EP Nominations

Enrichment Program nominations are based on a number of factors. We are going to collect your top 3 EP Program Preferences in November, and then we will let you know which program (or programs, depending on the type of EP you are applying to) you are invited to apply to. Nominations will be based on:

• SEO Summer Academy Attendance: Scholars who want to study abroad must earn between 85-100% attendance during 11th grade Summer Academy (summer 2025). If you have an Excused Absence from Summer Academy, you must earn between 85-100% of assignment completion. Simply put - if you are not coming to SEO consistently, you should not expect to be nominated for a program that takes place outside of NYC.

• Standing in SEO: Program Managers and Instructor feedback is taken into account when nominations take place. If you do not communicate with SEO, we are less inclined to send you out of the city, state, or country, as we need to know we can rely on you to do what you need to do in the EP process!

• Grades and Classes in High School: Some programs require a particular GPA or courses (for example, certain science or math courses for STEM programs). 

• Family Income: Many programs offer need-based financial aid. Therefore, your family's finances can impact the program you are nominated for. Make sure you are uploading your parent's tax forms (W-2 or 1040) to Salesforce.

• Family Consent: SEO cannot nominate you for an EP type that your family does not consent to. We will be emailing your family an EP Family Survey in October so that they can let us know the type of programs they are comfortable with you participating in. 

• Your EP Preferences: We will be taking your preferences into account, and our goal is to nominate you for your first-choice program. But your scholarly standing, grades, and family income will impact your nomination.

• Participation in outside programs: SEO's goal is for as many Scholars as possible to have access to programs outside of their normal day-to-day schedule. If you have the opportunity to participate in a program through school or another program, great! We celebrate your adventure. However, SEO will not be supporting an additional program for you.