Students can earn a congressional award by setting and completing goals in personal development, voluntary public service, physical fitness and expedition and exploration. This award is nonpartisan, voluntary and noncompetitive.
Students move at their own pace and are honored for achieving their own challenging goals.
The goal is to advance international understanding through the direct exchange of ideas and experiences among people of different countries. In recent years, recipients of this scholarship have traveled to South Africa, Australia, Russia and the British Isles. The scholarship includes all program fees and international and domestic airfares for a three-week exchange during the summer. Students who earn the congressional award will automatically receive information on the scholarship program. Application deadline for travel during the summer of 1999 is Oct. 31.