YTI Summer Academy Sliding Scale
QUICK LINKSFinancial Aid: bit.ly/YTIFinancialAid
Pay Here: bit.ly/YTIPayment
Fundraising: bit.ly/YTIFundraising
The YTI Summer Academy is funded solely through donations and fees. It is helpful to think about the cost of the Summer Academy in two different ways: what it costs YTI and what it costs the families of scholars. Because we are committed to making sure that finances are never a barrier to inclusion in YTI, we do not require that all families pay the actual cost of the YTI Summer Academy.
WHAT IT COSTS YTI FOR A SCHOLAR TO ATTEND THE SUMMER ACADEMY
YTI will pay $6,762 per scholar to hold this summer’s academy. Here is the breakdown:
COST PER SCHOLAR
FOOD: $597.36
HOUSING: $556.40
STAFF AND HONORARIUMS: $4,897.23
TRANSPORTATION: $401.75
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES: $309.52
SUMMER ACADEMY TOTAL: $6,762.27
This figure does not include ongoing overhead for YTI such as administration and yearlong personnel like the director. It is derived strictly from the operating costs of the academy itself.
Funding for the YTI Summer Academy comes exclusively from donations and scholar fees. YTI can only continue to operate while we have sufficient donations and fees to do so. For this reason, we ask that you pay the highest rate that you can without hardship.
WHAT YTI SCHOLARS PAY TO ATTEND THE SUMMER ACADEMY
(ALMOST) AT COST RATE: $5,500
Consider paying this amount if doing so would not create a hardship for your household. You might choose this rate if you are able to regularly meet your basic needs and have some expendable income, can travel every couple of years without burden, and have some debt but are able to pay it regularly. This is the rate we need most people to contribute in order for YTI to be sustained.
LOW-INCOME RATE $1,000
Consider paying this amount if you have limited expendable income, have little or no access to financial support from family, have significant debt, and little or no access to savings. We know that there are some families for whom $1,000 would be too great a burden. If that is the case for your family, please apply for financial aid here:
bit.ly/YTIFinancialAid
PARTIAL LOW-INCOME RATE $1001-$5,500
Consider choosing any amount between the low-income rate and the at-cost fee based on a combination of factors that put your financial situation between the two categories described above. We ask that you cover as much of the cost for your scholar as you can without hardship.
CROSS-CLASS SOLIDARITY $7,000
Consider paying this amount if you are comfortably able to meet your basic needs, own the home you live in, have paid or pay for private education, travel recreationally, have access to financial savings and/or investments, have reliable work or do not have to work to meet your needs, have inherited wealth, and/or have increased earning privilege due to your race, gender, nationality, or education. This rate is a pay-it-forward rate that supports others who need a lower rate.
Fundraising
Another way that you can help keep YTI accessible to more high school students is by helping us in fundraising. We ask that you seek support for this summer’s academy from your church, school, community, or other social networks.
To aid you in these efforts, you will find letters in your orientation packet that you can share with community members and/or your church. Please ask members of your community to contribute to the YTI Summer Academy on your behalf. This is a valuable contribution people can make to support your leadership development for the church and society. If you would like us to reach out to your pastor, school, or community leader on your behalf, let us know.
Donations to YTI on your behalf can be made here:
bit.ly/YTIFundraising
We will host an online information session on our fee structure for all families of accepted scholars. Information about this session will be included in acceptance letters.
Pay Here: bit.ly/YTIPayment
Fundraising: bit.ly/YTIFundraising
The YTI Summer Academy is funded solely through donations and fees. It is helpful to think about the cost of the Summer Academy in two different ways: what it costs YTI and what it costs the families of scholars. Because we are committed to making sure that finances are never a barrier to inclusion in YTI, we do not require that all families pay the actual cost of the YTI Summer Academy.
WHAT IT COSTS YTI FOR A SCHOLAR TO ATTEND THE SUMMER ACADEMY
YTI will pay $6,762 per scholar to hold this summer’s academy. Here is the breakdown:
COST PER SCHOLAR
FOOD: $597.36
HOUSING: $556.40
STAFF AND HONORARIUMS: $4,897.23
TRANSPORTATION: $401.75
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES: $309.52
SUMMER ACADEMY TOTAL: $6,762.27
This figure does not include ongoing overhead for YTI such as administration and yearlong personnel like the director. It is derived strictly from the operating costs of the academy itself.
Funding for the YTI Summer Academy comes exclusively from donations and scholar fees. YTI can only continue to operate while we have sufficient donations and fees to do so. For this reason, we ask that you pay the highest rate that you can without hardship.
WHAT YTI SCHOLARS PAY TO ATTEND THE SUMMER ACADEMY
(ALMOST) AT COST RATE: $5,500
Consider paying this amount if doing so would not create a hardship for your household. You might choose this rate if you are able to regularly meet your basic needs and have some expendable income, can travel every couple of years without burden, and have some debt but are able to pay it regularly. This is the rate we need most people to contribute in order for YTI to be sustained.
LOW-INCOME RATE $1,000
Consider paying this amount if you have limited expendable income, have little or no access to financial support from family, have significant debt, and little or no access to savings. We know that there are some families for whom $1,000 would be too great a burden. If that is the case for your family, please apply for financial aid here:
bit.ly/YTIFinancialAid
PARTIAL LOW-INCOME RATE $1001-$5,500
Consider choosing any amount between the low-income rate and the at-cost fee based on a combination of factors that put your financial situation between the two categories described above. We ask that you cover as much of the cost for your scholar as you can without hardship.
CROSS-CLASS SOLIDARITY $7,000
Consider paying this amount if you are comfortably able to meet your basic needs, own the home you live in, have paid or pay for private education, travel recreationally, have access to financial savings and/or investments, have reliable work or do not have to work to meet your needs, have inherited wealth, and/or have increased earning privilege due to your race, gender, nationality, or education. This rate is a pay-it-forward rate that supports others who need a lower rate.
Fundraising
Another way that you can help keep YTI accessible to more high school students is by helping us in fundraising. We ask that you seek support for this summer’s academy from your church, school, community, or other social networks.
To aid you in these efforts, you will find letters in your orientation packet that you can share with community members and/or your church. Please ask members of your community to contribute to the YTI Summer Academy on your behalf. This is a valuable contribution people can make to support your leadership development for the church and society. If you would like us to reach out to your pastor, school, or community leader on your behalf, let us know.
Donations to YTI on your behalf can be made here:
bit.ly/YTIFundraising
We will host an online information session on our fee structure for all families of accepted scholars. Information about this session will be included in acceptance letters.
