The US Senate Youth Program Scholarship

Deadline Date: 10-07-2024

The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is an intensive week-long educational experience and scholarship sponsored by the Hearst Foundations and the United States Senate for outstanding high school students who are interested in pursuing careers in public service. High school junior and seniors may qualify to apply through leadership positions they currently hold per the USSYP official criteria for the current academic year.

The US Senate Youth Program Scholarship will open August 12, 2024.

How to Qualify

  • Be a junior or senior in a Montana public, private, or charter high school. 

  • Hold a leadership position for the entire school year representing a constituency in any one of the following student government, civic, or educational organizations. Leadership roles are subject to verification and judgement of the state selection administrator.

    • Student body president, vice president, secretary, or treasurer

    • Class president, vice president, secretary, or treasurer

    • Student Council representative

    • National Honor Society officer

    • Student representative elected or appointed (by a panel, commission, or board) to a local, district, regional, state-level civic, service, and/or educational organization

  • Be a United States citizen or legal permanent resident at the time of application

  • Be a Montana resident at the time of application

An applicant's high school principal must sign and verify the student’s application submission and nomination to the program.

For more information on eligibility, code of conduct, and complete rules, see the USSYP Website.