United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP)
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- Award
- $12,500 undergraduate scholarship for each delegate, plus program-paid travel, lodging and meals for Washington Week, March 6 to March 13, 2027. Parents pay transport to and from the departure airport or station.
- Deadline
- Student application deadlines vary by state and are earlier than the December 1, 2026 state delegate-certification deadline. Arizona lists September 10, 2026. Mandatory Washington Week: March 6 to March 13, 2027.
- How to apply
- Obtain the application from your state selection contact or school principal, counselor or social-studies teacher. State education officials select two delegates and two alternates. Selected students and parents sign participation and conduct agreements; attendance for the entire Washington Week is required to receive the scholarship.
- What you'll need
- A separate scholarship application
- Who can apply
- U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents who are high-school juniors or seniors throughout 2026-27, living and attending school in the state they represent with a parent or guardian resident there. An eligible elected or appointed leadership role must be held throughout the school year and represent or serve a constituency. Home-school applicants require state education approval; specified military and interstate-school exceptions apply. Previous delegates/scholarship recipients and fall 2026 graduates are ineligible.
- Good to know
- Qualifying roles include student-government/class officers, student council representatives, honor-society officers and approved year-round civic/educational representatives. Ordinary academic-club, debate, Model UN, sports, conference and self-created-group leadership do not qualify. Do not use the national December 1 certification date as your student application deadline.
- Details
- CivicsPermanent residents eligible