The Concord Review (TCR) History Camps are intensive online and in-person workshops in which secondary-school students learn and practice a toolbox of skills for researching and writing history.
Students must arrive with at least a subject they want to investigate, preferably with several books and journal articles that they’ve read about it, although they may bring a draft of their work-in-progress.
With the guidance of experienced instructors, they learn and practice fundamentals of the historian’s craft, enabling them to complete a historical research paper of 4,000 to 8,000 words - a long-term project that takes upwards of two to six months.
They are also given individualized sessions with instructors as well as ample study time on their own in the context of a fully-equipped research library.
Location(s)
- Location varies by program and session
- Remote
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Vancouver, Canada
- Stanford, California
- Salisbury, Connecticut
- Shanghai, China
Schedule
- Dates and locations are subject to change
- 2024-2025 The Concord Review History Camp High School Schedule
- 2024 Fall Weekend: September 14th - November 16th, 2024
- 2024 Winter Vacation: December 19th - December 30th, 2024
- 2025 Winter Shanghai: January 13th - January 24th, 2025
- 2025 Winter Weekend: January 11th - March 15th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Session 1: June 9th - June 20th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Session 2: July 7th - July 18th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Session 3: July 21st - August 1st, 2025
- 2025 Summer Session 4: August 4th - August 15th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Boston: June 23rd - July 4th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Hotchkiss: July 14th - July 25th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Hoover History Lab: July 21st - August 1st, 2025
- 2025 Summer Vancouver: August 1st - August 15th, 2025
- 2024-2025 The Concord Review History Camp Middle School Schedule
- Middle School Session 1: September 7th - October 26th, 2024
- Middle School Session 2: November 1st - December 20th, 2024
- Middle School Session 3: January 4th - February 22nd, 2025
- Middle School Session 4: March 7th - April 25th, 2025
- Middle School Session 5: May 3rd - June 21st, 2025
- Summer Shanghai Middle School Camp: July 21st - August 1st, 2025
Cost/Compensation
- Tuition varies based on program and the payment method used
- Tuition ranges from $835 - $5250
Eligibility Requirements
- Students must meet the age and grade requirements for the program they are applying to
Deadline
- 2024 Fall Weekend
- Early Application: July 1st, 2024
- Regular Application: August 15th, 2025
- 2024 Winter Vacation
- Early Application: September 30th, 2024
- Regular Application: October 31st, 2024
- 2025 Winter Shanghai
- Early Application: September 30th, 2024
- Regular Application: October 31st, 2024
- 2025 Winter Weekend
- Early Application: October 31st, 2024
- Regular Application: November 30th, 2024
- 2025 Summer Session 1
- Early Application: December 31st, 2024
- Regular Application: February 28th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Session 2
- Early Application: December 31st, 2024
- Regular Application: February 28th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Session 3
- Early Application: December 31st, 2024
- Regular Application: February 28th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Session 4
- Early Application: December 31st, 2024
- Regular Application: February 28th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Boston
- Early Application: December 31st, 2024
- Regular Application: February 28th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Hotchkiss
- Early Application: December 31st, 2024
- Regular Application: February 28th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Hoover History Lab
- Early Application: December 31st, 2024
- Regular Application: February 28th, 2025
- 2025 Summer Vancouver
- Early Application: December 31st, 2024
- Regular Application: February 28th, 2025
- Middle School programs accept applications up until 1 week before the session start date
Application or Entry Requirements
- A completed application
- Transcript
- Preliminary Research Proposal that includes:
- One paragraph describing your topic of interest
- Three questions you would like to answer about your topic
- A list of five sources that you plan to use in your research. Those sources must include at least one book (not a textbook) among them
- Additional items may be required depending on the individual program
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The Concord Review, Inc., was founded in March 1987 by Will Fitzhugh to recognize and publish exemplary history essays by high school students in the English-speaking world. Over 1,000 research papers (average 8,500 words, with endnotes and bibliography) have been published from authors in 46 states and 41 other countries. The Concord Review remains the only international quarterly academic journal in the world to publish the history papers of secondary students.
