Class of 2031 Initial Application 

Application Close
Who Qualifies?
  • Current 6th graders who live within the geographic area of Santa Clara Unified School District -- If you are a current 7th, 8th, or 9th grader and live with in the Santa Clara Unified School District, please go to our transfer application
  • Students with a strong academic record (overall GPA of 3.0 or higher, strong math and science achievement in 6th grade and readiness for Algebra in 7th grade)
  • Students willing and able to commit to the 6-year program from 7th through 12th grade.
  • Para la solicitud en español haga clic aquí
Key Dates
10/3/24: Virtual Open House and Info Session (will also be recorded)
12/1/24: Application closes
12/13/24: Written Responses Due
1/22/25: Semi-finalists invited to interview 
2/3- 2/13: Semi-finalist interviews 
2/28/25: Accepted students notified 
3/6/25: Mandatory Commitment Meeting 
3/13/25: Accepted students commit to the program
*These dates are subject to change 
Questions?
Visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page

If your question is not answered there, you can contact us at SLIAdmissions@SVEFoundation.org

PLEASE NOTE:

Please be careful to check for any misspellings or typos.
Please do not type in all caps or all lower case unless that is the official spelling.
Student Information

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Please provide a personal email address, NOT your SCUSD email address. This email will be used to correspond with you about your application.

If the student is currently in 7th, 8th, or 9th grade, please visit our TRANSFER application:  https://www.tfaforms.com/5082458
If the student is in 5th grade, please apply next year.
Parent/Guardian Information







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School Information

To see the district boundaries for the 2025-24 school year, go to:
https://locator.decisioninsite.com/?StudyID=217157






All Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) students have an ID Number. If you do not attend a school in SCUSD, then put "None."

PLEASE MAKE SURE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS ACCURATE!

We will reach out to your teacher separately and have them fill out a recommendation form. Please do not ask your teacher to submit a separate letter of recommendation to us. Please tell them to check their email for a recommendation request email from SLIAdmissions@svefoundation.org
Science Teacher



Math Teacher



Additional Teacher Recommendations



Student Demographic Information (optional)


The question above is about ethnicity, not race. Regardless of what you have selected (above), please continue to answer the following question by marking one or more boxes to indicate what you consider the race of this student to be.




When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation & NEXT STEPS email to the student email address that you provided above. (Please be sure you entered that email address correctly and that it is NOT a SCUSD account email.)


All email correspondence will be coming from SLIAdmissions@SVEFoundation.org, so be sure to add that email address to your contacts so that emails do not end up in the SPAM folder.

PLEASE NOTE: You will lose access to your responses once you click "Confirm". If you wish to save a copy for your records, please do so before "confirming".

Contact Information