Humanities Arts & Humanities US

Telluride Association Summer Seminar (TASS)

Difficulty

4 4/5

Target Students —

Event Time Every summer, 6 weeks

Registration Period closes in January

Telluride Association Summer Seminar (TASS) is a highly selective, fully funded humanities summer program established in 1954 and run by the :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}. It is designed for rising high school juniors and seniors and focuses on intensive seminar-style learning in the humanities.

Program Structure
- Approximately 6-week residential program
- Hosted on university campuses (e.g., Cornell)
- Fully funded (tuition, housing, meals covered)
- Small cohorts of about 12–18 students

Curriculum and Format
- Focus on humanities (literature, philosophy, political theory, etc.)
- Seminar-style discussions (not lectures)
- Intensive reading and essay writing
- Emphasis on critical thinking and analytical writing

Selection Characteristics
- Extremely low acceptance rate (typically

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