United States Senate Youth Program

The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is an annual scholarship competition sponsored jointly by the U.S. Senate and the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

Ben Carson speaks to a representative from VA with the Senate Youth Program in 2019

After a testing and interview process, two high school students are selected from each state, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense's overseas educational activities. In addition to a $10,000 scholarship, each receives a week-long trip to Washington, D.C.

History
External video
27th Annual U.S. Senate Youth Program, February 3, 1989, C-SPAN
Speech to the Senate Youth Program by USSR Deputy Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Chetverikov, February 5, 1992, C-SPAN
Speech to the Senate Youth Program by Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Vladimir Lukin, February 4, 1993, C-SPAN
Interview with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on her experiences as part of the Senate Youth Program, March 6, 2012, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Senate Youth Program participants, March 9, 2012, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Brian Kamoie, discussing his presentation to the Senate Youth Program, May 8, 2012, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Senate Youth Program participants, March 15, 2013, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Senate Youth Program participants, March 14, 2014, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Senate Youth Program participants, March 13, 2015, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Senate Youth Program participants, March 11, 2016, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Senate Youth Program participants, March 10, 2017, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Senate Youth Program participants, March 2018, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Senate Youth Program participants, April 1, 2018
Q&A interview with Senate Youth Program participants, April 21, 2019, C-SPAN

In 1962, senators Everett Dirksen, Hubert Humphrey, Tom Kuchel, and Mike Mansfield introduced S.R. 324 to the Senate floor, which created the program. The resolution was passed on May 17, 1962 and signed into law by John F. Kennedy. In 1981, the resolution was amended to provide for the participation of the Department of Defense Education Activity. The Hearst Foundation has provided funding for the program since its inception.

Organization and administration

The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is fully funded by the Hearst Foundation with the aim of discovering, equipping, and inspiring the next generation of local, state, and national leaders.

All student delegates to the United States Senate Youth Program are selected by state-level education officials – the United States Senate and The Hearst Foundations do not provide individual states’ applications or choose the delegates and alternates. Student delegates are usually selected by their State Department of Education through rigorous application processes.

Washington Week

Selected student delegates receive a week-long trip to Washington, D.C. Each year, this trip, which is referred to as "Washington Week," provides an intensive study of government for the 104 students in each year's national delegation. While there, delegates attend meetings and briefings with senators, members of the House of Representatives, Congressional staff, the president, a justice of the Supreme Court, leaders of cabinet agencies, an ambassador to the United States, and members of the media.

At the conclusion of Washington Week, student delegates in attendance receive a $10,000 undergraduate college scholarship.[1]

Notable alumni
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References
  1. Washington Week: Overview — United States Senate Youth Program
  2. ""United States Senate Youth Program: 2000 Alumni" (PDF)" (PDF). United States Senate Youth Program: Alumni. Hearst Foundations. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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