Tuition, Scholarships & Fundraising 

Tuition, room and board at the Georgetown, Princeton, Stanford and Yale sessions is $4450.
This includes:

• Tuition, textbooks and all other academic expenses.
• Housing and meals: Students live on single-sex floors in university student residences, generally two to a room. Meals are eaten in university dining rooms.
• Guidance and supervision: The Summer School Director, senior staff, faculty and Resident Assistants live on campus with students, providing academic counseling and supervision 24 hours a day.

Expenses not included in tuition are off-campus meals and transportation to and from the Summer School.

Scholarships are available
The Junior Statesmen Foundation administers a Summer School Scholarship Fund of more than $450,000 to assist students who find the tuition to be a barrier. These funds were donated by Summer School alumni, businesses, government institutions and philanthropic foundations. The Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation , for example, has established an annual Scholarship Fund of $40,000 to enable outstanding high school students to attend The Junior Statesmen Summer School. A Scholarship Committee annually awards partial scholarships from this fund using the following criteria: financial need, academic excellence, demonstrated leadership ability and evidence that an applicant is highly motivated to attend.

Because the demand for scholarships is so great, and because of its commitment to help as many students as possible, the Scholarship Committee awards only partial scholarships, the largest being up to one half of the tuition.

Support for Fundraising
We encourage students who need large scholarships to apply for a Junior Statesmen Scholarship and to raise funds in their local community. Many service clubs, community organizations and school sources are able to provide scholarships to students in their area. School administrators, teachers and The Junior Statesmen Foundation staff often are able to help arrange these scholarships.

We recognize the challenge of local fundraising and offer substantial help to students who try to raise funds locally. With the help of our step-by-step Fundraising Manual, combined with the personal assistance offered by our friendly and experienced staff, a majority of students cover their full tuition by combining a Junior Statesmen Scholarship with family funds and locally raised scholarships.

On Wednesdays May 21st and 28th, 2008 at 5 pm Pacific Standard Time and on Sunday, May 25th at 2 pm Pacific Standard Time, Executive Director Jeff Harris will be offering a fundraising conference call sharing important tips about the process.  To be included, e-mail us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   and you will receive a follow-up email to be included in the call.  Please specify what date you are interested in and don't forget to adjust for your time zone!