DAAPcamps
Thank you for your interest in DAAPcamps at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning!
Our annual Day and Residential Camp Weeks brought over 300 high school and middle school students to UC DAAP this summer. We wish to thank all of our campers and their families for choosing to spend an amazing week of their summer at DAAPcamps 2023!
If you were unable to register this year, or want to return in 2024, we encourage you to get on our Early-Information-List for DAAPcamps 2024. If you enter your information on the linked JotForm, you will be among the first who will be notified about the camp registration opening date and you will be sent the link to register prior to it being posted for the general public. We will open registration in March of 2024!
2024 DAAPcamps Registration Information
Middle School Day Camp - June 10-14, 2024 – 9:30am Dropoff, 4:30pm Pickup
High School Day Camps – June 10-14, 2024 – 9:00am Dropoff, 5:00pm Pickup
High School Residential Camps – June 23-29, 2024 – Check in 1-3pm Sunday, June 23rd, 2024 / Orientation 3:30pm that day at DAAP
Closing Exhibit & Graduation – 9-11:45am, June 29, 2024 | Housing checkout follows
Camper Forms – Camper forms will be made available once registration is open for camp in March, 2024.
Scholarships & Financial Opportunities
A limited number of scholarships based on merit and need are available to those who qualify. We are grateful for our generous donors who support creative futures:
- The Popkin Family DAAPcamps Scholarship exclusively for Boston Metro/New England-Based Students
- Procter & Gamble's Diversity in Design DAAPcamps Scholarships for increased diversity in design-based camps
- DAAPcamps Scholarship Fund Scholarships
Please note: You must be registered for a 2024 DAAPcamp before you apply for a DAAPcamp scholarship. Therefore, scholarship applications forms will not be available until registration is open in March of 2024. There are a limited number of DAAPcamps Scholarships available based upon various qualifications. A completed Scholarship Application Form, along with the required supplemental essay and letters of recommendation is required.
Scholarship application deadline is 11:59pm on May 1st, 2024. Any scholarship funds that may be awarded will be applied directly to the camper tuition balance once the recipient has been notified and accepted the scholarship offer.
Please Note: If a camper’s parent or grandparent is a UC Employee, you may request the UC Employee Discount. Prior to Registration in March 2024, please reach out to Conference & Event Services at event.services@uc.edu. You will be provided with a process to use during registration, along with including your M# during the registration process. The discount is 15%.
All Camp tuition payments must be completed by Monday, May 20, 2024. If paying a deposit, a separate email with a payment link will be sent to you after registering within one business day.
We look forward to having you with us … As Together…We Create What Will Be!
The DAAPcamps’ CREW!
Day Camps
Check out the camps in store for Summer 2024! Additional details can be found on individual camp pages.
Camp Type | Name of Camp Time | Cost |
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Middle School | Art Studio 9:30am-4:30pm | $400 |
High School | DAAP Sampler 9:00am-5:00pm | $550 |
High School | Urban Transformers 9:00am-5:00pm (Formerly City Transformers) |
$550 |
High School | Digital Film-Making 9:00am-5:00pm | $550 |
High School | Drawing Intensive 9:00am-5:00pm | $550 |
High School | Fashion Business 9:00am-5:00pm | $550 |
High School | Textile Design 9:00am-5:00pm | $550 |
Middle School Day Camp
- For rising 6th-8th Grade Students
- To be held June 10-14, 2024, 9:30am-4:30pm daily at DAAP
- All supplies included
- Pack your lunch
- $400 Registration
Please also note, lunches must be brought from home during Day Camps and are not provided by the camp.
High School Day Camps
- For rising 9th-12th Grade Students
- To be held June 10-14, 2024, 9am-5pm daily at DAAP
- All supplies included
- Pack your lunch
- $550 Registration
Please also note, lunches must be brought from home during Day Camps and are not provided by the camp.
Residential Camps
Check out the camps in store for Summer 2024! Additional details can be found on individual camp pages.
Name of Camp | Cost | |
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Architecture & Interior Design | $1575 | |
Communication Design | $1575 | |
Fashion Design | $1575 | |
Fine Art Studio | $1575 | |
Industrial Design | $1575 | |
Shoe Design | $1575 | |
Animation & Game Design | $1575 | |
High School Residential Camp
- For rising 10th-12th Grade Students
- To be held June 23-29, 2024
- Sunday afternoon check in, Saturday afternoon check-out
- All supplies, room, board, fieldtrips included
- $1,575 Registration
Other Camp Opportunities
C.A.M.P. Cincinnati Architecture Mentoring Camp
- For rising 8th and 9th grade students
- Visit Cincyarchcamp.org to learn more
Thank you to the hundreds of campers who joined us in the summer of 2023 for our in-person DAAPcamps! Over 80 different schools and a dozen states were represented! Check out the video of highlights from our Residential camp last year. We can’t wait to meet the DAAPcampers of 2024!
Any questions? Contact us: daapcamps@uc.edu
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We hope to see YOU in 2023 at DAAP where Together, We Create What Will Be!