Summer Camp

Would you like to think about your direction, discover science and student life on an international campus?

CentraleSupélec opens its doors to you!

This one-week immersive program is designed for motivated, curious high school students who are eager to explore science in a new way. It offers them a structured and supportive environment to discover campus life, meet researchers, refine their career path, and build their ambitions. The entire stay is supervised by dedicated teaching teams.

2026 Edition : of 27/06/2026 au 04/07/2026 and 05/07/2026 au 12/07/2026

Duration 1 week

Admission Second

Campus Paris Saclay

Languages French

Who is the Summer Camp for?

You are a high school student in your second year and you are about to move on to your first year, having chosen at least two scientific specializations (including the compulsory “mathematics” specialization) from:

Mathematics

Digital and computer science

Physics-chemistry
Life and Earth Sciences (SVT)
Engineering Sciences

Come and discover scientific studies through interactive workshops and obtain tools to prepare your orientation while taking advantage of the infrastructure of a Grande École.

Two webinars are planned to present the Summer Camp in detail: come and ask all your questions!

Summer Camp Program

A week to discover, understand, find your way... and plan ahead.

Designed for curious, ambitious, and open-minded high school students, this program offers a complete immersion into the life of a science campus of excellence. Between workshops, meetings, and discoveries, each day is designed to inspire reflection, inspire vocations, and strengthen self-confidence.

For one week, participants discover concretely what the life of a student is like in a Grande École.
Accommodated on site, they explore the campus facilities and share moments of collective life conducive to exchange and development.
They also immerse themselves in the community life of CentraleSupélec: sports, music, arts, student initiatives... so many activities to open up to new horizons, meet people, and have a first student experience.
THEaccommodation and meals are provided, and an management team is present 24/24 to ensure caring and secure support.
Supervised by teacher-researchers and secondary school teachers, students participate in workshops designed to help them better understand scientific fields, build their orientation project and prepare for higher education expectations.
Disciplinary workshops: mathematics, physics, and specialty of your choice (NSI, SVT or SI).
Guidance workshops: Parcoursup preparation, discovery of preparatory classes and dual degrees.
Each high school student leaves with concrete tools to refine their choices, strengthen their application and plan ahead with confidence.
The week is also an invitation to discover research differently.
Conferences, laboratory visits, immersive workshops and meetings with researchers: everything is designed to bring science to life in action.
Among the highlights : the climate fresco, the discovery of the School's Fab Lab, and the visit of the Synchrotron SOLEIL, in conjunction with the CEA and the University of Paris-Saclay.
A stimulating overview of the major scientific issues of today... and tomorrow.

Typical weekly schedule

Testimonials

This stay allowed me to learn more about the engineering profession.
First summer camp I've done and I loved it. Being here, having done this Summer Camp,
made me understand that I might have a place in this establishment.

Second-year student

Thanks to the animators!
Great stay, I learned a lot of things, especially in the labs, great encounters.

Second year student

My son was delighted and came back with stars in his eyes.
Above all, this stay confirmed his choice of direction. Thanks to the entire organizing team.
and to all the animators who watched over my son, to his mentor who was kind enough
to share his experience with him. A memory that will remain etched in our minds.

Parent of a student

Our daughter was thrilled with the presentation of this summer camp, and she was happy to be accepted. She confirmed to us during and after her stay that it had been a wonderful week for her that she will never forget. At her age (15), it was her first experience alone, and we are particularly pleased to see that everything went perfectly thanks to quality and perfectly timed organization. BRAVO!

Parent of a student

Registration fees

Rates include accommodation and meals. Travel expenses are not included.

Several rates apply depending on the individual situation (Download the explanatory leaflet).

Secondary school scholarship rates

Price: EUR 30

Eligibility requirements: be a scholarship recipient

Supporting document to be submitted: scholarship award decision from the academic scholarship office

Eligible rate for higher education scholarship

Price: EUR 30

Eligibility requirements: be eligible for a higher education scholarship

Supporting documents to be submitted:

The simulation performed on the CROUS websiteNote that the distance to the place of study is important to fill in. For example, if you live in Toulouse, it is important to select "CentraleSupélec" in "Gif-sur-Yvette 91190" as your place of study.
The household's most recent income tax return. This document is essential to verify the accuracy of the information entered in the simulator. The number of tax units in the household is shown on your tax return. Please note: in the case of separation and shared custody, you must include the income of both parents for tax purposes. You must submit the tax returns of each legal guardian who shares custody.

Important: For single parents (in the tax sense of the term), please refer to the following websites:

Fee 1

Price: EUR 700

Eligibility requirements: The RPP (taxable income per share) must not exceed: 23750 euros

Document to provide: the household's most recent income tax return. (The number of tax units in the household is shown on your tax return.)

Important: In the event of separation and shared custody, you must include the income of both parents for the household income calculation. You must submit the tax returns of each legal guardian who shares custody.

Important: For cases of single parents (in the fiscal sense of the term), the number of shares is calculated in the same way as for the family quotient.

Fee 2

Price: €1400

No supporting documents are required.

For students whose parents receive income abroad, you must send all the documents enabling the school to calculate your income per share in order to potentially benefit from the fee rate 1.

Without the required documents, fee rate 2 will be applied. No application will be validated without the submission of the required documents for each fee rate (except fee rate 2). For any questions: summercamp@centralesupelec.fr

Submit your application here

How to apply?

You will need to send us the following information in the application space:
Second-year report cards for the first and second terms
Cover letter
The 3 first-year specializations chosen
The documents required for the application of the scholarship rate or rate 1, if necessary
CentraleSupélec supports students with disabilities in achieving academic success, whatever the disability: motor, sensory, "dys" disorders, needs related to a temporary or permanent health situation… For students with recognition or a plan (PAP, PAI, PPS, etc.), remember to attach the supporting document.
Submit your application here
January 31 – April 11 (23:59 p.m.): application submission phase
Results announced on May 7 at the end of the day
May 8 – May 28: Submission of candidate files and payment
May 29: Successful candidates who have not returned their application and payment will be considered to have resigned.
Submit your application here
The email to create your candidate space must be that of one of the legal guardians, this email will be the contact for all future correspondence. No applications will be accepted by email.
Transportation is the responsibility of the participant.
For students arriving from the provinces by train, several gatherings will be organized at certain Parisian stations: a shuttle will thus bring students to the campus from Paris.
Same thing for the return: a shuttle will transport students from the campus to a Parisian train station.
If you wish to cancel your participation, To receive a full refund, you must notify us 30 days before the start of Summer Camp.
Beyond this date, you will need to provide medical proof.