Foundation scholarships for 24 high school students from the insular areas to attend the 2010 Junior Statesmen Summer Schools.
“We are pleased to be able to offer these scholarships for our youth from the insular areas,” said Babauta. “We are also very pleased that JSF has been able to leverage this assistance to increase the numbers of students actually participating from these islands.”
2010 will be the 20th year that the Junior Statesmen Foundation has worked in partnership with the Office of Insular Affairs to identify, educate and train outstanding insular-area high school students for active, effective and ethical participation in public affairs.
Interior grants cover the cost of each scholarship winner’s summer school tuition, including room and board on the host university campus and all related costs, as well as transportation to and from the university.
The Junior Statesmen Summer School is conducted on Georgetown, Princeton and Stanford Universities.
At the month-long summer schools, students take a political science college level course, along with high level instruction in debate and leadership.
Six insular areas will participate in the 2010 program: American Samoa, the Northern Marianas, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Palau and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call 602-354-4535.
