after consideration of your application we deem that you are ineligible for aid, the application fee will be due.

LWI applicants who are requesting financial aid must also provide:

Financial aid form
W2(s)
1040(s)

Note: No application fee is required if applying for financial aid. However, if after consideration of your application we deem that you are ineligible for aid, the application fee will be due.

For those who attended NMH Summer Session previously

Once logged into your account, click on "Add an Applicant" (on the left of the screen) to create and submit a new online application for 2022. Do not try to edit a previous application.

Online application form
Application fee ($50)
New ID photo
Latest report card or transcript
International students: If you do not currently attend a school in the U.S., send us a copy of the visa page of your passport; if you do not yet have a U.S. visa, send us a copy of your passport ID page. If you currently attend a school in the U.S., send us (1) a copy of your passport ID page, (2) a copy of your F-1 visa page, and (3) a copy of all three pages of your current I-20 form. If uploading these to your application, create a single five-page PDF, as these items cannot be uploaded individually.

Returning applicants who are requesting financial aid must also provide:

Financial aid form
W2(s)
1040(s)
Two teacher recommendation forms

Note: No application fee is required if applying for financial aid. However, if after consideration of your application we deem that you are ineligible for aid, the application fee will be due.

For those applying to NMH for the 2022-23 academic year and have already submitted teacher recommendations and transcripts

Online application
Application fee
ID photo
International students: If you do not currently attend a school in the U.S., send us a copy of the visa page of your passport; if you do not yet have a U.S. visa, send us a copy of your passport ID page. If you currently attend a school in the U.S., send us (1) a copy of your passport ID page, (2) a copy of your F-1 visa page, and (3) a copy of all three pages of your current I-20 form. If uploading these to your application, create a single five-page PDF, as these items cannot be uploaded individually.

If you are also applying for financial aid: you must complete the NMHSS Financial Aid Application form - there is no need to provide copies of your supporting documents. Our office will obtain them from the main admissions office.

For those who currently attend NMH

For new Summer Session applications who are NOT current academic-year NMH students, or who are NOT currently applying to NMH for 2022-23

Online application form
Application fee ($50)
ID photo
School transcripts: most recent grades from the 2021-2 academic year; midterms, for example.
Teacher recommendations: current English teacher and one other current academic teacher (must be from your current math teacher if you are applying for a math course).
For international students applying for non-ESOL classes: a PDF of a graded English essay (written for current English class and showing the teacher’s handwritten grade and comments).
International students: If you do not currently attend a school in the U.S., send us a copy of the visa page of your passport; if you do not yet have a U.S. visa, send us a copy of your passport ID page. If you currently attend a school in the U.S., send us (1) a copy of your passport ID page, (2) a copy of your F-1 visa page, and (3) a copy of all three pages of your current I-20 form. If uploading these to your application, create a single five-page PDF, as these items cannot be uploaded individually.

New Summer Session applicants who are requesting financial aid must also provide:

Financial aid form
W2(s)
1040(s)

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