DAAPcamps
Thank you for your interest in DAAPcamps at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for DAAPcamps 2024!
This summer, our annual Day and Residential Camp Weeks hosted over 280 high school and middle school students as they came to UC’s DAAP college to participate in our extensive offering of camp opportunities.
If you would like to be notified about DAAPcamps 2025, please submit this interest form.
2025 DAAPcamps Registration Information
Middle School Day Camp - June 9-13, 2025
High School Day Camps – June 9-13, 2025
High School Residential Camps – June 22-28, 2025
Residential Closing Exhibit & Graduation – June 28, 2025
Scholarships & Financial Support 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 for Campers from the Northeast United States (ME, MA, NH, VT, CT, NY, NJ, RI, DE and PA.)
- 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 2025 DAAPcamp before you apply for a DAAPcamp scholarship. Therefore, scholarship applications forms will not be available until registration is open in March of 2025. 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, 2025. 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.
If you have any questions, please email daapcamps@ucmail.uc.edu.
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 2025, 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, 2025. 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 2025! Additional details can be found on individual camp pages.
| Camp Type | Name of Camp Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $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 |
Amazing Textile Creation 9:00am-5:00pm | $550 |
Middle School Day Camp
- For rising 6th-8th Grade Students
- To be held June 9-13, 2025, 9:30am-4:30pm daily at DAAP
- All supplies included
- Pack your own 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 9-13, 2025, 9am-5pm daily at DAAP
- All supplies included
- Pack your own 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 2025! Additional details can be found on individual camp pages.
| Name of Camp | Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture & Interior Design | $1575 | |
| Communication Design (Graphic, Digital, Motion) | $1575 | |
| Fashion Design | $1575 | |
| Fine Art Studio | $1575 | |
| Games and Animation | $1575 | |
| Industrial Design | $1575 | |
| Footwear Design* | $1575 |
High School Residential Camp
- For rising 10th-12th Grade Students
- To be held June 22-28, 2025
- Sunday afternoon check in, Saturday noon 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 2024 for our in-person DAAPcamps! Over 80 different schools, 20 states, and two international countries were represented! Check out the video of highlights from our Residential camp last year. We can’t wait to meet the DAAPcampers of 2025!
Any questions? Contact us: daapcamps@uc.edu
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We hope to see YOU in 2025 at DAAP where Together, We Create What Will Be!