Search on for DOI summer scholars
The US Department of the Interior is encouraging top high school student leaders grade 9-11, to apply for one of three full scholarship offered by the department to attend a Junior Statesmen School session in the mainland.
The scholarships cover all tuition costs and round trip transportation to the Summer School of the students’ choice. Summer School students take exciting college level courses in American Government and Speech, while they develop and polish their leadership skills.
Month-long sessions of the Junior Statesmen Summer School are conducted on the prestigious university campuses of Stanford, Northwestern, Princeton University, Yale and Georgetown in Washington, DC.
Highlighting each Summer School session is a high level speakers’ program which gives students a chance to meet and question legislators, other elected officials, judges, reporters, political campaign consultants, and other in the political arena.
Each night, Summer School students debate controversial political issues in a simulation of the United States Congress.
Admission to the Summer School is competitive. Admission decisions are based in an applicant’s academic achievement, leadership, and interest in politics or government. To apply, students submit a copy of their high school grades, a 3-page personal essay, and a letter of recommendation from a counselor or teacher.
Tuition, which covers all academic expenses, housing and meals for the month, is $3,100. Transportation to the school is not included in the tuition.
For the past 10 years, the DOI has offered full tuition and transportation scholarships to the Junior Statesmen Summer School to outstanding high school students in the CNMI, Guam, Palau, the US Virgin Islands and American Samoa.
Three scholarships are awarded each year per insular area. In the past 10 years, 154 students from the CNMI, 203 students from Guam, and 104 students from Palau have attended the Interior Statesmen Summer School.
The deadline for applications for the Scholarships is March 30 for the CNMI and Palau.
Karen Prosser, Director of the Junior Statesmen Summer Programs will visit Saipan, Rota and Tinian from March 12 to 17 to recruit outstanding students for the Summer School and DOI.
During her visit, Ms. Prosser will meet with interested students and school officials at each high school as well as parents, political officials and community leaders.
