Since 1999, AFSA has sponsored a nationwide high school essay contest for students whose parents are not in the Foreign Service in order to create interest in the Foreign Service among our best and brightest high school students. In the years since the contest began, we have received thousands of submissions from all over the country - all over the world, even - and we are continually impressed with the caliber of writing and research performed by these students.
For the 2012 contest, we are tremendously proud to announce two generous sponsorships. Leading strategy and technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton will be the official underwriter of the contest, making possible the $2,500 prize and an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC for the winner and his or her parents, where they will meet the Secretary of State. Also this year, the Semester at Sea program will provide an all-expense paid educational voyage to the winner (to be used once the winner enters an accredited university). We thank these backers for their vision and willingness to support a deserving student for a job well done.
To the right, you will find links to the most important information about the contest. Remember, the deadline for submissions is April 15, 2012.
This is AFSA’s 14th annual National High School Essay contest. It is open to students whose parents are not in the American Foreign Service, and who must be U.S. citizens. For students whose parents are in the U.S. Foreign Service, please click here to explore other scholarship opportunities that you would qualify for.
For more information about AFSA's National High School Essay Contest,
please contact Coordinator for Special Awards and Outreach Perri Green
at green@afsa.org or 202-719-9700.
PRIVACY POLICY: AFSA does not collect your information for any purposes other than for this contest. Your information will not be provided to a third party. Your e-mail will only be used for communication regarding this year's contest. You will not be automatically signed up to receive any updates or information from AFSA. The only e-mail you will receive from AFSA will be a confirmation that your submission has been received and a notification if you are the winner or an honorable mention.
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Contest open to all U.S. citizen high school students whose parents are NOT in the Foreign Service; children of employees at AFSA, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Semester at Sea are also ineligible
$2,500 to the writer of the winning essay, in addition to an all-expense paid trip
to the nation’s capital from anywhere in the U.S. for the winner and his or her parents
thanks to the generous sponsorship of Booz Allen Hamilton
An all-expense paid educational voyage courtesy of Semester at Sea
The winner's school also receives a donation of 10 copies of
AFSA's "Inside a U.S. Embassy: Diplomacy at Work"
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