Office of the Secretary

United States Senate Youth Program Scholarship

Introduction:

The Unites States Senate Youth Scholarship Program is a nationwide youth program that brings high school students to Washington, D.C., for a brief on-site introduction to the functions of the federal government and, in particular, the United States Senate.

The Program:

1. The 2008 United States Senate Youth Program will be held in Washington , D.C. March 1 – March 8, 2008.
2. Each high school principal may submit two nominations on forms supplied by the Department of Education (DOE). Nominations must be faxed or postmarked no later than October 2, 2007. When DOE receives a nomination, a copy of the Qualifying Examination is sent to the person identified on the form to administer the exam. The test shall be administered under the usual conditions that prevail under testing situations. The test must be returned to the DOE and postmarked no later than November 2, 2007.
3. DOE will select two delegates to represent South Dakota in the Program. Selections will be based on the results of a Qualifying Examination and on demonstrated qualities of leadership. Each state agency must submit the names of their two delegates to the foundation on or before December 1, 2007. A representative of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation will confirm each student's appointment as a delegate with the respective high school principal. The William Randolph Hearst Foundation will notify delegates by sending a letter to their home address.
4. The program is funded by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The foundation will pay all expenses for the Washington week including transportation, hotel, and meals. The foundation will arrange transportation to and from Washington , D.C. It will be a local responsibility to transport each delegate to and from the nearest commercial airport, bus terminal, or railroad station. No tours or side trips will be permitted by individual delegate’s enroute to or from Washington , D.C.
5. Each delegate shall currently be serving in an elected capacity in any one of the following student government offices:
   • Student body president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer
   • Class president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer
   • Student council representative
   • Student representative elected or selected (selected by a panel, commission or board) to district, regional or state-level civic or educational organization.
6. Each delegate must be either a junior or senior student and has not previously been a delegate to the Program.
7. Each student must be a permanent resident of the United States and currently enrolled in a public or private secondary school located in the state in which either one of his or her parents or guardians legally resides.
8. A $5,000.00 scholarship award is made available to each delegate, subject to requirements and conditions as established by the foundation. A scholarship for each alternate will also be available.
9. Each delegate will be a guest of the United States Senate throughout the program and will be required to conduct himself or herself in such a manner as to reasonably assure that neither the United States Senate nor the Senate Youth Program will be discredited as a result of the conduct of such delegate.

The United States Senate Youth Scholarship Program Website can be found at: http://www.hearstfdn.org/ussyp/.

Recipients

• 2008

• 2007