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Summer Opportunities
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The
United States Military Academy West Point program for summer leaders
seminar is a one-week program for qualified Juniors. Programs are held
at West Point in New York. Applications are due by April 1. Telephone:
(845) 938-4041. Web link: http://forms.admissions.usma.edu/AL The
Michigan Freedom Academy summer program is open to sophomores and juniors.
"The mission of the Freedom Academy is to instill, promote, and
sharpen a delegate's basic value and appreciation for human freedoms
as promulgated by the Constitution of the United States and the state
of Michigan, and to encourage the pursuit and assumption of leadership
roles by promising young adults, as a means of assuring the survival
and success of these ideals." The camp typically runs the last
week in June. For more information check out: The Telluride Association Program hosted at The University of Michigan, University of Texas, Washington University and Cornell University run six week programs for High School Juniors that focus on developing scholarship. There is no cost to participants and applications are due in January. Telephone (607) 273-5011. Web site: http://www.tellurideassociation.org Hoby
Youth Leadership hosts 3 and 4 day programs in all 50 states. The cost
of attendance is $150. Nominations are due in November. Telephone (310)
475-5426. Web site: http://www.hoby.org Lead America host two summer conferences for high school students. Let your counselor know if you would like to be nominated to participate in one of these summer opportunities. Web site: http://www.lead-america.org/conferences/index.html Kenyon
Review Young Writers is hosted by Kenyon College in Gambier, OH in June
and July. The cost to participate is $2175 and applications are due
on March 1st. Telephone (740)427-5207. Web site: ww.kenyonreview.org
Kalamazoo
College in Kalamazoo, MI hosts two-week summer programs for talented
and gifted students. The is no cost for participation and applications
are due March 1. Telephone (269) 337-7251. Web site: http://www.kzoo.edu Michigan
Technological University in Houghton, MI hosts a variety of summer programs.
Scholarships are available. Telephone (906) 487-2219. Check out their
web site at http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/t The Junior Statesmen of America hosts a variety of summer programs for students interested in government, politics, or foreign affairs in different places during the summer. Telephone (800) 334-5353 or visit their web site: http://summer.jsa.org/symposium/symposium.html Ferris State University hosts a School of Justice Camp in Big Rapids, Michigan. The program takes place toward the middle of June and cost $495 last year. Applications are due in May. Telephone (231) 591-3652. Web address: https://ucelcpd.ferris.edu The Joyce Ivy Foundation was established to promote the expansion of new and broader academic experiences for young women. As a non-profit organization, The Joyce Ivy Foundation is dedicated to the academic advancement of young women in the Midwest. The Foundation seeks to provide exposure, encouragement, counsel, financial assistance, and employment support to young women who have the potential to attend or do attend Ivy League and equivalent institutions. Web Adresss:http://joyceivyfoundation.org/index.php Another
useful site to find summer programs that may intrest you is www.studenteducationprograms.com Other programs will be added as we become aware of them. |
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